The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-04

lively the Pittsburgh. Monong1hela
Wheeling. and Wheeling II Councils
Vile lines, The crossed line represents
the Baltimore & Ohio Pittsburgh ana
Wheeling division and the Pittsburgh
division, the iattef running from Fitts-
burEh TO Cumberland via CouneIISN'ie
and being the part OF the baltimore
Ohio system that taps the coke region.
Do Not Conflict.
Speaking OF the Pittsburgh, Monon-
sahela & wheeling project In general
without reference to the Wheeling &
coaneilsvilIe in which he is more d'.
rectiy interested. Mr.. Brown Said that
Il looked like a big thing Tor wheeling,
hut added that he could not see how It
WAS 10 be n substitute for the Wheel
ING a ConnelIsville road. Hastily
sketchInC the map he showed conclu-
siyely how It travcrses j territory en-
tirely dIstlnct both In location and In
character from that through which the
latter will pass IL 1t Is eventually built
Two routes had been surveyed for me
wheellng & connellsville line. one up
the Big Wheeling creek valley, whlch
IL the most southerly stream, another
along Middle Wheeling creek. which Is
the central OF the three, the third being
Little Wheeling creek. along which the
Baltimore & Ohlo'S Pittsburgh ana
Wheeling division runs portion OF the
distance to Little Washington. The
Big Wheeling creek route has oeen
looked on with most favor Tor seEeraI
reasons, more especially because II Is
-the more direct OF the two and takes the
rad through waynesburg, which many
believe 10 be one Of the most important
points TO be reached by the road.
ON the other hand. from the !nforma-
tion nj hand, It Is scen that the Pitts
burgh. MononEahela & Wheeling line
viii come down the Middle Wheeling
creek valley TO a juncture with the
wheeling Terminal system. through
which Il would secure an entrance to
Benwood, where an option Is said to
have been secured on a large river
frontage for the purpose OF establishing
coal tIppleS and making Wheeling hnr-
Dor a river coal shipping port second
only to the Smoky City,andw with advant-
ages not possessed by that port. These
advantages. however, have already
been mentioned and are well Known
Not Dlrect. for Coke.
From what is known of the plans OF
the Pittsburgh. Monongnhela &; Wheel
ing company, 1t Ia not seen how !: In
tends to give to Wheeling direct route
TO the coke fields. the maln object In
view with reference TO the Wheeling &
CcnnellsvIllc line. Arriving at the
watershed between the Ohio and Mo-
nongahcla rivers, which IL also tho end
OF the Middle Wheeling creek valley.
the route takes n th-easicrly trend
to MonongnhelR CITY on the river OF
that name. passing through the I'M
mense undeveloped coal Fields which
are nIrenJy under the control OF gentle
mon Interested In the railroad project
These coal fields, by the way, seem to
he the prime moving cause OF the con-
structlon OF the road.
The plans OF the company. It Is said.
do not contemplate an extension south
west TO the Conncllsville region. and
even II such an extension were IN View
II Ia doubtful II II would he practicable
for the reason that the Pennsylvania
and Baltimore a. Ohio roads control the
undeVelopcd colilng coal territory In
that region. This being true. neither
company would encourage another
competitor, nor even allow 4 20 become
n competing line.
Coke for Wheeling.
on the other hand. the undcvcloped
coking coal territory In the neighbour
hood OF Uniontown can be reached ny
the proposed Wheeling 4 Conncllgvlllc
route. Il Is easily accn, therefore. that
tho Pittsburgh. MonOugnhcln n Wheel
ing road as II stands IN It's proposed
shape would not accomplish the object
In view by the Wheeling Il ConnellsVlIla
road Coke brought to Wheeling would
have TO he hauled from the Initial point
by the Baltimore n Ohio or Pcnnayl-
vania roads. and on route that Ia very
little shorter than the two lines tina,
now handle coke FOR Wheeling Also.
II Is very probable that the cost Of
transportation would be greater than
By There lines. M tA"y would be- In n
position 10 charge most any price for
their short haul before the freight
reached the new road. It looks rs
though thosC who have jumped 10 the
conclusion that the Monongnhcla road
Is TO knock the Wheeling u Connclls.
willie Rky-high. have acted entirely too
preclpItntcly There is no doubt that
the MononEnhcln would bo n great
thing for Wheeling. but Its field OF act