The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-05
THE "CANNON BALL"
Rours-wAEeLlNa 70 THE WEST.
What a Gthittman Prominently lntertstsd Ia thi
NJ. rsraou. Costcetoa 4 HhstitrS RAiiroai
III f0 TO Say About the pr'Jsc.-Cost y
OF the Track, Its Conntciionr, etc.

A special from New PHILADELPHIA, Ohio, to
the Cincinnati Enquirer, contains the follow.
Ing railroad news OF local interest: In an
interview to-day with party who has been
Identified With the projected line OF the
Mount Vernon, CoschoctOn Il Wheeling Rail.
road, the question wGa asked az .,s,5stli
what arc you doing on the now line2
"At present., on account Of the weather.
we can do but little. But In the sprlng, "a
s1on IS the ground aettles, the lines east from
Coshooton will be surveyed, and probably
west from Mount Vernon toward the weat
.inea OF tbs stale-most likely Marion"
"What are your prospecta for recurring CAPT.
tai to build this rcad?' ~
1--WE have already been offered the iron TO
iron the road on tho company's bonds"
What Ia tao amount Of your capital
stock?'
ut has been fixed a. 5000, 600, and under
our Ohio et,te laws VIC would bs allowed 10
fesue bonds Tor two.thiftq Of that aniount."
what assurance have you that you eau
dispose 0! the bonds?'
"We hRye ths HIST unpccupicd line In tho
Stale, and 1t will compare fayorably with
any In Ohio. We can and have already sc.
CURED lsrgo portion Of tho right Of way
free; also very valuable franchse in tho
WRlhondlrg Cansl t0w,path, estimated by
soma 10 be worth from 5000 6U0 10 $l00, 90 10
any RAILROAD company. The lowest estimate
placed on this franchise Ia from Sl00. 600 10
$3.50. C00." '50 I
What are your prospects i'r terminal
facilities aad east and ives. connections ~ ~
"As TO our connections at Wheeling We
will hsye an outlet over the Baltimore and
Oaio snd the Hemphsld Division, Tie Van
! IarhiIl ttRn u al ., al, 4,
O., e new roGd, which tbs officers have a..
sured rs will be built next spring"
How do you propose to cross the river p
"2y building q bridge q: or near Wells.
burg, W. Va, or by the now bridge at Wheel.
Ing, 10 be hJilt III the interest OF tho Wheel.
Ing and Harrisburg Company"
Have you any CCa! Oh your lire?'
YES We pass THROUGH a.l the numbers
known EeoloSicaily. from the No. ], or D5ia,
Hull, 10 No. s, or pittsburgh. This coal field
also includes thu fine bed Of camel coal,
Within twenty-five nlles OF Mount Vernon
"Dj You suppose you arc In The gas be!i?"
"Tes; at tho mouth OF The Owl Greek, Peter
Nef, E'q, has four thousand to five thousand
burners-gtS gets-arfangel 20 IN to collect q
valuable lamp. black. And at Wellsbu.e and
at Brilliant gus In large qnastit!es has bsen
founl, and q! various other points. sptli.
cient 10 kaow that We ere in that belt"
| What are the pcoipscts for business at
C1shocton?' s.
I'VE would connec. With the Faahsudle
| for Columbia, at Mount Verpoa with the
| Rsllimore Il Ohio. AID the Cleveland, Akron
& Columbus, at Warren with toe JeSett sys,
tsm, the Chicago & Atlantic, or by new
line to Logassposs, Ind, Via Diaf'toa. We
c:oea almcat every road IN the Stats, and by
dong so, with almost one huudr.d miles OF
coal Territory, We would feed grea: msay
roeda with cial, iron ore, Lumbar, salt, sand
and nIg.stones and good OAK tf,uhnr, We
anticpsts large freight tIatfis as we'll 81
passenger business. IT,
why doyou think your road may become
4 link In through line?"
E"DecaaEe We shorten tho distance iror the
East 10 West from seventy five 10 one hun.
dred miles, E
b1ildpn ,.rI ~
I'VE think i, can pa built at an average
cost not exceeding sec, goo PER mile" Nj.
,"Will you build i. on the Nickel-pla.e
plan 7la
NO, sir. II re ca7't build 1t for cash or IL
fair equivalent ve will not bald at all. We
are opposed to Baddline deb. upon this
property that will link the road" W
What amount of local aid do you want on
| the mile p at. 8.
I'VE want IS GOO and FREQ right Of way,
II this is gnbacsibsd on the line We can mar.
kSt our boGds at par. We may, however,
build fer q lees smOunt.h