Year: 1877




Quite a number Of buSiness men from
this city and Bridgeport will leave at G
o'clockthi morning for Black River Har-
Dor, on Lake Erie, via the Tuscarawas
Valley Railroad, striking that road At
Urichsyillc, on the Panhandle road.
They go up to Inspect the 100 miles of
road that have been completed between
the Lake and Urichsville, to observe the
character Of the country through which
it passes, to make notes Of the business
now doing, and to zee the receiving and
shipping facilities OF the road at Black
River Harbor, said TO be the best harbor
on Lake Erie, and harbor where freight
can be disposed Of more expeditiousIy and
economically than at Cleveland:


We are glad to know that the gentle.
men who are going on the excursion will
have an opportunity to meet with the
leading men Of the Tuscarawas road, in.
cluding Mr.. Chamberlain, the President,
aud thus come to more definite UNDER
standing than now exists as TO their re-
clprOcity Of interest in the completion Of
the line to this city. There ia a very
deep interest felt here in the completion
ofthis road, but mingled with it there is
certain amount Of missiving and in.
credulity arising out Of the experience
Of Wheeling in the past with railroads,
tho argument being that il the Tusca-
raway road comes to West Wheeling it
will in all probability seek connection
with the Baltimore & Ohio road at
Bellairc; or II it really stops at West
Wheeling that Tom Scott will buy it up
and thus neutralize at once the idea OF
competition between it and the CAP.
road.


There is no decisive way at present to
meet these arguments. No one has
visited Wheeling during the present can.
vass for stock subscriptions who was
deputized to pledge the Tuscarawas road
to any definite policy. True, Mr.. Card,
the Superintendent and Engineer, has
been with US twice, but he was not asked
to meet these difficulties, except perhaps
in casual way, and even il he had been,
he fcourse, could not have assumed to
say anything of conclusive character.
But there are men at the other end of the
route who can speedily satisfy ANY mis-
giviugs in regard to the policy OF the
rosd and we doubt not that one Of the
good results OF the excursion to-day-in
fact its principal result-will be to es.
ablish more definite understanding be.
tween the two ends OF the line.


Just at this time Messrs. Scott and Gar.
rett have their hands full OF all the leased
lines they can take care of. Their re-
rpective stocks are selling down in the
market because, in part, oil the very fact
that they are not able to make their
leases pay. This is particularly the case
with Scott. Whether this will continue
to be the case Tor an indefinite period in
the future isa problem no one can now
solve. He is sorely pressed just at pres
ent, and the road before him still looks
rough. The news this morning looks
war,like between the Baltimore x Ohio
and the three great rivals.


Those who 20 to Cleveland to-day will
have au opportunity to cauynss this
whole subject with Mr.. Chamberlain, and
he no doubt is prepared to furnish them
with much information on this and all
other points touching the combination
oi interests that center in the completion
OF the Tuscarawas road 10 the OHIO river
at this point.