Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-22
specIal TO the Regulator.

Special TO the Register.
PFrTSBURG. Pa. October 21.--Tha
recent absorption OF the three leading
local traction companies by the phila-
delphla Gas Company is to be followed
by the launching OF the trolly project
planned tive years ago for the connec-
ton of Wheeling with PittsDurg by =
street railway line along the Ohio val
ley
The building of the eight mile limo
between Toronto and Steubenville
which will be completed this year. Is
an incident 10 the new scheme which
is made possible by the extensions now
being made between Pittshurg and the
Ohio State line. TO accommodate local
suburban traffic.
The community OF interest formed by
the absorption OF the Pittsburg traction
Interests by the Philadelphia company
already has hold on rpe proposed ex-
tension The American Gas Company.
which is affiliated with the Phlladel-
phia Company, already controls the
Beaver Valley Traction Company, oper-
ating In Beaver. Beaver Falls and
Rochester Pa. and the roronto- Empire
line on which work has already boon
begun. will be finished next year. Tho
HtW lOdN, NY way vi pCNktt. F,dlSL iglN-
erpool. Stenbenvi.le and BellaMc will
be ninety-six miles in length and OF
this all but thirty-nine miles are al
ready in operation or actually under
construction. Tho Southern Fraction
Company OF Pittsburg. now controlled
by the new local combination. Is now
operating as far aus McKees Rocks, Pa,
and has new double track line al
most completed from that point to
Coraopolis. half way to Beaver. Pa.
From that point to Alfequippa. a dis
lance of ten miles. the company has
secured franchises and has made con-
tracts for the roadIbed for new line.
Alequppa has connection with Beaver
over the Beaver Valley Traction Con-
panys lines, crossing the Ohio river on
a bridge between Rochester and Modacja
en-. and the Beaver line is being ex-
tended south of that town. Between
Van Port, Pa, and Smiths Ferry. the
eastern terminus of the East Liverpool
a. Welsville traction lines, Is dis
lance of only eleven miles. and the
East Llverpool-Wellsville system ex-
tends twelve miles, to Yellow Creek,
with an extension of two miles now
under construction. From this point
south TO Empire 1t Is only Ave miles.
and charter has already been granted
the Pittsburg people for this route.
The line from Empire into Toronto Is
already under contract, to be built next
year by the American Gas Company
interests, the same that controls the
Beaver Valley and Steubenville lines.
The last of the line from toronto,
Steubenville e. Brilliant is being built
this year--the link between Toronto
and Steltbenvillc. This projectors are
putting the heaviest construction, COST
ing $4,000 q mile. It is under the d.
rect control of the Plttsburg people at
the head OF the new combination.
There remains to connect with Bel
1aire only the stretch Of eighteen miles
between Mingo and Martins Ferry. The
right OF way has been secured on every
mile of the thrty-nine yet TO be built,
and surveys are being made this month
on several of the routes. w. Clyde VIII
kins, the Pittsburg engineer in charge
of the construction work between
Steubenville and Toronto, said to-day
that he confidently expected TO see the
entire line in operation in eighteen
months. Contracts for a part OF the
new work will be let before the close OF
The present year, Mr.. wilkins says.