Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-11-19
BOILING IN RICHES.
vsuderbilt PGrehases the Frick Road
ana scoops An she Ciearaeld Regi0n-

CoNNELLsyuLE, Pa, November is.--The
railrosd recently completed By the II. @.
Prick Coke Company has Just been leased
to the Vanderbilt people for term OF
years. IL Eextends from bradford to Sum-
init mines, and through valley which is
for miles one continuous string OF coke
ovens The value OF this acquisition to the
Vanderbilt road can hardly be estimated.
1t gives the latter a coveted entrance into
the oyen-lined valley stretching from,
Bradford to Mt Pleasant, q distance OF
twelve miles, and to the undeveloped coal
fields between the latter place and Latrobe.
Under this new arrangement three trunk
lines will run to the very mouth OF the
Frick ovens, to solicit the trade Of that
firm.
The two old railroads will not stand by
and see Vanderbilt enter the region with
out struggle, and railroad war of no.
small dimensions may be expected in the
spring. Already il is intimated that the
PENNSYLVANIA road. which has Just COM
pleted the construction Of q branch road
from Everson 10 Summit mines, there to.
connect With the Frick road. will kick
against the plans OF Frick and Vanderbilt.
The development u Che GleaEslslf 'aAita.
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Coal Regions
continues to attract attention. The Snow
Shoe region has been known as coal pro-
ducing for more than forty years, but il
was not until 1867 that any amount OF
coal was supplied. Last year 5000 900 tons
were shipped, but 100000 could have
been had the railroad facilities been suf-
ficient. Mr.. Vanderbilt, early in the year,
began systematic attempt to get foot
hold in the bItuminOus regions, and took
into counsel Senator Wallace, VI Clearheld,
and ex-senator Pearle, Of Lock Haven,
who made purchases for him to the extent
of 5000 acres, in the heart Of the Clear
field regions.
1t is well known that Mr.. Vanderbilt
acquired the charter for the Pine Creek kand
jersey Shore road from the Reading rail-
road last year, and that he has been rapidly
pushing that road from the mines of Toga
county in the direction of Williansport.
This road will tap the Philadelphia and
Erie and Jersey Shore and it is at this
point that the Cleartield and Western be-
gins. 1t runs through Clinton and Clear
field counties, directly through the Snow.
shoe district, and up ClearfieId creek and
Little Cleartield creek, and the to Punxsu-
tawny, in Jefferson county, or southwest
to JohnstOwn, on the Pennsylvania road,
where connection will be made with the
BaItimore and ohio Line
from the ConnellSville coal region. This
road runs through the richest coal lands in
Clearfield. While this will affect the ton
mage of the Pennsylvania railroad some
what, Mr.. NanderbAt's line will have suffi-
cient business from his own coal lands If
he ships anything like 100000 tons per
annum, to make it pay largely as ID rail
road, without trespasSing on the business
of the Pennsylvania. The object OF Mr..
Vanderbilt and General Magee is undoubt-
edly to get control Of the bituminuS, coal
market of eastern New York.
Meantime the Pennsylvania Railroad has
not been slow to perceive the advantages of
the Clesrfield coal region. Though it has
already a solid foOthold i'll that section, it
has lately been building q road from its
main line, this side of Altoona, through
Bells Gap southwark into some virgin
mineral properties in the southern and
western part of Clesrfeld county. This
line will be shorter to the tide than Wander
bilt's.