The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-15
THE Paopo.En RIiLRoAD
From fairmont TO i.ittsbn ssh-is itnl
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The rec mt Issuing from the sscrt ttary ef
States Office Of certifsate to Q corporation
formed and styling Itself the Fsirmont, Nor
gantown & Pittsburgh Il R. and the obi jscts
any purposes OF the same, have fofntd lively
topics OF conversation smong q number q;
business men along the prop0Ned ronte Of this
new road. The ratmont ltst piyinian OF
yesterday ssys: .4 sA
There has been more talk In Fairmont this
week about railroai mstters than ever we
heard before In the same length tf time.
Last Monday morning report was put In
circulation tia. the Baltimore q Ohio was
about to com siense msl ingia survey along
the MonongslieIa ValSy between here and
the Pennsylyania line. Tuesday morning
the announcement. appeared in the Wheel.
ing papers that parties of this place, Morgan.
town and Grafton had been granted charter
for road to 30 constructed along the Mono,
eahela, extending fsm Fairmpnt via Nor
gantown TO the Pennsylvania line.
"The parties, who reside herr, have been IL.
terviewed on the subj .ct, but they have very
they are In earnest, and that theif proposed
road will be b1tlt The opinion !, that they
represent the b. & O. Hon James MORO ",
Jr., seems 10 be tue most active party here,
and he, ,hssgope 80 far gs 10 partially engage
hands to assis, the ciyiIengineeIsS in!msking
q survey, ohfwili Abe btgun, we under.
sand, fsearly asEextl Monday or Tuesdsy.
I'VE; do not Know that tthirmoyeul, - I nas,
had tse effect to arouse; tsss ,sYess Virginia &
Penl sjlyania O ympanyy bat We zee; eve
dences that the officials Of this company are
not altogether idle. Mr.. j. = san6s, the
Secretary, ssys nothing e ehni,e has as yet
been agreed upon, but tnat the outlook is
very enconragn hit the talk OF the B. q
yey aud buildings rosd will not cause any
embarrassment = that thsre Is room for
two roads along Il MoaoFgstela, and that
In all probability two roads will be construct.
cd. The people want railroad competition.
II the B & o. should build q lice from here
and connect with iis rpad ut Uhiontowp,
which 10 90 d to be the intention, we would
have direct communication then With Pitl-
burgh, but we would still have what is term
cd the B. 20. monopoly, aud there would
therefore be cry for q competing line,
which would fiaally be butlt"
The Grafton Seiltdi:i also interviewed sey.
eral OF the iaoorporators living there. Tnty
oil said the work was 10. be pashed, but were
slightly eyasive in some Of their answers
The Ssiltinels report concludes: IT ongh II
was evident to ya serbs that they did not
care TO deal In any ythiag more than gsnerali-
tiee, from their eaIntsthcss and the eempsasgs
oftheir remarks, we dednce the opinion that
great enterprise is oufoot conducted by
shrewd tnd wealthy capitalists, that Il has
taken definite shap !, that It will greatly ber-
eft Grafton and the surrounding county,
that the public will know all a5ont It short.
| ly, and that 1t will be constructed beyond sll
reasonable doubt. In conversation with an.
other gentleman, who seemsd 10 know
whereof be ks, The Senti'lel learned that Il
10 expeote .the pick will be at work within
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