Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-08
RAILROAD CATECHISM.

Questions and Answers by Two Citi-
Gems of Wheeling. Both Taxpayers,
and Neither One Financially Inter-
estcd in the Building of the Pro-
posed New Railroad.
Q.-What is the name OF the corpora
ton to which Ohio county is asked TO
subscribe $5000G0?
A.-Thc Uniontown. Waynesburg &
West Virginia Railroad.
Q.-Where are It's termini?
Ats eastern terminus is to be
UniontOwn, Pa. and its western ter
minus Bellaire, O.. via Wheeling.
Q.-Is the road TO run through
MCundsvillc
A.-No. It will not touch within s
miles Of Moundsville.
Q,-What road is it that is expected
to run through Moundsville?
A.-The Pittsburg, Connellsville &
Wheeling railroad. which is entirely a
separate and distinct enterprise.
Q.1[What viii it cost to complete the
Uniontown. Wavnesburg & West Vir
ginia railroad?
About $5.G00.000
Q.-What will be the extent in mile
age of the Uniontown Waynesburg e
West Virginia railroad?
A-The distance from UniontOwn,
Pa, to Wheeling is Il miles, and from
Wheeling to Bellaire miles, making a
total length of Is miles.
GLOW viii the road reach Bellaire?
A-By a railroad bridge across the
Ohio river.
Q.-How many miles of this road will
bo ,,,i1+ in, Ia
A.-Twenty-two miles
Q.-Will not the greater part OF the
West Virginia portion of the road run
through Marshall county?
Ayes. And Marshall county will
be asked to contribute her share in q
free right of way.
Q.-What will the character of the
road through that % miles in West
Virginia?
A.-There will be required % sub
stantial bridges built of steel and ma
sonry; besides two tunnels. one of
which within the limits of the city of
Wheeling will cost about $500 900. so
that about all of the $500 900 which
Ohio county is asked to subscribe will
be spent in our own community. and
from which Wheeling will derive a di-
rect benefit
Q.-Is not $500, 900 too much for Ohio
county to invest in this enterprise?
A.-No. Every dollar that Ohio
county ever invested in railroad enter
prises has been a profitable investment.
Q.-But suppose Ohio county should
lose the 100000 in the same manner
by which she lost the 5000 eco invest
ed in the Wheeling Bridge & Terminal
Railway Company. Can we afford to
run that risk?
A.-Yes The 100000 invested in
the Wheeling Bridge & Terminal Rail-
way Company has been repaid to Ohio
county in many ways: and following
that precedent. If Ohio county was as
sured she would lose all of the $780,
GOO it would be profitable TO this COM
munity Ohio county can afford to
GIVE 100000 to have this road built.
Q.-Is 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 20 vote on July Il pro-
vides that s150,000 is to be paid to the
railroad company when there shall
have been expended by the railroad
corporation at least $3.50 900. The sec
ond installment of $3.50. coo shall be
paid by Ohio county when there shall
have been expendeH by the railroad
corporation at least 5000 900; or in
other words. the railroad corporation
must spend $500 before we pay it s1.OO.
and the balance of 5000. 600 shall not be
paid by Ohio county until the road is
completed and trains are running into
a station located in this city. So that
il is not possible for us to invest the
money unless we get the road.
Q.-What are the prospects that the
road will be paving one: or that we
shall ever receive anything on our in
yestment?
A.-The projectors of the T.. w. &
w. Va. r. R. assure Us that they have
contracts for 1000 tons of freight per
day upon completion of the road.
And that that business is entirely in
dependent Of local freight and passen
ger traffic. Beside this. every indus
trial establishment. and every whole
sale and retail business, and every Ia
boring man will derive incalculabla
benefit from this railroad by the OMEN
ing up and development of virgin terri
tory, whose inhabitants are all anxious
to be put in touch with Wheeling. and
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