The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-11-30
AN INTERESTING RAILROAD TALK
by tho Hon. Stephen Il. Elkins-How West
Virginia May be Further opened Up.

by tho Hon. Stephen Il. Elkins-How West
Virginia May be Further Opened Up.
The Hon. Stephen B. Elkins, OF this
State, was in Pittsburgh Wednesday
night for the purpose OF comforting with
brother members Of the Board OF Di.
rectors Of the West Virginia Central &
Pittsburgh Railroad Company, the Hon.
B. +. Jones, Mr.. II. G. Frick and other
railroad men. In an interview Mr..
Elkins said:
ave met here for the purpose OF dis.
cussing plan by which our road could
make connections with both the Penn
sylvania and Baltimore & Ohio rail.
roads, and by that means form direct
route from Pittsburgh to the lumber re.
gions in the central portion OF West Vir-
ginia. At present our road runs to Cum
berland and as consequence all the
lumber is sent to Baltimore, which is
double the distance from the lumber re-
gions that Pittsburgh is. This city is
one OF the best lumber markets in the
United States, and there is no reason
why we should not send the products OF
the region named here instead OF TO Bal
timOre. II the connection under discus
sion is made We will ship the products
on the line of the West Virginia Central
to the Gas City instead OF to Baltimore.
FIVE HOURS HERE.
at requires ten hours time for freight
IN FnNnh Tim lauk naFVtRI ntftt NN,1,t1n ENt.,
hours would be all required for ship.
ments from the heart of the lumber re-
gion into this city. Our road is now To-
Gated along the line OF the river, which
is tributary OF the Monongahela road.
What we want is to enter into an agree
ment with the Pennsylvania Company
by which the latter will build thirty
miles OF branch from Fair Chance on
the Pittsburgh, Virginia & Charleston
road toward the present terminus ofour
road; We will build one twenty-five
miles in length, which would be sutli-
cient TO connect ours with the other
branch.
"Then we would have an elegant
short-line route from the headwaters OF
the Ohio to the Tygarts valley river. We
may also succeed in getting connec-
ton with the Baltimore & Ohio at Graf
ton. II so, the more the merrier. Pitts.
burgh will be greatly benefited by both.
The arrangements with either OF these
companies arc still in embryo, but we
hope 10 complete them before many
weeks. The ball was started to roll in
that direction at the meeting Just held.
THE SOUTH PENN.
eyes, unfortunately, am one OF the
minority stockholders in the South
Penn. belong to the Pittsburgh crowd,
the fellows that are tied up in a.confu-
sion Of Gorgian knots. But we can't
even cut our way loose. There will be
another meeting OF the stockholders OF
that concern shortly with the usual re.
suits. We VIII then learn MS We have
often done before that the problem is
about as far from solution as ever.
"The Pennsylvania Railroad and the
Vanderbilts have the entire sayso in this
matter, and we have to merely watch,
wait aud pray. The Pittsburgh end ot
that deal is badly ratified, and we would
all like to get our money out OF the con-
cern and call it quits, but the big fellows
won't even let US do that. No. l won't
say anything about politics, because 1
am out OF tue business"