Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-02-25
The Money We Got and the Money
We Paid Back.
Reports of Stale Commissioners
Compared With Mason's Map.
Figures That Can't be Used to
Bull" Deferred Certificates.
Special % the Re1istey.


made by him, with that Of the Commits.
sioners appointed by West Virginia in 1871,
to treat with Virginia in regard to the debt
of the old State as it stood on the first day
OF January, 1861.
Mr.. Msson's msp, which, on its face is
entitled "msp of West Virginia, show
ing the roads built with the bonds issued
by Virginia" and which on its back is en-
dorsed as containing the facts about West
Virginia's equitable proportion of the debt
incurred by Virginia before she was di-
yided," does not contain any figures show
ing the amounts expended by the old
State within the present limits of West
Virginia for roads, bridges, or other inter
nal improvements, but by an ingenious ar
rsGgement Of red lines crossing and recross-
ing each other at frequent intervals, aud
extending throughout nearly every por-
tion of West Virginia as shown in the en-
craving, the idea is sought to be conveyed
that immense sums of money were ex-
pended By the old State in developing the
territory now embraced in the new one
and that when the division of the State was
made, West Virginia walked off with a
magnificent road system worked out and
paid for by the old Commonwealth.
The facts are. as shown by Hon. J. J.
Jackson, Sr, Jonathan NJ. Bennett and
Alex. Campbell in their report as debt
commissioners, that in 1861 there were but
sixteen roads within our present limits
constructed wholly on State account.
Counting those constructed by the old
State which were situated partly in what
is now West Virginia, and partly in the
present State OF Virginia, there were
twenty such roads. The expenditures
upon Them by the old State, as shown by
the tables, were as follows: Allegheny and
Huntersville road, Sll, ,462.6I; Aobs valley
and Tug road, 81, $50; Beverly and Fair
mont, SIS 3S4 IS; Cove Spring ana White
House, g. 500; Clear Fork road, $500;
Franklin and Monterey, $1,000; Fairment
and Wheeling, S3l, SIS So; Hattopsvllle and
Hun.ersvllls S23 los -; Huntersyille and
Lewisburg, $40 go ~; Martins Bottom and
LswisHuTg. Sl2 Gl5 -; Middle Fork, Sl4,-
lG7 81; North western turnpike, Si52, 5I9.S7;
Ohio river and MsTyland road, SSj o3i 81
Princeton and Red Sulphur Springs, $1,000;
Staunton AMI Parkersburg, 500, SOL 30;
Slavin's Cabin ana SummersYiile road,
G,3T2 CS, Wyoming Court house and
BluffS, 81 S9i %; South Branch and Peters
burg. $50: South Branch and Brooks Gap,
81 400: Berryville and CharlestOwn, s., 900.
Altogether the appropriations expended by
the ola State on these roads amounted to
81 IL, ,6l9 o..
The Joint stock turnpikes within pres
ent West Virginia limits to which the
old State contributed, numbers IS.
Including four-the Hardy and Win
chester, Hillsborough and Harper's Ferry,
Marrinsburg and Winchester and the Mill
wood and Berryville turnpikes, which lie in
both States-the turnpikes which enter
into the calculation are 10 in number.
Three.ffth Contributions.
The list is rather long but that the read.
