Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-29
NEW STREET RAILWAY.
A SPLENDID SYSTEM ON THE OHIO SIDE OF
THE RIVER a
A aRsgistsr" Reporter Driven Over the Line by
Superintendent Jolly, and Notes the Con-
diion of the Work-Ths
Conpany's Plans

only laSb FEBRUARY mdudBST d. ~
Jolly of the new street car company,
and A. R. Leyda were riding over the
B. & O. towards Belaire. Mr.. Jolly
IN his business like way looked from
the window and remarked what fine
idea he thought it would be to construct
street car line in that section OF the
valley. Mr.. Leyda agreed Mr.. jolly,
and the two magnates got from the car
at Bellaire and at once started the
movement, which Is TO be completed
by the middle OF next month and In
operation about one month later, one
of the finest street railway systems in
the country.
A REGISTER reporter, accompanied
by Manager jolly and 2. ID. Nicols, the
two heaviest stockholi ers Of the new
company, took drive over the entire
route OF the line on the Ohio side Of the
river yesterday To see the entire route
required a drive Of over % miles, and
to the reporter it was revelation.
The wisdom of the investment was
apparent on every hand. The company
made it point to pass the mills and
factories. The finest residence por-
tions of the route are also accessible to
the new line. Passing the mills has
greatly popularlzed the road.
FIFTEEN MILES OF TRACK.
The line extends to the upper end Of
Martins Ferry, two and a half miles
out the National pike from Bridgeport,
and to the limits of Bellaire. The line
on the Ohio side is eleven and half
miles long, and the branch to this city,
II the company is successful In getting
here, will add three miles. The heav-
lest grade along the line is three feet to
the one hundred, a very trislng ascent.
All along the line new houses and new
store rooms are being erected and gen.
eral improvements made. Many Of these
are directly traceable to the new COM
pany's efforts ia constructing the road.
Already, on an average. property has
increased Is per cent. In value,
along the road, and Is steadily ad-
vancing. II the road gets into Wheel
ing it's entire cost will be $500, 900, and
fifteen cars will be started. The system
and the cars used and the road in gen.
eral will have no equal In Pittsburg, it
Is said, and will be as fine as In any city
In the United States.
Either going directly past, or within
a hundred yards of the new line on the
Ohio side, the road passes the following
number of plants in full operation,
nearly all Of them improving and their
prospects exceedingly bright: Nine
glass houses, five iron mills, eight foun-
dries, three agricultural plants, eight
brick yards, four steam ferries, eight
coal mines, two Touring mills, six ma
chine factories, and at least twenty
smaller concerns, those given being the
larger industries, From the glass
houses and iron mills alone it is calcula-
ted that the two weeks pay roll is a
quarter of a million dollars. Before
constructing the line the company con-
sidered this point particularly.
STEAM FERRY AT M'MECHEN.
The lower limit Of the line is directly
opposite the town OF McMechen. There
is to be a steam ferry run over from the
b. & o. shops to connect with the new
Company's tracks. The charter for
this steam ferry has already been Sc
cured. At the Wheeling Creek mine,
at the western terminus OF the new
line, six hundred hands are given
steady employment. Nearly all OF
these men are considered as being regu-
lar patrons of the road.
1t is calculated that the route brings
in direct communication about $4,000
people on the Ohio side. The company
figures it: Martins Ferry, 1000; Bel
laire, $4,000; Bridgeport, 5000; West
Wheeling, 1000; National Pike, 2,0e0,
and intervening country along the liue,
the remainder. These persons, largely,
are DESTROYS of visiting and dealing in
Wheeling, and Mr.. jolly proposes to
bring them into Wheeling just as fast
as they desire to come.
II the company gets into this city its
capital stock will be $3.50, 900, and its
bonded Indebtedness $1,000 When
the road is started fifty men will be CIV
en- steady employment.
At the Wheeling Creek mines termi-
nus OF the road, the new company owns
four-tenths of the Brockunier farm OF
luIto uuuuIcO anu oOlOo.
recently purchased. Eighty acres are
bottom lands adapted to building
purposes. The other persons having
shares in the farm are Mr..
Graham, president OF the Etna-
Standard Company; VIM. Koehnline,
Robert T. Howell, H. M. Clark, A. L.
Houser, j. c. Dent, and II. G. Heinlein.
Each of these gentlemen own one-tenth.
The owners OF the land propose, very
soon, to lay the farm out into four hun
dred and eighty
BUILDING LOTS,
where working men can secure cheap
and comfortable homes of their own.
The reporter made it point to find
out the sentiment Of persons along the
line toward the new company. The
man was not found who had word to
say against it, As to the enterprise,
noted manufacturer said it was the
greatest introduced in the Ohio Valley
in years. He said, too, that the rail-
roads on that side of the river gave
poor facilities to the working men. At
his place fifty came by rail, and he
said the new line would get all their
patronage. Along the line everywhere
it was found that Mr.. Jolly Is q very
popular man. In his good natured way
he has made friends all along the line
and he is just the man to retain q
friendship. As a manager it Is very
evident that he has few equals.
Work is progressing in an entirely
satisfactory manner, as nine miles OF
track are laid. leaving but two miles 10