Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-15
A GRAND UNION DEPOT
Said to Be Exercising the Local
Railroad Mind,
A Scheme That is More Desirable Than
ProbabIe---Railroad Question.
lnescusable Action ,
Of CouRcil.

The railroad problem, which though slum.
bering BY the grace of Council, is still live
one, received new turn yesterday by a
gentleman who is interested in roads, but
who only gave his story for what it is worth
and not as absolute fact. He said he ha
heard the B. 4 O. authorizes were consld-
ing the proposition OF grand union freight
and passenger depot at the mouth of the
creek. This proposed depot, as he under
stood it, was 20 occupy all the space now COW
cred by the B. 4 o. and P, C. L st. l.. depots
and was to span Water street with an arch.
Its design was to give increased facilities
to the two roads named, and the Ohio River
road, by combining all now possessed. He
showed, by the drawings now before Coun-
Gil how such plan might be perfected and
presented it in quite an interesting and at
tractive light After listening to him, the
REGISTER man consulted b. 4 o. official,
who said he believed there was nothing in
it, or at least he had heard nothing OF it.
An official Of another road, when asked of
it, said s.
Its simply impossible The lion and the
lamb will never lie down together like
that
Which is the lionY'
1t and its great rival, the B. 4 o., would
never enter into any such scheme as that"
Various others, when spoken to on the
subject, thought it would be splendid idea,
but had heard nothing of it and did not be-
heye there was anything in it.
THE P, wa K. PETITION.
1t is the opinion of railroad men and
shippers about the city that Council ha;
acted scsndslously in relation to the reque;.
of the P, C. Il st. l.. and the Ohio Rive.
roads for the facilities to enable the lats,na
to carry on its business. Ever since ne
opening the Ohio River road has been 'o
Quoting its business under the mos az
verse circumstances The Pewiky NH NJ
more than accommodation for its L"H -. Du Ia
ness, and by permitting the useoh;o D. nc
pots and handGng-trscks to t. on.o W. aJ
both have been terribly tI T buO;n a"U
neither can stand the RUS u ION '"''"''o'
The Ohio River is ely a local road.
7, !. % Crsat ;mnorts ice to Wheeling, as it
80 ~, - pO .nection with hitherto
anSovaionaJ ,Juntry. Not only should
.nuu";i p =, an impartial share of the
bo"nS.s ii should even strain a point in
;,s g Sor Instead of doing this, Council
= IS Disseminated against it and in
avor of the b. & o., by hampering the
P. W. 4 X. ordinance with conditions not
imposed on the B. L O. The latter was
neatly even generously and the former is
entitled to the same treatment.
PROMISE OF WORK.
The ordinance-the second one in rela-
ZION to these roads has been before Council
for several weeks, yet nothing has been
done. 1t is inexcusable and is denounced
as such by every business man in the city
who is interested in the subject Council
should at once get down robustness and
dispose of these matters, so that when new
roads come in, they will have settled
field and no unfinished business before
Them. The coming fall threatens to be
dull in the labor line. If the right is grant
ed the P. W. & h, it will necessitate an ex-
penditure of nearly 100000, which will
employ many men otherwise idle and leave
that money in the city.
; In the fall will come the question of
subscription to the Mt. Vernon, Coschocton
and Wheeling road and if the people ratify
it, Council viii have plenty Of work to do.
In the meantime, present propositions
should be disposed of, and speedily. There
is no excuse for this unreasonable delay.