The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-11
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Railroad Scheme Rliat Appears q Is
On IN EarRsat Greene County Peo-
pie snbscribius Jutte, ef Pitts
burgh, Interested.
For some weeks Mf. ?. Protlman.
formerly editor Of the Pittahprgh Irdn
Age. has beer, working very lnduatfi-
ously to put on. foot the building Of q
railroad from unlontoWn to Wheeling.
Soys the wayneshnrS independent.
This fact has been known 70 q number
Of Greene countians whom be took into
his confidence. but have Kept 1t quiet
until tha proper time came 70 give ths
plan to The public. Mr.. PTotSman has
interested espltalIsts IN the enterprise
among whom Is VIC, lutte. q wealthy
coal operator Of Pittsburgh. Alr. lutte
has visited WayaesbufR and other
points on the proposed road to lnvtttl-
gate, as practical and cautious saan,
for himself He has that NTH Ia the
road as Q good fnanclal venture Us to
take a million dollars Of the capital
stock Of the road. For business reasons
an engineering corps has been quietly
ut work on the eastern end Of the lin
and has located the road from union-
town to the mouth Of Browns run, o.
the Mononsahela river, where It Is ex-
gpected to cross. The engineers arrived
at WaynesburG "wednesday.
II Is known as the uniontown.
waynesbulg C West Virginia railroad.
and the maps made o. 1t show It will
pass little south Of Carmichael. fol-
low the MUDDY Creek valley, touch Ten
Mile at Worthwhile. on to RogersYllle,
BrlstorIa. RyeEson's Station. Crows
Mills, thence to Wheeling. where II VIII
enter the city over the Terminal,
The people Of Greene county are ask
ed and expected to subscribe S25OOoo to
the capital stock Of the road. and three
brothers have slgnlhed their intention
OF taking S25.OOO, stock. The people Of
Greene county we're never situated het4
ter financially than they are now; this
amount should be secured with ease In
the next thirty days. Farmers who de-
sire to put their coal In as stock can do
70 and It will count the same as cash.
That such road g logical. all win adj
nit. ind It IS waste Of time to argue
that st win pay, ETC.. or hold up the adj
vantages and developments that Will
follow. are too well known to be re-
dashed. II looks as though this e
Greene county's opportunity to secure
the long desired road, and It IS ours II
every one win do his part.
Several caucuses have been held, and
at a meeting at the ohlce Of ]. a. F.
Randolph, Senator Walton was elected
president, and John F. Pauley. OF the
Messenger. secretary. Mr.. Protsman
explained In detail the work Of the road
and It's poslbIllties. He said the COM
pany was already organized ana men
of financial standing are back of 1t. The
cost OF construction. equipment. will
reach s45Oo.OOO. he gave other facts
which we win give hereafter.
POf[y Iuou1AII AuUsCE4gSus 4uS 1SSAA"
were opened and Senator Walton was
given round Of applause when he said
he would take $4,000 stock. and from
his investigation Of the matter It would
make him money. Judge Crawford took
$500, and The Bailey Brothers. Of Car
mlchoels, $4,000,
An executive committee, consisting OF
Senator Walton, DR.. Ull6m, II ]. Wise
carver, c. II. BOwlby, Judge Dlckey A.
L Cooke and Judge Crawford. was APP
pointed With full power to solicit stock.
appoint subcommittee. call meetings,
ana do whatever they may deem essen
tial in the promotion of the enterprise
A public meeting will be held in the
very near future. Let everybody 30 ID
work and do all they can to secure the
road.
Mr.. Pro:sman said in the course Oh
his remarks that manufacturing plants
the capital of which will aggregate 81
1000 have already been secured to
locate in Greene county in the event Of
this road, and will be along the valley
from Carmlchaels to Rogersyllle