Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-03-16
CLARKSBURG.
The Vest Virginia ard PsnnsyIya-
MIA Railroad
To be BuiIt-At Least So Says its President
-hBig BOo@ in Building
UGder Way.
Sntcinl % ne Rrdisiy.

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ginis Il Pennsylvania rsilrOad--ths pro-
posed competing lae OF the 3. & O. +. p,
which is TO connect US with the Eastern
cities-re,urned home Friday morning
from the East, where he he's been engaged
for ~ me time pass arranging wiie . com.
papy for the early construction Oh the line
from llnioutown or Bonneville, Pa, to
this roint. Mr.. Luwndes' re- Urn WAS anx.
iousIy locke Onward 10 BY the numerous
friends OF the road for
ID. finite Information Concerning Its
Csnstrucuoo
and ea-ly completion TO Ciarks5urg. Many
and wise were the conjeeturos INDUCED IN
ss 10 v hat his final success would be, by
the people generally, whiLS the gentle
mans friends confdsnuy asserted. thAI
"Dick" knew what lie was doing, II the
people did not, and that when the time
came all would bs enlightened. Mr..
Lowndes having been, 30 husily engaged
since his return thaLit waA next to impos-
sble TO obtain an inJervie1 with him, yonr
correspondent was obliged 10 get his intor-
nation Sc oond handed. Is 1t were' ont
nevertheless voucSed fos by responsible
parties to be Just IS stated to them by Mr..
Lowndes.
lie says that She necessary capital re-
auired TO build ths rosi is assured; that
the ROAD will be built, and at once; and
that tie
Only OasfRcls Ia the wAy
Is in The right of.wsy between this place
and gsirmont. 1t is said that fsw wealthy
land owners IN this and Marion county re-
fuse the right OF way 10 the company
stubbornly aad iooIishly hold their lands,
demanding exorsitant prizes therefor
How men can be 30 blind 10 their own in.
forests is more thaa We can aIplsin. The
building Of the road alose will be tho
means Of circulating hundreds OF thouS
snds OF dollars among our unemployed 10.
boring people il will open up new markets
for our products. cause new towns to be
built sDd those already built TO double In
population, open up manufactures, de.
We op our resources and bring general pros
perIy TO pil. Don't Gat !t go out to the
world. then, that the moss backs along
the Monongahpla Vallsy defeated this great
enterprise when they had itin thor grasp.
For every foot OF land given the company
will sxpend scvera! tifnsa the val1s Of the
land in building the road over II. The
company will be compelled - pay taxes
! upon their prOposty thus decreasing the
tex II the land osp,Is, while doublY in
cTessing the selling price OF their lands
end will bring ihsm better prices for the
| the products OF their lands by the greatly
reduced freight rates.
Gives axe Rigm Of Way;
do everything you can TO encourage an en-
tsrprise which Is Of In tsrest TO all. Ask no
CON pensaton for O small strip OF land,
when tie giving OF IL will bs OF 20 great u
ben, fit 10 yourself ard neRhbors. Or, II
you must have pay. ssk only what Is Just
add reasonable. We nov have chancs u
get out OF the woods" Whether Few
"oli fogysn will prsyent us from 1t, or not,
rtrI i!s to be seen.
MF. I.oyndes IL highly complime'ted by
| sll '0r his un'iriug energy manifested In
lh. noit 10 SECURE competing line oil
rsilIOLd from this portion Of the p & O.s
mCuoI o lied territory. Also, We desire to
mt D ton in this connection Msssrs John
Rubl ard J. r. OsDnrn. the threr forming
| trio Of our enterprising businsss men and
htsyisst sbippers.
Solomon Holden. formerly OF thi' plscs,
is now doing police duty at IinesVille,
Ohio. mel" Martin, Solomons late part
ner in the "bone" business, has also re.
moved 10 XsnfsvIlle.
Lee Ysucr, for some time clerk al the
| hardware store OF Y. A. Hornor, has re-
| signed his situation, and will 20 10 Ken
| ,ucky 10 attend University.
J.mes 2. Davis Q well known merchant
and a prominent Odd Fellow, who has been
| sick for some time. did a. his Tesiden,s
| Friday evening. Mr.. Davis was Q brother
| Of the Hon. John J. Davis. and was hIshly
| respected by large circle oi trends, VINO
| will deeply mourn his loss. His age vas
about IS years.
| A strike Of cigsrmakers occurred a. III.
| NtConkey's this week. caused by the men
| not being given steady work.
The BuiIdisE Boom has Commence,
| ard ere long number Of handsome and
substantial new business buildings will
btautify our town. s. Hof is erecting two
| new tiore rooms on Main street. 4. u.
| Fordyte will soon commenss the erection
| Of q new brick csrrisge factory on the site
| Of his present works, on Pike street: Jsmss
| Clifford 10 erecting o new brick building
| sdjoipipg his store building on Pike street,
Esst End, 20 be used by RIhl, Roblegsrd *
| Co ne ciKsr factory. and others ot less
| i'm yortanee that We have not space 70 men
ton.
Homer Holden and "J.ck" Fletcher lsft
for Zsntsyille, Ohio, on "Wednesday night
RM. Ball, the l.weIer, and agent for
the RI6pTEI. will remove his store 10 the
room formerly occupied by l.. I. BALDWIN
q Co, 4 pril lst.
The depot Bend" sersnsdei Mr.. z. T..
Loxndes Friday evening. A large crowd
Of ci,izsps gs'hered around aad STOOD
snIiously awaiting In rain and sBos Tor
the music 10 cease, when NJ. LoEndes Hs'
e1psend 70 make speech and tell tbs
| c,osn what lie knew sbou, the railroad.
| After the last Dotes bad died syay, Mr
| Lios6 Reed spresrsd st tie DOR an On.
| n0upcsd ths. M, Lpwodss va, aoseat
| and than ed the band for their music IN
tehalf of tbst gsnnsmsn The rsmsrf.
nsde By some o. he SPECTATORS you'd no
| do 10 r. peat 10 the presegoe OF chufsb
| members. However. the fsut vss No
Mr. Lospd.s, ss he hsd fouoI .,s not 5sss
| notified OF the arrrngenent. I;s . gooc
joke. all the sane.
ysmes Yrsz;er, ~hn vas accidentally sho'
| nv Q youpe rsp named suiiivsn ~ tn
West Rn5. "Wednesday night, IL 10 thouyn'
will recover suiliysn bss besn u his bs'i-
l s;ds ever sinee the accident occurred and