Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-18
ENERGY EVERYWHERE
HOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF THB STATE Is
PROGRESSING.
Pointers Which Show That Capitalists are Appre-
ciating West Virginia's R'sOuross-Als-
celansous State News
The we'll known camel coal property on

Inc well Known cduHSi SN-- FNf
Prickett's creek in Marion county, former
" owned by the New York Consolidated
Coal and Iron Company, was sold at tfns-
tees sale on Wednesday lest to General
Thomas A. Harris, of Louisville, KY, who
has for tome years owned half interest
in it, The property embrsces 1894 acres,
and the price at which it was knocked
down was 1910 per acre, aggreGatng
S.. 2IO4O Thisis certainly dirt cheap, "
az the land is within four or five miles OF
the B. & o. read, and is underlaid with
four-foot vein of excellent camel coal,
easily mined, which, if developed, would
alone be worth many thousands of dollars
General Hsrrie last Wedne sdsy evening
said be would not take $40, 900 for his
uurcbase. and also that it was his inten-
ton at an ear ~ day to open up mires and
oct ont coal. This would necsssitate the
construction If & tram road or railway
ffom the B. & 0. road 10 the mines, and
would be an enterprise of no mean i'm
portance.
For come time past DR.. Jackson, ofPhil-
sdelphis, has been in Monongslia county
examining the coal veins in the southern
section of the county, along the Mononga-
lia. in which section a syndicate OF PhIla-
dejphia capitalists think of investing large
lv. DR.. Jackson has taken several blocks
of coal from the veins on John S. Hoods
farm and has had them shipped East for
analysis. The company DIR. Jackson rep
resents will buy from five 10 ten thousand
acres on tn west side Of the river, in the
vicini Of Lowaville, where 1t Is thought
the coke ovens will be built. In this
event the coke company will build
bridge across the MonOngahela from 3
convenient point on the F., NJ. q P. K. X.
and a track along the TiveT on the west
side. As fine body of coal, comprising
several thousand acre., as can be found
anywhere lies in that section, and it is 10
be hoped the gentlemen will so into the
enterprise. The coal makes an excellent
quality of coke, is easily mined and Is IS
convenient 70 market as the Connellsville
region.
The Greenbrier Independent is sgitating
the question of railroad in that county
from Ronceverte to the coal and timber
region of Cold Knob. Such a road would
open mp one of the best coal and timber
regions in the State and could not fail TO
be of almcsS ircalculabie benefit to the
whole of Gfeenbrier county. The coal
seams that would be opened up by the ad-
vent of this rosd are smong the finest IN
the world, and timber lands would be
reached beari0g almost endless quantities
OF valuable woods, such as walnut, lynn,
oak, Wild cherry and maple. Greenbrie
is now & prosperous county, bat if this
road should be built there seerns to be
little, if any doubt, that her wealth and
population would be doubled in a very
few years. The Independent ia making
every effort to call the attention of enter
prising men snd capitalists to the great
advantages that would follow the build
ing of the road, and ne hope to see its eff
forts crowned with success.
1t is said thousands of acres of laud in
the vicinity of Marques, Preston Comfy,
are being taken uAOn options by capita
lists in various parts of the country. This
is in the heart of the coal and iron district
the whole surrounding country being un-
derla'd ~ith big coal vein ten to fourteen
feet in thickness The location Is fine
one for big iron Or steel manufacturing
plant, and indications that something OF
the sort is in contemplation are not want
iDg.
The Fairmort hldec says that the Mon
Ongahela River Railroad Company is ex-
pe5iencipg some difficulty in obtaining the
night Of way fer the new railroad. The
operations so far have been in Marion
county, the engineer having commenced
st the Fsirmont end Of the line. The In.
der thinks the pIicts demanded in some in
stances for right of way are exOrbitsnt.
There was meeting of the commission
era of Lincoln county called for the other
Gay to take some F ction in regard 10 voting
On the question of issuing $25, 900 Of coun-
~ bonds 10 aid in building the II. & G.
X. railroad However, no quorum was
present., and another meeting YVES called
for some day this week.
Pittsburg oil men have leased thousands
of acres of land 10 Harrison County, end
will sink test we'll on every 2, 600 acres
they have leased. They claim there sre
splendid Indications fer oil il this terli-
tory, and that IL will be given q thor rough
test.
President Henry G. Davis, OF the West
Virginia Central railroad, is on q tour of
inspection over the lire, Work on the ex-
tension of The road will soon be commenced
by large force.
There is snid &c he q growing sentiment
at Huntington in favor of bonding the
county in favor of the Huntington and
Guyand0tte Railroad. The proposed issue
will be $50, 600.
A forty foot sosft has been suak at Cor
man, Tucker County, and a fine vein of
coal discovered. Mining operations on an
extensive scale will be commenced at
once.
The Blackwater Boom and Lumber
Company, at Davis, will make improve
menis the coming season, nece9sitaiing the
expenditure ofat least 100000.
The GuyandOtte Herald says a furniture
factory which will give employment to
GOO men, will soon be erected at that
point.
The citizens of PIT. Pleasant carried the
proposition to issue bonds to the amount
of $40, 900 for new modern school build
ing.
Work on the snpsrstructure Of the New
river bridge will soon be commenced.
MISCELLANEOUS STATE NEWS.
The Hinton Bank, it is rumored, will be
removed to Roanoke.
The Tucker County Court has re used to
grant license this year.
The new Monongalia county Court
House is TO cost $50 OO0.
There are about one hundred pupils at
the Brownsville Seminary.
The Writ county papers aud people are
grumbliDg at the irrtgularity Of the mails.
One Wayne county lumber firm has on
hand 300, 900 slaves and 1906 railroad
ties
John F Stevens q well-kuown citizen of
Buckhannon, died suddenly, q few days
ago, Of heart disease.
Mr. Harry Smith, of Elizabeth. is
graduate of West Point, graduating in the
same class with U. S. Grant.
Minnie Dolsn, aged y, Of Richlands,
GIeenbiier county, died last Monday, from
burns received On the 7th inst.
Collector MoGraT has appointed Mr.. H.
T. Fleming, OF Grafton, to the position of
Government Storekeeper at the Hsnnis-
vile distillery near Martinsburg.
Hough St. Clair, of Jackson county, will
be 10S years of age in March He has a