Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-30

HIGH OFFICIALS OF THB COMPANY IN THs
CITY.
VIA. Vice President Woodhri Had % Say Aeoa
the Plans Of His Corpora
ton.

General W. D. Woodford, and Mr.. @. A.
Wilson. of the Wheeling and Lake Erie
Railway Company, and Mr.. @ J. Russell,
Of the firm Of Sattherwaite x Co., Bankers
of London, England, are at the Hotel
Windsor. A REGISTER reporter called
upon the gentlemen last night, and found
them comfortably enscOnced on the Veran-
da on the west side OF the Hotel, enjoying
the evening breeze from the river.
Mr. Woodford is the Vice President Of
the wheeling and Lake Erie Railway
Company, and Mr.. Wilson Is the Chiei
Engineer. Mr.. Russell represents the
firm Of bankers who are floating the secu-
rites ofthe company, and Is here inspecting
ths route of the ex ensiOn from Bowers
tor 10 Portland station. The three gentle
men cot to the hotel late in the afternoon,
and after q days drive and after discussing
a good supper, were in very amiable
frame Of mind Mr. WOodford was Is
usual. very quiet, and while not really re-
served was cautions in his manner. Mr.
Wilson was, naturally enough, much in
terested in the actual mechanical con-
strucfion Of the road, while Mr.. Russell
praised the line, substantial manner IN
which the work is being done, no doubt
thinking Of il as q frst-class security.
Mr.. WoOdford, during the conversation,
stated that the Wheeling and Lake Erie
primary object in commencing
its branch or extension from BowersiOn to
the Ohio river was 10 get at the Jefferson
county coal field. I'VE have for years
been able to sell more coal
than we have in our line, and have been
forced 70 divide the profits, with other COM
panies TO get them to furnish il to Us. To
save for ourselves this part Of the profit we
are now building the extension into the
coal field, and we have bought the coal so
a. 70 insure ourselves the carrying Of 1t to
market
"Will your road come to Wheeling"
We have never thought Of giving up the
frst word OF our corpOrated name, aud we
will beyond doubt come to Wheeling,
sooner or later. The time is now rife to 20
TO the coal fields and we are going; when
the time comes fer us to come to Wheel
ing We will come.
TT Is rumored that the Wheeling and
Lake Erie will ask for local aid IN the
form of a subscription by OHIO county,"
''You may say that We have never
thought Of asking subscription, and do
not intend to ask such help.
All we want is 70 be fairly
treated when We start for Wheeling We
DO not care 70 pay six prices for all the real
estate We need on the way, and We will not
come till the public sentiment ia in such q
state as to get for us the right of way
from Portland to Martins Ferry at
something like reasonable prices. The
bridge people seem to be eneTgetically en-
gagged 90 their work, but l think We will be
al Martins Ferry and ready 10 cross IS
soon as the bridge is made"
'sYou think then that the people on the
other side will decide to deal fairly with
you quite SOON"
eyes, think they will see that the w.
&L. E. will benefit them, and am sure
that if they would visit Norwalk, Massil-
lon and other Ohio towns where we COM
pete with the Pennsylvania Company, and
other lines, they would be assured Of it. "
When the matter of the W. q l.. Z.
going 10 Steubenville and fOrsaking this
neighborhood was mentioned, General
Woodford maintained such reticence as to
show that be had nothing to say on the
subject. He also stated that the work on
their extension is progressing nicely and
that several mines have been opened. The
road will be ready for business and the
trains will be hauling coal from the mines
down TO within mile Of Portland by
August first.