The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-13
A nav TRUNK LINE.
Win wheeling, From Cincinnati TO Ne"
York,

Win Wheeling. FROM SlncluHHti ~ Ne"
York.
Among the numerous railroad projects
now in promising shape, in which this COM
munity has a local Interest, is one which has
not attracted degree Of attention commen.
surate with itsimportance. The Cincinnati,
Wheeling & New York road, which Is under
construction and partly In operation, bids
fair TO becomes new Trunk line, which when
completed, must take prominent place
AMONG the east and west roads. The route
proposed is from Cincinnati by airline to
Wheeling, distance OF $50 miles, which Is
thirty.three miles shorter than by either Of
the present routes. The now route IL from
Cincinnati to Chilllcothe parallel TO, but south
OF the Marietta Il Cincinnati. Its course to
Chilicothe Is through Batavia, Sardinia and
Hillsboro, From CnillicOlhO 1t will run in a
northeastcrnly direction TO Logan, thence on
through McConnelsyille, Pt. Pleasant, Bates
willie and 81. Clairsyille TO this city, where 1t
expects to form a connection with the South
Pennsylvania system, to be constructed from
Wheeling on straight line TO Harrisburg,
thence on via Residing and Philipsburg, 10
New York. By the proposed route the dis
lnnce from Cincinnati 10 New York will be
U7S miles. 1851 by the Pennsylvania. 1877 by
the Baltimore & Ohio, 6G4 by the Erie, and
SG7 by the New York Central, which will be
seen 10 be about eighty miles shorter than BY
The shortest line now In operation. The right
OF way has been secured on twenty-five
miles, 1t is claimed that private subscriptions
have been literally made, aud in sufficient
amounts 10 give the assurance that there Will
be sufficient 70 grade the road -,
The cost OF construction, It 10 claimed, Will
be light 10 view OF the great length OF valley
location, inSuring easy. grades and light
curyes, From information at hand the Gin
cinnati Commercial. Gazette expresses the opin-
i'm that the road eau be built aud fully equip
ned from subscriptions to the capita stock.
donations and the proceeds OF the sale OF It's
bonds. True, there is but few miles OF the
road in operation, but 1t Is thought ahont
forty.one miles OF It will! be In operation by
the first OF July.
g93 SS per mile: frat mortgage bonds, $40, OOO
ner mile: income bonds, $40 QUO per mile.
II will penetrate q good coal and iron cOun.
try. and also good agricultural section, and
when built may reasonably be expected TO
liz great thoroughfare. The bonds will haye
thirty years TO run, falling due In 1913; The
interest Is made payable March l aud Sep
TENDER / at the katonSl Bank OF the Re
public, New York, or at the agency Of the
company, London, England considerable
foreign capital will be invested IN ne enter
prize, and there are good reasons 70 believe
The road will be constructed and in OPERATION
within the next three years:
Mr. Thomas II. Sharp, OF New York, has
bssn elected President Mr.. y. II, Atkinson,
Of Baiesviile, o., First Vice President.
The road has been contemplated, and tes'
miles oLit in Noble county, Ohio, In operation
AZ 4 local road owned by tho Atkinson
but has only recently been placed on asub.
Etantlal iootingAs a through road.