The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-23
an OLD PSoJIoT agvIyED.


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Tho old project to build railroad from
Mononsahela City to wheeling ms been
revived. Control OF the, Pittsburgh,
Monongaheln 4 Wheeling railroad Inns
been secured by Col j. NJ. uufcy and
other Pittsburgh capItallstFi and II =
said the line VIII be contracted at once at
cost OF SS,OOO,OOO. Engineers have ale
ready been put to work surveying the
line preparatory IL awarding, contrncts
Tho scheme to build this short cut rOau,
says yesterdays Pittsburgh Dlspatch,
Wag startcd by James II. MeCtecry two
years ago II was designed to start from
Mon0nEnhela City, pASB through Ten
Milo Village and Amlty, ten miles south
OF Washington, In q straight line to the
head Of Wheeling creek and dywf thgt
stream 10 Wheeling, where the ONO
River ana Wheeling 4 Lake Erie roads
would be Joined by means OF che Whecl-
ing terminal gystcm.
General ", q, DRecy, General 9. Q.
Dodge, A, l.. Broadbent. OF New York,
II. c, Boulton, Of Cleveland, Captain
John r. bravo, ut Beaver. aud q. II. An:
tIerson were Interested in, tn" scheme and
the contract for the building OF the tlrat
ten miles of line from MOnongahela CITY
west to Ten Mile Village was awarded 70
Joseph Gianlnni. of this city. The panic
came and the work was newer started.
The Company was also practically dis
banded.
AT effort at revlvlng the scheme was
mado several months ago, when II. y
Rouiton, ]. II. 1IcCTeery and others or.
Eanixcd the Pittsburgh, Connclsvllle q
Wheeling, designed to follow the same
route as the old MonOnEahcla & Wheel
Ing Rad. Jonathan Barrett was chosen
chief engineer, but nothing so far has
been done to award contracts or con-
strIlct the limo.
Recently negotiations have been going
on between some Of the directors OF the
ala company and Colonel j, N. GUney
ana Attorney WillIS McCOOk for an In
lcrrst in the venture. These are now
said to have been concluded. A new
board OF directors has been formed, win
Colonel GuiEcy as president. and General
Dodge, General Daccy and Mr.. Broad
bent ~ principal directnrs. Engineers
wilkins aud Davidson have been secured
TO survey the line and prepare the ROAD
FOR building.
a meeting OF the rcorEanlzed company
will be held in a few days, and It Is AZ
serted by those interested that arrange.
mcnts will he made for building me tp'lu
this year. They claim men OF sntlGlen5t
means TO build the line have taken hold
Of me scheme and that It Will now be
put through,
The project has been looked upon ny
buslpess men as one Of the best schemes
IN. a railroad near Pittsburgh General
Dodge N::,: others interested have Sc
cured large plots NJ coal land near Ten
Mile Village and Amity and the scheme
IL 10 dSvpInp this large field Options
have been taken on large river frontage
rclr Wheeling, and II tho road IL butt
coal will he shipped there and loaded on
barCcA and boats Cor southern shipment.
II ia claimed FOR this that the numerous
dangerous bridges and bars IN inc ~
miles or river will be avoided ana tnaI
the coal can BE- very chcaply hahhlcu
with improved machinery
Al the time the scheme %as FIRST maze
puhlIr delegations of citizens were sent
fr1n, Moundsvillc, tO secure the terminal
for that growing town. \ bonus OF $1V'-
OOO WA offered by tho county ana free
vnrd for. the docks and station we're IN
cIu1cJ The one. was looked upon filv-
orably nj that time. although the grades
were made slightly heavier By go'nE into
NIourdsvIlIe than into Wheeling. q
charter was also taken out for that strip
OF road. .,.,.
Friends OF the new company claim tiiat
the venture Will now be put through ana
tina, the contract for the road FOR the ntS ~;
ton miles out of SlOnongaheta Iity VIII
he awarded tbIs sprIHg. Connection win
,be pittsburgh. McKcesport & YouEhio-
cheny road have already been made
The road will open UP one OF the best
undcycloped coal fields near Pittsburgh.
Th" company now has 10000 acres under
option and A. w. Mellon has large tracts
near Amity. It IL believed that he VIII
be interested in the scheme.