Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-25
THE CANNON BALL LINE
Rsady With It's Proposition to
Cogucil,
Which viii Be Made To-night-POssibls
Connection With the Iswett Sys-
tem-Relations With the
w. & LIE.

Tonight in Council, the formal PROPOSE
ton Of the Mt. Vernon, Coshocton and
wheeling Railway Company will be made.
Mr.. A. 3. Paul, one of the directors, TO
whose care the Wheeling end OF the liue
has been intrusted, is in the city aud will
present the proposition. 10 brief, 1t will
be free right of way and subscription
tf $4,000 to the capital stock, one half to
be paid when the road bed Is ready for the
rails and the other half when the cars are
running into the city. Mr.. Paul has his
plans and proilss ready aud will probably
submit them to the Railroad committee,
when the papers are referred 70 il. This
msp makes quite an interesting study. The
road comes in off the Wheeling and Har-
risburg bridge, at an elevation Of about As
feet ever the P, w. & K. By an easy
grade it reaches Coal street, down which it
runs to Third, and thence follows the line
of the alley between Main and Market to
Tenth street.
THE UNION DEPOT SCHEME
Mr.. Paul is firmly convinced Of the gen
eral utility Of q union depot, near Tenth
street and thinks it would pay the Z. V. q
o., the W. q II. and the Cannonball,' to
pool issues and purchase the right of way
mentioned. The p. V. 60, which is the
Economics road and will belong TO the
Jewett system, he is satisfied Will come
| here. Part of the directory is Identical,
| and there seems but little doubt 1t could
be relied upon 10 lend the necessary assist
ance to give the Cannonbsli an Eastern
outlet. They are now in correspondence
| and the G. II. 4 ID. men want the Cannon
ball to bridge the Ohio at Wellsburg or
| Portland and connect with the Z. V. q o
| The Jewett system would then be
| com plete in its connection with Chicago
and with the coke region Of Pennsylvanis.
| If the bridge is built here, the connection
| will be made here, aud if not, the natural
i consequences will be bridge a. some point
| up the river. If Wheeling now loses the
| bridge she loses it forever, for Mr.. Paul
says the coming OF this road depends on
how bis PROPOSE ion is received. The W
i & L. Z. is now on the friendliest terms
| with the Mt. ", c. & w. and satisfactory
/ arrangements can be made when all is
ready. Delay here means defeat, for op'
| posing roads will do all they can to defeat
| the Capnonball and drive it from Wheel
/ ing. Wheeling can have it all her own
way, II she will, but if this bridge is now
4 driven away all OF the Northwestern roads
| will 60 direct toward Pittsburgh.
| Ali outside roads claim the privileges
asked by the B. d o. and P. W. & X. will
| cut them off forever, from the manutaC
| tories below the creek, as has often been
stated by them, but Council will settle that
| question for itself.
THE NEW PROPOSITION.
| The CannonbaIl line comes in wi b ia =
| proposition, made in business Ike suapr
| and Council will so recei We it. rhe build
/ ing of the road seems a fixed act and ii l.
/ not depending on Wheeling for Il subscctP.
| ZION. II il comes, it will ask local hel? 1t
/ subscriptions and right OF way, for its
| share Of the business of Wheeling. The
building of the P. V. and o. from Pitts
| burgh, to the Ohio river is also assured
| TIE indications, as stated, that the Jewet'
| .ystem is looking for a line to connect
| rom the coke fields TO Marion, where the
\ Chicago and Atlantic carries it to Chicago.
| 1t is also seeking a line 10 Wheeling and II
| will connect with Mt. V, c. & w. here
| here or further up, as Wheeling shall say
The railroad problem, looking toward
| lie northwest; is an interesting one.
| Wheeling finds herself in position from
| which much good may come. Her future
IS in the hands Of her authorities and II
| bshooves them TO set discreetly. What
rsilroad proposition TO accept and which to
r, iect, she must now answer and probably
L ,pca for all