The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-15
POINTING THIS WAY.
SEVERAL aAILRoAopRolEcTs
Not Altogether New, hut Receiving Renewed yIgor.
General Warmers Road Across the River A.
sumlus Shaps-OhIo River Road.
Cleveland, LorAln 4 HhstllsE.

Gdseite says: At the present time there
seems to be strong determination upon
the part Of a number Of very enterprising
gentlemen to construct any amount OF rail.
roads from this city east, particularly
through the coal fields Of the State, termi.
mating at the Ohio river in the vicinity Of
Gallipolis and Point Pleasant.
The Cincinnati & Eastern perhaps has
the lead, made SO doubtless from the fact
that It is the oldest in the field. Not that
1t is the oldest in contemplation, but in
course Of construction. That there will be
any want Of roads, either in construction
or proposed construction, there is no ques-
ton. The woods are apparently full Of
them.
II we are TO have all the roads that are
contemplated to run from here to the coal
country, 1t will be mystery where they
are to derive their traffic from. The
Marietta 4 Cincinnati now touches the
coal country. The Dayton & Southeastern,
In connection with the Toledo, Cincinnati
& st. Louis and Cincinnati Northern, gives
to this city also another route to the best
portion of'the coal lands.
Sharps proposed Cincinnati, Wheeling
& New York road, which, II Is said, will be
constructed at no distant date, will also
penetrate the territory containing the coal
deposits. Now comes General Warner
with his Cincinnati & OHIO River road,
and assures the public that he will within
q year from the present time have his road
completed and in operation from this city
to Gallipolis.
General Warner's road, as most people
know, will follow the curve OF the river the
entire distance, one hundred and sixty i've
miles. The location is said to be above all
high.water marks except the one recorded
at that last great flood.
= A meeting OF the stockholders OF the
road was held yesterday at the Grand
Hotel, pursuant to a notice to take action
on q proposition for the construction OF the
road, which was agreed to.
WHAT GENERAL WARMER SAYS.
In an interview yesterday afternoon
with reporter, General Warner stated
that the road would connect at Point
Pleasant with the Ohio River road, to be
constructed from the latter named place to
Wheeling, W. Va; the construction OF the
same was let in this city last Friday.
The construction Of the road is by no
means new project 1t has fory years been
the ambition OF General Warner, but not
until about year ago was the organization
perfected. The General is, as be has al
ways been, sanguine Of success, but is
rather disappointed with the encourage
ment he has received OF capitalists in this
city. We have" continued General War
ner, repeatedly met with opposition from
more sources than one. The most iormid-
able, however, has come from the Hunt.
ington influence in this city. Mr.. Hunt
ington has for years been talking OF con-
structing road from Ashland, Ky., to this
city on the Kentucky side OF the river. ]
do not think It will ever be DONE"
"Who has offered the most opposition
you have had here?' asked the reporter.
swell, Mr.. ingalls,, / understand, has
had much to do in discouraging the people
here from becoming interested in the road.
Mr.. ingalls, is member Of the Huntington
syndicate, and Of course he is opposed to
us. He well knows that two roads along
the river will not pay, and hopes to keep
us from building, believing, l suppose, that
his syndicate may, in time, construct the
one on the Kentucky side. | think it will
ne difficult task to build on the other side
Of the river, nothing like as cheap as it will
be on this side"
"Is not the Standard Oil Company large
ly interested in the enterprise p"
81 prefer not to answer that question, but
l will say they are largely interested in the
road to run from Point Pleasant to Wheel.
Ing"
II General Warner is not in error, the
people Of the Ohio Valley, between here
and Gallipolis, may expect to hear the
whistle Of the locomotive greet that OF the
steamboats, before another President is
elected. With all the roads that are in
contemplation though the southeastern
part Of the State; the question naturally
arises; Is the territory sufficiently large and
productive 10 sustain themY 1t will be re-
nembered that Mr.. James G. Blaine is
largely interested in this enterprise, and
among the stockholders at the meeting
yesterday was his son Mr.. Emmons Blaine,
who is actively engaged in the work OF get.
ting the road under construction.