The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-05
THEY'RE AROUSED.
Greene County Peopie Stirring
Themselves in Behalf OF
PROPOSED ROAD TO WHEELING,
The SIa,u Meeting In wayns'burg was
Largely Attended, aud Much EnsOuF-
agsmsnt was Given the Proisst-Whssl-
ing and UniOnIOwn People are TO be
Called Upon to subscribe to the Stock OF
the Company, About to bo Organised.

The Intelllgencer has called attention
in the course OF the last week to the i'm
portance of Wheeling people lending
encouragement TO the company which
proposes to build a road from Union
town, in the southwest Pennsylvania
coke Acids, through WayResbuFg 70 the
Ohio river, with the western terminus
at either Moundsville or Wheeling, So
far the Wheeling route seems to have
met with favor, but tho Marshall coun-
ty people are awake and moving, and
unless Wheeling people are thoroughly
awakened to the Importance OF the sit
uation, this road may slip through and
become a feeder and boomer for bust
ling little Moundsvllle. Below will DO
found a special to the Intelllgencer
from Waynesburg, givlns an account OF
the Waynesburg meeting;
Special Dispatch TO the Intelllgencer.
WAYNEsBURG, Pa, Aug, 4.-Pursu-
ant to call issued by the promoters of
the unIontown, Waynesburg & West
Virginia railroad public meeting was
held in the court house in the interest
of the enterprise, Senator Walton
called the meeting to order, and named
Hon, j. W. Ray as chairman, who stated
the object of the meeting. i, Prootsman
and w. c. Jones, of Pittsburgh. who are
connected with proposed steel plant
for this place, were present. The for
mer presented some statistics showing
the vast tonnage resulting from coal,
coke and iron industries that would be
given road from Unlontown via
Waynesburg TO the west. because OF the
saving In distance and cheapenlng in
transportation. The distance from Un-
lontown to Wheeling via Is. & o., Is l42;
via Panhandle, 1885, via Uniontown,
Waynesburg a w. Va II, saving OF
II and "a miles, respectively, by the pro-
posed route. Such n line would save in
freight rates TO the manufacturers II
handsome profit. He spoke OF the rich
ness and vastness OF the mineral wealth.
OF the county. which exceeded that OF
California and Alaska combined. Ev-
cry foot Of the country Is underlaid with
coal, thicker than that OF other coun-
ties In the great coal belt Also, the
county Is In the trough or dip, which
renders coal mining easier Such road
would bring this coal land up 10 IT'S
proper value, and develop IT, and as
result manufactures woulu spring up
and the county placed where her nat
ural resources would demand place
for her-at the head OF the list. He re-
ferred to the gas taken from this coun-
ty by one company. II furnishes fuel
for factories that employ 1900 men. 1t
will cost about n million and hair OF
dollars to build the road from Union
town to Wheeling.
Judge Crawford. Senator Walton, En-
gineer Barrett and others spoke Of the
Importance OF the road TO Greene coun-
~ as a developer anu as n paying IN
vestment to those who took stock IN H.
The stock for the so miles of road In
this county is divided into 10000 shares
at $50 per share. quite n number OF
leading men have taken stock quite lio-
orally. and, doubtless, systematic can
vass OF the county Will be made, ana
when our people have showed their
hand, Uniontown and Wheeling VIII be
called on.
The road means much for Wheeling
as It would center in your city the traffic
Of rich and thickly populated section
OF II miles. the most of which goes else
where. The people Of this county are
thoroughly aroused as to n railruad,and
now is the opportune time.
W. W. EVANS,
Editor Independent.