Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-05-03

8 ard from the pen of Squire w. II.
DAVIS yil Doe found elsewhere, express
ing grave fears that Ohio county cannot
afford ro take the risk involved u SUBJ
scrloug 100000 90 aid the Wheeling
and Conuelsviue Railroad Company i'm
it's project. He calls attention To- the
fact that the county has already issued
100000 of bonds 20 aid the Wheeling
Bridge and Terminal Railroad Company
and that this would make the debt
100000 The Squire quotes the zee
ported failure Of "a railroad project in
Kansas where the counties subscribing
20 it lost their subscriptions.
MARI ~ REGISTER does not deny the fact
p nl,7 the risk involved If communities.
& ( we'll as individuals, never took any
hs-isk in such matters however, the
r United States would be much farther
, behind the remainder of the civilized
world to-day in progress than She is
now a head of it.
SQUIRE DAVIS cites the fact of the
loan OF $500, 900 the county has already
,houldered for the Wheeling Bridge
and Terminal r. r. Co. as "a sort of
hacker 20 his argument why we should
nor issue more bonds TO aid the develop
ment and prosperity Of this section by
giving substantial aid 20 still more
promising railroad project.
We do not believe there are many
citizens Of Ohio county who regret
that loan of $500, 600. It is but as a
droD ip the bucket compared 20 what
the company has already spent here 10
building the finest railroad bridge ana
tunnels inn the United S,ates-and their
work is not nearly completed. Taking
the magnificent work already done as "a
basis for the assertion, we can
say confidently tina, no community
ever on 100000 20 q better use. 10
will bring Co us nearly S3,o00oo0
OF taxable property in itself 10
strikes MS that the fact is one Of the
best Of arguments why the county
should aid Che stnl grander project of
the Wheeling a CouueuSyille company
torhe extent olits means. IL is twin
IN snl AM extension OF cine former pro-
fect of whose success we are mo-" ass
s.re8 The incorporators are alt cite
Gems OF Ohio county atone and he is
near refobbor. are among the foremost
bYs.ness men of the community and
heavv +s1payers There is everything
fntbe proposition thus far 90 inspire
confidence and our correspondent does
NOT DENY Cine fact. nor that the proposed
road must be of great benefit 90 as.
AS 90 che character of the
loan which the county is asked
20 make. that is matter
for the County Commissioners and ihe
ipcorporators Of the road, committees
~ which will confer again to-morro"
.i,b, On SETTLE. The REGISTER has ad
vised a thorough discussion OF this im-
oor-anr matter. that the county may
thoroughly understand every phase oil
E, and on into the scheme with open
ewes The REGISTER does not ask that
tbe county take an undue risk one that
would mean probable loss OF the IN
vestment. On the contrary it desires
the risk TO be properly hedsed about
with sll reasonable safeguards but
5o no, make them prohioitory-
Rst as to the risk involved, Of
which Mr.. DAVIS seems 10 have such
horror. we cannot see not only why the
county should not take i' with full con
esepce. but also why it should not De
clad TO take it, with every chance OF
shining such immense benefits as the
proposed road promises. As was stated
~ Friday nights conference, by gen
rlemap who is thoroughly conversant
with the subject, Pittsburg is to-day
by her superior enterprise in building
railroads, taking the vitals right ont OF
oar own State Of West Virginia bring