The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-04-05
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LOCAL RAILROAD MATrERs--THR
CONTEST To MORROW TIE CHER Toric
OF IKrEREsT-Bur No SIGNs OF DELAY.
The chief topic in railroad circles
is the contest that will begin in the
Circuit Court here to. morrow. Al
ready several gentlemen Of the w.
Va. 4 Pa. road are here. They have
the utmost confidence in their case
and think there can be doubt Of the
result being in their favor. The gen
tlemen Of the f., NJ. & p. express the
same opinion in regard to their side
of the controversy and expect to come
out q way ahead. To a disinterested
looker-on it appears somewhat unccr-
tain. Mr.. Ruhl and Col. Wilson of
the w. Va. 4 Pa. are here and will be
REINFORCED today by Mr. Barr, Pres
dent Lowndes, Engineer Jackson and
others. We learn that President
Clements. Mr.. Morrow. Col, Moore
and Others of the +. NJ. 4 p. will ar
rive this afternoon.
Representatives of both companies
say that the result of the litigation
here cannot and shall not delay them.
Both are equally determined to push
their respective lines to completion,
notwithstanding any obstacles that
may be in the way. This is the most
important information that could be
given. Our people want a road and
they don't care who builds it. They
will rejoice the more to see two roads
built.
The chief matter of interest to us
IL getting a road. This we are GER
tain of no matter how the lawsuit
goes. 1t will soon be to point that
will convince the most skeptical.
Below arc some paragraphs clipped
from Marion and Harrison exchanges
that are encouraging.
Col. Ben Wilson, r. I. Lowntles,
John L. Ruhl, A. G. Smith, Jos. Os-
born, j. ID. Horror and others from
Clarksburg, attended the railroad
meeting at Fairmont Tuesday. 1t was
decided 10 build the road as far as
Allison Bartlett's on the west side OF
the river. The next meeting will be
held in Clarksburg at an early day,at
which time the remaider of the route
will be decided upon, aud a location for
the depot in Clarksburg agreed upon.
Clarks6Mg News. Y
The following from the Fairmont
Inder reports satisfactory progress
in the prosecution Of the work: The
Board OF Directors Of the West Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania X. r. Com.
pany held another meeting in this
place last Thursday. receiving
the reports OF the surveyors and the
parties engaged in procuring rights
Of way between here and Clarksburg,
an order was passed finally locating
the line of road on the west side OF
the West Fork river from CASTOR
junction to point on the farm of
Allison Bartlett, seven mile below
Clarksburg The route from there
into the latter place could not lie de-
termincd, because the engineers have
not yet completed their survey. Three
different lines are to be run and when
finished the directors will hold call.
ed meeting at Clarksburgh to locate
the remaining seven miles. We learn
that the difference in the cost or
rights of way between the east and
west side of the river as far as located
is about $4,000 in favor Of the latter
side. The very best of feeling pre-
vailed throughout the meeting and
every one seemed impressed with the
necessity Of prosecuting the work in
spirit Of friendliness and unanimity,
making every private interest sub
servient to the public good in this
important undertaking. Thursday
morning Engineer Carpenters corps
started up the river from CASTOR juno
ton to complete the work or locating.
Engineer jackson will be in charge
ofthe party working near Clarksburg.
1t is now believed that all of the pre-.
liminaries will be SO arranged rs to
permit the letting OF contracts within
the next thirty days. Ifthis is done
and the construction pushed with the
same vigor that has been displayed
by the directors during the past three
months the road will be very near
completion by the end Of the year.
The citizens of Palatine and others
residing on the east side OF the river
are still hoping and believing that
the F., NJ. u r. road will eventually
follow that side all the way up to the
B. u O., and they are doing all they
can towards obtaining free rights Of