ers OF the REGISTER may see just how much
of the old States money came to US sRd
where il was expended copy the names
and the amount Of Virginia money ex-
pended on Ach under the three-tlfttf plan OF
building such roads then in vogue; Back
Creek Valley turnpixe, 81, 40; Berkeley and
Hampshire turnpike, SIC $50; Buckhanuon
and Little Kanawha, S,7T6; Brandsville,
KiugWood and Evansville 3.l9S 10; Clsrks-
burg and Buck bannon, s2S,5li.49; Clarks-
burg ard Ihillipi, S5.446 25; Cranberry
summit and Brsndonville, $i,l2OT;
CIsrksburg ami WheeIiug, 81, 1875 81; Caca-
Don snd North Franch $1,000; Charleston
and Point Pleasant, SSl, ,260: Charleston,
Ripley and Ravens " ood, 81 ,5l9.4l; Dunk
arc Creek 50. coo: Elk River, SIG; Franklin
and Circlevil!e, So, l75 90; Fish Creek Road,
S6 eco; Gnaty Creek and West Union,
So 1OO.55: Grave Creek and Pennsylvania
S,ate Line, 81 $50; Gil hnsr and BraXton 81,
6gg 50. Gllmer, Ripley and Ohio, $29, ,5I4 so;
Giles, Fsyette end Kanawha, SA, 99l.6O;
Hardy and Winchester, So, 100; Hampshire
and Morgan, $3.50; Hardy and Randolph,
s., ,l34.7s; Harrisville, $500; HedgesVllis
and Potomac $1,000; HIllshocoush and
Harper's Ferry, 5000; Holidays Cove,
$40 $50; Huntersville and Warm Springs,
S6,l59.24; Holidays Cove and New Conn
berland, s., 400; Ices Ferry Road, Sl,35S:
Kanawba and Logsn s.. Geo; Kiugwood and
West Union, $34, ,OSS-l3; Letsrts Falls and
Columbia s., $50; Lewisburg ana Blue Sui
phurS3, $50; Leading Creek and Buffalo,
roe s7S2i2l: Marshall aud Ohio,
| SIi' '9i3. IS Martinsburg and Potomac, Sl5,-
300: Martinsburg and Winchester s.. 900;
NiddIeWay and Gerardstown Sll ga 10;
Mllyood and Berryville, 5000; Moore
| field and North Branch, S2S.l37 IS; Moore
f;siS and Allegheny, $S,T797S; Morgan
town snd Bridgeport, Sl0,6SI. 40; Morgan,
| town and Beverly, S2999 81; Morgan and
| Frederick, $S,0O5; Newark, S,OOO; New
Creek and Hardy, IS, ,43I.24i New Msnches-
ter, 1900; Patterson, 8 Creek Valley, S9;9ooi
| North River, S, 400; Parkersburg and Elz,
sbsthtowp, s., 500; Pleasant Valley and
| Tunnelton, $4,7OS IS; Potomac, 3, 4S9. 40;
Psvenswood and Reedy Greek, 5000;
Retdy and Hsrrisyille, Sl,I5l.S; Red and
Rlue SULPHUR Springs, $S,S56.66; kltchie
anG GiImer, &. S9l. Is, Raleigh and Boone,
\ q 500: Rsleigh and Wythe Line, $2,S9o;
| salem and Harrisville, S,SlI.92; Sanuy,
| g OCO; st Mary's, 5000; Shepherdstowni q
ard Smithfeld, $3.50; Sweet ana eh,
sulphur Springs, SIC, lA; SistersSilis alo
fsld Charleston and Harper's Ferry,
ali COO: Walnut Gap Road, 81, ,305. 81; Wes,
ron and Fsirmont. S97, ,952 so; Weston and
Esniey Bridge, $64. .O9S 81; West Milford
and New Salem, SO. 0.526.S2; wheeling
West Liberty and Bethany 81, 900; Wells
hn,g and Washington. S,05l. Oh; Wells
Sn,S and Betbapy, $12,590 %: Weston and
| west Union, S, ,5Ss 2l; West Union, $S9St 's,
Willismsport S.. 1905; White ana sal'
surRaun, IN total OF the amounts thus e1
nsnSed b. the old Sssts figures up sl,llo,
| 6l9.f.
other virgiaia Credits
The remaining expenditures made o'
virginia within present West virgins
limits are made up Of investments II
bridge sad navigation companies banks
rnr,,ic asylum at Weston, and Law library
at Lewisburg.
Under the bead Of bridge companies sn'
i, to be credited with the following
.nonnts invested in the following
comn,n;es. i. q Cheat River, a,6l2 80
Coal River, IS 600; Fsirmont %n,ome sno rsis,,ne
ssi SOS: @ south Branch, "a. 300 Virginia an'