Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-06
BACK FROM TOLEDO.
PRESIDENT COCHRAN MAKES REPLY TO VICE
PRESIDENT GREENOUGHr
Of the Wheeling and Lake Ene-An Interview o.
Much hierest-WOrk on the ". & 1.
R-The New locomotive
q. Work

President K. H. Cochran, Of the Wheel
ing Bridge and Terminal Railway Com
pany. arrived here yesterday morning from
Toledo, to which city he went about eight
DAYS ago, for the purpose Of joining the
marty Of Toledo and Chicago capitalists
who made the trip over the projected new
railroad from Toledo to Chicago, in which
matter Judge Cochran is interested.
During the day REGISTER man met
President Cochran. and asked as to
whether he had read the account OF the
meeting al the Chamber OF Commerce,
SATURDAY morning, as published III the
SUNDAY REGISTER. -,
smile. Il read it through, and am very
sorry that 1 was not present. .,.
What do YOU think Of Vice President
Greenough's remarks concerning Your
sclf"'
IF this man Greenough, of whom !
know something. had the bad taste 10 come
10 this city in my known absence ana make
uutrnthful and insincere statements intend
ed 10 iniure the property of the Wheeling
Bridge and Terminal Railway Company,
il is scarcely becoming in me 10 notice MN
except 10 undeceive any one here whom ne
has deceived.
THE party he heads have been for years
irving 10 defeat Wheeling railroads ana the
bridge They abandoned the Wheeling
end wears AGO. and when / had worked FOR
wears 10 secure the building Of that end
and they thought l was about 10 succeed
they did all they could 10 defeat me
and 20 defeat any efforts 10 build the
bridge. Nv rights of way. which he says
tool, 10 block them. were for the most part
ta,5eu wears ago when they had wholly ana
I'm writing abandoned the road east OF
Bowerston. \ few days before we com
pleted the financial arrangement when
have resulted in the splendid bridge ana
terminals we now see, they run through
the tapes and tickerS of all the banks and
brokers offices of New York this vicious
stab. intended to kill the entire project
viz. New York. Sept. Is, leNS. The as
sertion that the Wheeling and Lake
Frie Road and the Ohio River
Road had promised their support 10
parties who are trying 10 raise funds 10
build bridge at Wheeling is denied by
representatives OF both roads
at was assumed that the assertion had
been made in order TO make TINS DENIAL
and the boast was made that TINS trlck
,yould kill the bridge The successful
NfNFIS NtfAIt AAi III ANA-ff anu 90 -
western throat from the grip of uuircndly
hands are the head and front OF my offend
ing. III.
"When he or anyone comes here with
specific proposition 10 DO something
fair. or specific charge that
have been faithlcss 20 any Wheeling inter
esf [ will be on deck for the fair hearing
which know the people OF Wheeling Will
give me Meanwhile the bridge IS com
pleting and will soon be open 20 the Wheel
inc and Lake Erie on the same terms as to
all others
What results attended your carriage
trip along the line of the proposed new ralI-
road 90
III was very satisfactory. indeed and
our people are much pleased with the pros
poets II is a rich and fertile country, west
of Toledo on into Indiana, and as there
will be practically no competition Tor Il
very considerable distance, the line strik-
inc through Fulton and Williams coun
ties. right between the Lake Shore on the
south and the Michigan Southern ON the
north. we will have clean sweep. The
road will be a most valuable one, Wneh
completed. and viii be grand thing Tor
Wheeling. putting her i'm good shape Tor a
direct western outlet. This clipping from
the Toledo Bee, of Saturday evening Will
satisfy YOU of that The clipping was as
follows:
IN is NOT difficult to>ce Chat when the line
uuon which millions of dollars have been rA-
pended between HARRISBURG Pa. ami W heein-.
~. Va has been completed. Us % Viii %. in ihr
l,ri- of events and M. line Is finished through
to Chicago. 10 will make line from New ORR
to Chicago l1i miles shorter than the Lake
shore and from sO Co 100 miles shorter imam lhe
PENNSYLVANIA This Will put the people 40 Too
ledo and AN along tine line ON new trunk line.
gut indcucndrut of+hat fact. with many or the
roads ceuteriug at Toledo aud having no west
ern outlet and Chicago the great railroad cen.
ter of the Inited States with Toledo. the second
railroad center of the country. % is not difficult
I to see that the proposed line between the TWO
cities would operate as % -Frai iAuhri ln'o
rs hich The railroads terminating ln ih' W." great
rcuters viii pass their traffic 90 and iro.
Are the people enthusiastic about the
line"
Yes. indeed, sometimes We had crowds
of five to seven hundred at our meetings
on two or three hours notice
Have YOU taken any decided step
well one thing we did was to buy out
the projected Toledo and Chicago Air Line.
The people managing that Company had
secured subscriptions of about SoO,OOO. We
purchased their rights and franchises, ON
our own terms. and are Just that much
ahead The purchase was effected Friday.
/ / left the party az Goshen. nut the others
went on TO Chicago"
isn't it true that this projected road Is
/ but a link In through line from Chicago
/ 10 the Eastr'
/ "Now you're treading on dangerous
arouul. " said Judge Cochran. with smile.
/ II may say, hsweyer,n said the Judge,
that hope to see the day when such a
| line will be in existence, and to help that
matter ON. said he, impressively, wheel
/ ing ought 10 keep hermoney for line from
this city 10 C0nnelsYille, if she intends IN
vesting any more money in new lines. The
road from Toledo 20 Chicago vii! make one
| link i'm this line. the Wheeling and Lake
/ Erie win make another, coming over the
union bridge into the city, the projected
road from this city TO Connclsville, which
/ is going TO be built, will be another. and
| tha remainder of the line will come in time
/ IL will be short line, beating all existing
roads. I'm that respect, and viii be great
thing for the city of Wheeling