Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-30
THE GREAT KANAWRA.
Uniting The Ohio Central and cAes-
apeaks and Ohio.
Traffic Agreements for MutueI AdVaat-
age-Ihe Outlet to the Lakes
and the Northwest.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, August pa no
tice has been given to the stockholders of
the Ohio Central railroad 10 meet here on
The 18th of September to act upon lease
that has been made to the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway of the bridge across the Ono
at Point Pleasant and OF The portion Of the
railway of The Ohio Central COM
pany toiween Point Pleasant and
Charleston. This is The outcome OF
The following statement in Presi
dent c. p. Hunip"ton's annual report for
1883: THE OHIO Contra. Railroad COnpa' y
have EXTENDED their lines 10 the Ohio river,
opposite the mouth Of the Kanawha TO
Charleston, w. Va, where connection can
be readily made with our road. They are
building a bridge across the Ohio river to
connect their line in Ohio with their
Charleston branch. 1t is believed that
rrailic sgreement may be entered into he
tween the two companies which will prove
mutually advantageous"
Outl Il To- tho Lakes.
r Ohio Central Railroad has been an
object o. much interest to us ever since it
entered West Virginia, by CONSTRUCTING a
railway up the Great Kanawha river from
Its mouth 10 Charleston and engaging in
the building of steel bridge across the
Ohio at kanawha' mouth, promising by
these movements and the extension Of its
lines into our State and even into Nir-
GinIa) 10 become very important factor in
It's development, especially in giving direct
access 10 the northwest, 10 tue great cities
OF the lakes, for our Goals, COkes, and lum.
ter of unsurpassed excellence.
TDe steel railway bridge of this com.
pany across The Ohio is approaching com
pletiOh, aId il is reported that ahIu. this
,.mc tAC rains OF tnat rUal in Ohio will
rdu 20 tie ~CrIerI end OF this b'idfe, con-
nCCt ng it %ith the thriving city Of Iole!o
on Lake Elie.
PrPseut SI1tuS.
The railway has nov regular daily pas.
sCrCer, mail and eEp,CS" serf.re D~tH,vL
Charleston and Point P,ca"lLt, leaving the
former at A. NJ. Columbus time, - min
utes slower than Na"ni0gtCn) aud each.
ing the latter Of ~ \. "; then leaving
Point Pleasant at $50 =. N, anu reaching
tbGrlPsfOn at $50 = n, except on sunday
when the train leaves Charleston al s 4. N.
nd poir' Pleasant r. NJ. ltcha~gNs but
s'nC'r fG'- f-r tie round trip from Charles.
on to ro.nt Pleasant if made the same
day. NJ. J. A. Jetlarus is the Charleston,
W, Va, agent Of this railway.
The Proposed Lease.
Ihe proposed lea-e, which it is said will
be ratified, IS a matter o. great importance
10 The Chesapeake A OHIO and 20 III. VIZ
g'nias. Ii means a speedy completion OF
the kanawha VALLEY road from Charleston
UP TO at or near kanawhL lGi.s, wLere the
kanawha can be caCap'Y and quickly
ridged to the line of the Chesapeake 4
Ohio, thus giving that railway easy ana di-
rect conn. uniCatiOR with Cleveland Toledo,
Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis, and all the
great northwest. without the lengthy de-
tour and troublesome transfers Oi its pres
ent connection for he cities named by way
OF Ashland and Winchester, Ky. Ii will
give it, within year if II Sd wills,
clear and solid track "
the most direct routes pos.
sble from Newport Ne@s, from the finest
commercial hIrbOr Uu the Atlantic border
o. the UnilCd St2ter. to a.! The g-cIt 0Is;-
l.,s- ,vuti,s Vt tLv West. IL. tIeSv otaLeS,
especially
For West virginia,
it will open the way TO many OF the very
best OF markets fCr lis superior Goals and
cukes, creating a constant demand for these
lue.s lLat will speedily enhance the value
Of lis coal lands anG quaGruple its prudIC-
ton OF coal in very short time. Among
tie many grand movements OF the Chesa-
ppakc and Ohio TO make ii the great trans.
continental railway of the United States,
none of more importance has been made
than the one now about 20 be cOnsum-
mated.