The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-27
DimeuliIes in iIar,halI County.

The Moundsyllle correspondent OF the In
rEtnsEscER writes: -I
A gentleman connected, with the o. r.
railroad says that 200 colored laborers are
now en- route for this place from Virginia, to
work on the road In this vicinity.
A special meeting OF the County Court was
held yesterday for the purpose OF endeayor-
ing 70 agree upon some arrangement with
the o. r. Railroad managers 10 reference to
the county road through the Narrows below
the mouth OF Big Grave creek Vice Prtsi-
dent Thompson and Col. Robert White rep
resented the railroad. Mr.. Thompson pro-
posed to the county authorities 70 make the
survey and locate road over Lndsey's hill
TO Round Bottom, and pay $500 to-
wards constructing the road This propo-
sition was not accepted by the Commission
ers, and no agreement could, 1t appears, PC
arrived at The railroad occupies the old
roadway through the Narrows, and such Il
| The character OF the hill ali along the Mar
rows that tits impossible almost TO find room
| for the two roads, OF least without going "a
an enormous expense. In fact the face Of
the hill rises 30 abruptly from the water.
edge through the entire length OF the Mar,
rows, about one mile, that the county road
has been o road In name only during The
greater part OF the time, for ages past. lr
fact talk OF abandoning the Narrows road
and building road "oYer the hill y was In
dulgsd in, and seriously contemplated long
ago. When Il Is considered that the build
| ing OF the railroad will, with the average
| leyies now made for road purposes, add fully
$500 annually TO the road fund OF Clay dis
trict in which the Narrows are, 1t seems
that the proposition made by the gentlemen
representing the corporation was avery taii
and liberal one, as adding the sum offered,
1900 10 the taxes which will be collected,
yould give $500 the fist year toward build
| ing the new road, and sum annually there
after which, II judiciously expended, ought
to be amply sufficient TO keep the road In
good repair, and give the people OF Round
Bottom an outlet at all seasons OF the year,
something they have never enjoyed since
George Washington "tomahawkedP his title
10 that productive portion OF this region.
With the exception OF these troublesome
Narrows no difficulty exists between the rail-
road and the county on account OF roads,
the company having in every case where the
railroad occupies county roads bought, at
liberal price, sufficieat ground for and CON
struetsd roadwaysin all instances better than
The old roads Vice President Thompson was
empha attic when speaking to the Commissioner
In declaring that the Ohio River road would
enter Wheeling by q route entirely inde.
pendent and distinct from the B. d o. r. Z
and saws that he does not anticipate any
trouble with or opposition from that road In
the matter OF right OF way through the Mar
rows between here and Benwood. In sup
port Of Mr.. Thompson's declaration that the
road had no trouble or intention OF using the
B. & o. road from this place to Wheeling,
Mr. Meighen, the local attorney for the o; 4
| X. here. said yesterday evening, "Why, lust
| n few days ago paid something over 5000 fol
the right OF way through one piece OF land
between the head OF the Narrows and Ben.
wood; does this look like abandoning the road
| from here 10 Benwood? And" he added,
"the work OF grading between the mouth OF
Little Grave Greek and the Narrows Is being
pushed forward just as fast as 1t can possibly
be done, and In fact the greater
portion OF the road bed through
Gravel Bottom Is almost ready for the tie"
Mr. Thompson complains OF the lukewarm'
ness Of the people, who pretend 70 be friends
OF the enterprise, at this end Of the line, and
saws that while they OF the Southern end are
doing all aud everything that possibly can
be done 10 push the work, there appears to
be disposition at this end to throw obstrue-
tons In It's way, and to hamper and dis.
courage the work in every manner possible,
and to q disinterested observer 1t would
seem that MI. Thompson's structures are far
from being groundless, and in fact perfectly
justifable by the facts in the case.
Mr.. johnson, foreman 10 charge Of the
Ohio river road men employed at Gravel
Bottom, complains Of the mischitt INDUCED
in by the boys after the men avsquit work:
A few evenings ago they broke wheel of
one OF the dirt cars used OF his works, ran
the cas- of the end Of the track, and COM
mit.ed other acts OF q troublesome and an.
noyipg character, which II repeated will get
them into trouble, as Mr., johnson has the
names OF two or three OF the young scamps.