Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-13

crossing of the Cleveland. Lorain and
Wheeling to the crossing of the Pitts
burgh, Cincinnati and 1t. Louis the pro-
posed line about midway between
those highways. striking a branch of the
latter at Cadiz, and through a section of
country greatly superior TO that traversed
by either of those lines.
CADIz is town of about 1000 popula-
ton. the county seat and principal town
of Harrison County. Its people are rich
and prosperous, supporting four banks,
and the town is the trading center of a
large district of country. 1t is consid-
cradle wool market, and some small man
ufacturing is carried on there, which no
doubt. better railroad facilities would
materially increase.
HARRIsvILLE, midway between st.
Clairsville and Cadiz, is a village of about
500 population, surrounded by rich farms
and well-to-do-farmers.
GEORGETOWN is small village, about
six miles east of CadiZ surrounded by very
productive farms and wealthy farmers.
NEW PHILADELPHIA Is the county
seat of Tuscarawas County, and is
town of about 1900 population. 1t is
growing and busy town, which will fur
nish this proposed new line considerable
traffic
CANAL DOVER, three miles beyond
New Philadelphia, is town of about
5000 population, and has an iron mill
and large Touring mills.
BELLAIRE and WHEELING. at the
southern end of the proposed line, are
cities of about 1900 and 5000 popula
ton, respectively. Both are largely en-
gagged in the production ofiron and glass.
and in manufacturing lumber. The ton
mage of the two cities and of BenwOOd
Opposite Bellaire, where is located a
large nail works and blast furnace.) is
placed at 175,0O0 cars annually and much
of it is of such character as to insure
return loads for the cars used in trans
porting coal to the Lake, matter of the
highest Importance to the revenues of
the road.
ESTIMATED REVENUES.
We present what we believe to be
conservative estimate of the gross earn
ings of railway operated upon the line
proposed, in Connection with the Valley
Railway to Cleveland, within reasona-
bic time after its opening. A year or
two must be allowed, of course, for the
opening of mines and other developments
that will follow its construction:
Coal, 100000 tons at 9Oc...........s1,OS $50 900
Other freights ......................... 100000
Passengers ers....................... ........ 100000
Mail NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5000
Express ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000
Miscellaneous ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
Total earnings. gs.....................s 81 ,SO6,O 900
Deducting 90 per cent. for operating
expenses, we have net revenue of $632,-
100
Knowing the country to be traverSed
by the proposed line, the history of other
roads, the cities and villages it will
reach, the coal on its line, and the advan
tages afforded by through connection
to the seaboard offered by the construct
ion of the line proposed it can safely be
stated that the foregoing estimate of
earnings is reasonable one.
Careful surveys and estimates place
the probable cost of constructing the 81
miles necessary to build to connect the
Baltimore and Ohio, via. st. Clairsville
and CadiZ, with its newly acquired Cleve
land line at Valley Junction at an average
of $4,000 per mile-a total of 81 ,4S2, 900.
This includes three tunnels, properly
timbered, iron bridges, first-clasS mason
ry, 60 Id. steel rails, ballast, &c. From
st. Clairsyille Junction to CadiZ-24
miles-the maximum grade will not ex-
ceed 81 feet to the mile, and between
Cadiz and Valley Junction "A feet to the
mile On the basis stated, the net yearly
earnings of the piece of road to be built
would be S264, ,917, once the resources of
of the line are fairly developed. \ care
full analysis of these statements is respect
fully invited.
OUR COAL FIELDS.
Coal covers the entire territory to be
traversed from Bellaire to CadiZ dis
tance of % miles, and calculating that
one mile upon either side may be reached,
there are 81, $40 acres of coal in the field
that may be mined. Starting at Bellaire,
the coal is above the level of the track
for nine miles. Thence a miles, to point
about one mile North of st. ClairSyille,
it is below the proposed track, and thence
(about six miles,, to a point within two
miles of Harrisville. it is again above the
proposed track Crossing the ridge to
Short Creek valley, the coal region for
about eight miles above the proposed
track, and, altogether, for about twenty
three mics is at sufficient height above
the proposed track to be properly screen
ed and conveniently loaded into cars
The seam is of uniform thickness, which
greatly facilitates mining, and the coal
very hard, which adds much to its ship
ping qualities, and is so situated as to af
ford natural drainage, and mines to be
operated in such way as to successfully
meet the sharpest competition.
Analysis shows this comparison with
other Goals.