The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-07
Pertinent Questions Anent the Rail-
road Answered in a Plain,
Convincing Manner.


the railroad proposition, and q careful
perusal is commended to readers of the
3Intelligencer.
Q-What is the name Of the corpora
ton to which Ohio county Is asked to
subscribe 100000?
A-The Uniontown. Waynesburg &
West Virginia railroad.
Q-Where are its termini?
Ats eastern terminus Is Union
town. Pennsylvania, and Its western
terminus is Bellaire, Ohio. via Wheel
ing.
Oils the road to run through
Moundsville?
Alt will not touch within $ miles
Of Moundsville.
Q-What road is it that Is expected to
run through Moundsville?
A-The Pittsburgh. ConnellsviIle G.
Wheeling railroad. which is entirely a
separate and distinct enterprise.
Q-Ilow much will the Uniontown,
Waynesburg s West Virginia railroad
cost to complete 1t?
A-About s5.OOO.000.
Q-What will be the extent in mileage
OF the Unlontown. Waynesburs s.
West Virginia railroad?
A-The distance from Uniontown.
Pa. TO Wheeling. Is II miles, and from
Wheeling to Bellaire. Ave miles, making
total length OF 76 miles.
Q-How will the road reach Bellaire?
A-By 4 railroad bridge across the
Ohio river.
Q-how many miles OF this railroad
will be built In West Virginia.
A-Twenty-two miles.
OWL not the greater part, of the
West Virginia portion Of the railroad
run through Marshall county?
Ayes. And Marshall county will be
asked to contribute her share In free
right of way.
Q-What will be the character Of the
road through that twenty-five miles In
West Virginia?
A-The road win require twenty-five
substantial bridges built Of steel and
masonry; besides two tunnels, one OF
which within the limts,ot the city Of
Wheeling will cost about 100000. so
that about all of the 100000 that Ohio
county Is asked TO subscribe will be
spent In our OWL community, and from
which Wheeling will. derive 4 direct
benefit. "a .Fts..
Oils. not 100000 too much money for
Ohio county to invest in this enter,
prise?
| A-No. Every dollar that Ohio coun-
ty ever invested In railroad enterprises
has been profitable investment.
Q-But suppose Ohio county should
lose the s5C0.OO0 In the same manner by
which she lost the 100000 invested in
the Wheeling Bridge & Terminal Rail-
way Company. Can we afford to run
that risk?
Ayes. The $4,000 invested in the
Wheeling Bridge 6 Terminal Railway
Company has been repaid to Ohio coun-
ty in many ways; and following that
precedent. II Ohio county was assured
she would lose all OF the 100000 Il
would be profitable to this community.
Ohio county can afford to GIVE $500, COO
to have this road built.
OILS there any danger that Ohio
county will pay out the 100000 and then
not get the road?
A-No. The ordinance upon which
the people are to vote on July II pro-
vidcs that $4,000 is to be paid to the
railroad company when there shall
have been expended by the railroad cor
poration at least $4,000. The second
installment OF $4,000 shall be paid by
Ohio county when there shall have been
expended by the railroad corporation at
least 100000; or in other words, the
railroad corporation must spend SO 90
before we pay 1t 81 90. and the balance
OF 100000 shall not be paid by Ohio
county until the road Is completed and
trains are running into a station locat-
ed In this city. So that it is not posi-
BILE for US to invest the money unless
we get the road.
Q-What are the prospects that the
road will he paying one, or that we
shall ever receive anything on our in
vestment?
A-The projectors OF the UnIontown,
Waynesburg & West Virginia railroad
assure us they have contracts for 1000
tons OF freight per day upon the COM
pletion of the road. And that that
business Is entirely independent of local
freight and passenger traffic. Beside
this. every Industrial establishment,
every wholesale and retail business. and
every workingmun will derive lncaicu-
liable benefit from the railroad by the
opening up and development OF vir-
gin territory whose inhabitants are all
anxious to be put In touch with Wheel
Ing, and who viii trade with us: bring
Ing to our city their products and taxi
Ing away with them our merchandise.
Q--How do our mills now obtain their
supply OF coke?
A--By the way OF Pittsburgh. Ev-
cry ton OF coke must first go to Pitts
burgh before coming to Wheeling.
Q-What will be the saving In trclgh,
10 our mills by transporting coke direct
over the proposed unlontown, Waynss-
burg & West Virginia railroadp
A-Every steel mill In this community
will save fifty cents on each and every
ton OF coke, thereby putting them on an
equality with Pittsburgh. so far as
freight rates are concerned.
Q-Elow may we be assured OF this?
A-The ordinance upon which we are
to vote on July II, guarantees that the
Uniontown, Waynesburg x West vir-
railroad shallnot charge for trans
portation greater rate for freight than
Is legally charged between ConncllsvIlla
and Pittsburgh on any other railroad.
o-Whut benefit VIII Wheeling derive
from cheaper freight ra.es.
A-WhcclinB and vicinity will be put
upon an equality with Pittsburgh. md
be enabled TO manufacture her steel
products for 50 cents per ton cheaper