Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-01-20
.THE ELM GROVE ROAD.
Plans Said to DO Matured for Its Ex-
tension.
A BRIEF GLANCE At THE FUTURE.
The E. G.'sRight Of Way May Become Very
Valuable.
HOW 4 NEW LINE COULD Be BUILT,

II was semi-o officially stated yesterday
that the Wheeling and Elm Grove Railroad
Company has about completed IFS plans
for the extension of the line to Elm Grove
during the coming summer, and that work
will be commenced upon the improvement
as soon as some details are finally settled.
@The REGISTER has several times referred
to this contemplated improvement, on one
occasion pointing out that the plan was
likely to miscarry through the very steep
price asked by one or two real estate own
ers between the Park and Elm Grove for
the right of way through their property. 1t
was said last evening that the difficulty
would be overcome by the Railroad Com
pany by crossing to the south side Of the
creek, after passing Stamm's, recrosslpg
the stream again at or near the Grove.
This seems like a rather expensive piece of
work, but probably it is the only solution OF
tbs difficulties encountered. Efforts were
made to corroborate this rumored change
of route last evening, but the facts could
not be ascertained.
For some time past the Elm Grove Com
pany has had force of men at work put
ting in new and heavier ties along the
line, and this work has been on rather
extensive scale, and will soon be COM
pletsd. In noting this fact yesterday, a
gentlemen of an energetic and progressive
turn of mind, and who is not without
honor as an amateur prophet In small
way, among his friends, said:
"This Elm Grove railroad right of way
is going to be worth big money one of
these days. 1t has well-sstablished
and practicable route right into the heart
of the city, and extending from Wheeling
clear to Elm Grove, through which town
it has more or less of right of way, and
depot grounds already secured. All that
needs to be done is to work out some OF
the sharp curves, and do some grading,
and presto, you have road practicable for
locomotives and regular trains. This route
into the city is about the only possible
one left after the Wheeling and Harrisburg
gets settled down to business. Very well.
SO much for a starter.
wheeling has suffered more or less from
the lack of competition to points in the
eastern part of the State. Some of these
DAYS gentlemen with money and ability
to see a short distance ahead will make the
little Wheeling and Elm Grove, with Its
valuable right of way into the city, solve
the problem, and at the same time benefit
the city to an incalculable extent by giving
us a new tributary line, running through a
comparatively new country, but one com
prisipg the richest agricultural land in
Pennsylvania or Ohio. There will be a
new railroad company organized, the
rights of the Wheeling and Elm Grove
ACQUIRED, the road extended across the
creek at Elm Grove and up the valley OF Big
Wheeling creek to Viola PostOfiice, and
on out the big fork of the creek, across the
divide in Greene county, Pa, to the val
lev of Dunkard creek, down that stream
TO Andy Poetohies, in Monongala county,
and thence across TO MOrgantown and from
there up the valley Of Cheat river to King
wood in Preston and on to connection
with the B. & o. at Rowlesburg. That
would be great road for Wheeling, and
also for Greene county, Pa, and MOnonga-
liza and Preston counties, w. Va. 1t would
open up wide extent of country at pres
emit remote from railroad communication,
and would shorten the route to Rowles-
burg and the East by one-fOurth. Mark
me, that will be the next big railroad move
in this vicinity"