Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-12

extend from this point to Benwood
through the hillside. 1t will be car
ried over Caldwell's and Boggs. runs
on high trestles. The road will turn
from the hillside in the central part
of Benwood and run toward the Ohio
river, where it will cross to the Ohio
side to connect with the Wheeling,
Cleveland & LOrain, the Wheeling &
Lake Erie and other roads.
AS heretofore chronicled it was the
original intention OF the company to
enter Wheeling by coming down
Boggs' run, but this idea was after
wards abandoned for the reason that
this. course was not considered to be as
advantageous as one through the
heart of the city. The Uniontown,
Waynesburg and West Virginia Rail-
way Company having acquired posses
sion of controlling interest in the
stock in the charter which was
secured by the Bellaire and Benwood
Bridge and Ferry Company, will
put up combination bridge be-
tween the latter two places. While
the exact location of the bridge has
| not as yet been determined upon it is
safe to say that it will cross the river
about one-fourth of a mile above the
present B. & o. railroad bridge. 1t
will be constructed SO as to combine
wagon way and foot bridge, as well
as railroad way, depending, of
course, upon the developments and
circumstances as the future may bring
| forth.
Greene county is looked upon as
| the basis of the Pittsburg 9-foot coal
vein and it is shown that by the build
| ing of the proposed new road trans
| portation will be furnished for the de-
| velopment of this deposit to the doors
| of Wheeling and also bring the pop
| ulation of. Fayette and Greene coun-
| ties in Pennsylvania, tributary to
| Wheeling. The new coke fields, known
as the Mason Town coal fields, where
six thousand coke ovens are now under
construction and which when COM
pleted will produce $4,000 tons of coke
per day, will also be connected with
Wheeling by this road.
+ To show that the route of the pro-
posed road is much shorter and more
! advantageous, especially for coal ship
ments than any of the present roads
entering Wheeling from the region in
question, it is pointed out that from
| Uniontown to Wheeling by way of
the B. & o. road is 142 miles, by way
of the Panhandle, 1875 miles, and by
| the proposed route, II miles. There
| fore the distance saved over the B. &
| o. would Ell miles, and over the
| Panhandle ga miles.
From the Mason Town coke fields
to Wheeling by way of the B. & O.
is 1872 miles, by way or the Pan-Han-
die, las miles, and by way OF the
| proposed route "a miles. Distance
| saved over the B. & O. would be So
miles and over the Panhandle 81
| miles.
Therefore it is seen that the new
road opening such a short route from
the Pennsylvania coal and coke re-
gions to Wheeling will not only be
| helpful to the interests of the local
manufacturers, but also to local coal
| dealers, in view of the developments
| which bid fair to make Wheeling a
| coal shipping port. Still further the
proposed shorter route will also bene
| ness of the southern coal dealers, as it
will serve to cut off long course of
navigation for. coal shipments from
Pittsburg to the southern markets.
w. C. lutte, one of the oldest and
| best known coal operators of Pitts
| burg, and who is also one of the prin-
cipal promoters of this project, as ex-
pected to arrive in the city to-day to
accompany Mr.. Pratzman on an in
spection tour of the survey Of this
| part OF the line Mr.. Pratzman is in
Wheeling at present more especially
| for the purpose of organizing the in
| terests of the new road.
AS Is known a committee of the
Board of County Commissioners .yis-.
| tied Pittsburg last Saturday to ascer-
| tain how much foundation and merit
there was in the line and to become
informed as to the stability of the per-
sons behind it and returned home very
we'll pleased with. the examination.
Judge A. C., Brown, of. Waynesburg,
and E. A. Holmes, Of New York. in
immediate charge of the Pittsburg,
Connellsville and Wheeling interests,
were seen last evening, but declined
to be interviewed for publication, as
to the details q Of their company's
route saying, that the time had not
come for such a statement, but would
be at hand shortly. They appeared
to be entirely satisfied with the situa-
ton, however, and in general terms
said the road they had projected would
come to Wheeling directly, with