The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-07-20
Weston neH,ocrat
SWtWvNeS AW\M 20
weston & ClarkSbnrg Railroal-ln-
= :crcstiug Letter from tic
President.
WESTON, W. Va, June lG.

4uG hsh IuISI 1uH'VH VUSHIuS NV
Weston l. Wc,! Fork liailrOai. Wo
have roticed with pleasure, your carly,
earnest aud Uniform support Of tho nas-
row gauge system as adapted to tho de-
vGlOpmcrt Ct tie INTERIOR of tho State as
tributary to trunk lines and tho re-
peatcl favorable references in the h.
tclligcacer to our particular enterprise
have inspired our directory With en-.
courascmcut':Ei determination il cur
'daskcs: days. y
HISTORY OF TNs ENTERPRISE.
Our roads rurrov gauge 10 run
from Weston 10 the baltimore s. Ohio
lsa;l.cGl, at Cla.ksburg, "a miles
Grading LeEsn in tho uiutcr of 1861,
and during tho summer Q! 1877, very
much wac dpne, covering IS miles Of
the Weston end, including tho heaviest
work, and trCstIcs OVor four miles, VIXEN
about August, 1917, The contractor
failed. This occurring III tho midst CT
the working seasor, delayed, md for o
limo discouraged Us, aud SO work
ceased until april last, when it was
resumed undo: new contracts covering
tho ground from CIarksburg to Lost
Greek, II miles. Some weeks since
contracts were made for tho couEtrIc-
lion Of, tho trcs,lcwork from CIarks.
burg to Weston. and for finishing The
uncorplc;cd grading from Weston to
Lost Greek. w "
Oily threc.iourths CT mile con.
Meeting with the baltimore s. Ohio
road remains rulct; and this is dc.
laycl only because Of q change Of lcca.
ton now Jude. consideration and
this will be- determined within short
time, aud tina, part will he let. AboG,
100 hands ore now at work. Thus the
work Of flushing the road ready for
ties goes iudus,riously forward, and
few mouths will witness its completion.
1t is safe to say That three. furrths Of
the grading is at this date dcuc, with
trCst!cs over four miles. Lewis county
voted S5O,OOO, Weston $4,000,
Clarksburg $4,000, aud private par.
lies subscribed $4,000. Lewis county
was asked for $4,000 more, but
though a majority voted for it, the
proposition did not receive Tue rcqui.
site thrcc.ftths, aud thus the county
left Us III tic very crisis. But our
directory thinking that so good work
Should not be abandoned, picked up
fresh courage, struggled on. aud they
aro Determined to gO.tLrorsh to suu-
cess.
Our assets will pay engineering
damages and construction Of road bed,
bridges and trestlcs. THIS making the
road ready for tics; Tie c5It Of sup.
erstructurc and equipment will range
FROM 100000 to $4,000. with a good
I iail. We ars confident that by
means Of tho pledge Of tho road We will
raise this. Ous prospects orc brighter
than ever LcEurc. ocr spirits good, Il nd
wo tclicyG ILS ycar 1878 will Eco tho
road OpOn for LuOiuess.
AS 10 the importance Of tue road
thcrc eau b. no question. 1t connects
ClarksLurg, with population Of
5000, one Of tho Important towns OIL
tho State, already having considerable
manufacturing importance aud steadily
gaining, with Weston having a popu.
latiou Of 200. exclusive Oftho State
Insane Hospital, cOutuiuiuga ropula.
ton Of 500. Its courac is through the
finest lnnd in the State, already thick.
Icy settled.
the COUNTRY TRIBUTARY TO TIE EoAv
AT WESTON.
Reaching Weston tho road DRUM.
Lewis county. uui tho south of it Tor a
distance Of IS miles, taking in all OIL
Brnx'Ou county aud q snull portion Of
Nicholas; On tho west it drains IL
miles, taking in G;lmcr county aud II
small portion 0t Calhoun and on the
east End sOuhra.. i, drains 80 to GO
miles, taking in UpsAur county, por-
Iion Of Randolph and half Of Webster
Much Of this scope is already highly
Improved, much in its infancy, but all
expanding aud improving. Tho couu.
ny tributary 10 this road, which has 10
other competing outlet, already cut.
tains $1,000 population. Unless this
extensive territory were barren and
pn?roductiyc waste (but it is already u
fine productive Aset:an), i: certainly