West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-03-19

''NA'AN roy thoh % bhele was any
probability Of making narrow
gauge road pay, leading from King
wood TO some point on the B. G. o.
r. r., and OF it's bsn,fting King
wood TO any material extent, he
did not think here would be much
difficulty in raising the requisite
amount OF capital
Would IT benefit Kingwood TO any
material extent We answer 10 the
affirmative. because,
!. Kingwood 10 the county seat
and is not, by any present means, at
all easy Of access to a great majority
of the people Of the county who are
frequently called here on business
and the very bad condition Of the
roads leading from different rocticns
OF the county to THE place is causing
a general dissatisf ctiop, and a grow
ing desire, upon the part of the
many people who are compelled 10
travel over them, o have tie coun-
~ seat at some point on The railroad
where it will be more accessible TO a
majority Of the people. Ii we had
railroad it would put this frequently
mooted question to rest. and this
would DO great satisfaction of it,
self, let alone having railway and
telegraphic communication with the
outside world.
2. There is an element. and
much stronger one than many Of our
people imagine, At work to have a
portion of Lyon, Reno, aud Valley
dlstricta stricken from this county
and added to the territory Of Taylor.
The main argument lavoring this
movement is, the accessibility Of
Grafton and the inacces.ibility Of
Kingwood as county seat-that it
10 much easier for majority of the
people of that sectien OF The county
to 60 to Grafton by rail than to ride
through the mud to Kingwood. If
we had a railroad their argument
would be fully met. Without
railroad We are liable to lose that
valuable portion of the county and
then, there are very good reasons,
which need not bs mentioned here,
to believe that the county seat
would be located at some point east
Of the river.
B. With railroad and telegraph
ic communication with the outside
world Kingwood would, in all
probability, be made a popular sum
m1r resort by the many people who
annually flock TO our mountains for
their health giving aud life-invieo-
rating breezss, but who never leave
the railroad Our air is az pure
our evenings as pleasant and oar
mornings as refreshing as they are
at Oakland, Deer Park OF Gran berry.
Our scenery is as picturesque and
our sunsets az splendid as they are
in he Adirondack or Italy. An
that is needed to make K.nevooI
one OF the most noted pleasant sum
mer resorts Of this section of the
country is to build railroad, thus
giving visitors easy and comfortable
accommodations for ingress and
egress,
4, The increase in the valuation
Of property would, it is reasonable
to assume, range from fifteen to
twenty FIVE per cent. throughout tbo
district 1t would make KIDpwood
a trade center for argo scope a..
country. 1t would be The nearss.
railroad point for Baudouyills and
Brucetoa, and large aDd hieklg.
settled country surrouzding thee,
towns, Valley Point Josephine Fur
mace, AIbrghegil.e, Masoutown and
Rockville, ead everai rich GRAZING
and agricultural districts oh tao
county, all Of which would make
this their trading and saIrp,az
point. IT, IN probability several Of
ths usi. routes now established ir
THE county aud leading Co different
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