The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-02-09

TANGIBLE SHAPE--THE STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING AT FAIRMonr.-R Railroad is
still the theme uppermost in every
persons mind. The return of the of.
ficials TO this place is anxiously look
ed for and much speculation is spent
in accounting for their delay. This
however may be easily explained.
Col. Moore is engaged in Baltimore
completing some of the details of his
work. He will be here probably to-
morrow, when we are assured more
active work than ever will be begun.
Mr. Ruhl and the other gentlemen of
the Pennsylvania Company are com
pleting some work on the upper end
of the line. They also may be cx-
pected here at any time.
Both companies have small squads
of men at work at different points on
the line-as many as can he used at
this stage of the proceedings. All
the representatives of both companies
are still assuring all, that there can
be no doubt of the construction of
their respective lines.
Since our last report but few pur-
chases of property of minor import
ance have been made.
A few weeks more will certainly
develop what will be done.
The stockholders of the West Va.
l. Pa. company held their meeting in
Fairmont on Monday. A gentleman
who was present write us as follows:
"Thc meeting Of the stockholders
of the w. Va. 4 Pa. r. II. Co. was
held to-day pursuant to announce
ment. The meeting ratified the
action of the Directors in making
traffic contract with the Penn
sylvania road and authorized the
Directors to issue bonds and let
the work to contractors. This was
as far as the stockholders could go.
The Directors have all the authority
necessary now to proceed and ] am
Informed have the business in good
shape. learn from reliable source
that actual digging will be commcnc
ed in good earnest in the early Spring.
President Lowndes and Col. Wilson
are still in the East They are con-
Quoting some negotiations that re-
quire time, which accounts for their
stay. The prospects must be encour-
aging as all connected with the en-
terprise seem to be in good spirits" "
Here is paragraph clipped from
Morgantown letter that appeared in
Yesterdays Inteiligenccr: Much has
been said and written upon the res.
pcctive merits Of the two proposed
railroads running from Uniontown to
Fairmont by way of this place. An
unusual amount OF demagogueism
has been INDUCED in. A few gentle
men in and about Fairmont and
Clarksburg, who are largely interest
Ell in coal options, have been laboring
very industriously for the past two
months to prejudice the minds OF the
people against the F. NJ. d p. Co., for
the reason that its stock will be held
by the friends of the b. Il o. CO., and
that it will be operated in connection
with the b. q O. This sentiment is
attempted TO be manufactured in the
face of the fact that the f., NJ. Il +.
has not asked any person to sub
scribe or donate one cent toward the
construction of its road. 1t pays a
fair price in cash for everything it
asks; it takes no options and its pro.
moters are not interested in any coal
lands. 1t asks nothing Of the people
except their friendship ana good will.
1t merely proposes in a business way,
and as simple business matter, to
build railroad and pay the cash as
it goes. 1t does not propose TO in
terfere with any other road. Surely
such an enterprise can do no harm.
The friends of the proposed F., NJ.
& p. road are still actively at work,
but their operations are confined
principally to Morgantown and that
neighborhood, where they are locat-
ing their road and securing rights Of
way. From appearances this road
is just as likely to be butt as the
West Va. u Pa, but it is not near so
far along with its preliminaries. If
the West Va. Il Pa. is built, and we
have no doubts now but that it will,
the other will also come, for the B.
d 0. will be obliged to build in order
to hold on to good part Of the bust
ness Of this section. 100000, a
year from Harrison county and $780,
600 or more from Marion are items
Of Importance, and no one road will
be allowed to receive these large
sums for carrying freight and pas
sengers to the East by way Of the
Monongahela Valley. So the build
ing of one will be the means of bring
ing another West Virginian.
Mr.. j. f. Sands, who was in Phil
adelphia about ten days in the inter-
est of the West Va. 4 Pcnna. r. R.,
returned home Tuesday morning. He
seems confident that the negotiations
now going on with the officials of the
Pennsylvania Central railroad, will
terminate favorable to the immediate
construction of the former road.
Messrs r. T. Lowndes and Ben. Will
son are still in the East, and will
doubtless effect satisfactory and
definite arrangement with the Penn
sylvania Central people before their