The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-10-27
our, Local Ruiiruna Enterprises,

Southwestern, aud also the Weston Il
Clarksburg Narrow Gauge Railroads
are having u hard Tine with their en-
terprises. Considerable work has bren
done en- both roads, and Jet both are
ut this limo badly stuck in the mud.
Whether til Cy will have tho pluck to
cxtricatc themselves rcmaius 10 be seen.
They have before their eyes in the f.
nal success of the NFayncsburg h
Washington Narrow Gauge, an exam
pie of what pluck and perseverance
will accomplish in pulling a..rOaa
through the mirc. Tho W. & W
dragged heavily for year or more, but
the President, Mr.. Kitchie, md the
editor of the WayHcsburg Republican,
were like Barnaby lIudge's raven. they
would ncrcr say die. Had they aud q
few other prominent friends of the road
given up, tho enterprise would 10.
doub.edly havc fallen through. Even
with their ipdeiatigablc labors and up.
peals it was barely saved.
Our P. W. & Ky. road has had q
somewhat similar experience. It has
been dragging ulcug since the winter
Of lS1l-2. It took over four years to
get rail laid on that road. Had it
not been Tor such men as Captain Joha
McIIurc and G. D. Hubbard it would
have fallen thrOugh-at least Tor some
time to como.
And so, too, with the Tuscarawas
Valley road F.; it was ouly carried
through by the untiring labors Of n
few ucn ut Bridgeport. prominent
among whom vas ,lr. A. j. iiaggs.
Aud, lastly. there is tho case OF the
St. CIairsviIlo 4 BelIairc Narrow
Gauge. It YES, after years Of talk,
finally built BY Gu the muin) tho Ia.
bors Of Que perscvcring man, Mr..
Isaac II. Patterson. Owing to what
hC Gually succeeded in accomplishing,
the people of St. CInirsviIlo will burn
coal two cents per bushtl cheaper this
winter than formerly.
We refer to these examples of what
can bo done BY one OF two intelligent
aud persistent men in order to encour.
age the parties who arc ut the head Of
the Bellsirc & Southwestern and the
Weston Il Cla.ksburg Narrow Gauge
roads. Tho former road has just
elected new board OF directors, and i'll
doing so has put new man, Mr.. T.
&. Morgan. at tho head Of the enter.
prise. Il0 is credited with being olC
Of the most capable men in DeIlairs.
lie has, xc arc informed, determined
to lay the rails aud put the cars in mo-
ton Oh this cul Of the road immcdi.
utely, even if he only runs as far as
Wegec. lie has an engine ready for
use. In fact tho road has had one for
year and half, owing to the some.
what peculiar financial management Of
Colonel Sullivan, and having it on
hands Mr.. Morgan is making an effort
to utilize it. We wish him success.
The Weston & Clarksbnrg Narrow
Gauge Company is to have u meeting
at Weston in a few days for the pur.
pose Of raising the means necessary to
cprry Gu that important road. We
cannot suppose that Mr.. Henry Bran
non and tho men who orc associated
With him'iu that enterprise, will let it
60 down after having got through the
first and mes; important stage Of their
experience. There is 10 place i'll
West Virginia tba: needs railroad con-
ntctiou with tho outside world more
than Weston, Us all persons who have
jOurucyed over the wearisOmc road
FROM CIRrksburg eau testify, and no
place Of its size iu the State is ia bet
ter shape financially to contribute lib
orally towards building one than Wcs.
ton. 1t seems somewhat remarkable
that two IF our most important State
institutions, the University and the
I.uuatic Asylum, should still De. At
this late day, 50 inaecc Ssibly located,
while other points Of inferior impOr-
tance and ability are SO rapidly con-
Meeting themselves BY rail with the
main lines Of travel. We cannot sup.
pose that this will long be the case, in.
usmuch us uprrow gauge roads can no%
10 built for less money than tho Ordi'
nary macalamizsd pikes.- Wheeling
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