Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-04-21
ACTIVE OPERATIONS
About to Commence on the West Virginia
and Pennsylvania Railroad.

About to Commence on the West Virginia
and Pennsylvania Railroad.
A charter bss been issued to the West
Virginia and Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, with q capital stock Of $500 600, di-
vided into shares OF $50 each. The road
or which the charter was granted is to
commence at OF near ROwlesburg, Preston
county, on the main stem of the Baltimore
snd Ohio railroad. It's course northwest
erly from Rowlesburg will carry the road
to the mouth Of Muddy creek. Thence by
the most practicable route passing between
Bruceton and B fsndOnville, and by Clifton
Mills up Big Sandy creek, the road Will
have it's terminus at the Pennsylvania
State line at point on Jones MaUts farm
in Preston county. The main Office of the
road will be at KingwoOd. The stock has
been subscribed by George W. L. Msrcden,
of Philadelphia; W. NJ. o. Dawson, Neil J.
Fortuey, P. J. CrOgan, and B. M. Squlres,
of Kingwood, who are the incorpOrators OF
the road. Preliminary surveys have been
made, and though the projectors have
little to say about their plans, 1t is be-
heved active operations will soon begin.
All the rights of way have been secured
except three or four. In most instances
the right was granted without considera-
tioa by the farmers who are more than
anxious to be placed near a profitable
market for their products. Over 30
600 acres If coal and timber land have
been leased along the proposed route
The leases are held by eastern capitalists,
OF which Marsden is the leading spirit.
The coal deposits between the terminal
points of the road form practically one
solid bed. A test shaft has been sunk
near Bruceton and the coal is found to lie
ejghty-five feet below the bed OF Sandy
Creek The vein is fourteen feet in thick
ness and is believed to be good coklng
coal Besides the exhaustless coal deposit,
there is iron ore, building stone, flint
glass sand and extensive forests OF the
finest timber in various portions OF the
tract. In the vicinity of Marques,
small village on the line 0fthe road twelve
miles southeast of Bruceton, options are
being taken on timber and mineral lands
AZ the nominal rate of S. and So per acre.
Mar ness affords especially fine ad-
van+aoes as a location for rolling mills
and blast furnaces as rich deposits
of ore are available IN that vicinity.
The territory, to be tapped by the pro
posed road, borders on the east OF the
tracts of the Yough Manor Lumber Com
PAW. the corporation building the State
line Railroad from Confluence to Oakland,
and the companies are therefore mutually
interested in the completion of the roads,
Attending as they will an interchange OF
traffic. In connection with the road tel
egrsph enterprise is on foot. The scheme
contemplstes the extension Of line from
Kinewood to Tunnelton, and from King
wood TO Bruceton, covering a distance OF
% miles. Portions of the lines are already
in operation, and are controlled by two
companies. one the KingwOOd and Tun-
Melton Company, the other the Preston
Company. The majority of the stock IN
both companies is held by Kingwood par
ties, although BrandOnville and BrucetOn
capitalists are largely interested IN the
Preston Company. An office is already IN
operation in KingwOOd, and the latest pro-
iect is to extend the line to Uniontown,
which will most probably be done before
long.