Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-05-04

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here. l can give positive assurances oil
that. think you ought to make APP
plication TO us. and then you can be
satisfied. We will show you all our
plans. etc, and will guarantee that you
will be pleased.
Mr.. +. j. Hearne-I endorse all that
/ Mr.. Peterson has said.
Mr.. Wison-IIaye you plans, etc, Tor
yards?
Mr.. Hearne-I am not prepared to
sneak for the Company, as Judge C0ch-
ran and Col. BisSell are out of the city,
but can say, in general way, that we
can give you all YOU want. | would Sug-
gest that a conference between the OIL
cials of the two companies would be the
best way to get at 1t.
President Woodford-I would say that
l have had two or three informal talks
with Col. BisSell, but | did not under
stand that the matter of terminals was
settled.
Mr.. Hearne-How long ago was that?
President Woodford-About four
months.
Mr.. Hearne-A good deal has been
done since then. We have acquired
some property, and will buy more, Tor
depot purposes.
Mr.. wilson, understand that the
ordinance fixes maximum charge Tor
freight. out only as TO the bridge, ana
that the cit line and depotS would De
subject to other charges.
Mr.. Hearne-That is mistake. The
ordinance fixes the charges over the en-
tire system.
Mr.. Grecnough-I have been referred
to Judge Cochran. l want TO say that
our relations with him in the past nave
not been of the most pleasant charac-
ter When we were building our line
10 Portland, and came TO the narrow
and difficult places, we found Judge
Cochran has secured all the rights OF
way, thereby adding 100000 to our out
Law. That didn't look like helping us.
Mr.. p. IL. MOOre-Let the gentleman
be specific as TO what they want. How
much is il in dollars and cents?
Mr.. Grecenough-We want 100000
to buy land and build passenger and
freight depotS and arrange yards. II
we get it we will guarantee to spend II
right in Wheeling. We will do all that
is possible for the Union bridge. but we
want our own house TO live in when we
get here
Mr.. Peterson - The Wheeling and
Lake Erie needn't have any commune
cation with Judge Cochran, if the Off
cials don't want to. Col. BisSell is
managing things. and he can be dealt
with. | am sure he will take great
pleasure i'm laying all information be-
fore the Wheeling and Lake Erie peo-
pie. Ohio county has 100000 in this
thing. Ourcompany has looked for this
very thing. and has prepared for 1t with
a double-track bridge and double-track
tunnels. and we will accommodate
every one. l don't see why there should
be 4 separate depot. We will give you
all possible aid. and on equal terms.
There can be no discrimination. That
would not be to our interests. We will
have to treat all alike Col. BiSSell and
the other gentlemen of our company
will be glad TO see the Wheeling and
Lake Erie gentlemen.
Mr.. Moore-ThiS is question be-
tween the city of Wheeling and the
Wheeling and Lake Erie people. |
don't see what the Bridge and Terminal
people have TO do with it,
Col. O'Brien-But they decline to deal
with the Bridge aud Terminal people,
because they find Judge Cochran in the
way.
MIR. Moorc-That is a matter between
them.
Col. O'Brien-Messrs. Peterson and
Hearne say they will give the Wheeling
and Lake Erie people all they want.
Let them 90 TO Colonel BiSSell and say
what they want, and if they don't get
il. then | think this Chamber will see
that they get what they want.
Mr.. Moore-If the gentlemen want
contribution to come here, then their
dealings should be with the city of
Wheeling, and not with the Bridge and
Terminal Railroad Company.
Mr.. Greenough-I want to say frankly
that | have no personal animoSity in
this matter toward Judge Cochran.
You say, Come and rent house
from me-" We want our own
house. This thing of sleeping two in a
bed is not a good thing. We want TO
use the bridge. but we want our own
depot. We will go up the stairs together
with you. but we want separate room.
There is no sentiment here. This Is
matter of business.
Mr.. Ewing don't see why gentle
men should obiet to committee. The
Wheeling Bridge and Terminal Com
pany are here, and are part of us, but
all the roads now here, except the Ohio
River road, have separate dcpOtS. III
the Wheeling and Lake Erie has no sep
arate depot it will MOI be on terms of
equality with the other and competing
lines. What these gentlemen want, no
doubt. if to confer with you and see how
they can be put on terms of equality
with other roads. That this committee
could determine. | don't see why there
should be any objection TO this from any
quarter.
Mr.. Moore would like to second
Mr.. Ewing'S motion and have commit
tee appointed | don't see what harm
IL can do. and we might find out some
thing we don't know at present. There
is no use i'm keeping this thing in the
dark.
The motion to appoint a committee OF
five was then put and adopted, with the
understanding that the President of the
Chamber should be cr-oticio one of the
committee.
The President said he would appoint
the committee at another time.
Later in the day he announced it as
consisting of MeSSrS. j. ID. Ewing, +.
IL. Moore, A. j. Sweeney, Jas. Is.
fancy, with the President as a MEM
Der.
Mr.. Greenough then acknowledged
the courteSieS extended to himself and
others, and promised that his company
would deal with the city and citizens OF
Wheeling in liberal and cordial spirit.
Mr. J. Il. fancy suggested that II
might be well to take the visiting gen
tlemen over thealine of the terminal
road, as they were in partial ignorance
as TO its scope, and this idea was incor-
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