The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-26
An INTERESTING RAILROAD MEETING
Held nt WellaSurE Yester,lay-Peopie En-,
thuslnstic for tho State Limo Project,

thuslnstic for tho State Line Project.
A very interesting public railroad
meeting was hold in the Court House a.
Wellsburg yesterday. 1t was held In
tho interest Of the projected line Of rail.
road formerly known as the Wheeling,
Wellsburg 4 State Line road, which has
been substantially merged with thu
scheme Of The Pittsburgh, Cannonsburp
4 State Line Railroad Company, which
Organization now proposes to push the
combiRed projects TO their fullest extent
and ascertain II 1t is possible to build
me OF railroad from Pittsburgh to the
Ohio river at Wellsburg, and thence TO
wheeling, coming TO the river via Can.
noonsburg. The meeting was well attent.
Ell ono, there being present A number of
rennsylvanians who arc interested in
Ihe p scheme, as well as q good turnout Of
Brooke county citizens. Among the
cap'talists from outside this State who
were present were Mcssrs. W, ]. Sny.
der, A. E. Succop. II. s. Duncan. n. II
Neimann, r. NJ. McCully, G. II. Mysrs
B: l.; Wood, j., and A. L. Neimann. Of
pitlsburgh; ". II. Paxton. DR., ]. ri
donaldson, W: II. Sipe, ]. +. Budkee
Samuel Munsill and b. II. Fee. Of Can.
nonsburg, and Mr.. A. b. Paul, Of Hone.
dale, the energetic hustler. who has for
so long urged the practicabllity Of this
proposed limo and who now has good
prospects for seeing his ideas realized.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. I. II. Buchanan, President OF tia
Wellsburg Improvement Association.
who invited the Hon. J. Campbell Pal.
mer to make an address OF welcome.
Mr.. Palmer responded, speaking briefly
OF the many advantages contained in
the railroad project the meeting had
been called to consider.
A letter from Mr.. G. Meyran. presi.
dent otthe company, to Mr.. George W.
which Mr.. Meyran expressed his regret
at not being able to be present on ac.
count OF sickness. Tho letter was n
very enthusiastic one on the subject of
railroad building in general, and This
proposed State Line road in particular
and strongly urged the building Of the
road. JE@.g
President Mclean, of Bethany Col
lege, made stirring address urging TINT
the road be built through Bethany; he
SAID that community wanted it and the .
college wanted 1t, and proposed to have
Y by turning in and helping to build It,
MIR. Cooper, the Financial Agent of Beth.
any College, also spoke in favor OF build.
ing the road he dwelt in particular on
The matter Of raising sufficient funds To
insure the building. Prof. J. NJ, Tribe. i
! prominent member OF the faculty. Of .
he college, spoke in the same line,
Col. Alex Campbell, OF Bethany, ad-
'ocated the appointment of committee
o wait upon the Courty Court to ask il
o tax the people Of Buffalo district sui.
icient to raise the necessary funds to
,ulld the road down Buffalo creek. Hon. 8
J. q. Palmer spoke in the same line. and r
strongly advocated the building OF the |
Dad. G. B. Turner, Clerk Of the County
Jourt, made some remarks in regard to
he financial standing Of the county. and
'tated there should be no trouble in G
'alsing the money on Colonel Campbelrs
1lan. Ha E "" =,
An open and full discussion was had 4
~ number of citizens present, alter
which a motion was made and unani-
nously carried, to submit to the County
Jourt the question Of taxing the people s
u Buffalo and Wellsburg districts suf. t
icient to make up the 5000 per mile I
required, which would make in all about /
$50, 600. This action was vigorously ap- ,
plauded. I
Secretary A. B. Paul then made a stir i
ring address, giving the history OF the
project from its inception to the present
lime, and pointing out the benefits to be
lerived from the construction which ia
low practically assured, Us the people
ire almost q unit in wanting the road
lnd will vote for it.