The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-13
7HE STATE LINE ROAD.
An . interesting Meeting Held in
this City Yesterday
TO HEAR THE PROPOSITION
or the Cornpany...The Representa-.
'ivcs Ask for 100000, No Part Of
1t to be Paid TIL tho Road Is
Completed into Town.

President Moyran, Mr.. A. b. Paul and
the other gentlemen interested in the
State Line Railroad project met a com.
mittee OF the Chamber OF Commerce yes.
terday forenoon to discuss the project
and present their views. The commit.
tee, consisting Of Messrs. A. W, Camn-
bell, In. Vance, Thomas 0 OBrien. N. i.
Whitaker and @. r. Hubbard, was pref
ent, and tho company was represented
by Mr. Il. II. Niemann and Mr.. A. Il.
succop, in addition to President Mey,an
and Mr.. Paul. ~ =
The committee being informed that
several gentlemen from Brooke county
desired to be present, but had not vet
arrived in the city, the meeting nd
lonrned until . p. M, when in addition
70 those named above, Colonel Alley
Campbell, OF Bethany, Mr.. J. g., ,Cnrtis
and Mr.. X. II. Cotton, OF Wellsburp,
were present. & -, 's[ >
President Aleyran and Mr.. Hall made
addresses on behalf OF tho company. and
Mr.. Cotton, Colonel Campbell, Mr.. a,
W. Campbell and others also spoke. I
Briefly the company's proposition Ia
that If this city or county will subscribe
to Its capital stock the sum OF Sid0. .006.
the company will agree to build road
into this city, with terminals and all fa-
cilities complete, no portion OF the
money to be paid, except the ten per
cent which the law stipulates shall be
paid when the subscription Is made un-
til the road Is completed and in opera-
ton into Wheeling. = Z sl'' e
Mr. Aieyran said he had had consultas
tons with other railroad companies of1i-
cials upon the subject Of coke rates, and
he found they were furnishing coke TO
the Shenango and Mahonipg Valleys at
the same rate Wheeling gets, and could
not therefore agree to any arrangement
leading to reduced rates to Wheeling.
The State Line Company expects to
build it's track from Wheeling to Library,
a station in Pennsylvania beyond Cam
onsburg, and thence to Pittsburgh, con-
Meeting at Library with the Vanderbilt
system to the coax fields. 5,731'H
The local committee was appointed
mainly to SEQ what could Le done to-
ward securing lower coke rates. Mr.,
Meyran thought, however, that to Sc
curo third competing line to the coke
fields would be a great advantage. Be-
sides this, the company offers COM
peting line to Pittsburgh, road through
valuable coal lands in Brooke county,
w. Va, and Washington county. Pa.
and new business territory for Wheel
ing merchants. am *
The company agrees to spend the SlO,-4
600 first put up right in Ohio county.
and to expend at least $780, 900 between
hero and Wellsburg. It's construction
will add decidedly and Immediately TO &
the taxable values Of property in the
county, and be OF great advantage in
other ways. 49, 0'7i 'g=s75
The company will use the facilities
afforded by the Terminal Company's
system here. 5s - &
The meeting finally appointed Mr.. A. +
W. Campbell, DR.. r. w. Hazlett and
MIR. W. +. Peterson committee to
appear with representative OF the road
before the Board OF County Commission
ers. This committee is not to endorse
or vouch for anything, but simply to
formally appear and introduce the roads
representative. Chairman Peterson, OF
the meeting held yesterday afternoon,
will report officially to the Chamber Of
Commerce, 1eciting its action and leay-
ing it to the wisdom OF the Chamber
whether any recommcndatory action
shall be taken. y ,}s--I
The representatives OF tho road left
for home on the afternoon train on the /
Pewiky. & ...sI ~ Is,