The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-09
VICE PRESIDaSr ai'LUEE
Vn the VreSent controversy Over The
Railroad Facilities. r

N Railroad Facilities.
To The Editor Of tie Atcgictnetr:
siR-Tbe Evening Journal seems q good deal
excited at villa. he'd been said by the Vice
President Of the P, ". K Ky. r. R. Co. at the
office OF Wm..F. Peterson a few days since
first wish to correct the repor:e. Of this
journal. In the first place nons o! this con-
versslion YVES addressed to him or his paper.
Tut will still say, what had teen said
bslieve to be true, and do say again, moi
% thres. Upon the part of the P, W.
Ky. Co. nor OF the p, C. & st. L. r. R,
Co., but simply rs business matter entirely
with thesa two roads, tina. il tho Board OF
lAb!ic Works and the Council OF the city OF
wheeling does not grant at leas: some Of the
facilities asked Tor by the r, W. Ky. and
the ohio River road IN this city, thess com.
| panies Will be compelled 10 look for other
fscilstie, for depot purposes, and l can See no
! other point as suitable AID as easily ob,ajnej
as Beuwood, the company now owning suifi-
| cient ground at that point 10 answer iii pu,-
poses for transfer and depot facilities. Itis
! tact we'll known by every business man in
| this community that the present depot facili-
! ties ct both passenger and freight depos III
this city nre too limited for even the present
road, go it will be impossible to accon,modate
the Ohio River road when completed,
As for this Wheeling l. Harrisburg road,
about which 80 much inss and talk is msde'
we certainly could not expect 1t 10 DO built
and RAINING for the next five years. The
company wishes to destroy the advantage
tue City Of Wheeling POW has Of two good
and useful roada. The Board OF Public
WorksHeems TO complain OF au outside track,
as proposed in the application made by these
roads to be built q. their freight depot. II
would seem to me II this side track. were
OIL! eclionable on account OF no, other road
being able 10 get past. that it would be EASY
for tbs city IN framing al ordinance to allow
It only az temporary track, the city resery
ING al tho privileges 1t desires hereafter.
This Harr!s5ur Company seems 10 kick
up great noise at the l., ". e. KY Com
psny because 1t will not entertain a PROPOSE.
tion which was made by no responsible par
ties. II has not even shown any authority
from any other parties for asking any such
treaty from the r, W. & Ky. or the +, 6, &
st. l.. Company. But through courtesy the
proposition WAS answered BY the P, ". &
Ky. through their Ptesidenr, Now l win
Just say here that all such propositions, In
my Judgment, should be entertained BY the
e., q. & st. 1. r. ". Co., it bsins tho pres.
ent lessee OF the rosd from the p, ". & Ky.
20. You Will find In the ninsty.niue yesr
iease That the 2, W. d Ky. 4. r. Co. decided
this road, which was fully authorized 6v
special act OF the Legislature, aud | beiisve
the:P., @. & St. L. r. R. Co. hiss full control
and will run !. re- provided by the laws Of the
state and The city ordinances, which this
lessse accepted at the time the lease YES
made. also feel satisfied that they want no
partnership or ownership with apy other
roads. 1t would be foolish il thew did.
A few remarks more and ! will retire from
al! further controversy in This matter. II
would say 10 this Harrisburg Company II
they have any honest desigly in the build,
ing OF railroad to Tho civ Of
Wheeling, 10 20 to work and build their own
track and get their own depot grounds.
1here Is plenty OF room on both sides OF the
<, WIZ Ky. track This partnership bust
ness With tho railroads will not 10. The r, |
U. = 81, 1. Railway Company is now in nos.
session Of THY road and have every resson
70 believe will run 1t we'll for the interests OF
Wheeling and all concerned, as provided for |
oy lhelr lease, but not in common with any
other roads farther than the ordinance nr6.
vides. This grant FROM the city for right Of |
way and for Depot purposes was fairiy OBJ.
isiuod by our own citizens. The reserve Tor
other roads using The track Of the P, ". &
Ky. was made, offered and accepted by Coun.
oil, together with the then Pfe.ident and Vice
President of the road who had the whole sub.
ject In charge. The Pennsylvania (. r, Co.
OF any other railroad company had nothing
to do with 1t. venture the declaration thst
ihe Pittsburgh Directors Of the Pittsburgh,
Wheeling L Kentucky road have only
known Very recently what tho p,oyislons Of
our city. ordinance vera. donb. il Pres.,
dent Roberto, Of the Pennsylvania road, has
eyer known. At the time this ordinance va,
passed the entire road, belonged to Ohio and
Brooks counter, with few outside stock.
holders, and rs TO the statement OF msny' e5.
pec!ally this Wheeling & Harrisburg Com.
pany, that the Pennsylvania Railroad Com.
rgny has been attempting to gobble up ey.
It can In thia city to preyent any |;
othsr road from building another trscs Or
depot, | don't balieve word OF it. / have
never met any sat OF gentlemen who wished
to dc. what Is rigLt mora than the gentlemen
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