The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-10
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wnEELMa, W. VA, FEBRUARY 10. lasS


Tho SOuth founBllthnh AthlEoAu'
In connection with the Union bridge at
this point comes the reouscitation Of this
much talked Of railroad. II Is now on lie
feet again, on paper, and at Pittsburgh it
il believed that the HOgtetter syndicate
will, after oil, suCcesd in their original
project Of pAralleling the PernFylyaniR
road from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh-s
project that was under full hsadwRy up to
the sell GU! OF the Vsuderbilts to the
Pennsylvania In 1885, at the time oil the
famous West Shore deal.
The original project, on which much
work was done and great deal OF money
spent, was 10 build 8 straight road from
Harrisburg to the coke region at or near
Connellsyille, and thence to reach Pitts
burEh and Wheeling. At Harrisburg the
road would connect with the Reading
system to Nov York.
The attempted transfer Of this incohate
project TO the Pennsylvania road failed be-
cause after litigation it was found it could
not bs c1usummsted undsr the constitu.
tional provision Of Pennsylvania against
the consolidation Of parallel roads, and 30
the project has remained in q condition OF
suspended animation until q few days
ago-until, (curlOua!y enough)-iust about
the time Of our vote here on the Union
bridge question.
We do not mean to ssy that our vote
here in favor Of Union bridge, over
which this road when built will naturally
pasa, is the cause Of its resusCltation, but
We simply point to the somewhat curious
coincidence that has taken place. In the
estimation OF somo intelligent people it
explains tho backing which our bridge
has received in New York, and certainly
the explanation ia very natural one.
Pittsburgh is Congratulating itself on
the prospects Of this revived project.
They feel there that it promises whole
some competition for their manu-
facturers. To Us here in Wheeling
It promises competition to the coke
fields, which is perhaps cur greatest
manufacturing need just at this time.
Until wo go! cheaper coke We are doomed
to struggle on at disadvantage, and in re.
membranCs Of all that was promised us a
few years ego, when this reHuscitated pro-
jec. was under way, we may once more
congratulate ourselves on whatever pros.
pect Of relief it holds out to us.
What is Said mt Pittsburgh and PhiIAdsI-
phIa Concerning tho Road.
PrrrsBuRaH, Feb. "a dispatch from
New York, this afternoon, says that
ChsunCy NJ. DeDeW denies that the Van
dsrbilts have signed the South Penn
agreement. This is both true and false.
They have aligned an agreement practical.
" and, for that matter, actually the same
rs the now one, except in gome details
which have been suggested by Mr.. Car
nsgie, and TO these minor changes the
'Vanderbilts have sgreed fully. What
Mr., Depew slludes to is thst come OF Mr..
CarneEie's friends did not sign the agree
ment before 1t was sent East, and 1t will
probably be returned 10 Pittsburgh for
these names before the Vanderbilrs all
sign it. They have made no objections to
any detail Of the new agreement.
Pennsylvania railroad officials general
" refuse to talk on the prospect OF rssum-
ing construction on the South Penn road.
The only expression OF opinion which any
one gave was the remark that the road
belonged to the Pennsylvania railroad and
it would bs strange thing for otherd to
build 1t.
A Harrisburg special ssy1: According
to the report OF the South Penn Railroad
Company in 1857, as filed in the Depart
ment OF Internal Alaira, the authorized
capital Of the company ID $40, 0O0, 600, Of
which So, lis, 900 has been subscribed, and
the road has funded debt Of 5000, 900
in first mortgage bonds due in 1915. Sec.
rotary Grotevent Gays that as the railroad
i8 complete and no part oil 1t In operation,
there is no report TO make.
A dispatch from Philadelphia says: The |
Pres says: The position Of what Ia known |
90 the South Pennsylvania case Is this:
The original owners made contract Of
sale OF the property 10 the Northern Cen.
tral, the negotiations being conducted and |
payment being made by the Pennsylvania. |
Attorney General Cassidy brought suit |
in which 1t was alleged that this contract
and sale was illegal, which suit is still
pending in the courts Of Pennsylvania. |
Last July, when 1t was proposed by the |
Vanderbilt interests and some Of
the Pittsburgh projectors Of tho
South Pennsylvania to 90 on and build |
the road, the Pennsylvania filed bill in |
equity in the United States District Court
for the Southern District Of New York |
praying for an injunction against the con-
str1ction OF the line until the question Of
tho title to the property Is settled. The
actual motion was not made, and nothing
was heard from the suit until Monday,
when the answer was filed. Unless there
has been come change In the attitude Of
the Pennsylvania this suit will be pushed,
and every effort will be made to hold the
property, the claim being that the Penn
EylvaniR bought it and paid for 1t.