The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-10
TILE STATE LINE ROAD.

The Advantages offered to tho City OF
WheelinE-lirooko Count,'s Advocacy.
To he Editor Of he IN,elligaccr. ~
SlR:-The citizens OF Brooke county
from time immemorial have been in
sympathy with every interest OF the city
Of Wheeling and Ohio county, and are
now paying interest on large sum
donated TO the p, W. & Ky. railroad.
The T., G. u st. L. railroad Is located
about nine milesequi.distant between the
Panhandle and Is. d 0. railroad and
will open up a rich farming and mineral
country inaccessible several months in
the year on account OF tho condition OF
the country roads. Fe1
Ihiscounty abounds in coal, limestone,
building stone OF the finest quality, and
Is thickly populated with rs intelligent
and ehterprising farmers rs are to be
found in uny section OF West Virginia or
Western Pennsylvania. One half the
year dairy farmers haul their products
from six to eight miles to the Pan Handle
or Il. 4 0. railroad. Besides, there are
thousands Of tons OF hay and other farm
products on the line OF this road that arc
almost valueless for want of marketing
facilities. y Q
Almost all the trade OF Brooke county
and considerable from Washington
county, would go to Wheeling. The
travel from Bethany and all along the
line IN Brooke county would add greatly
to the daily number OF visitors to your
city. When delegation of a dozen or
more prominent business men OF Pitts.
burgh and Cannonsburg, headed by such
men as President I1eyran, Niemenn, and
Wood, visit your city to lay before your
County Commissioners proposition to
build this road into your city limits-
backed by q petition OF nearly one hun
bred OF your most prominent citizans
and Taxpayers, one would suppose they
you'd meet with an earnest endorse
ment Of so important an enterprise,
The proposition to build the road for
the small sum OF one hundred thousand
dollars and not require even the pay
ment Of the ten per cent necessary to
make the subscription legal, till that
amount has been expended in actual
work on the road in your county,
and not requiring the ninety per cent
I'LL the road is in complete working
order--is such proposition as is seldom
offered, and to my knowledge was never
refused by any euterprisins and public
spirited people.
The construction OF the road would
necessiiale sthe expenditure OF at least
TWO hundred thousand dollars in your
county, besides adding to the population
of your city considerable number Of
employees OF the road, aud add almost
The whole amount OF your subscription
TO the taxable property OF your county. |
1t would add another road to cross your
bridge and aid in making it a profitable
investment.
The vast number OF advantages arts.
ing from the construction OF this road TO |
she city of Wheeling are too numerous
70 mention, and too evident to all hush
ness men to require further argument.
Let me assure you that never in the
county OF Brooke has there been such
unanimous and earnest expressions in
favor Of any former enterprise, and we
earnestly hope the press OF your city
will give the Pittsburgh, Cannonsburg 4
tate Line Railroad Company their cor.
dial support. Yours respectfully,
II. &C.
Bethany, ". "a, December 8, 1880.