The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-10

one Of the best known men IN inc hlats'
in business ag well as In political cir
Giles, was In the city yesterday after
noon. When approached by an Intel
llgcncer man during the afternoon, ut
the Windsor, lie said he was on his way
to Moundsville on business In connec-
ton with his varied Interests. he was
not In q position to say when MS BEN
wood Southern road would be conplet'
ed through from Benwood 10 Mounds-
vile. During the present winter the
company has been hampered IN TWO
wnys--the bad weather which prevented
field work, and the stringency OF the
easterr money market. where the COM
pany expected TO negotiate loan Sum,
Client 10 complete the road. The colonel
takes rosy view OF the prospects OF
this new suburban line. ard thinks u
will cause a change In the direction OF
the tide toward suburban homes the
Wheeling creek valley. he says. is about
built up, and Wheeling people VIII now
turn down the river where TIERS Is
plenty OF nicely located property where
beautiful homes will be bullt.
Colonel Wilson, though Of opposite
nolitIcal faith, Is 4 warm Rdmirer OF
senator Stephen y. Elkins. He served
with him IN the house OF representatives
twenty-thTee years ago. Al that Time
the colonel was the First West VIZ
gInia's member, and Mr. ElkIns was me
territorial delegate OF New Mexico. =!
found Mr.. ElklpS IA man OF great natural
ability, ndroit, and ready OF resource
said the colonel. "Ex.Governor Flem-
ing tells me OF his able stand Tor I'M
proYement OF rivers and harbors be-
fore the committee on rivers ana mar.
bors, recently. when delegation OF
West Vlrginlans was before the commit
tee. Speaker Reed. from the chair Of
the house. had rather discouraged tho
expenditure OF large sum In this dlrec.
ton. Before the committee the west
Virginia senator made such an able ar
gument for river and harbor improve
Inent, that he was applRuded by every
member OF the committee. He said, In
effect: Appropriate the money for
these improvements; let the rivers ana
harbors, important highways OF COM
mercs. be brought 10 the highest state
Of efficiency. The money will go OUT
from the treasury into the hands o! the
people aud In n short time VIII be buck
In the treasury.
Col. Wilson ecoffs at the silly twaddle
OF Senator Elkius not being an actual
resident OF West Virginia. As he puts
II: He came here twenty years ago: MS
first move was 10 put 100000 In the
railroad that opened up the country
along the North branch OF the Potomac;
he married q West Virginia girl: he has
bought hundreds OF thousands OF acres
OF West Virginia land. and what IS
more. Is developing II, and he has built
the finest home In the state at ElkinS.
Why. man. what more is required TO
make him a West Vlrginlan?"
Though some people have said Col
Wilson's Democracy Is tainted. there Is
no more active campaIgner In the state,
and on the stump he Is no mean oppo"
nent. Notwithstanding all this, the
colonel does not look az and Judge po.
lIticaI foe through the smoked and
bleary glass OF prejudice. Besides be-
ing an admirer OF the junior and Re"
publican West Virginia senator, he has
n high opinion OF Judge Nathan Goh.
his fellow towusman, He says the de-
cIslon OF Judge Con. In the famous King
land suit. Involving the ownership Of
immense tracts Of land In the southern
part OF the state. is one OF vast impor"
lance, There Is not n prominent law
yer in West Virginia, says Colonel Will
son. who does not agree with the Judge
in the ground he. stood on vhen render
ing that decision. Federal Jurispru-
dence never contemplated that these
grants could be held year after year
without the payment OF a cent OF taxes.
The decision is one that win hold water.
Speaking OF the possibility OF General
Con being named by the Republicans
for Vice President. Colonel Wilson said
ne thought Con would make n mistake
TO leave the federal circuit bench. That
Is a position would desire OF all 9TH
ers," remarked the colonel, 1T does not
Involve the responsibilities OF the SUI
prcme bench nor the drudgcry OF the
district bench. The federal circuit
Judge has large territory, and some OF
the most Interesting judicial problems
come before him for adjudication. With
a Republican President elected ! ex-
pect to see Judge Con elevated TO the
supreme bench"
''Wcll. l suppose you Republicans arc
getting ready TO lower your colors to
us lust ns we lowered ours four years
ago. was the concluding remark OF the
colonel
Rut there was n QulzEIcNl lIEht In the
Clarksburg mans eyes us he said 1.-THE
didn't mean 1t.