Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-09-30
THE NEW ROAD.
SEVERAL PROMOTERS OF THB STATE LINE
IN TOWN.
Tie Situation Of the Riisbarg. Caalcnsbug and
State Line Prgect-Ppgrss Of
the Scheme Tie Proposed
Meeting To-day.

The train which arrived IN this city
last evening from Pittsburg brought
several prominent citizens of PittSburg,
vino had come here 10 meet other gem
tlemcn from this State and Pennsylvania
I'm am informal discussion of the proposed
Pittsburg, CanonSburg and State Line
Railroad. Among the gentlemen present
was Charles Meyran, President of the
company. The other PittSburg gentle
men there were Chief Engineer K. h..
McCully. b. l.. Wood, IT.. Joseph Abel,
+. n. Meyer, and II. II. Niemann. In
c'udcd I'm the party was Hon.
John T. Donaldson, of CanonS-
burg. and John +. Budkee, from
the same place. samuel George, OF
Wellsburg, President of the Wheeling,
Welsburg and state Line Railroad, and
A. n. PAUL. Secretary of the same.
The party registered 40 the Mcclure,
and the informal talk which occurred
during the evening took place largely
among the different members i'm the ro-
tunda aud reading room of the hotel
n was intended 10 have meeting last
evening at which Mayor Soabright and
other citizens OF Wheeling might be
present 60 Join IN the discussion, but as
SD short notice of the proposed meet
ing was given them. they were pre-
vented by other engagements from be-
ing present.
In the informal talk OF last evening
among other things which We're agreed
unou was the transfer of the rights OF
way and franchises of the Wheeling,
WclI,burg and State Line Railroad
Company To- the new company. nothing
now remaining TO be done but the eN-
ccuting aud recording OF the necessary
papers which will bee done i'm few
days. the Piusburg, CannouSburs and
State Line Railroad Company assuming
Ian the obligations conferred ON the
original company, and the road will
hereafter Doe known under this last
uame
The gentlemen are anxious TO meet
/ the citizens of Wheeling In discussion
of this road. aud are especially DESTROYS
/ ot meeting the members of the Chamber
/ of Commerce. az their hall, and 40 ten
o'clock this morning II convenient. The
OBJECT OF holding the meeting is TO get
I tho citizens Of Wheeling Interested M
I that norton of the line between this
| city and WellSburg. or i'm other words
/ tO get them 20 assist in the securing OF
/ the right of way and necessary SubScrip-
lions FOR building the road between
these TWO points. As has been before
recorded In these columns the sum OF
$4,000 was voted 10y the citizens OF
I WellSburg ON the 18th Of last May Tor
carving the road 20 the state line,
100000 has been raised in Pitts
burg. $4,000 in CannonS6rg. and some
$4,000 no other points along the line,
making total of $4,000. The road
las now quite familiar 10 our readers,
Iwiu extend from Wheeling To- Pitts
/ aurgh. and the entire cost Of The same
/ is expected 90 reach iu the nc.ghbor-
/ hood of 80 900. 600. There has been q
standing offer by the capitalists who
contemplate the building OF the road 70
commence operations ass soon as the
right of way aud 5000 mile is secured,
/ iucludiug Wheeling and Pittsburgh.
] Tho shortest survey made between
these TWO points IS sixty miles. There
b is another route surveyed of SiXty-two
miles. which survey, although trIile
| longer. viii probably bo the one adopt
led. Us 10 passes through more
advantageous territory. Three sur
VOWS have now been made
between Cauousburg and PittSburg, a
distance of about l9 miles The major
[ ity of the right ol way between CanonS-
Ibure and the Ohio river has been ST.
cured, and mach Of that between Cam
Ionsturc aud Pitysburg. One of the
great advantages claimed for the new
road is that for q distance OF % miles,
/ between Wclisbmg aud Can0nsburg, 1t
omen, up ana entirely new territory, and
lover am iuhabltable area of from I'D 10
/ do miles in width, while from CauonS-
burg 90 Pittsburg there Will be little
competition apart from "a narrow gauge
/ lime which runs portion of the dis
lance.
There ara also other matters not mem
toned n this article. all of which the
gentlemen are DESTROYS Of discussing
with the citizens of Wheeling ass being
"a matter which they believe will re-
douud Co her future welfare and pros
/ pcrity.
Late last evening several members Of
I the party called upon Judge Cochran at
I hi, apartments at The Mcclure, and were
cordially received. after which there
was a general chat over the now project.