The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-10
Observation-Disclosures
T,l,htte',8IW,I.!h7ge.Iesl!ling' and Lake Erie
u \ 'li il Ohio.
FOR THE sPRESENTtATSLEHST.
Chief Engineer Wilson Interviewed
Mt tho Windsor last Nighttime
M Connection WITH nyS,vhccl.
ES1 Ing llnllrond Enterprise. < Mi I;


8lMr. Q. ,A.SWilson, Chief Engineer. Of
the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
with Messrs. Anderson and Cook, solci.
tors fol: the same company, ure at tho
Hotel Windsor, An iISrELLloENcER re.
porter. found Mr.. Anderson laid up with
the grippe last night and Mr.. Cook busy
entertaining him. Mr,Wilson was well
and at leisure, and when tho reporter
INTERCEPTED him concerning the Wheel
Ing and Lake Eric, the operations Of
which are attracting SO much attention
hereabouts Just now, he kindly con.
scented TO tell what no knows. y
g"Nlr. Wilson, there Is much specula.
ton concerning your, presence here, and
the matter has assumed such shnpo Ms to
become subject OF public interest,"
~ have no doubt OF that; the iact TINT
the Wheeling 4 Lake Eric las been con.
nected with the Wheeling railroad en-.
tsrprises by the newspapers and others
has created an interest which Is natural,
II not entirely justifiable. :'we arc here,
however, to look after our interests in
the extention to Bellaire. NIessrs. An
derson and Cook will begin at once In an
effort to secure MD and right OF way for
an extention OF our line from Portland
Station to Bellaire by way OF Martins
Ferry and : Bridgeport. Surveys have
also been made from sAdcna via st..
Clairsville TO the B.. & o., and Ihave en-
gineers in our office in Steubenville
working up these maps for tile purpose
OF showing alignments, grades and cost,
and l think n better line than has been
anticipated can be had, both rs to grades
and cost. The heaviest grade OIL the line
think will not exceed fifty feet to the
mile. Also, the people on that line seem
much interested, and I believe right OF
way and much substantial aid can be
Obtained - : g',,, n, &. ili. ~
s"But the opinion seems to prevail
generally that those surveys arc all a
bluff VIZ ~ 8 4.
THAT is exactly what The people OF
Hopedale, Ohio, said when we made the
survey by way OF Adena, n little more
than a year ago. Adena gave lis free
right of way and 81, 900 mile, and the
road went that way. OF course We have
preferences, and any business man can
sec what route we would prefer to go to
Bellaire by, il circumstances were simi.
lar. But we must do the best we can
with our opportunities and money, and
unless we can see better investment in
going to Bellaire by way OF Martins
Ferry we will 60 by way OF Adena. The
proceeds OF our securities authorized by
the stockholders meeting are barely
enough to cover cost OF construction,
and we must solicit aid and rights Of
way. 15l3ii553 y
1T has been stated in interviews with
other parties that you arc obligated to
extend your road TO Martins Ferry. Is
this truo?" q s. q Il
"r suppose these people drew this in.
ference from the ADVERTISING and action
OF stockholders two years ago, when au-
thority was given to extend the road to
Martins Ferry, but don't see where the
obligation comes in. The bonds, from
the proceeds Of (which our extension was
constructed to the river, are a second
mortgage on the entire line, and this was
really the security on which they were
marketed. We are coming to Martins
Ferry, il We get good show and sutli.
cient encouragement
"Howi were you trs ed in Steuben-
vile 2" ,,'s q Il = *; -
I've have secured considerable aid in
Steubenville, and the right OF way is
nearly NIL obtained much OF was dona.
ted, and the remainder gotten on reason.
able terms. AS soon as We can close the
few remaining pieces we will contract
for the work. This we hope to do now
very shortly" !.
S"Have you made any arrangements
for coming to Wheeling now, or at any
future time ~ d d 5. :! 3,
"No, we have made no arrangements
to enter Wheeling. We have no con-
tract or agreement with any parties or
corporations whereby access to Wheel
ing can be mad. We are trying to get ut
as much MS possible OF the business ON
the other side. OF the river. We have
data which shows lis that Wheeling's
business is represented by about 250, 900
cars per year, and Bellaire's business by
150, 900 cars. Bellairc is therefore 5of
importance enough to look after Mt once,
for5we have no assurance that that bust
ness will always be accessible, while the
Union Bridge must always give us
an entrance to Wheeling. But you
must not understand me to say that the
Wheeling t& Lake Eric will come to
Wheeling w that route, for what we
may propose when ready to come to
Wheeling may depend upon intervening
circumstances. The Wheeling & Lake
Erie has no interests OF any kind in this
city, and SIS not connected with any
Union depot or belt line schemes. In
her present condition; the Wheeling d
Lake Erie cannot build railroad unless
it can be mado to pay, and pay at
once. Il &
III TILE UNION BRIDGE COMPANY
IL Now Itently TO Ask for Needed Privileges
on the South Side. .sN