Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-05-21
A card from Mr. j. x. Jolly.
EditOr or ths Register:

To- hs EdtOr OF the Register;
SIR: AS have not yet asked for an OPP
p~ortunity to explain our situation here to
the public in regard TO the Street Railway
differences, and have refrsined from get
ting into controversy with them through
the newspapers until the present time,
would not have done so in the future II 1t
had not been for the fact that some or the
people Who represent the Wheeling Street
Car Line have made u wild assertions
that 1 deem it justice TO myself and TO the
citizens of the Ohio side Of the river to give
YOU my statement.
In the first place, l think about the first
of last February, Mr.. A. r. Leyda and
myself thought we would ask for a fran
chise on the Ohio side Of the river, run
ming from Bellaire TO Martins Feery, O.
In purchasing the old horse car line at Bel
laire, which we did before asking for a
franchise. we were shown several letters
by Nh. Felix, who was then President OF
the Bellaire Street Railway line, from Mr.,
Hazard, of Cleveland, who is one OF Mr..
Kimbal's and Mr.. Champions associates,
not only in the Wheeling line but, l be-
lieye. in several others. These letters
were dated, 1 think, months past or pre-
vious to our having any thought Of pur-
chasing this line; the letters showed very
evidently that Mr.. Hazard did not desire
m purchase same; of course he would not,
as he was interested in the Wheeling line
running up from Benwood on the West
Virginia side Of the river and they would
cot all the travel from Bellaire by the
wav Of the Bellaire ferry, which
would save them bridge toll, II
hey were 10 come up on this side OF the
river and take them across the bridges,
so il is very evident 10 the people that
thew never contemplated building a line
from Bellaire to Martins Ferry TO parallel
their line on the West Virginia side. And
acain MIR. Hazard, Champion and Kim
hall. or any other parties had a right,
and have vet las the town and City Coun-
Gil cannot give any exclusive right TO any
street car liDe) TO come and ask for a
franchise the same as myself and associ-
ares did. and MIR. Champion and Kimball
cannot claim that they had no knowledge
of this franchise OF ours being asked for,
as n was about five weeks after we had
made application for the franchise before
n was given 10 us, and it is q well known
fact thstit was not only known here, but
IN was thoroughly circulated in all the
Wheeling papers about our asking for
same Now why did they not come and
aSk for this franchise at that timel They
sov that our line runs over about 1900 feet
of a franchise given TO Sweeney * Co,
their successors and assigns; il this is true
This does not bar them by us building
onr line. as we have no exclus-
i've rights AID cannot have.
Moreover they assert that they will carry
Messengers for cheaper fare than our line
will: if this is true, they have not done 1t
vet. up TO the present date, as the citizens
well know here that II they want TO get
over into Wheeling they have got to walk
- tho ANhnalfNn Z RAlmnnf
Co's bridge and pay tsn cents for riding
from there over to Wheeling, which does
not exceed a mile. II this is what they call
cheap fare. the citizens here fail TO look at
hin that light. They also assert that we
have not the proper franchise here; this
we know to be imagination and think II
will De fully demonstrated that we have IN
the future. But il might be well for Mr..
Kimball and Mr.. Champion 10 thoroughly
investigate their franchise IN this
village, and the City Of Martins Ferry,
before they examine into others.
1 would ask, Did they advertise their
proposed line on the Ohio side of the river
according 10 law before said Council had
granted them their ordinancel Did they
get the proper assents on Broadway street,
and one or two other streets, before this
ordinance was pssse6l Mr.. August Brsit-
eustein has stated positively that he never
did nor hasn't yet given any assents TO the
Wheeling Street Railway Company pass
ing through his property from Broadway
street, of which Mr.. Brekenstein is owner
OF at least two-thlrds or E~bree-Quarters OF
the property abutting on Ame street over
which this car line runs1
Again, was q solitary ut OF q prop
erty holder, from west steel bridge
70 the Presbyterian g PRESENTED to
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