The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-22
THE B. 2 g. RAILWAY.
IMPORTANT MARROW GAUGE ROAD
A nod..t Lin, That /. RspIdly Pushing Onward 10
zIsssrllls andD.srrss BseOEnIuOn-Ss'srIl
Interesting POlnts About the Same,
Its Finances, OHle.r', Etc.

One OF the most enterprisirg aud progres'
slve corporations in this Section OF the
country at the present time, Is the Bellsire,
Zanesyills & Cincinnati Railroad Company,
formerly known rs the Dellairs & Southwest.
ern narrow gauge. The people living along
the line ave proud OF this road, and they have
a right to be, for it Is ons Of the best equip
ped narrow gauges In the country, ana The
solidi,y OF the road bed is far superior to that
OF many y STANDARD gauge road. The present
management Is onB under which the road has
made rapid and substantial advancement
The preseAt line Is 42H miles In length,
running from Bellair1 to Woodstield,
the county seat OF Monroe County,
but by January 1884 the road will
have been Completed and trains running
TO ZInesville. GO miles from Woodstield'
Between 800 And 900 men are now at work.
The grading has practically been done from
Woodsheld u Caldwell, In Noble county, Q
distance OF about 81 miles, aud trains are ex
pected to run into Louisville either to-day O.
tomorrow. Louisville Is eight miles beyond
Woodsisld. Caldwell will 10 reached by the
middle OF July. The track layers are also o.
work at the Zluesville end, and have five
miles OF track down. On the new part oI
the line sre two tunnels, one 900 feet long
the other 800 feet. The 800 foot tunnel il
between SaheBvllle and Caldwell, aud or
this q large force OF negroes are working.
The old BellaiTa Il Southwestern wal
opened In November 1879, with & capita
STOCK of 81, 100 900, and Tor q year struggled
along as new roads always do, but having
gained q iooLbold after overcoming many
difficulties, It commenced 70 boom, aud has
continued 10 do 50 ever since. About
eighteen months ago II wa consolidated
with the Z~inesviIle & Southeastern, undtl
The name VI the b. b. Co. with q capital
stock Of $3.0O0.G00 For tine purpose O
building the extension bonds were Issued
10000 TO the mile, secured by fret mort
gage and bearing six per cent interest Thest
bonds were very readily taken. The right O
way for the extension was secured much
more easily than that OF the present line
Only two or three condemnation suits were
instituted, and In the other cases compro-
misses were easily ELECTED, the people being
glad to have the road.
The road from Bellaire TO Woodsfsld hal
recently been relnid, all but about nine
miles, with steel rails, and the iron one
taken mp are 10 be used on tue extension IN
iii the road.bed becomes solid. The tres Il
work, of which there II q good deal, Is OIL
substantial, aud slips and slides are now
almost unheard Of. The scenery along the
road Is both wild aud picturesque. At ia
cobsburg,o one Is $50 feet above the level Of the
r yer, having climbed q grade OF 1870 feet &c
| the mile, Here on the ridge the view Is Q
grand one, the eye reaching for miles and
miles over o fertile country under careful
and experienced cultivation. Tho z q %
passes through the entire Of a tract OF land
lying between The river and Central OHIO, and
has been OF incslculable benefitto the inhGbi'
tants. The company at present has five IN
Rines and two more are TO be delivered IN
June, both OF them "a tonnerS 10 be used ex'
clustyely for freight, which Is daily on the
increase; forty freight carS.lhave recently
been added 10 the rolling stock. Within the
past three months the company has erected
and Is operating a telegraph line between Bel
laire aud Wood fiald. Thestations on the ex'
tension will b. Louisville, summettisld,
Freedom, Saherville, Caldwell, Belle Valley,
Hiramsburg, Cumberland, charlottesville and
ZIuesyille. Nj. s.. L. Mooney still continue:
TO act In an effective and able manner as
president and Is ably assisted by Mr.M. Hoef
fer, the urbane secretary. Mr.. Will Mooney,
cashier OF the Woodtfsld bank, 10 treasurer.
A gentleman who has done much for the
road Is Major W. T. Morris, Of Woodsfield,
one OF the directors. Col. Miller Is the pres
ent road master and Mr.. W. E, Hoyt, master
OF %transportal ion, runs the Bellaire end.
Both OF these clever gentlemen are located al
Bellaire. Capt. Steve Hayden, with bis neT
coaches, nobby uniform and pleasant smile,
Is the beau ideal conductor.