Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-15
TO THE VOTERS OF
OHIO COUNTY.

That there may be an accurate and
definite understanding concerning the
necessity of the people of Ohio county
voting on Tuesday, July 18th, a half
million dollar appropriation for rail-
road running from Wheeling eastward
ly through Greene county in Pennsyl-
vanla, the management of the Pitts
burg, Connellsville and Wheeling Rail-
road Company desire to make a full
and concise statement as to its position
in this matter, its condition as a rail-
road corporation and it's ability finan-
cially to carry to completion the entire
project.
First-The Piittsburg, Connellsville
and Wheeling Railroad Company ownes
and controls charters both in Penn
sylvania and in West Virginia which
are in full force, are legal in every
respect and under which it can con-
struct its road
Second-The Companies In Pennsyl-
vania and in West Virginia holding
these charters were on May 18th of this
year merged and consolidated into an
other corporation of the same name.
combining the powers in each State as
owned by the separate corporations and
with a combined capital of $3.50 10000.
Copies of this merger have been filed in
Harrisburg and in Charleston, and we
are informed by the State officials that
they are legally and properly drawn for
recording which could not be the case
unless the original charters were valid
and in full force. Copies are also on
record at Waynesburg, Moundsville and
Wheeling in the County Clerks Office.
Third-The Pittsburg, Connellsville
and Wheeling Railroad Company own
through deeds of record from the farm
ers through which its line runs IS per
cent of it's right of way from Ohio to
the Monongahela rivers. The condem-
nation powers of the Railroad Company
under statue in both States are
such that the remaining Is per cent,
can be acquired by condemnatory suits
and the adjudged compensation to the
owner.
Fourth-The Companies survey is
complete and the four sections now be-
ing let constitute twenty miles from
the peninsula in Wheeling to the State
line at Majorsvflle The branch to
Moundsville will be let in about two
weeks time and twenty miles of the
work beyond the State line in Greene
county will be let about August 18th.
The contracts are to be on short time
and the work is let in five mile sections
for that particular end. The portion
from Wheeling to the State line is to
be completed ready for rail in eight
months time
Fifth-The estimates which were
opened to-day show that the road can
be constructed from the peninsula to
the State line with first class masonry,
fourteen foot road-bed, rock ballast,
steel bridges, 50 pound rail complete
for less than $500. 900.
Sixth-The purpose of the Pittsburg.
Conneilsyille and Wheeling Railroad
Company are TO engage both in river
coal barge business and local Wheeling
and Western rail delivery; for the pur-
pose of the river trade it extends
branch to Moundsville for the plain rea-
son that shipping facilities are better
in the large river pool at Moundsyille
than at any other place along the river
in this neighborhood.
The rumor circulating that this line
of railroad runs only TO Moundsyille is
entirely in error as the intention of the
Company from the inception as shown
by its charter grant has been to run to
Wheeling and the branch to Mounds
vile as here stated
Seventh-The banking and financial
agents of the Pittsburg, Connellsville
and Wheeling Railroad Company are
Huributt. Hatch & Co. of New York.
and Philadelphia, and James D. Smith
& Co.. OF IL Broadway, New York.
This was publicly announced at the
meeting of the Labor Assembly July
8th- Since that time Hurlbutt. Hatch
& Co, have wired to several well known
gentlemen in Wheeling substantiating
this statement.
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