The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-05


railroad that is to give Wheeling direct
communication with the Connellsyllle
coke region. There are two paper"
companies in the field. the Uniontown,
waynesburg & West Virginia, and the
Pittsburgh, Connellsvllle & Wheeling,
and 1t is said representatives Of both
are on the hunt for right of way east Of
this city. The latter is promoted by A.
P. Funk, Of New York. who is receiving
the assistance of several Moundsville
men, and It is said at least a branch of
this road would be built to the Marshall
county metropolis. The Jniontown,
waynesbmg & West Virginia Is being
promoted BY AIessrs. Jutte.. Protzman
and others of Pittsburgh, and seems TO
have more backing behind 1t than the
other Out in the country the farmers
notably those in the vicinity OF Viola
are showing disposition to aid only
the company that is in earnest and in
tends to put It's linz through. The
Ungontown, wayueshurg & West Viz
ginia seems to have the call with the
farmers, the impression being that Its
road will be constructed In the near fu-
ture. This company is of recent origin,
while the Pittsburgh, Connellsville &
wheeling has been in the field several
years, and has accomplished little or
nothing.
Howevee, even the UnIontown,
waynesburg & West Virginia has not
all the backing that was so glowlngly
described in a dispatch from Pittsburgh
a few days ago. 1t was stated, among
other things, that the company was
backed by the National Tube Company
Fedora! Steel Company and National
Steel Company. corporations DESTROYS
of e shorter line OF transportation for
their coke and coal. At least one Of the
companies mentioned is not backing the
railroad and has not been approached
along that line-tho National Tube
Company is the corporation meant.
This statement is made on the authorl-
ty of Vice President Frank j. Hearue,
of the tube company. He added how
ever, that he was DESTROYS Of seeing this
or another road built from the coke
fields to Wheeling.
Another story that is being rehashed
these days in many papers, is to the ef-
feet that the Wabash will acquire the
wheeling & Lake Erie. buy up the
Uniontown, waynesburg & West Vir-
glnla, and build an extension Of the
Wheeling g. Lake Erie from Steuber-
willie up the river to East Liverpool,
and thence across the country Into
Pittsburgh. Nothing authentic, how
ever, can be learned at this time. and
the rumors must be taken for what the
reader may consider them worth.
Then there is that pretty story to the
eject that the Baltimore & Ohio and
Wheeling & Lake Erie Jointly have ac=
quired the Wheeling Bridge & Terminal
road, and that these two systems will
have hand in the construction Of the
railroad f:om Wheeling to the coke
fields. In GONE quarters the story is
given another whlrl by the addition Of
the guess that the Wheeling & Lake
Erie. will be absorbed by the Baltimore
& Ohio. As to the Terminal being ac-
quired. that is rank nonsense. for the
Terminal Is in the control OF the United
States courts and in the hands Of re-
ceIver True, control OF the bonds may
have been secured in New York, as
rumored. but that avails nothing at
least so long as the road is operated by
a receiver. As to the Wheeling & Lake
Erie being absorbed by the Baltimore S;
Ohio, there Seems to be nothing to indi-
cate that such a move will materialIza.
When the Baltimore & Ohio seemed
about to lose the Pittsburg & Western.
there was some rhyme and reason in
such a move. for the Wheeling would
have given the Baltimore & Ohio line
from Pittsburgh to Chicago in suhstitu-
ton for the Pittsburgh & Western. But
now there is no need for such change
Of base upon the part Of the big trunk
line.
Another matter that is being interest
lngly discussed is the reported acquisl-
ton Of the Norfolk & Western by the
Pennsylvania. 1t is said the Pennsy
may not directly operate the Norfolk &
Western. II It ever does operate 1t d.
rectly, 1t would not be surprising to see
the Pennsylvania also acquire bodily
the Ohio River road. Already the Ohio
River and Pennsylvania are very close
4 ly related the former running a Pitts
burgh and Cincinnati service in con-
junction with the latter, and also d.
vertlng all It's New York business to the
Pennsylvania. Were the Ohio River to
be acquired, West Virginia would figure
extensively on the map OF the PenRsyl-
vanla system; the Ohio Rivers mileage
is 800 miles and that of the Norfolk &
Western in this state is about 400 miles.
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