The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-01-18
.ouT OF TnR WILpERNEss.
shall We Have a Railroadi

This being an importansq question now
before tue people of Lewis, to be
solved By action on their part,
pnd coming home to each and every
land. owner. taxpayer and voter, Our
article in the DEMocRAT Of last week
made knowa TO ourdeaders the grand
noyoment placed on foot for the cOnsu
nation Of the object SO deyOutly wished
fort. 6. to get out Of the wilderness"
by constructing q Narrow Guage Road
from weslOn.to Clarksburg, and there
,sonncetingNith the great eastern and
western lines OF the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad. Such a connection. no one
doubts but that grand results will aOw
to not only the people OF Harrison and
Lewis counties, but Gilmcr, Braxton
and Upshur will also be benefited. To
he briof-not wishing to tax our read.
,ars with an array Of figures to demon.
'sirate The fact that such an enterprise
will be rewarded by SurccsS-Railronds
never depresses q country, but builds
1t up, and also the interests Of every
citizen ia the counties through which.
they pass. As evidence adduccd nca
home, We refer to tho counties Of Har.
rison, Taylor, Preston, Richie, bod.
bridge, &c., where lands have nd.
ranced more than 200 per cent in val.
ue. Great mineral wealth has been
developed, and q market opened for
everything that honest labor can place
her hand 10. Our own county, memo
the loss rich in timber, coal, &C., than
our sister counties named, lies dormant
awaiting The developing hand Of pro.
grea-a Railroad. These mines Of
wealth thus opened up, Lewis county
would stand sidc by side with the most
prosperous and progressive counties Of
our State, and Weston one Of the most
hourishing towns in the country. Our
geographical position demands it.
Shall the Weston & Clarksburg Mar.
row Guage line DO built2 The feast.
bility Of It's construction lays in the nc.
tion Of our own people,
The gentlemen who were sent TO
confer with citizens Of Harrison, have
returned, after fully and carefully fol.
filing their mission. Their report
was aatteripg indeed. Our Commits.
sisncrs for this duty, Hon. Henry
Bnnnon and Judge Edwards, after
laying before The directors the result Of
their mission, closed the report with
the assurance tha. aid would be forth.
coming, Il we only manifested dispo.
si.ion to help ourselves; aud that the
question offight.of-way seemed to be
the only great impediment 10 realizing
their fondest hopes-thc construction
ofthe Road. Will not our laud.own.
ers on tho projected route, looking to
their own interests, grant the right.Of.
way, with such JudiciOus instructions
as may arisrf WoarO confident they
will, and BY SO doing, enrich them.
selves and the noble county in which
they reside.
Below We publish a letter received
by Mayor Simpson, from an old resi-
dcnL Of Ills State, in reference to our
proposed road, showing that business
men and capitalists arc Becoming in.
terested in the work:
LOUISVILLE, KY., Jan. 8.
DEAR slR:-I saw On article some
time ago in a West Virginia paper
which spoke Of q proposed Railroad
from Clarksburg TO Weston. As l an
aWcst Virginian by birth, and hope
some day TO make |. my home again, |
would say IN reference to building Il
Railroad from Clarksburg 10 Weston,
my opinion is that o Narrow Guage
Road would be the best, saya8 foot
guage. have had several years ex.
perieuce 10 building and working Rail.
roads, aud l give it as my opinion that
10 the course Of 10 years half the roads
will be built three feet. First, grad.
ing only costs about tvo.Ihirds. Soc
ond, iron rails costs only one half, and
ctoss.ties two-thirds. TLerc is one
half and oue.third saved 10 purchasing
cars and engines. When the road Is
finished it will do oil the work Of u
broad guags. Coaches will seat so
persons. Freight cars will carry II TO
10 thousand, while broad guagos carry
IS 10 20 thousand. They make the
same time. Now suppose you pro.
pose to old Harrison and Lewis eoun-
lies that they subscribe one or two
hundred thousand dollars each towards
building Narrow Gauge Railroad TO
He,ton. Then let Upshur ard Ran.
dOlph eomc 10 and help build it on to
Beverley, and 10 my opinion you will
all say Ia ten years that Narrow Guage
loads arc tho thing, and II we had
built !. ten years ago Weston now
would be the place aud would have the
capitol.
/ can send you an experienced Mar.
row Guage Engineer, who will run the
experimental lines, well posted in the
business, aud will charge very mOder.