Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
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Ianeous News.

The prospects OF the new railroad
being built to connect Uniontown, Pa,
and Wheeling, appear to be more ia
vorable than at any time in recent
years. This project has been mention
ed in the Register on several occasions,
but each time the information was
based upon reports given by people not
exactly interested in the move. Yes
terday the Register man, in a conyer
sation with Mr.. Jonathan Barrett, chief
engineer of the road, which, by the way,
is the Uniontown, Waynesburg and
West Virginia Company, learned that
the line was almost a sure thing. The
company propose building from Union
town, and the road would have been
constructed years ago had the people
OF Greene and Fayette counties, Pa,
not opposed it. Said Mr.. Barrett, in
1847 the B. & o. intended building the
line, but in those days a charter could
only be obtained from the Legislature.
Greene county residents were against
tnO ulOf0 duu OO 1l4oll QNCS0 1SP1N
sentatives to knock it out. Since that
time the project has been revived, but
with little success. Now the tide has
turned and all hands are working that
the move may be a go, and the new
territory be developed. That the new
line would be d paying investment is a
conceded fact. Much new territory
would be opened and as the land along
the route is underIaid with rich coal,
the owners of the land would realize
considerable. Mr.. Barrett a a COM
plete plat made of the survey n 1t is
a very interesting piece of paper. On
it is shown the route as surveyed to the
Seabright farm, eight miles from
Wheeling, and thence down Bogg's
run. The first survey was the first
idea as how the line would be built, u
now it is thought that it would be bet
ter to come into Wheeling by the
Bogg's run route. This way the COM
pany would connect with the Riverside
Iron Works and other Benwood mills,
and its cars would be transferred by
their tracks to all other lines in this
vicinity. 1t is also stated by Mr.. Bar
rett that bridge would span the Ohio
river at this point. This, of course, is
an after consideration. Until the bridge
is constructed cars will be transferred
by boats across the Ohio river to con-
meet with the Cleveland, Lorain &
Wheeling Railroad.
Along the Monongahelia river the IL
linois Steel Company and two or three
other large concerns are erecting 1000
coke ovens. All these will have been
completed at an early date, and the
shipments from these ovens alone will
be several hundred car Of coke daily.
The proposed new line will be but II
miles from Uniontown to Wheeling,
and is almost 95 miles shorter than any
other railroad from the Monongahela
river. Accordingly, rates of freight
will be cut in two and manufacturers
would realize a big thing. This year
the people in general along the route
are anxious to see the road construct
ed and are doing all in their power to
help it along. However, much money
will be required. Mr.. Barrett's head
quarters are at Pittsburg, and he ex-
poets shortly to be in a position to give
out much more interesting information
regarding the line.