Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-08
PRESIDENT LYNCH,
Of the Wheeling and Connell8ville
Railroad, in the City
For the Purpose of Looking Over
the Field-Judge r. n. Cochran
Also Here-The Chamber Of Com
merce Committee Did No Work
Yesterday.

1t was the intention of the Chamber
Of Commerce Committee appointed to
organize u company for securing the
right Of way for the projected Wheel
ing and Connellsville railroad, to 90 to
work yesterday morning, with view
to securing the remainder of the $4,000
which is considered necessary for the
purpose. The committee did nothing,
however, owing to the absence from the
city of Mr.. F. II. LANCE, who was I'M
expectedly called TO Claysville. Sen
atOr Scott left for Cincinnati last night,
and il is not likely that the committee
viii 10 any more work until about the
middle of next week.
Sunday night Judge r. II. Cochran
arrived in the city from Toledo, and
registered at the Windsor. He came
here to visit his brother, who is i'll in
Martins Ferry. When he was ap-
preached by a Register reporter yester-
day, Judge Cochran stated that he
knew nothing of the present agitation
of the railway project until he picked
up q copy Of the Sunday Register upon
his arrival. This city needs the
Wheeling and Connellsville railroad,
he added I'll have frequently said that
with this road. Wheeling's railway sys-
TEN will be complete. The road cannot
be constructed unless the people of this
community show an interest in it, for
it is they who are TO reap the greatest
benefit. I think the estimate which
was made for the present company was
something in the neighborhood Of So
100000 The construction of the road
would require a great deal OF bridge
and tunnel work / am glad to see that
the people of Wheeling are manifest
ing an interest in the matter. l have
said to several persons to-day. in talk
ing about the matter, that if the people
here show that they want the road,
and Ohio county subscribes q reason
able amount to the capital stock, 1t viii
be built. Without this, however, moth
ing can be done
Mr.. w. A. Lynch. of Canton, arrived
i'm the city last night, and is at the Nc
Lure. He is President of the Wheel
ing and Connellsville Railroad Com
pany. which was organized several
wears ago. Neither Mr.. Lynch nor
Judge Cochran knew of the others
presence in the city, and the two met
by accident last night. They were dis
GUESSING the proposed railroad when
Register reporter asked for an inter
view with the former.
Il knew nothing Of the action OF the
Chamber Of Commerce until l arrived
in your city tonight" he said. About
q month ago I talked with several
Wheeling gentlemen who were inter
ested in the building of the Wheeling
and Connellsville road, and il was sug-
gested that the time might be oppor-
tune for ascertaining the feeling here
in regard to the matter 1t was ior
This purpose that I came to Wheeling.
7 have kept in touch with the situation
during the past few years, and the COM
pany has been waiting until 1t conslu-
cred the time ripe for renewing the asl-
tation of the subject. Whether that
time has now arrived, is a question. l
Will remain until tomorrow, and VIII
probably know more about the feeling
here when I return home.
1T is true that the Wheeling and
Connellsville Company has done moth
Inc for several years, but it is also true
that no person would have thought OF
talking of building a railroad during
the last two years. When the people
of Wheeling manifest the proper inter-
est i'm the subject, there should be no
difficulty in building the road