The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-05

sioncrs MS to Aid by tho County.
Colonel karwlosc, who IL in Wheeling
for the purpose Of working up q sub.
stansIal interest in his two projects, to
bui.t canal from Cleveland 10. Wheel
ing and to push through thoschome OF a
railroad from Wheeling TO tho Connells-
vile coal and coke region, has evident.
ly secured the thinking car Of many OF
tho local business and manufacturing
people, for last nights meeting OF the
chamber OF commerce to hear him out
line his plans regarding both projects
was the largest attended meeting OF the
chamber held within several years. At
one timo there were nearly lfty people
on hand, representing nearly every
branch Of commerce and industry in the
community. Among those present were
noted the following:
II. Quarter, D. T. Stalnaker, II. @.
Ogden, c. Stelnmetz, J. c. Brady, I. II.
Lange, II. +. Behrens. L. L. Sands. 6.
W. Stamn, J. Frew, &. T. Mendel, ]. +.
McCourtney, Col. Thomas o. 'Brien, D. c.
Lst, G. s. Feeny, Il. ". Hazlett, W.P.
Tallman, r. Hazls,t, W. Y. Hoge, A.
Reymann, II. Baor, L. a. Roll, G. Brand
iass, j. u. Somerville, S. Kraft, B. I.
Caldwell, W. a. Wilson, N. J. 0Kane,
F. HOFFMAN, o. K Wood. W. B. Nc
9Iechen, 9. 3. Hart, &. o. Smith, W. B.
Peterson, c. \. Schacier. T. II. B. Haase,
W. Alfred Wilson, &C. Whitaker, W.
SchwcrJeger. Gil. Brown.
Tho meeting was productive Of results,
too, the committee appointed being
made up OF competent people, who will
investigate thoroughly the plans Of Col.
onel karwiese, who Is All eminent engi-
neer and has worked at the side OF such
q master OF his profession 4. Count do
Losseps. who conceived the great pro-
iect OF building canal across the Suez
sands. The committee. in addition to
investigating the schemes advanced by
karwiese will also cndeavor to impress
upon the Ohio county board of commits
sioners the importance Of putting to a
vote Of the people the question OF aid to
the old-time project OF railroad from
Wheeling to the Conuellsville coal and
coke region, that it is generally admit
ted would be Of great benefit to Wheel
ing's mercantile and manufacturing in
terests.
COL. HARTIEsE SPEAKS.
Mr.. Ksrwiese in opening said he ap
pcared for the purpose OF bringing
about q botterment Of commercial
Wheeling. What he had to say might
not please everybody, but this he could
not help. The situation Of Wheeling
commercially, he said. has not been
properly understood. The manufacture
ing community OF the future, to hold its
own, must be at the door OF raw mater
ial. For iron Pittsburgh ia even now
pushing the scheme Of canal commune
cation with Lake Erie. lie did not know
whether the proposed ship canal
would ever be built, and il built, water
must be had. lie mentioned casually
the dry season in connection with the
proposed canal. Pittsburgh, he said,
has the advantage OF the extensive river
improvements there. but then, he said,
the old Pennsylvania canal had to be
abandoned years AGO on account of the
inadequate water supply on tho canal.
The lower end OF the CANALS to be used
MS part OF the new ship canal.
Referring to his maps Mr.. Karwiese
outlined the route OF the canal pro- y
posed by the Pittsburghers. Ashta-
bula and Conneaut, which are spoken
OF as tho possible terminus of this
canal, however. are further. north than
Cleyeland,which can DO connected with
Wheeling by shorter canal route.
In connection with the Wheeling
Cleveland canal. he said that the rail-
road from Wheeling to tho Connclls,S:
vile coke and coal fields, crossing ths \
Mononganela at Lock No. S, is imports
mt. This road can be built for $4,000
mile. Eastern capitalists. he claimed,
will take the first mortgage bonds TO I
encourage this work.
Referring to the canal map, he show,
ed how connection can be made WITH
the Ohio canal at 1ronton. in Tuscany
awas county mot Ironton nsthe Ohio
river. Less than eighty milea OF new
canal would have 10 DO built on route K
out the Wheeling creek valley. Theli
old canal would cost vaatly less thanS
building an entire new canal from top
TO bottom. Water transportation is Of
vast Importance; showing this, he re-
iefrcd to tho message OF New IorkB
governor, who stated 9l per cent OF tho
grain transportation 10 by water.
The Ohio canal is now, or rather was.
four icet deep. 1t should be increased
in depth to six feet. AS to motive
power for the canal boats. he considered
electricity By far the best possible.
l., 81 af IA, Hok In,l-1
he was in favor OF using tho giant power &
OF electricity, by which an enormous
amount oil water would DO saved, leaving !
plenty for the proposed canal.
cHgAr RAW MATERIAL.
Tho speaker referred, to canals in
other sections and spoke OF the great
importance Of canal that will lay down
raw material for the Wheeling manu-
iacturers rs cheap as in other commun- !,
tiles moro favored. In late years. he
said, Germany has como to tho front in
tho manufacture OF iron ard steel aud
tho progress thcrc. ho ascribec to the
number OF canals buiit for freight trans
por,ation. giving Germany cheap raw
materials. Tho great advant tago OF :.
canal for this purpose is the fact that
no groa. amount Of capital is invested
in rolling stock. ~
Cleveland, he claimed, is the ideal
place for the lake terminus of his pro-
posed canal from whcnlIug, being further
south than AShtahula or Conneaut.
This canal. in connection with Con-
nrlisvilln railroad, ut Wheeling, wonld
make ,his city greater manufacturing