The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-28
rho weston { clarI.,hurs RaIIroaa

Two years ago we obtained char
ter for the construction Of Railroad
from Weston to Clarksburg; but a
condition was placed upon the compauy
to be formed in favor Of the Northern
and Southern Railroad. By reason OF
this condition, we haze been delayed
10 the construction Of road necessary
to the convenience Of our people aud
the commerce Of our country,
During the last session Of the Lrgis.
lature an effort was pradO to repeal thi.
condition in the charter, but this was
successfully resisted by the counties o.
Kanawha and HARRISON. The egJrl
was renewed By changing Tho route BY
BuckhannOn aud Philippi to Grafton
so US not to touch the forbidden soil OF
Harrison aud not materially increase
tue distance. This proposition was so
cloggsd with amendments by she
friends Of Kanawha and Harrison. as
to render the passage Of the bill mad.
missiblc. The schem. will tc renewed
in October, and we have reason TO be.
liGye that its success, not onIy in the
passage of the bill, but in the con.
FtructlOn Of the road, will b. nn as.
sured fact.
We have one advantage of Harrison,
and that il, il she shall not be invaded
by Plebians, We possess tue sympathy
Of the outside werld. and with the tiel
of such counties US Taylor, Barbour,
Upshur aud Lewis. possessing more
wealth. power aud production than ny
similar area Of equal extent 10 thi,
Safe, and have no obligations to pay to
Harrison fer pas. flvors. we may
safely laugh ut the scOlding Of our step
mother, and sew our own FAX seed and
spin our owu linen. II sho csn 70
readily forget her children and prosper
without their aid, We can surely form
other alliances, anA prosper without
her.
Railroad companies are knocking AT
our doors for Contract to construct tue
road We arc now seeking, upon such
Subscri p,ion, as the counties interested
may give without embarrassment, anu
in fact with actual present peculiarly
profit.
If Grafton seires this golden Oppor.
tunity of making herself the centre Of
commerce Of the great southern tier If
counties, then may tho irigid old fogy
village which has hitherto Cxacted
tribute from US, look well to her laur.
els; as by such combination, there is
but little hope that Clarksburg will ever
DO the Capitol Of this State
-Iu this connection We subjoin, a.
appropriate to the time, the following
s.nsiOle remarks upon this subject, from
tho Buekhannon Delta Of tbs 2l,t
inst.
We sec our eotSmpoFariss ofGraS.On
aud Weston have noticed our article GU
narrow gauge railroad few week.
ago, and given /. their hearty approx.
al. It's certainly TO our Interest to
have such a road, and the only ques.
ton now is, will We? AS to the cost,
We have examined pamphlet of tho
proceedings Of the National Marrow
Gauge Railroad Convention held Mt
ST. Louis, Missouri, June 10Th, 1872,
mud from It We learn that tho cost of u
narrow gauge, three feet, is SIS, GG5.
while the cost Of the came road Of thu
usual width, four feet eight inches, 10
he S65, 1855 per mile-a difference in
favor Of the narrow gauge Of S47,T9U
This We conceive to entirely settle the
question in favor Ola narrow gauge
We have not room for a general re.
view Of the pamphlet 10 question, but
will say il demonstrates clearly that til,
cost Of tho narrow gauge is IN an NV.
srago only Que third the cost Of tho
usual width. Such being the case, our
estimate Of the cos, Of road from this
pUin, to Grafton, $500 OOO, is abund.
aut. And now LIT our people no long.
CT delay-onc effort ald tlu road /,
ours Letthe people olLewir uP,hur, |
Barbour and Taylor. who are alI dj.
-cctly interested in such work, put
heir shoulders to the wheel aud inaur.
lrato the system. Letpublic meetings
70 held at all points along the proposed
inc Of road. and let Tho advsnlagos