Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-10
PRESIDENT cOcHRAN's srEECH.

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PRESIDENT COCHEAN's SPEECH.
eve are vitally affected by this pro
posed line and if the right is granted TO the
baltimore X Ohio Railroad Company TO
operate the line, as laid down on these
maps. is given, we cannot go there.
Some OF nv friends, in Council and out,
have said they hoped both lines could be
accommodated along the creek. / want to
saw frankly, that if this route is granted
the baltimore X Ohio, we will abandon
our terminals on the north side. The two
lines are utterly and wholly irrec Unstable.
OF course, il is for Council to say. We
had been led to believe that the people were
almost unanimously in favor of our round
ING out our work, by this terminal system,
and so fully convinced have we been of
this. that although the maps were not COM
pleted, we went on TO commence the work
and in putting in the big wall along the
south side Of the creek. we putup an abut-
ment for bridge. But now, it looks as
though there was to be an attempt to put
our Company in the power Of the Is. Il ..
Company. The line laid down by the en-
gineers, crosses our lines twice, and to
have either crossing is to vitality hurt both
Companies
President Cochran referred to the
strenuous objections made by the b. &
O. to u possible crossing Of their tracks,
south Of the creek, when the Terminal
Company was at first proposed, and said
they argued it would be most danger
Gus arrangement. As a result, the Ter
minal Company changed its location,
and was now constructing the Chapline
hill tunnel line, AT enormously increased
cost. All railroad engineers would say
such crossings were very dangerous,
and yet it was proposed to cut the syS-
TEN in two right in its vitalS. COnclud-
ing, he said:
IF any one is proceeding on the hope
that we will so in with the b. Il o. there,
/ want to say
1T l. 4 DELUSGON.
As President of the Wheeling Bridge and
Terminal Company, | want to say TO you
that we will never 90 on with our work
under the conditions sought to be imposed.
We would not be justified TO put in the
large amount of money necessary, under
the circumstances. We have already eX-
pended Sl7, 900 north of the creek, and the
land alone will cost US Sl0OOOO. We can
not 90 on with an affair of this magnitude
luUEE IulS lIGdls iOA mus NAIhoN "
tween the Baltimore x Ohio Railroad
Company and US tonight, for il you put
them there we cannot go there also. Let
rs 80 on and complete our plans, and we
,an accommodate all the railroads now in
Wheeling. or which may hereafter come.
TIE Is Up
with this proposed line and we will have to
1--WE up the projected line, and in all prob
ability work will have TO oe stopped on the
north side of the creek tomorrow"
President Cochran called attention to
The fact that the most the Il. " .. mad
agreed to do was 10 seriously consider
he new lines. Suppose" he asked
they should seriously consider the
matter for 4 year or two years. "nat
would be doing In the meantime, win
hundreds Of men employed and capital
waiting? We must inevitably be com,
PEELED TO give up our great terminal
IDEAS, and conhne ourselves to oulk
freight business"
Mr.. Emsheimer followed President
Cochran with an appeal in favor Of the