Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-10-20
OUR NEW RAILROAD.
A Meeting of the Directors Will Soon
Be Held.
The Local Elements From Which
Contributions Of Stock Must
Come-The Routes Surveyed in
the Past for the Projected Line.
Much Preliminary Work Done.

FOR NEE ting OF the u-ieCtOIS u tAO
Wheeling and Conneusville Railroad
Company. and that with this event We
will enter upon an active campaign,
which VIII only end with the actual
building Of the line. The old-time in
terest in the project, which has lain
dormant for so long. has been fully re-
vived. and there is every indication
that the announcement that the Com
pany intends to proceed theoretically
will arouse the most hearty enthusi-
asm.
Ways and means of obtaining the
necessary capital will naturally be the
frs. and most important matter to be
considered. and next will come the route
TO be chosen. As for capital, IL is prob
able that a road via WayneSburg to
UniontOwn would require $4,000 600 TO
s.. 500 600 for construction and equip
ment supp3sing the right Of way TO be
free. IS il doubtless would be. OF this
sum. something like 100000 to $780,
U-ed in cash or us equivalent by those
mos. directly interested in the build
ing of the line These interested par
-ies may be divided as follows: First,
the Wheeling manufacturers and bus!-
ness men and those Incidentally inter-
os.ed just without the limits of the
city. second. Ohio county; third, the
northwestern districtsof Marshall cOun-
ty. assuming tina. the big creek route
would be chosen; fourth. Greene county,
Pa: firth. the town of Waynesburg;
Sixth. Fayer-e county and Uniontown;
seventh, the Fayerte county coal and
coke producers. These seven interests
would an reap a benefit from the con-
struc.ion of the road. and all should
contribute in proportion to the benefits
they viii receive. The farmers along the
fine are not counted. for the reason that
contributions of the right of way would
probably be about all that could be eX-
pecced from ,hem. although here
and there q small additional c0ntribu-
ticn might be obtained, while on the
ether hand a farmer might be struck
here and there who would insist on the
right Of way through his property being
purchased. The next question is, would
the seven classes of interested people
and communities contribute enough Of
stock 70 warrant the issuance of bonds
for enough additional money 20 con-
sruct and equip the road? This s the
practical end OF The project, and it all
hinges right upon ,Ae probable amount
Of stock 10 be taken by those who will
reap a benefit Waynesburg and Greene
county. we are assured, will do their
part. VIII Wheeling. az the west end
of the proposed line. and Un.OnJOwn at
the eastern end DO as we'll? And Will
the sum total viii be sufficient 70 make
the bonds attractive % investors? 1t is
this sort Of thing which will have 10 be
wresCled with before the matter takes
practical shape, and the Directors will
probably set down to business in short
order. once a meeting is held.
As IS well known, the projected route
has been gone over. carefully, surveyed
accurately, and al the data committed
10 paper. That was done years ago by
Engineer Gilmore Browne and others
Not only that, bur no less than three
routes have been examined, two OF
them ending a. Un!OntOwn. while tho
third or Middle Wheeling creek line,
runs clear 10 Connellsville. The centre
route IS also subdiyided. offering a
choice Of two routes from a point on Big
Wheeling creek. In Marshall county, 70
Waynesburg. The southern line, run
Ming 10 UniOr-Own. is by far the longest
eff the two ending at that place, running
for a considerable distance through the
northern portion of MOnOngal!a county.
For the purpose Of reyiving recollection
on the part of the readers of the Regis
ter. these lines Of survey Will be more
particularly described
The northern or Middle Wheeling
creek route leaves the line of the B. &
o. at Triadelphia and follows the valley
Of Middle creek TO its headwaters, about
three miles south Of Claysville. Thence
it bends to the southeast, running
through Prosperity and down the valley
Of Ten Nile creek. crossing the Waynes-
burg and Washington road near Hack
ney station II then runs east TO Bealls-
Vile. crosses the MonOngahela river at
California. and thence runs in a pracci-
cally straight line through FlatwOods
10 the west bank of the YOughiOgheny,
opposite Connellsville.
The Waynesburg line follows the val
ley Of Big Wheeling creek, from Elm
Grove. through the corner of Marshall
county. crossing into Pennsylvania at
Maiorsville and following EnslOw S
Fork to Gray's Fork. There one line
follows Gray's Fork to Rutan postoffice
on the South Fork of Ten Mile creek,
and thence to Waynesburg, while an
other route goes a Ettle farther up
Wheeling creek. past Gray's Fork, and
crosses over TO Browns Fork Of Ten
Mile. and thence 10 Waynesburg. Still
another line through this part of the
country 20 Waynesburg leaves Big
Wheeling creek at the juncture of the
South Fork. follows that fork 10 and be-
yOnd Crows Mills. crossing by way OF
Jacksonville 20 Rutan postOffice and on
90 Waynesburg. From Waynesburg,
where these surveys unite. the line runs
directly east, crossing the MOnOngahela
az East Riverside. and thence to Way
nesburg. where connections would be
made with existing coal roads 10 Con-
nellsville.
The southern and long route follows
the big creek from the Pennsylvania
line az Crows Mills 70 Ryerson's Sta
ton: thence 10 White Cottage, and
strikes the line between Pennsylvania
and Monongalia county, W. Va. ar
/ Dent postOfice. Thence 1t follows Dun
! kard's creek 10 dam Nos on the Monon-
gahela. and then approaches UniOntown
from the southwest, passing east OF
New Geneva and Woodside, in Fayette
county This line would be valuable