Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-15
.TO-DAY'S MEETING,
N tbs INTEREST OF TIE PiTISBUaG AND
STATE LINE RAILROAD.
The Bard Of Commissioners 10 Assemble al Two
Ollsek TITS Afternoon TO Pass Upon the
QlestiOn ofSabmittlng the Loan
70 the People.


70 the People.
This afternoon at o'clock the Board
of County Commissioners will meet in
special session 10 resume the considera-
ton of the petition presented in the in
torests of the Pittsburg, CannonSburg
and State Line Railroad Company, ask
ing that the people be allowed TO vote
upon an ordinance, by the terms of
which the county will subscribe 500, 900
to the capital stock of the Company
named.
On the third page of this issue the
REGISTER prints a very complete rail-
road map Of the country between Wheel
ing, Connellsyille, Pittsburg and
Beaver, showing the route to be taken
by the proposed road, and giving at
glance the entire railroad situation
hereabOutS. This map should be stud
led By business men, and others Inter
eSted in the road, and should be pre-
served for reference in the future.
The project to build an independent
line from Wheeling to PittSburg was
originally an enterprise of number OF
Wheeling and WellSburg gentlemen,
who got out charter for the road in
West Virginia under the name OF the
Wheeling, WellSburg and State Line
Railroad Company. The line of the
road was located from Wheeling to
Welsburg, and competing lines or
routes were surveyed between the latter
point and PittSburg. The laws oil
Pennsylvania require that in order 10
obtain charter for railroad, there
must be >, 200 per mile subscribed and
ten per cent. OF the subscription paid
i'm. aud OF the incOrpOratorS
nine must be citizens OF Penn
sylyauia. This being so, a number
oil Pittsburg and Cannonsburg people
were interested in the enterprise, and
charter was secured in Pennsylvania
for the PittSburg. CannonSburg n
State Line Railroad Company, which
embraced the old corporation. Since
then the line has been definitely sur
veved and located between Nellsburg
and PittSburg, via. Bethany and Can
nOnSburg, as shown on the map, ana
branch has also been located, from Il
point about midway between CannonS-
burg and PittSburg, to the Mononga-
bella river, at McKeeSport, where a con-
nectiOn is made and traffic arrange
ment entered into with the Pittsburgh
II Lake Erie railroad. which enters the
coke field at several points. This traffic
arrangement will be in force and effect
until the T., G. n :. l.. can build an
independent coke line across the cOun-
try from McKecSport To Mt. Pleasant,
i'm the very centre Of the coke region.
The projected road cuts the distance
between PittSburg and Wheeling down
To- 60 miles, the Panhandle being rs
miles and the Il. Il o. 20.
The Pennsylvania people, interested
in this projected road from this city,
have spent thousands of dollars in sur
veys and in perfecting the organization.
All the necessary papers have been filed
in this city. i'm Charleston, and also At
Wellsburg and at Harrisburg, Pa, and
maps and protilcS of the road have been
made. and are on file in the Office OF the
County Clerk. at the Court House here.
In a recent interview, President Mey-
ran. of the Railroad Company, said:
There has never been from the in
cipiency any other idea than the one
now proposed, viz, road from Wheel
ing TO PittSburg via WellsbGrg and Il
branch into the coke regions and this
has only been done after very careful
investigation of the topography OF the
country. There has been about 300
miles OF survey made and We can assure
Won that these lines are the only outlets
Into the coke regions of Allegheny,
and WesmOreland counties and the
northern part Of FIyettc county,
Pennsylvania, and no person unac-
quainted with these regions can
form any correct idea OF what
10 means to reach the coke regions 50
called We have been asked why not
build across the country from bethany
TO Wheeling. reply, first, because the
organization has located and accepted
contracts that would be impossible to
ignore, besides doing great injustice to
the friends of the enterprise at Wells
burg aud Bethany; second. the coal IN
tcrcSts on Buffalo creek would not be
accommodated: third, the heavy grades
and many aud long tunnels would make
too expeuSivea road and one not practical
for main line; fourth. future interests
along the Ohio Valley would be at a
great disadvantage. Terminal facili-
Ties have been secured at WellSburg and
Pi,tsburg"
Mr.. Cotton. one Of the Directors in
the Railroad Company, was asked about
the assertion, frequently heard in this
city. that the proposed road would
merely be- a line through which the
Wheeling x Lake Erie would reach
PittSburg. by bridge thrown across
the river at Portland. He said
Il have no idea that the Wheeling 4
Lake Erie will bridge the river at Port
land. They have extended their line to
SteubcuVillc, where they connect with
the Pennsylvania system, and have pro-
icctcd road on up the river, but that,
| think. Is the extent OF their ambition
la that direction. But even with I
bridge az Portland, il would be but an
additional reason for running our line
down 10 this city. because if we ended
our line az the river Wheeling would
get little or no benefit from
il. because of the transfers necessary,
while to have another through and COM
pcting line along the river. would be to
give Wheeling her share, and very
large share, of the trade and traffic OF
the people all along the road clear to
CannonSburg. The whole Buffalo creek
valley will be- opened up to Wheeling by
this line, and besides that, and the UNI
doubted coke advantages which will
follow, the great coal basin in the upper
part Of Ohio comfy, now untouched,
will be made accessible by branch line
up the valley of Short creek"
A good many business men have sig
nilied their Intention of being present
at this afternoon session of the Board,
and as President Meyran and the Board
of Directors of the Company VIII be
here. the meeting will be a large one.
Notice.
Those intending to have their chill
dren's pictures taken at our studio will
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