Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-02

& Wheeling Railroad was held in Pitts
burg last Saturday, President William
G. Dacey, OF New York; Vice President
George H. Anderson, Of Pittsburg, and
the following directors, General
Charles c. BrOdbent, of Philadelphia;
William Boultcn, of New York; William
Van Kirk, of Pittsburg; T. L. Kennedy,
Of New Brighton, and James II. Nc
Creery, also general counsel OF the
railroad, attended. At the meeting the
capital stock of 81 100000 was increased
TO $2,000,000, and the contract for the
construction of twenty-five miles Of the
road west from Monongahela was given
to Joseph Gtan.nni, of Pittsburg, the
work to be pushed as Nast as possible.
According to the provisions of the con-
tract work must be begun by Contractor
G.aninni by March 1, 1896, and must be
completed by December 81, 1896 Traffic
arrangements will be entered into with
the Pittsburg & Lake Ere and the
Pennsylvania railroads at once, and 1t
is assured by the promoters of the rail-
road that the line will be in operation
and ready for the shipment Of coal early
in 1897
THE contract for the construction of
the twenty-five mile section, which eX-
tends from MOnongahela to Ten Mile
Village, includes the erection of a splen-
did steel and stone bridge across the
Monongahela river at Monongahela.
This structure will be 1,150 feet long
and sixty feet high, and Will consist OF
center span Of $50 feet, with Two shore
SD9nS Of 200 feet each
OTHER FEATURES OF THE con-
TRACT.
"The contract also calls for the cree
ton of a handsome depot at Mononga-
hela, south of the mouth OF Pigeon
creek. This VIII be a modern and
commod,ous structure. Two large
roundhouses will also be constructed,
one at Monongahela, and the other at
Ten Mile Between MonOngahela City
and Ten Nile eight passenger stations
viii he built
This section of the road is considered
the most difficult portion to construct,
and every endeavor will be made TO
make it thoroughly substantial. A 10
pound rail will be used exclusively. AS
soon as this section is completed it will
be placed in operation and work will
then be begun on the remaining p
miles to Wheeling. Already 1000 coal
cars have been contracted for by the
company, so that no delay will be oc-
casioned
"The topography Of the country in
and near the proposed depot at Monon-
gahela. prevents the construction of
freight yards at that point, but a con-
siderable piece of property on the east
bank of the Monongahela river, where
ii is proposed TO connect with the Pitts
burg and Lake Erie railroad, has been
secured on options. This property is
$500 feet long and of sufficient width
to accommodate 10 tracks. The Pitts
burg and Lake Erie railroad will be
Joined on the east bank of the Monon-
gahela river near the Mononahela sta
ton Of the latter road, and the Penn
sylvania railroad will be connected on
the west side.
Connection will be made at Wheel
ing. by means of the extensive Wheel
ing Terminal railroad and bridge, with
the Ohio River railroad, which runs to
Huntington, W. Va; the Wheeling and
Lake Erie, which connects with the
Wabash system, at Toledo; and the
Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling road.
These arrangements are agreeable with
the Vanderbilt officials, who have re-
Gently taken up a considerable holding
of stock in the Wheeling and Lake Erie
railroad.
BIG COAL SHIPMENT SCHEME.
"The terminal proper OF the Pittsburg,
Monongahela and Wheeling railroad
will be located at Benwood, just below
Wheeling, and there it is expected to de-
velop one of the greatest schemes Of
the promoters. AT that point options
on 5000 feet, with the privilege OF 10,
600 feet of water frontage on the Ohio
river. have been quietly taken up in the
interest of the railroad company, and
it is there proposed TO erect immense
coal tipDles and provide a harbOr for
the transferring of coal to barges and
boats for Southern shipments.
The railroad company hopes by means
of this scheme to secure considerable
portion of the coal now shipped from
the third pool of the MOnongahela
river. The distance by the railroad is
but forty-seven miles. The railroad
route would avoid twenty-s.x bridges,
three of them at Pittsburg, the
Pittsburg and Lake Erie bridge,
at Beaver; the Panhandle rail-
road bridge. at Steubenville and the
upper bridge at Wheeling, being con-
slant menace to river interests. The
dangerous bars at Merr.man's rifle,
DeadmanS and Logstown, which have
recently proved so disastrous to the coal
men, would also be avoided, and in ad-
d!tion TO this the cost Of lockage on the
Monongahela would be saved. 1t is the
intention to afford every facility and i'm
provement for the speedy loading of
boats, and the promoters believe that
this method of shipment viii prove so
cheap and advantageous that rivermen
will readily accept 1t.
AN AIR LINE ROUTE.
"The route Of the railroad S almost
an air line from MonOngahela to Whee.-
ing touching the towns Of Bentleys-
VILE, ZOllarsville, Cent srtown, Bealls-
Vile West Amity, Lindley's Mills and
East Finley, approaching Wheeling by
way of Wheeling creek. Most Of the
route viii be costly 10 construct, but
easy grades will be encountered on the
entire length of line. One Of the prin-
cipal objects of the building Of the road
is the opening of 1900 acres Of first
class coal land, owned by the Mononga-
hela Coal Company of which General
Charles c. Dodge, Of New York. IS presi-
dent and which IS controlled by Pitts
burg. Cleveland, philadelphia and New
York capital. The principal stockhold-
ers Of the coal company are almost iden-
tioaI WITH those If the new railroad