The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-01
THEIR OPINIONS.
What a Number Of Prominent
Business Men Sid
ABOUT OHIO COUN1Y'S DUTY
With Regard to Issuing Bonds for
100000 to be Invested in Traffic
Bonds Of tho Wheeling & Con.
ncllsyIIle Railroad Co.

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Bonds ofthe Wheeling s. Con.
neIlsyIIle Railroad Co.
Although it was only two days ago
that the Wheeling L Conneilsville Rail.
road Company first mentioned the mat.
ter OF asking the County Commissioners
to allow an election to be held to decide
the matter Of the county subscribing
5OO, 900 to the building fund OF tho pro.
4 posed road, and taking in return for II
traffic bonds for that amount, the mat
ter has created the most intense interest
in all quarters, and people OF all classes
are talking about the new road as
though it was under construction.
There was never, perhaps, an enterprise
that SO thoroughly aroused the citizens
as does the Wheeling & Conne!lsville
Railroad.
Tbs first person who does not recog-
nize in 1t splendid thing for Wheeling
| Is yet to be found, and though one gen.
tIeman was found yesterday who was
opposed to the issuing Of bonds Of the
county to help the road, he was opposed
to 1t only on the ground taken by many
good and conservative business men,
that it is not well for any one to be in
debt. There were great many who did
not understand the plan proposed by
the company, and who did not know
what traffic bonds are, but for the most
part they were SO thoroughly assured
that the gentlemen who are ut the head
Of the concern mean business and are
above reproach that they are willing TO
believe the scheme good one, because
it has been given the eRnCtion OF such
men.
Below will be found the opinions Of
few business men and firms that were
visited by tho 1NTRLLJGENcER yester.
day:
Senator Alex. Campbell, Of the Globe
Contract Company, thinks the city and
Ohio county need the road so badly that
they can afford to do anything they can
go long as the county can bs made safe. |
J. w. Hunter-"The matter is one OF
great Importance to Wheeling, and one
that tho manufacturers should have
taken hold OF twenty years ago. II the
county Is secured | think the subscrip- |
tion ought 10 be made"
r. K. Giffen-"So long as the county
will lose nothing in the matter, the cub
tcription should be made. ! do not OK.
pect outsiders to come in and give us
anything without we make it worth
while. Capital does not have to seek
investments ofthat sort. 1t must be in.
duced."
Jacsb Snyder ~ think tho road
would be the best thing that could be
done for the general good Of the CON.
munity. 4 connection with the Con-
nellsville coke region is the thing that is
needed and needed badly. The sooner
the work is commenced the better"
"You think the county should make
the subscription then%
ut has done the same for much worse
roads and she hasn't gotten left. With
that road Wheeling needs to take back
seat for no town CO q manufacturing
centre.h
Mr.. Henry Baer-"I think the money
should bs subscribed at once. II $780,
900 Is not enough make it 100000. l
think il is the only way money should
be subscribed 10 railroads, and the prop
osition should be received with open
hands. 1t is the keystone Of the situa.
ton, and will transform Wheeling from
a village to city,"
q. S. Feeney-"From what ! can learn
think the road would be great ad-
vantage 10 Wheeling. Not only to the
manufacturers, but on all lines. 1t
would open up to the johbing trade
large piece Of territory THAI Wheeling
cannot now reach, and which is con-
trolled by Pittsburgh. There is much
OF that territory now controlled by Pitts
burgh in which, II Wheeling could
reach 1t, she would have decided ad-
vantage. We have studied the map
with reference to it, and we can sec
where our chance would come in. The |
subscription should be made II the |
county can do go with any reasonable
degree Of safety, for it would lead to
other benefits"
Kirbach 4 Helmbright-"We need
railroads and people, and the easiest way |
to get them is the best. The county
should make the subscription"
Hszlett, Wheat 4 Hays-"We are
very much in favor of the county max.
ing the subscription. l think it will
benefit the town in every way. 1t will |
not only improve the condition OF the
manufacturers, but 1t will open up to
the jobbers territory beyond that now
reached by them. 1t is my opinion"
said Mr.. Hazlett, shat it will be a greater
heneat to Wheeling than any railroad
that ever came into it."
Hoehle, Ellis, Herbert & Co.-"We
are in favor OF the subscription, and
think steps 10 make it should be taken
at the earliest possible day."
Mr.. John s. Naylor-"I am heartily in
favor OF the county subscribing liberally
TO the proposed road, and think the
proposition is one Of the most important
ever presented 10 this community. AS
to the matter OF accepting traffic bonds,
the idea iG q novel one. but II they are
legal and are properly secured, aB they
doubtless will be, can see no objection
TO taking them. In short, l am in favor
OF encouraging the building Of the road.
think 1t will be OF more direct benefit
to the city and county than even the
Union bridge"
3 Henry Speyei-"I do not think the
town can have too many railroads and
II We can get more Without going beyond
the limit Of the county debt, the sub
scriptiou ahould be made"
W. T. Burtt-"1t we want TO retain
the germs OF Wheeling's life which are
her manufacturing Embellishments, is
Il wise, In the face OF the fact that the
Bodley's and Sweeney's are pulling up
70 leave; with the Central Glass Works
hanging by thread, to 40 on issu'
lisg bonds on long time to tax
the factories that we have 30 that they
will be forced TO leayeP am not very
well posted in such matters, but ! think
the matter ahould be very carefully con.
sidered before they jump in and increase
taxes"
Greer 4 Laing-"We would be very
much in favor OF tho road, and 500, 900
does not seem TO be too much. The
road will eventually pay the city and
the county indirectly Il there is never
any direct income from the tubscriP'
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