The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-03
THE UNION BRIDGE.
WHAT JUDGE COCHRAN THINKS
OF the rrorPss.I of the Vote on Subscription
on saturday-Ths Terminal Survey Co.
ing on With Large Corps of EnEin-
ssrs-Ths CitJ'G Best Chance.

Mr.. Laub, the engineer in charge Of the
preliminary survey for the Union bridge
connections and terminal tracks, has q
full forcs Of surveyors and assistants at
work running the lines which 1t Is desired
to occupy with the tracks Of the company.
They wOreengaged yesterday in surveying
along tho bank Of the creek from the east
end Of the projected tunnel, around the
Peninsula and past the HempHsld tunnel.
Mr.. Lindenthal, the consulting engineer,
expects to return to the city to-day.
speaking of him recently, the Engineering
News ssys that no better selection than he
could have been made on either side Of
THO Atlantic 10 prepare plans for the big
Hoboken bridge. MIR. Laub is also finely
equipped engineer, graduating from the
Stuttgart UniVeraity with standing which
won him a commission es O lieutenant IN
the German army.
The people continue 10 drop In ct the
Mcclure house and inspect the surveys and
plans there displayed. Theinterest grows
steadily in the project Rs the election ap-
proachee closer. The feeling seems TO
have become general that the adoption OF
the ordinance cannot be taken ss secure,
and that iiR defeat would bea serious back
set to the community. An lETRLLLdEEcRR
reporter Last night Gsked Judge Cochran
Whist he thought Of the outlook Tor the
vote on Saturday. Said he:
~ can only Judge that II will be favora:
bic from what / see in the papers and
what people tell me, though l do not get
time 10 be around much or sec many.
1.-THE only danger to be spprehended Is
the entire confidence people have that the
vote will be overwhelmingly for subscrip'
ton, tits to be feared that many friends
will stay away, believing there will be
i enough without their vote to carry the
matter. Too much confidence is often as
dangerous &c a vigorous, organized oppo-
sitiHn.
al the people want the bridge and i'm
provemonts proposed they ought to say
40 by full vote. A bare three.ffths ma
iority such as the law requires will with
a email vote look as il the people are not
alive to the great interests and improve
ments involved. l find some who have
not studied the situation to be utterly sur
prised that SUCCESS means that aeVen to
ten new railroads will be brought to
Wheeling, besides those now here and i'm
mediately on the Ohio shore.
"If Wheeling will take on O new life
and build houses four 10 six stories high
like modern live cities do, there Ia room
inaide her limits for a population o. 200, goo
comfortably housed people at reasonable
rentB and room alao for factories, mtlls,
etc, 10 give them employment. The city
ia in the center OF one Of the best and
richest spots in the world, and one OF the
most beautiful and healthy. Why has
she not grown more rapidly? Why have
scores OF her live business men, hundreds
OF her best young men and hundreds OF
thousands Of her money sought homes,
employment and plant elsewhere2
Compare her splendid situations and
resources with others, and her SLOW in
come with others and 1t is not encourage
ing"
Referring to the argument Of some peo-
pie that the subscription will increase
taxes, Judge Cochran pointed out that
the increase will be but triflinR, while
the bridge and railways to be constructed
will make a decided increase in taxable
values, thus reSlly tightening tho burden
Of taxpayers. Then again, he said, II the
bridge should pay, as there Is every reason
10 believe il will, the county's shsre Of
the capital stock ought to pay her 6per
cent, which would meet the interest on
the bonds; and a per cent stock could
easily be sold at $3.50, 30 that the invest
ment might in the long run be a source OF
proit-a view which gains force when
tho history OF the County's investment in
the Pittsburgh, Wheeling & Kentucky
stock is recalled. d,
"What is the company doing" asked
the reporter, ito get out tho vote?"
"Nothing. It 10 not our election. It
would DO totally foreign to the object OF
the election to do anything to influence
the result OF vote which Is to demon.
strate the feeling Of your people toward
the enterprise. The vote ought to be
large ami overwhelmingly favorable II the
people here desire 70 make the best i'm
preston and do themselves tho greatest
good, It is an invitation 10 capital and
enterprise 10 come here and welcome"
~ should net be here at al " added the
Judge, "except to meet and consult With
our engineeTn and prepare to have q show
for favorable place 10 have our bridge
and its approaches and termi mails in case
the vote is satisfactory and the subscrip-
ton is promptly made. The terms Of
tho ordinance are satisfactory and have
no doubt Of prompt work and early COM
pletion If all goes ae It ought here"