The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-22

has issued a blanket sheet table which
gives a great deal of information con-
corning the assessed value Of railroad
property in West Virginia. The state
ment OF the value Of the property of
every railroad corporation subject to
taxation in West Virginia, as fixed by
the board Of public works, based on
returns for the twelve months ending
December 81, 1898, including roadbed,
right of way. equipment. buildings and
grounds. real estate and personal prop
erty. and subject TO levy for the present
year Of 1893.
It would consume many columns of
space to publish the information com
tained In the table in detail but in
order to enlIghten the Intelligencer's
readers. and give an idea OF the great
growth in the value of railway prop
erty in the state, 1t is wen to summar-
lie by giving the grand total of all
taxable railroad property In dollars and
cents.
The grand totals combine the values
per mile Of main lines and sldlngs,
rolling stock, tools and machinery,
buildings. grounds and real estate, rail-
road telegraph lines and bridges. e
The summary of these grand totals is
as follows, including all lines, through,
lateral and small coal roads:
Cumberland & Pennsylvania road,
SO,sls. p, C. & st. L.. 1856, sos. p, w.
& KY, S515,7s1. Western Maryland Gin
one county-Morgan). 3247s1. chesa-
peake & Ohio, s455I,2sO. Baltimore &
Ohio, (maln llne), I5,1s7SO4. Wheeling
Bridge & Terminal system, S257, 555. Nor
folk & Western, SS.1S3iSsS. Parkersburg
branch Baltimore & Ohio, S1,S2O,6O7.
Pittsburgh branch Baltimore & Ohio,
(ohio county only), Sl4I64T cumber-
land Valley and Martinsburg, (Berke-
ley county only, 315s,1O9. Fairmont.
Morgantown & Pittsburgh. marion and
Monongalla countles-branch Of Bal
timore & ohIo), S3Oi $50 West Virginia
Central, l,g15,O4G. Piedmont & Cum
berland, (branch Of foregoing road,
s72,sl2. winchester branch Baltimore
& Ohio, slss775. Ohio River road,
s1.459.SS7. Monogahela River road, Cbe-
tween FaIrmont and cIarksburg), $685.
572. Grafton & Belington, 3273,SsO.
Huntington & Big Sandy. 3S7,555. New
Cumberland branch Panhandle, Sl44,-
s72. West Virginia & Pittsburgh, STls.-
s25. Berkeley Springs branch Balh-
more & Ohio, 1910. South branch
Baltimore & Ohio, piedmont to Rom
ney). 31OO,2sO; wlnifrede coal road in
Kanawha county. $55.s71. Kanawha &
Michigan, S5s1,a5l.
The following coal and lumber roads
and small local lines, show grand to-
tai Of SSlS2,15O:
Roaring Creek & Charleston, The
peepwater Railway, Charleston c. & s.
road, Little Ranawha Valley River
road, Cairo & Kanawha Valley road.
Relley's Creek Improvement Company
Ripley & Mil Greek Valley road, Dry
Fork road, West Virginia & Southern.
Pennsboro & HarrlsviIle, Grade Creek
& Raleigh, Panther road. Holly River
road.
The following street car lines show
the grand totals indicated:
wheeling & Elm Grove Railway. S145'-
O5s. wheeling Railway Company, $685.
ssl. (only including the portion on the
West Virginia side Of the Ohio riVer)'
Moundsville, Benwood & Wheeling
Railway, Sl6S,93L Huntington Street
Railway, $4,000. Charleston Street
Railway, 5000. Parkersburg Street
Railway, $4,000.
The grand total Of the assessed value
of all lines enumerated, including street
car roads, Is 329,s1s.Ol4.