The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-02

TIE moyOxGAHELA RIVER CO.
Satisfactory Traffic Arrangements With
the Baltimore and Ohio Completed.
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baltimore Sun.

Company of West Virginia, the pro-
jected enterprise of which ex-Sena
tor johnson n. Camden is at the
head, has completed very satisfactos
/ ry traffic arrangements with the
Baltimore and Ohio. The road is
to be built the present year, and
work will commence without delay.
1t will be about 80 miles in length,
from Fairmont to Clarksburg, along
the Upper Monongahela river, and
will open up the great coal field in
that region. The route is along the
face of the nine-feet Pitts burg seam
of coal above water level all the way.
This coal in quality is equal to the
Connellsville for coke and for fuel and
gas is the same as the Pittsburg
vein. A great portion of the front
of these coal lands from Fairmont to
Clarksburg has been purchased by a
company called the Upper Mononga
hela Coal and Coke Company, of
which ex Senator Camden is presi-
dent, and in which Judge Fleming
and others are interested.
The promoters of this develop
ment say that it is one of the largest
and most important that has been
undertaken since West Virginia be-
came a State. The money has all
been secured to carry it through.
While it is the most prominent part
of the scheme, there are other ele-
ments to it that will command at
tention. The Senator Camden sys-
TEN of narrow-guage West Virginia
guage and will connect with the Mo
nongahela River Railroad. giving
about 125 miles of roads that will
reach the Baltimore and Ohio at
Fairmont. These roads are the
Clarksburg and Weston Railroad,
30 miles long: another road AZ miles
long in process Of extention from
Weston to Braxton G. H., on Elk riv-
err, into the heart of that agricultural
and timber section of the State,
which is being rapidly developed.
From Weston the Weston and Buck
harmon Railroad is built to Buck
harmon, 10 miles, and a timber rail
road is now in operation for some
distance up the Buckhannon river.
| These roads will become valuable
feeders to the Baltimore and Ohio.
"The policy of the B. Il o." Mr..
Camden says, lis Of the most liberal
character, especially in West Virgin
ia, and in marked contrast to the old
regime. 1t has taken hold of these
new enterprises, now only with a
spirit of liberaity in aiding the con-
struction, but also under such hber-
al conditions to the shippers in the
sections to be developed by these
roads as will be Of great advantage
to the people. Liberal prorating of
charges will enable the products of
that region to come to the markets
of the country much more advanta-
geously than heretofore"
The B. & 0. has branch road %
miles long from its main line at
Fairmont to Morgantown, the seat of
the West Virginia University town
Of Importance. The construction of
the Monongahela River Railroad by
the Camden interest will open up the
whole of the Monongahela valley,
giving continuous line of railroad,
by using the B. & o. branch from
Morgantown to Clarksburg, and will
develop that country
The Montana Coke Company have
been operating $50 coke ovens near
Fairmont with success for a year,
and have sold their coke in competi-
tion with the Connellsvillc region at
Chicago and other points. In addi.
ton to building the railroad the Mo
nongahela Company will build 500
coke ovens next summer, and will
push the development of their enter
! prises with vigor.
1t is understood that 100000
have been put into a pool to carry
on this work. Mr.. Camden is the
promoter and leading capitalist
Senator German, of Maryland, has
done a good deal to help along the
schemes, and he said on Saturday
that "the agreement is one of the
most important that the B. d O. has
made for some time for the promo
tion of its own material welfare
Mr. Camden said: "Senator Cor
man is one of my warmest friends,
and it is inside history that the pri
mary plans contemplated connec-
tion of the Monongahela River Rail
road with the Ohio River Railroad,
which is part of the Camden inter
est. Through the action Of the Ma
ryland Senator mainly the very sat
isfactory agreement with the B. d O.
was made an accomplished fact"
rhe Upper Monongahela River
Railroad will be bonded at $4,000 a
mile, and the bonds will bear interest
at per cent. They have AL been
sold and are not expected to come
upon the market. The Mercantile
Trust Company Of Baltimore is the
mortgage trustee. The coal lands,
railroad and coke ovens to be built
will cost about 50, 100000, which has
all been secured, as above stated =
The railroad company and the coal
and coke company are separate cor
porations, with Mr.. Camden as pres
ident of both They have been in
corporated under the general law OF
the State of West Virginia. 1t is
said there are not many people in the
syndicate, but they are generally
strong capitalists. E. W. Clarke &
CO., of Philadelphia, are in the syn
dictate. 1t is estimated that 90 per
cent. of all the eoking coal in the
country is in the Pittsburg seam, OF
which the Upper Monongahela field
is an important portion.
The Monongahela- Coal and Coke
Company have secured 10000 acres
of coal lands on the route of their
proposed road Prof. l. c. White, OF
the University of West Virginia, has
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