The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-07-19

terprising builder.
Major Whiting. chief engineer
came down on Monday and is look
ing over The line.
The pay master is expected at any
time now.
The forces on the upper sections
are being constantly increased. We
learn that l 80 men were added E,st
week. ss~ ~@
The paragraph in This column
clipped FROM uniontown paper
gives an idea of what the b. & Q.
are doing in that vicinity.
1t was reported on Saturday that
the w. Va. Il Pa. road had let the
contract for its entire line. So far
as we could learn there is no truth
in the report, bat gentlemen connect.
cd with the company tell us that it
will be let soon. EAs3 5'S5S|
We learn that extensive arrange
ments are made to push the work on
the big bridge near Fairmont.s
The paragraphs given below are
clipped from the uniontown Stand
ard: am&sR nsn
There is nothing new to report in
the railroad rivalry between the
Southwest and the b. 4 O., save the
great activity displayed by the latter
in pushing the extension of their line
south from Uniontown. Everybody
confidently expected a decision from
Judge Inghram in the injunction
case, at argument court on Monday,
but none was given. The uncertain
ty as to the outcome necessarily de
lays operations at the contested ter
ritory.,
But meanwhile the b. a o. are ac-
lively pushing the work on this end
of their line. They evidently mean
business, and whatever may be the
intention of their rivals, as for the
i. " O.ftley mean to get up into
West Virginia in short order. They
have five gangs of men at work at
five different places along the line,
from the junction to Leith station, a
distance Of a little over mile. The
gang at the junction is composed al
most entirely of Irish, and from the
systematic manner in which they per-
form their work they must be old
hands at railroading. Everything
goes off with them like clock work.
The second gang Is working in the
cut between the creek and Favette
street, composed OF Italians, evident
~ unused to the pick and shovel ex-
ercise. They are robust body Of
men. This point had been worked
by colored men under boss that
was very acceptable to them but be-
ing supplanted by new one who, as
they assert, proved to he different
kind Of a man. they manifested dis.
like to his authority; in consequence
they were discharged and the Italians
put in their places. No difficulty
had been experienced with the color
ed men until a change Of bosses took
place. One man stated that the
change was like going back into sla-
very.
The three other gangs are made up
of medley Of various nationalities,
American, colored, Irish, Italian,
Hungarian, some Bohemians and n
few nondescripts. The road will
soon be finished up to the Chicago &
Connellsvillc coke works. The ties
and rails are being laid from the
junction. There are about one hun
bred and fifty men employed on the
first mile Of the new branch and
more will be put on Mt various points.
The Grafton Sentinel says: 1t is
not true that the officers or attorneys
of the r., M. Il p. H. r. Co. have
acted in bad faith with the Pcnnsyl:
vania Railroad in relation to rights
Of way on the west side Of the Monon-
gahela river. The compromise made
between the two companies at Nor
gantown in April does not require
the F., M. & p. to relinquish any
thing on either side. The compro-
mise is in writing and will speak for
itself. On the contrary, the persons
acting for the f. NJ. q p. Co. refused
absolutely to make any promises as
to what that company might do
on that side Of the river. President
Lowndes never told any one that the
f., M. q p. made any such promises,
He kncw better and is too much Of a
gentleman to misreprcsent the facts.
Mr.. Lowndes will no doubt tell any
one who takes the pains to ask him,
that he tried to get the f., NJ. 4 r.
people to relinquish any rights ac-
quired on the west side and not nc
quire any more, but that the f., M.
q p. Co. declined in the plainest and
most absolute manner. There could
be no misunderstanding about that.
Some people are sorely troubled be-
cause they are too short sighted to
see what use the F., M. Il p. can make
Of these rights. No sufficient reason
appears for enlightening them at
present
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