Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-03-13
THROUGH TO CHICAGO.
A Most Important Railroad Plan
Outlined,
Inn WHICH WHEELING LARGELY
F.g7rss-Ths Vanisr5ils SAID To Have Perfected
Pans for ths Extension O.. the Reading To
Wheeliug-The Terminal System To Be
Uhli1sd-On to Chicago Via he
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There have been railroad rumors
without number, concerning Wheeling,
during the past year or TWO.
The most important, 10 many respects
and probably the most plausible, came
10 light yesterday.
IL true, or anything like true II
means moro for Wheeling than any
thing which has transpired in local
railroad circles for many DAY, aud
sheds a lot Of light on a number OF
heretofore dark spots in this vicinity.
Ifit isn'ttrue it's sinteresting at least,
aud shows the resources Of the railroad
romancer.
The story IS the utterance OF very
prominent railroad representatives who
IS alleged 10 be acquainted with the In
side facts regarding the matter. 1t
was brought out by remark concern
ing what is known in the coal regions
Of Pennsylvania as the Beech Creek
route. He said:
The true state OF the case is this;
tits true that labOrers are now az work
on the roadway OF that line iIom 6aL-
zam, in Clearield county, toward the
Pennsylvania coke regisn, where IL VIII
cross the Pennsylvania railroad near
Latrobe, aud thence proceed through TO
Wheeling. The Nauderbiits are doing
this, and the recent active work on the
Beech Creek road is very intimately
associated with the late Reading deal
Another significant fact lies IN the
sDecial attention j. ID. Laying, formerly
general manager OF the Pennsylvania
Company. but now occupying the same
p0sition with the West Shore road, Is
giving these Improvements. This l2O
miles OF road will give the Reading
their long desired eastern connection
what special benefit will the Van
derbilts derive from this Beech Creek
contamination as related 10 the Read
inc deal?" inquired the reporter.
with Wiuiamsport, Pa, on the west
erD border OF the anthracite coal re-
yiop. rbis connection by the Vanderbilt
system means an enormous tonnage Of
coal via the new route 20 the western
markets, and 10 return they Will pro
cure at the least 1000 cars per week oi
Connellsville coke. This means direct
competition with the Pennsylvania rail-
road"
.'How will they get their connection
10 the west?'
..Now YOU strike one OF the most in
teresting features OF this new deal. The
Wheeling Bridge and Terminal Com
Danv. which has 80 long been an enig-
ma in many quarters Of the railroad and
financial world. will now be utilized 10
tbat respect. That work has been go
ing on very quietly but steadily. The
workmanship and material have been
strictly OF the Grst-claSs order, and al
ready - 600. 600 have been expended IN
bridge and terminal construction az
Wheeling. Property near the Court
House has been purchased and II
will be the site OF a large and
magnificent station for passengers aud
general freight offices. Any intelh-
gent observer would know that this
Wheeling work and Improvement
could not possibly yield any return
IN the promoters n 10 were only
intended for terminal or switching
charge returns. The Nanderbilts have
been back OF all those heretofore mystic
rious construction developments In the
Nail City. The wheeling and Lake
Erie is in this scheme also. That line
connects with the Mckee Plate road at
Rellaire. It is now known that the
Vanderbilts have been picking up
stock OF this last named road
from Wheeling 20 Toledo, ana
thev now control AS miles
between Wheeling and Chicago. This
gives them line .3 miles shorter than
the Baltimore and Ohio, and will enable
them to handle the coke business by
this new route by way of Wheeling in
stead OF Cleveland, as 80 the present
time. From New York % Chicago via
the Pennsylvania lines IS 9le miles, and
while this new Vanderbilt route would
be ESQ miles. their advantage will be In
the fact that their lines will directly
tap the coke territory by means Of the
Pittsburg. McKeesport and Goughiogh-
erv and thp Beech Creek route.