The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-21

PahF ihto Nneeling. lie reclted an
account Of banquet given In this city
on that occasion. and quoted parts OF
addresses made by prominent railroad
officials and others.
He exhibited at the banquet last
night the trowel which was used BY
Charles Carroll. OF CarroIlton, at the
exercises which attended the laying
OF the first stone OF the Baltimore a.
Ohio railroad July 4, 1928. The trowel
contains the following inscription:
This tro~el WAS used by Charles
Carroll. of Carrollton, to lay the first
stone of the baltimore & Ohio rail
road. July 4. 1925"
Mr.. Shriver said In part:
II rise with a mingled sense of re-
greet and pleasure: regret that. because
Of important matters d staining him in
the east. our president. Mr.. willard,
has been denied the privilege Of being
with you. and pl 'asure. because Il has
been my good fortune TO participate in
this most interesting occasion and To
enjoy your hospitality. which has been
OF such warmth and character as 20
demonstrate the close affiliation OF
the cities of Wheeling and Baltimore
fostered. We like 20 believe. by the
bands of steel which the Baltimore x
Ohio railroad completed between them
in 1858; and the current or traffic
which then commenced has continued
and expanded. and We hope Is yet only
In its infancy.
While Wheeling has thus pleasant
ly engaged ones thoughts. II has not
been TO the exclusion OF the feature
Of the memorable occasion-the seml.
centennial OF the great stat. Of West
Virginia. Great not only in that nature
has run riot in her almost unlimited
gifts OF timber. coal. ore and minerals
OF every description. but In that her
citizens have undertaken the devlop-
ment and utilization OF these vast
natural gifts I'm such an intelligent and
energetic manner that this state bids
fair TO be-indecd. is--in the van OF
manufacturing and commercial enter
prise.
That the state and the city are not
unInindful Oi the fact that trausporta-
tion has and must continue TO play an
important part in this development.
coinCidcnt with the celebration Of your
states sCmiCentennial. you celebrate
an important event which occurred
here ten years earlier the entrance
of the first train into your city over
the Baltimore * Ohio railroad.
Possibly no one factor played a
more important part. not only in the
upbulding Of the city Of Wheeling.
but in the very founding OF the state.
than the control and facility OF trans
portation IN this section by navigable
rivers rs well as railroads. which as
on .T -
OF an independent state
Wheeling a Center.
To-day Wheeling is near the center
az. and radiatiuE point for the lines
of the Baltimore X Ohio railroad sys-
tenn which aggregate = 400 miles. and
the company property Investment ac-
count is over S5l2. 90 OOO rs cquip.
mont now consists of 2.35S iocumo-
ilves. l."'@ passenger cars and over
10000 freight cars.
surrounded as she T. with n vast
I. body ~ excellent f'iri the surface. g.
which IS scarcely scratched. Wh,.l I'm.
( Ah~ already demonstrated that mann
fa't.rirg suGH'ity. which with H.
high commercial integrity. has Srcur-
'd her "a uotal'l" position in the ,oun-
fr''S manufacturing communities. and
thc Baltimore n Ohio takes this o~-
cdflou 70 assure" you OF IT, earnest de-
sid" 20 '"-or'rdt" ~ every way pos
Sih." for d." continued welfare ard
udVarc'm'rt oi this citv and state.
'\n Jess than sixty million dollars
haN" lr'u spent f"r this pIrpoS. iu
tn, past fhr.H .'ars--a largo portion
80 tbs sgW ou o." lines and fnr cguiY-
ucrt IaftiDu'rr!. for the deV,ipp-
mont ~ 40" Traffic from Wcst Nir-
/ GINA. which lass been growing IN
| leaps and bounds