Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-01

Advantages q be Gained by ihe Exten
sion of tsie Road.

III AhAll2f 10 Nv "
sion of tiie Road.
NEW MARTINsvILLE, W. VA, June p.
IT, The EIaDr nth, Register:
SIE-Thr distance from here TO ClarkS-
burg by. the Fishing creek valley, and Lum-
hcrpnrt. in Harrison county, Is 81 mlGs.
This route has all been measured except Is
miles, which has been carefully estimated
This is a natural route for the extension Of
the ClarkSburg and Weston narrow-gaugc
railruad, and POSSESSES many advantages.
This route has been talked about a great
deal in the past few years, and two or three
times a paper railroad has been built, Il
We fear that parties in the rear Of the enter
prise were more interested in thclr own
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT than the successful cOm-
plrtion of the road. The conditions were
such generally, that after the people had
conceded everything they were able, II was
much more difficult tn build the road, aS
parties who held all the franchises, rights
of way, leases, etc, etc, would have To he
paid for them before operations could be
commenced. The building of this road Is
entirely within the ability and power OF
the parties Interested, IL all the source
could Ia properly gathered together II
Jhonorablyl applied. 1t seems TO us that
Harrison, Upshur and Lewis counties are
nearly aS rs much interested in this matter
~ Wetzel, because when completed ltwonld
give the people of those counties
over the ClarkSburg and Weston railroad,
and BuckannOn extension competition be
tween the Pennsylvania and Il. 4. q. X. X.
and also give another outlet to the ONO
river. and by the way the old Ohio river Is
nm excellent thing to have i'll q ncighbOr-
hood Ii has 4 tendency to cause railroad
companies near it and their officials to be
polite. grntlcmanly and Just. The advan-
tagcS of this road are very many, are known
! 10 the people along the line. In addition
To the products of the fine country through
which ii wOHld run, there is a vast deal OF
fine timber and an i~ucxhautible quantity
of the finest coal. From New Martlnsylllc
To where YOU strike the coal vein in Harrl-
son county it is not to exceed fOrty-iive
miles. and there is but one hill to cross
from here To ClarkSburg and that Is the
divide between Fishing creek and the Ten
Mile Fork OF the West Fork River. The
writer has been over nearly every foot Of
. this ground: also been in some of the coal
banks i'm Harrison county, which are III
: nprratinn. and viewed the coal which ~
from nine to ten feet thick without the
/ least cNa.ascratiun; it is simply an actual
\ Elrt. With only Il distance of torty-ive
miles 70 have this excellent coal by rail 1t
} SEEMS very plausible that it could be tran
/ sportcd down the Ohio in hargcS
- the South and West where it would
find a ready market. Many times coal
could be- shipped down the Ohio from here
when it could not DC from PittsburS.
There is no doubt about this road when
built beinga good paying investment, TINS
/ Ground has all been gone over many times
i'm the past, and 1t il useless now 10 us
cuSS the point further. As sud before, we
| believe it is entirely within theabllty anu
power OF the parties interested to bullo
this extension. then why not do It? The
right of way ought not to cost anything
, subscriptions in timber and coal LANDS
could be obtained; private subscriptions,
together with subscriptions from district,
and counties ought to he readily extended
sufficient Ia grade the road. After the road
wgs GRADED bonds certainly could 10 neSo
tioted sufficient to complete the road, and
mi i'm running order. Under the law rall'
road companies i'm this state have the rlgh'
to guarantee the payment Of the interest Oh
the bonds of another railroad. TINS being
the case. the Ohio River and ClarSShurs
and Weston railroad companies and TN
E~urkhannon extension might he persuade'
IN assist materially in the negotiation o
bonds necessary to finish the r~fd. Tins ln'
would be 3 great benefit to the IN,
River and ClarkSburg n Weston nan
road. The building of the ONO klVe
; Road has made probable the bulldlnS o
, the narrow gauge from here to Clarksburg
/ II is only necessary for the people OF TIN
different sections to meet among them
selves. settle about what they can do, ant
then have n general meeting at some pom
where a plan could he formulated and IN
rnld pushed on 10 completion. RepreSen
|. t,tiye men, i'm whom the people have con
idence. from each section should be place.
nj the head of the enterprise, anu the 'n
r~reynioHS Spectator relegitcd to the rear
where ne properly belongs. Let all tn
available of the people along tn
line and vicinity of the road be Properl.
and honestly applied To the building, am
The rnad can De pushed forward to a poln
whore il can easily find the necessary fund
for its completion and equipment 1t
goOd time now to inaugurate q movement
The citizens of Wetzel will do all IN thel
: power to further the enterprise IN a tegt'
mate and Substantial Now, wha
encouragement will the people OF Harrl
. son, Lewis and Upshur give i2 Let u
hear from you. BY reference to the ma
one can readily see what u fine section Q
our State would be opened up and nd
yanced by the building OF this piece o
road. LEWIS H. "EiAAL'