The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-18
THE W. al. E. RAILROAD
AND THE TROUBLE IN THE BOARD
A R.sum. Of,he situation. By one Who is FAmIIld.
With lt-Qaarrsl Between M. GriSgsaad the
swIyns Brothers. and Judge b. II. COeh.
rams Position ia. the. Matter.

In his diurnal rounds, an ISrELLtoEScERr re-
porter yesterday met O. Russell Woods Esq.,
Assistant Of General Counsel K. II. Cochran
Of the W. & 7. E. road who bad just returned
from the headquarters OF the company, at
Toledo. This paper has already made some
alluSlon TO the alleged difficulties among the
officials OF the road, aud MIR. Woods presence
In the city was seized upon as coveted OPP
portunity to obtain reliable information upon
Mr.. Woods said: "For some time before
the annual meeting, held at Toledo the last
OF December, the SwayneS, otToledo, were IN
New York, together with Others OF their tanl'
lily, living there, In consultation with Com;
modore Garrison, relative 10 the road aud
their position In II, and although Vice'PreSi:
dent swayne was not reelected member OF
the Board of Directors, and OF course could
not hold the ofliceo ce.President, he still
seemed TO be In with the Commodore. Close
ly following the election, telegram was re-
ceived from Gen. swayne, OF New York, by
parties In Toledo, 10 the effect that his broth
era, OF Toledo were 10 be retained in the W.
g. l.. L. Railroad by Commodore Garrisons
request upon their own terms, and
that Mr.. Griggs was to be superseded.
about this time articles began TO appear
In the Toledo papers setting forth that Mi.
GriggS aHd the Swaynes were at war with each
other and that the difficulty grew out OF the
location OF the shops Ut Norwalk. The lalsity
OF this story was conclustvely Let forth In an
article by Judge Cochran, in the Toledo
Telegram, on the first oil January. IL was and
Is generally conceded that the Swaynes have
some hold upon Commodore Garrison.
AFTER several statements and surmises bad
been made public in the different Toledo
papers, the Sunday Journal, Of December 81,
contained an article in wh.chit took occasion
10 present the name OF Judge Cochran in an
undesirable connection. On the following
day he answered the article 10 conclusively
aud with such straight forward statement OF
facts as to completely shut up all newspaper
articles Oh the subject. Things are sull III
doubt, and 1t Is not yet known just what
relations the Swaynes hold TO Com
modore Garrison and 10 the road. II was
runlored with some assurance on Monday
last that matters had been settled by the
Commodore, and that Mr.. Griggs was on
top. MIR. Oliver Garrison, brother TO the
Commodore, was In Toledo last Saturday,
and the press OF that city announce that he Is
TO have general control OF the w. d l.. e.
road. Things are still in some degree uncer.
tain, and everything may not be cleared up
| ulllt tuC uuluuIHei ul6tkluH VI tio opuSA-
holders aud Directors, which will be held at
Toledo, on the twenty.frst OF February
"How did tho Swaynes secure such an in
huencs with Commodore Carlson" the re.
porter inquired.
"Well, 1t Is one OF those cases you often
meet with. In which wealth and social in.
fuence outweigh experience, ability and In
tegrity OF action and purpose; but can not
think that the gentlemen who have been
struggling ever since the road was projected
| TO secure its completion TO Wheeling will be
defeated in their efforts"
what are you doing now towards finishing
the road2"
1.-THE weather does not permit much to be
done at present In the way Of grading, but
as soon as 1t can be done the grading will be
finished between Valley Junction and Bow.
erston. In the meantime hundred car
loads Of steel rails are being unloaded at zoar
Station for the extension to Bowerston, dis
lance OF about twenty miles"
"What do you think will be the effect Of
the Swayne trouble upon the final completion
OF the road to Wheeling?"
"As said before, | do not think the mat.
ter will be completely settled until the
February meeting but II ~ 10 be hoped that
the quarrel aud trouble will soon be over,
and the important question Of the roads
completion 10 this city and the making Of It
an important part Of great east and west
llne In connection with the South Penn.
sylyania railroad and Others, Will net coon
again be thrust aside to give place to the
bickerings Of q few persons who have come in
at the eleventh hour and want the manage
ment OF Affairs"
Speaking Of other roads, what do you
know about the Mount Vernon, Coshocton
& Wheeling railroad?"
u don't know agreat deal about
1t. but since have been in
Toledo have met parties connected with 1t,
and know that there are some irst class
men In the enterprise and there seems to be
capital behind It. Subscription books
have been opened, rights Of way
are being taken, and some other
work done preliminary to construction.
There will DO meeting OF the
company at Columbus next Saturday. You
may think things seem 10 move slowly but
the W. g. L. E. will be down to Bowerston
in short time, and from there 1t will be
pushed on to Wheeling without doubt, but
II It is not 1t will most certainly not be from
any lack OF energy or unceasing labors on the
part Of the old workers in the road"