The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-03-21

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The Ohio River RaiIroad-Gco
Thompson Interviewed.
ParkeBburg Sentinel.
Mr.. Geo. W. Thompson was al
home on Thursday, andleft that eve.
ming for Moundsyille, to look after
the interests Of the railroad in the
condemnation matters pending in
Marshall county. While in the city
The submitted 10 a brief interview
concerning the letting Of the con
tracts and the building Of the road
Our reporter said to him:
"Well, tell me about the letting Of
the contracts
"There isn't much TO tell. We
met in Cincinnati, as you know, and
were kept so busy that we hardly
got out Of our room at the hotel while
there. After a thorough exsmina
ton of all the proposals the contract:
for the first division, beginning al
Benwood and running down the riv
ertwentY.nine miles, was awarded tc
George F. Mills & Co., Of Holmes.
burg, Pa. The other two divisions
reaching from about Proctor to Par
kersburg, was awarded to Coleman
& Page, Of Akron, Ohio. The con
tract for the cross-ties was awarded t.
L. G. Cantrill & Co., of Illinois"
"When will the work be com
menced?"
"The contractors are really at work
now, and some of the machinery fol
the second and third divisions is now
here. Work will be commenced on
the lower divisions inside Of ten
days"
"What about the equipment and
connections, Mr.. Thompson2"
"The company will own all the
rolling stock, engines and cars, and
everything will be of the latest and
best make. We will have ten en-.
gines to start with, and our passen.
ger cars will be as fine as can be
found anywhere. The company will
erect shops at some point, not yet dc
termined upon and build their own
freight cars as fast as needed. 1t is
intended that our equipment shall
equal that of any other road in the
United States. At both ends Of the
route We will have all the facilities,
BY way of connections, afforded by
any of the trunk lines"
"Some people have an idea that
the road is not contracted to Parkers,
burg, how is thaLH"
1.-THE road is contracted from Ben
wood to point SO miles below, which
brings it to the pulp mill on the
Ohia river bank at this place."
"Are the terms of the contract
with the Construction Company a
secret7"
mo. There is nothing connected
with this enterprise that is a secret
The contract between the Railroad
Company aud The Construction Com
pany calls for the building of the
road from Wheeling to Point Pleas
ant at a very reasonabIsprice, nearly
all to be paid in the stuck of the
company. About three.fonrths Of
the contract price is to be paid in
stock, and about onefourth in bonds
The gentlemen composing the Con.
struction Company have such faith
in the SUCCESS Of the road that they
are willing 10 invest their money
and look for a return through regu.
lar stock dividends"
care the rights Of way all securedP"
"Not all. We are getting along
very we'll, however. We find the
people generally kindly disposed to
ward the road, and we are usually
able to make satisfactory contracts.
Sometimes, however, we meet with
a person whose demands are unrea
sonable and their cases must 60 to a
board Of condemnation. But We are
satisfied with the general disposition
of the people toward us, 1t would be
a difficult matter 10 transact bust.
ness with three or four hundred per-
sons without a difference with any
one of them,
"When is the road 10 be com.
pleted2"
"The contracts stipulate that the
road shall be completed by December
lsl, 1888. and you may rest assured
it will be done at that time, if not
sooner, The contractors are expe.
rienced railroad builders with large
wealth, plenty of machinery and
men, and should not be surprised if
the road were completed before the
stipulated time. 1t is to their inter.
est, as we'll as ours, that the road be
built at the earliest possible moment,
so with a fair season you need not be
surprised if the cars are running TO
Wheeling by November LIST.
"What will be the manner Of
building the road9"
"Laborers will be strung along the
entire line from here to Wheeling
and the work pushed with the great.
est vigor, The work will be divided
into sections and men put at every
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