The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-05
1T MEANS
MUCH TO
WHEELING.
The Uniontown, Waynesburg &
West Virginia VIII Place whesl-
ing on an Equality
WITH PITTSBURGH FOR COKE
Supply, and the Removing of This
Handicap, It is Predicted,
WIN Create Boom.

inc dCtlOu OF Lne DOaru OF county
commissioners, at It's meeting yester-
day, in unanimously passing the ordin-
ance submitting to a vote OF the people
on July II the proposition to bond the
county to the extent of S5OO,oOO for a
stock subscription to the enterpri5e, has
been received with satisfaction, and
with the assurance that the project is
bona fide the opinion seems to be gen.
eral that the bond issue win b. en-
dorsed by the required three-hfths ma
jorIty.
The new road will have mileage Of
seventy-one miles, between Uniontown
and Wheeling, and runs through Fay
ette and Greene counties, In Pennsyl-
v1nil, and Marshall and Ohio "oJa
in this state. From Unlontowr wesr-
ward the line runs with scarcely any
deviation either north or south. About
eighteen miles west of Uniohtown the
Mouongatela river Is crossed at the
mouth of Browns run. Continuing,
westward. the towns OF Carmichael,
Khedlve and Morrisvllle are reached in
succession and then waynesburg, the
county seat of Greene county. From
Wayncsburg westward Rogersville and
Bristoria are reached. AT Bristoria
tie headwaters of Big Wheeling creek
are reached, and thence in a north
westerly direction along the creek val
ley through Ryerspn's station and
Crows Mills, in Greene county, and
then in Marshall county. this state,
through the villages of Majorsvlle and
Viola. and finally into Ohio county.
through elm Grove and into Wheeling
and Benwood. From Elm Grove the
route is largely parallel with the Bal
timore 6 Ohio Wheeling division until
Just east of the Baltimore s ohlo's
Peninsula tunnel. Here the Union
town. waynesburg s. West Virginia
tunnels eight hundred feet through the
hill, emerging this side Of the west en-
trance of the Baltimore & ohios tuu-
mel. Thence the route is along the hill.
side back of the plants of the Atlantic
Refining Company and Reymann Brew
ing Company to Coal run. just beyond
the Wheeling Corrugating Company.
and Whitaker iron works plants At
Coal run, Chapline hill is encountered.
and tunnel thirty-two hundred feet
in length Will take the line through,
with the exit at CaldwelPs run. which
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=, nh,,. and schrm,booh n,on,, and
~ dnnu tI,rorrh ~ sor,b SID ~
poegs' nun. which Is to be crossed on
II trestIe Thence through upper Ben
wood the route IL along tho hIIsid,
t"Kenucky Hetghts"l to a point at
the head OF Seventh street Here the
river wiI, be crossed on bridge pro-
iected Some two or three vpars AGO bv
the mites. which II now develops ia
practically IN. proiect OF the Union.
town. Waynesburg & west Virginia
railroad The bridge will cross the
river win a slirht inward trend. strIk-
ing geIIaIre on ThIrty-Afth street and
probably having its terminus at Noble
and Thlrty-hfth streets, where. by the
way. the Cleveland. Lorain & Wheel
ing road is connected with.
What It Means.
what This railroad NAV mean IN
wbeoIIng e IntImated bv Mr.. w G
into Who saws that II NAV IN n short
time bacoma n mart NJ another great
trrnL line between tho east and wes,
He 10 authorize for tho statement that
rood Is row nroIoc,ad from San.
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The fact that the uniontown'
Waynesburg & West virginia is TO
cross the river at Bellaire over bridge
mat VIII nave us terminus at u"
sou.neF9 a t whaal,nr V ,gb, ne takaS TO-
indicate that the two rouds would be
operated in sympathy. In fact, unless
arrangements are made with the
Wheeling Terminal. the new road