The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-11-04
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FAvoRABLE AcrIcN TAKEN = THE
sUrrER END" TO HAVE HER FULL
SHARE OF THE Divy.---As announced
for two or three weeks previous
meeting, or conference. of the citizens
OF Clay and Battelle districts was
held at Blacksmith on Saturday last
to discuss the prepriety and feasibii-
ity of submitting to u vote Of tho
people another railroad proposition
in which the claims Of Clay and Bat
telle should be fully recognized. The
meeting was well attended and the
matter discussed in several phases.
The upper districts were represented
by many of the leading citizens
among whom were; f. Tenant A.
w. Tenant, the Messrs. Lantz, Doc,
Disisway and Nick South, Drs. Cal
vert and A. w. Blown and numerous
Others. Geo. c. Stmgiss WIS the
chief representative from this place.
Previous to the general meeting a
number of consultations were held
by the representatives of the several
sections aud 1t seemed for long
time as though no agreement could
be made, Clay and Battelle demand
ing more than their share. Late in
the afternoon a public meeting as
scmbled in the Church and effective
speeches were delivered by Geo. c..
Sturgiss and Col. Ben Wilson. Re-
marks were also made by cx-Presi-
dent Richie, ai the w. n W., Cap.
tain Burt, OF Mannington, Dir. A. w.
Brown and others. Col. Godfrey
Gordon of Wayncshurg, presided, and
Mr.. G. +. Dover, of Waynesburg, N.
N. Hoffman and j. Il. Fleming, Of
Morgantown, acted as secretaries.
The gathering YVES business
meeting and tho gentlemen present
were Industrious in their efforts to
get something tangible: something
that would win, and we believe they
were successful AS indicating the
change in public sentiment in the
heretofore anti-railroad districts the
following resolution was offered by
DR.. Brown and was unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, we feel the want Of Rail
road facilities in the county Of Mon
ongalia, therefore be it
Resoiced, That we will favor and
support the following propositions;
That Monongalia county subscribe
to the capital stock Of the West Va.
n Pa. r. r. one hundred thousand
dollars; to the Morgantown and Iron
Valley road, twenty thousand dollars,
and to narrow gauge railroad run
ming from Blacksville to u point OPP
posite or near Morgantown, eighty
thousand dallars.
Mr.. G. +. Bower, Superintendent
Of the Waynesburg and Washington
Narrow Guagc was present and took
much interest in the proceedings.
We are under obligations to him for
courtcsics extended.
The object Of the Blacksmith folks
is to get the Wayncsburg and Wash
ington road extended to that place
to connect with the road leading from
| blacksville 10 This place.
Some of our Clay district friends
want the marrow gauge extended from
Blacksmith to Warrington, but that
does not seem to be just what is
wanted.
That was patriotic little speech
CaptAi's Burt made. He saw plainly
that the ointment favored narrow
gauge 20 Morgantown, instead OF
Warrington. Ignoring personal in
terest ne said: "Gentlemcn, whether
you determine to build a railroad to
Warrington or to some other point,
build railroad You can never
keep abreast Of the world unless you
build railroad. BY all means build
one somewhere"