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

would DO serios OF power houses. lilo
objected 10 tho carrying Of wator and
coal to furnish power and predicted tho
grandchildren Of tho present genera
ton would laugh at auch bunglosomo
performance.
For tho proposed Connollsvillc rail.
road thrco tunnels would DO necessary.
Az to motive power, no mado tho
/ startling announcement that no loco
motives would DO nocessaty--oloc,ricity
would DO used, with chain Of powor
houses.
To maintain tho position sho occupies
In tho manufacturing world Wheeling,
/, no said, must build q canal to Lake
Eric. "Bulk froiIh. gentlomon, now
costs too much money to DO laid down
In Wheeling, but by this canal there
would DO on immense reduction"
At tho conclusion OF Colonel kar.
wieso's address, on motion Of Mr.. Anton
Rcymann, tho chamber rendered him n
vote Of thanks. Mr.. Baer seconded tho
motion.
Mr.. Rcymann noSt moved that n
committee OF tho chamber DO appointed
to investigate Colonel Karwic.o's pro.
joct OF canal to Lake Erie and OF
railroad to tap tho Connollsvlllo coal
and coko region. On this committee no
thought tho Wheeling iron interest
should DO represented, as it would DO
directly Interested. Ito would like to
have this committee empowered TO call
another meeting Of tho chamber.
THE coNSELLsviLLH ROAD.
Mr.. GIL Brown, tho local engineer.
was called on for his viows, and said
that no believed tho project feasible
one. Ito was particularly anxious to
SEQ tho project OF q railway to Connells.
vilIe pushed forward. This railroad, he
said, would be OF rs much or more BEN
eft to tho Wheeling mercantile inter-
ests rs TO tho manufacturers. Tho route
passes through country filed with n
thrifty population and rich in minerals.
He thought tho road could DO built and
equipped for S2,500,000 or S3,0O0,0O0.
As to electricity on tho canal boats, he
saw no reason why that power could not
be used-it Is tho coming power. The
completion OF the canal and railroad
would be great thing for Wheeling.
Mr.. Brown was asked regarding the
failure several years ago to build the
Connel!sville railroad, and ii it was not
due to tho failure OF Ohio county to sub
scribe 100000. Mr.. Brown answered
deliberately 10 tho effect that tho east.
ern capitalists have no faith in projects
that are not backed TO q certain extent
by homo people.
Mr.. Brady asked II 100000 were
now subscribed locally, whether $, 000,-
900 could be enlisted in tho east. To
this Mr.. Brown answered in the affirm.
alive.
Mr.. Anton Reymaan spoke oil the
largo local subscription to the Wheeling
Terminal. $500, 900, and said il no return
direct is received. We receive large BEN
e6ta indirectly. The same applies to n
possible future scheme to build road
TO Connellsvillc.
\ COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
Mr.. Reymann renewed his motion for
committee to confer with Colonel kar.
whose, and said he was ready to SUBJ
scribe his share to the cost OF pre-.
liminary survey. President Quarter
appointed the following committees: A.
Reymann, ]. c. Brady, F. J. Hearne, C.
r. Hubbard. Henry Baer, W. II. Tall.
man. c. B. Har; and II. Quarter.
Colonel karweise again spoke OF his
project, and telt sure the canal could
soon be placed on n paying basis. He
referred to the enormous ore traffic that
goes through the lake port OF Ashta.
buia, Ohio. Annual expenses for run
ming the canal he estimated ut $4,000.
and for dividends each year he estimated
there would be over $4,000.
Further he spoke OF the Suez and
Manchester ship canals, which are
large paying Investments. In answer
toa question he said the cost OF tho
canal from Cleveland to Wheeling
would be SS,0O0,0Oo; the distance to
Cleveland would be l5S miles; from
Wheelingto Beaver and ,honce to tho
lake By the Pittsburgh canal would DO
twenty miles more. As to the advan.
tagc OF the Pittsburgh ship canal in
avoiding transfer OF bottoms. he said
the difference in cost between the two
canals would more than make up that
Mr.. Hart reiterated the statement
that If every cent OF local investment in
the Terminal is lost, tho community
will have gained. eyes" said anothcr).
The same will apply to possible in.
vestment in. q Connellsvlle road, and
he favored the appointment OF com.
mittee to endeavor to interest the board
OF county commissioners to invest, pos.
sibly $500, 700. II another $500, 600 could
be raised along the route he iel. sure
eastern capital would do the rest. He
asked the appointment OF committee
10 appear before the county commits.
sioners and ask to have tho question of
a county subscription in aid OF the Con.
nellsville railroad voted upon by the
people. Mr.. Reymann suggested that
this important matterb be attended to by
the other committee, to which he sug-
gested. Messrs. Quarter aud Hart
should be added. This suggestion was
Z agreed to and at 10 o'clock tho meeting
adjourned.
ABOUT PEOPLE.