The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-20
THE I. WORK OF
CONSTRUCTION
ON P. c. & W.
Road is to Start on the Third Section
in Marshall County Early
Next Week. n
300 MEN WILL BE. EMPLOYED
On This Work by the Contractors, G.
A. Sims & co.-soundings
Completed for Harbor.

It Is authoritatively annunced by n
gentleman connected with tina Pitts
burgh, Connellsville G. Wheeling rail-
road project. that the work OF construc-
ton on the third section OF the line, in
Marshall county, will be started early
next week by the firm that recently Sc
cured the contract, Charles A. Sims &
Co., OF Philadelphia. This section is
along Big Wheeling creek, and centers
near Shepherds Mills at a place that
will be named Moundsyille Junction,
Here the road will run In three direc-
tions, eastward to Pennsylvania. north.
westward to Wheeling and southwest
ward TO Moundsvllle. The Sims con-
tract covers parts Of all three divisions.
AT Shepherds Mills a tunnel is to be
constructed, and on this work ana on
grading Sims & Co. will start next
week. 1t is stated that the firm will
employ between 800 and 400 men on
this work. which will be prosecuted
with vigor until winter interteres. Sims
& Co.'S wagons and grading equipment
are expected to arrive in few days,
The firm was to have begun this work
earlier In the fall. but was delayed ow-
Ing to failure to complete another con-
tract OH time.
The Pittsburgh. Conaellsvil,e &:
Whecling's corps OF engineers. which
has been engaged In making soundings
in the Ohio river at the lower end Of
Moundsville, has completed its work
and made Its report to the company.
They have located what they claim to
be the best harbor in the entire Ohio
rivera pool that showed an average
depth OF fifteen feet for distance OF
$500 feet. Fifty feet from the shore
the denth was ten feet; further out
seventeen feet was found. Here the
company will establish Its coal tlpples
where coal brought In from the rail-
road will be transhipped by water to
the lower river markets.
1t is stated that the Pittsburgh.
Connellsyille & Wheeling is financed to
the extent OF 100000 by the New Yorl,
banking firm of Hubbard. Hatch & Co.
Mr.. Hubbard. Of this nrm, recently
went over the route Of the proposed
road. and Is reported an enthusiastic
believer in Its future. Some of the road,s
bonds. 1t is said, will be offered 10,
sale in Wheeling. but the projectors say
they are not especially anxious to place
them here.
The 1ntelllsencer asked the gentleman
from whom 1t got the foregoing infor-
nation whether the rumors that the
Pennsylvania railroad was back of the
Pittsburgh. connellsviIle & Wheeling
were correct, and he replied very en-.
phatically:
"The Pennsylvania Is no more con-
nected with the p, C. & W. than you
are"
Continuing. the gentleman gave Ger.
tain reasons in support OF his assertion
that seem cogent enough, but could not
be published at this time. The p. c.
g. W, he added. is independent OF all
other roads. and wifi be so operated,
Entrance into Wheeling will be over
the Terminal. and 1t is stated that the
company's officials have looked into the
charter and grants to the Terminal
company, and find that the Terminal
shall at all times be open to use by all
railroads. and that switching charges
shall in no event exceed Sc per car.