Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-10-22
FURRY
IN SOUTH SIDB RIAL ESTATE SATISPAC'
TORILY EXPLAINED
The Ground Acquired in the Name Of Hr. 7. j.
Hearns 10 be Devoted TO Terminal Railroad
Purposes-Somd Additional Transfers.

The furry among South Side holders Of
real estate, in the vicinity of CAldwells
run, still continues.
Large blocks of ground continue TO be
bought in, and already a very cOnsidera-
BILE sum Of money has bsen discussed
among quite a number Of people, some OF
them having realized very handsome
profit upon investments made but short
time sgo.
Yesterday it transpired that one block
of nine lots, fronting or Wood street, be-
longing to the Caldwell heirs, had been
transferred to Mr. Hearne for a considers
ton of $500, and other negotiations
are in progress. 1t is understood
that the gentleman named, who is
acting for the Wheeling Bridge and
Terminal Railroad Company, has
now secured all the lots, with one excep-
ton, lying upon the esst side of Wood
street, extending from Twenty-seventh
street south to Twenty ninth, a distance
of two squares, nnd that in addition he
also has lot No. in 80 uare No. %, lots
Nos. 6 and Is in square No. II, lot No. II
in square -, aud lot No. Z in equars No
8. AS has been heretofore stated, other
negotiations are in progress, and in very
short time, the way things are now going
the Company will be in possession OF some
thing like lOrty or fifty lots, extending in
an irregular line from the intersection Of
Twenty seventh and Wood streets
south to Twenty-ninth street, thence
with AID across the run
to about the intersection of Twenty ninth
and Eoff streets, where the line will leave
the run and cut across squares Nos. 13 and
8 to square No. 6. part of the j. Hand
Ian estate, which lies sOuth Of TSenty-
ninth street, by which it is separated from
the Baltimore and Ohio shops, and tx
tending from the extension OF Market
street to the line of the Baltimore aud Ohio-
road, along the river. This square No. 6,
as well az fractional square No. 3, south OF
it, is said to he in the control of the rail-
road people, aud from Whist can be gath
cred concerning transactions which
are naturally being kept az quiet
as possible, it seems reasonable to
suppose this lsst-named large tract
of land ia to be used as yard room by the
union bridge people, for the handling of
South Side freight, and the transferring of
cars from the 3. & o. and Ohio River rail-
roads, while the long and irregular tracts,
now being acquired, extending from the
extension of Market street east to Wood
street, and thence north along that street
to the intersection OF Twenty-seventh
street, will be the location of the main
line of the road, connecting its yards
and connections with the B. x O. and Ohio
river roads, with the long tunnel which is
to carry the line under the edge of the
hill, beneath the Seminary, and on to
Twentieth street where junction will be
made with line up the creek. That
this tunnel will be built, and the original
line along Alley A abandoned, except pos
sibly for switching purposes, seems alto
gether probable at this time When the
Arbenz Injunction was first obtained,
blocking the progress of the road along
Twentieth street, in the vicinity Of Chap
lice, the railroad people projected line
under the big cliff along the south side OF
Twentieth street, and it'd entire feasibility
was demonstrated. This line now seems
to have been definitely adopted, as is in
dic4ted by the real estate purchasers above
mentioned.