The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-03-22
Local RArIaoAp Nrws AND Norris


LOCAL RAILROAD NEws AND NorEs
The Work CONG AHEAD-CoN-
TRACTS ALREADY LET BY THE B. & Q.
Matters in railroad circles this
week are comparatively quiet, but
the work is being pushed vigorously.
The B. & O. have still been buying
property and now have a continuous
line from the Little Falls to the state
line, distance of 10 miles, with the
exception of six small pieces They
have since our last report bought
Mr.. Sturgiss' property in town, Lewis
Runners, Madagsn's and others near
town and arranged with about all
the others except the two pieces they
will condemn that belong to non-ros,
idents.
The contract FOR this line has been
let from Morgantown to Ellington
and the work is being pushed as fast
as the weather will permit. The
terms for the work from Fairmont to
Ellington have also been agreed upon
between the Company and the cen
tractors and will be let the day the
rights of way are settled. The out
look is certainly encouraging; indeed
We may safely say there can no lon
ger be any doubt about the ultimate
success of the enterprise.
After the special session Of court
here on the 81 of April, reasonably
accurate predictions can be made as
to the time the locomotive will be
laundering down the Monongahela.
Reports from the w. Va. 4 Pa. are
very encouraging as the correspon-
dence in this column will show.
While this company have already Sc
cured many valuable franchises, they
are slow in getting rights Of way be-
tween Cobun's Creek and the State
line, having Of that distance( l1miles
secured but, between two and three
miles. None of the officials of this
company have been here for more
than two weeks and we are not adj
vised Of just what their movements
are. Probably before next week
some important developments will
be made. In the meantime, we can
settle the belief of the certainty Of a
railroad or two railroads being built
to Morgantcwn very soon.
On Wednesday last Mr.. w. M.
Clements, President ofthe +, NJ. II p.
and Master Of transportation of the
B. Il .. came to this place in boat
from Fairmont, accompanied by John
Bradshaw, Superintendent Of Con
struction and Repairs Of the b. 4 o.;
r. r. Devrics, General Agent of the
b. & O. at Wheeling; Col. j. O. Moore,
Civil Engineer of the b. & o.; Major
Whiting, Chief Engineer of the +. NJ.
4 F.; Hon. James Morrow, Jr., aud
Frank Hildebrandt, Private Secretary
of Mr.. Clements. The visit Of course
was on railroad business and resulted
in an arrangement with the Midland
which we learn is satisfactory to the
B. IL O.
+ CLARKsBURG, W. VA. March ID
Mr.. Il. L. Lowndes, President o West
Virginia Il Pennsylvania railroad
the proposed competing line of the b.
Il O. r. r., which is to connect us
with Eastern cities--returned home
Friday morning from the East, where
he has been engaged for some time
past arranging with company for
the early construction of the line from
Uniontown or Brownsville, Pa, to
this point. Mr.. Lowndes' return was
anxiously looked forward to by the
numerous friends Of the road for def
mite information concerning its con
struction and early completion to
Clarksburg. Many and wise we're
the coniectures INDUCED In as to
what his final success would be, by
the people generally, while the gen
tleman's friends confidently asserted
that "Dick' knew what he was doing.
il the people did not, and that when
the time came all would be enlight-
encd. Mr.. Lowndes having been so
busily engaged since his return that
it was next to impossible to obtain
An interview with him, your cores
pondent was obliged to get his infor-
nation "second-handed," as it were,
but nevertheless vouched for by res.
ponsible parties to be just RS stated
to them By Mr.. Lowndes. ~
He says that the necessary capital
required to build the road is assured
that the road will be built, and at
once; and that the only obstacle in
the way is in the right Of way be-
tween this .nlaca and Eairmont.