The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-16
THE STATE LINE ROAD.

THE STATE LINZ ROAD.
Tho Proposition to Subscribe 800, 900 to
Its Capital Stock SO Modified rs to De.
feat II. ~ @
The County Commissioners met yes.
terday to continue the consideration OF
the petition OF leading manufacturers
and business men that the Board would
pass the ordinance submitting to a vote
Of tho people the question Of subscrib.
ing 100000 TO the capital stock OF the
Pittbureh, Cannonsburg K State Line
Railroad Company. All tho members
were on band, President Dobbins In the
chair, and President @. Meyran, A. L.
Succop and Z. L. McCully, OF Pittsburgh,
A. 3. PAUL, OF Ohio, r. II. Cotton, oil
Wellsburg, and others interested In the
project. DR.. r. W. Hazlett, OF the
Chamber Of Commerce Committee, was
the only member there.
Before the meeting several OF those
who had signed the petition told mem.
beers OF the Board that they had done SO
merely out OF personal friendship ia
Col. Alex Campbell, who presented It,
and they did not desire that the pres
ence OF their names on tho paper should
have any weight with tho Commission
ers In forming their judgment.
The meeting was called 10 order at
pm.
Clerk Pendleton read tho resolution
offered by Mr.. Cruise at the last meet
Ing, and pending when that meeting al
journed:
BETTER COKE RATRS.
Rcsolrtd, That when the Pittsburgh
Cannonsburg & State Line Railroad
Company gives to the Board OF Commits
sioners OF Ohio county such guaranteed
no will assure this Board and the citi
zens Of Ohio county that the aforesait
railroad company will deliver coke in tho
city Of Wheeling ut as low rates rs arc
enjoyed by Pittsburgh manufacturers
this Board will submit 10 the voters O
Ohio county proposition to subscribe
St80 COO to the capital stock OF the aiore
said railroad company.
He also read communication from
+. Schenck 4 Sons, asking that theil
name be considered withdrawn from
the petition OF the State Line road.
MIR. SlcGregor opposed the passage o
the resolution. s
MIR. Cruise presented briefly the argl,
ments in its favor. ~
Mr.. McColloch said ho would like t.
see different route, coming down Shor
Creek. lie opposed road along tn,
river.
Mr.. Gruse asked II the company woull
listen to proposal to change the route
and another member wanted to hea
from President Meyran as to coke rates
MIR. Meyrau again explained that the
company could not guarantee cheaper
coke rates now, because it had to make
traffic arrangements with other roads
which would not agree to that. As to I
change OF route, it was notimpracticabl,
and direct line from Short Greek Il
Bethany might be built and he weuld
favor it. But Wellsburg could not be
LETT out in the cold. Mr.. N1eyran said
he was not railroad man, and, he was
sorry he got into this. II Wheeling
could not meet the company half way
they would be compelled to leave
Wheeling and not return.
MIR. McGregor said that he realized
that this road was not what Wheeling
wanted, but it would be worth all &c
the county that was asked for it. The
county wanted and would doubtless aid
direct line to the coke fields, also.
Mr.. Koch thought this project not the
best. He did not think one OF bis con,
stituents wanted this. Instead Of bene,
fitting Wheeling it would benefit Pitts
burgh at Wheeling's expense.
ROAD THROUGH THE COUNTY.
Mr.. McColloch offered a substitute fol
Mr.. Gruse's resolution: 81
Resolred, That the Board OF Com.
missioners will submit 10 a vote Of
the people OF Ohio county proposition
to subscribe 100000 TO the stock OF The
Pittsburgh, Cannonsburg & State Line
Railroad Company il the proposed route
OF said road ahall be 60 changed as to
come direct from Bethany, in Brooke
county. to Wheeling, in this county, by
way OF West Liberty.
Alter some further talk, Mr.. Dobblns
said from what Mr.. Meyran said, il
would be useless TO, adopt this, and Mr.
McColloch withdrew il. Mr.. Cruises
resolution wss then adopted, all voting
for il but Mr.. hlcGregor and President
Dpbbins. Mr.. McGregor said he had
never voted against 9 railroad in his life,
and did not propose to nov. When be
did, it might be set down that be had
lost his mind.
Mr. Cruise aaid !! the company would
come with proposition to build direct
lineto the coke fields and ask for $780,
600 or 100000, he felt that he could
guarantee that it would be subscribed.
Mr.. Meyran withdrew the proposition
Of the eonlpany and he and his compan-
ions withdreN,
GENERAL BUSINESS.
An ordinance to improve the Ohio
county law library was read three times
and passed.
& resolution yyea a|so nasaed reop.st