The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06
THE NORTHERN AND SOUTH.
ERN WEST VIRGINIA
RAILROAD.

ern West Virginia Railroad Company
was held at Clsrksburg. The Charter
Of this Company required a previous
subscription Of enc hundred thousand
dollars in land or money to the capital
stock before an organization could be
made. OF this stock. the citizens Of
Harrison, Lewis, Brax,on and Clay
counties subscribed S29, 900, and the
residue was subscribed By wealthy citi.
Gems Of New York, who already have
large interest in West Virginia. This
being done, the Stockholders organized
and elected Albert l.. Catlin, OF Bur.
lington, Vermont, John Brannon, of
Weston, G, y, Camden, of ClurEsburg,
Edmund Blanchard, Of BellciontC,
Pennsylvania, Charles j. Martin, Lu.
Glen BirdsCye, Oliver l.. Wood and
Edward NJ. Morgan, of New York
City, and Benjamin W, Byrnc, of
Clay Court House, Directors of said
Company, meeting Of the Directors
will be held shortly in CI0rksburg, at
which President and Vice President
Of the Company will be elected.
ltislhc purpO'c under this Charter
to build a Railroad from tho Pcnnsyl.
vania limo, va Charleston to the Ken
lucky State line. It is the hope, and
every effort will DO made to cnlis, the
Pennsylvania Central Railroad Com.
pauy in this enterprise, with Wow TO
connection with that road at or near
Grccnsburg. in that state. This being
accomplished, a short and the most
practical and direct Railroad line is Oh.
tanned from New York City 10 Mem.
phis; and the part Of the line in this
State, with a short distance in Penn.
sylyania, is the only link to the con.
summation Of this grand continental
Railroad line, reaching from New York
City ria Memphis, II Paso, to San
Diego, on the Pacific coast. Tho
road from Memphis to San Diego, VIC
all know is soon to be built. under the
patronage of the Federal Government
10 enlist the Central Pennsylvania
Company, the Stockholders, at their
meeting ut Clarksburg, adopted the
following resolution:
Rssolrcd, That the President aud
Directors Of this Company be instruct.
ed to propose to the President and Di.
rec,ors Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company TO construct or aid in tho
construction Of this Companys Road
upon such liberal and just terms as to
the said President and Directors Of this
company shall seem best.
This Road, ifmade, will pass through
u continuous, unbroken co0l.feld, from
i 8 entrance into this State to the Ken.
lucky line, ranging from tho soft
bituminous to camel and spliut the
splins to be used without the expensive
process of cokcing, in smelling tue
IRON orc, IN close proximity, into iron,
NO 'aIh coal held exists on either
hemisphere, and this is not all Nearly
tue entire line passes through m c1.
nnsiyc belt of fertile lands, capable Of
sustaining a deuse population, ant
muca Tue larger portion in forest, en-
orTc'nns" growth Of timber Of the mos
valuable variety All these will fine
a market anu millions Of dollars viii
mus Dc worked out OF the consumma
tlon o! ms contemplated work, assur
los iaclll'les Tor ing,Tcss and cgrcs'
70 tue vast numbers who will inhabi
tue Interior line OF our State
II Is not claiming too much 70 say
mat tue Iron' coal aud timber dsvel
opmenlS to 90 accomplished by thi