Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-26
THE TWO RIVAL ROADS
which AsItats ths PsopIs Of Nor
santewa,
AIM ESSAY 10 LEAD THAT SECTION
Out Of tAs Woods --kotes Along The tiae Of
the Sssth Pennsylvania = Matters
Bamiug On the nonsngs-
hela-0thef Reeds.

MoReANToUNS w. VA, April &.-0 o0r
respondent OF he Keystone Courier writes
| from here a. folJsWs: This town which b
pleasantly situatsf on the MononesAsls,
about eight miles Rom the PsunsyivaniU
line has been stru U,ing for railroad Tor
the Past decade, an q ct last 10 about 70 -
cure the prise. All THE region from Fair.
mont to Greensboro b literally shut out
from the rest OF the & snmercial world save
only BY the occaaional yisits made by The
steamer Harry during IL rainy ssasoa ta
the spring OF the year. Even thb canoe
Is regarded BY some Of the unsophisticatsd
Monopgalians q somsthias OF vast huge.
ness. The valley through whioh the prepoSsd'
railroad would run 10 one which esolsgists
say is rich In coal and iron minerals
which are the source Of Faystts's great
wealth. The forests will also furnish the
be.t Of timber. To open up this rich min
sral district, ct least half dozen companies
have been chartered by the otses 10 that
many years, but each has finally surfsa.
dered to the non progressive element aod
citizens OF this and adjoining countias have
lsbored with great earuestnsss In oehan Of
the development OF this section Of the New
Dominion, but have been defeated Ia their
efforts by the mossbacks who have sue.
cessfully opposed every effort TO tax-the
county for the purposs Of encouragement
to the railroad companies.
The Two Rival Companies.
At this time there are two companies or
gsnized for this purpose. The frst the
Fairmort, Morgantown and PittsburK com.
pany, propose to build Q road from Fair
mont sloug the east sideoi the river 70 the
State line, there TO connect with the BA.u.
more and Ohio or some branch OF it; the
other, the West Virginia and Penusy lvania,
from Ciarksburg 70 the State lins 70 COS
u.ct there with the Southwest Penn.
syivsnis. These are the tso com
region ''out the woods" They have bssn
coniending over the right OF way through
this county, especially at or near Morgan.
town, in the county courts, bpt when the
case was called up sgain on Friday last
they sgretd to suspension OF hostliuee.
IL is rumored that the West Virginia and
Pennsylvania has sold its right 70 the
other company and will build on the west
side OF the river, but this is not authenu-
| Gated. Meanwhile, both companies are
pushing forward the work. The Fair.
mont, Morgantown aud Pittsburg has
over one hundred hands st work, and the
President Of the company says trains will
be running to this place before Christmss.
The other company 10 not working 80
strong Q force, but 10 - .profuse is its
promises When the promises are fulfilled
dipgy, sntiqus.ed Mors.ntown can lay
aside her present fossil condition and -.
sumo one OF life and real activity, and the
whole valley from here 10 New Geneva and
nortbward can experience . new era OF
prosperity.
a Paying Coke Road.
The Connellsvilie coke region 10 covered :.
with great net OF railroads, mostly bs.
longing TO the Pennsylvanis, which was
tirst 10 see the prospective greatness OF the
coke industry and prepare for II. Tns
Southwest Pennsylvania branch. oniy
shout 40 miles long, built In ISL aud
leased TO the Pennsylvanis In 1873, II max
lug more clear money for the lsssess than
many OF the large trunk lines. IL han.
day, on which there 10 q profit OF SO per
car sbove all expenses, or $1,000 per day,
or {3 l20 90 for the 3l2 working days OF
thfiEraS. .Esp.,afd, ,cast Sbapt ,k6slL1f
bonded debt OF 1852 90. OF the stock the
P.nnsyiyania railroad company owns
1884 $50, and OF the bonds t753, $50: the
latter bearing per cent. interest. Tns
road paid q dividend OF 10 per cent In 1883,
and has $3.50. 90 In its supkIng fund. It's
diiIon IN every department.. Tbs tonnage
Of the coke region In said 70 be equsl TO
hat OF some OF the largest cities 10 the
country.
soosh peausyisasia ustss.
The civil engineers Of the South Penn.
tyivanis railroad have started . monthly
rnsgazine called tbs Transit The nissssins
will contain oil the latest news regarding
the Trunk line, which II 10 deemed advise
ble TO make public.
The Collins brothers, contractors on the
Ioarb Penn,ylyapia road, have walking
e1icou ia The person Of nm interpreter
sho speaks seven different languages. snd
uik k.s communication with the lshorers of
sbrious nsiionaiities com parativ.ly essy.
rte Interpreter fas an ofiice In somsrsst.
Work on the Vanderbilt South P.Dusyi-
ysnis TsiIrasd from Harrisburg 10 PtN.
ourgb 10 going ahead rapidly About 1900
mel ore employed on ,hs line mainly o.
he great tunnels It's said thst the rosd
all he completed IN two years. but ral'
.osd men will not. be disnp ooinisd II u ba
tgrss years before trains are running
over IL.