South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-10-24
The South Branch Railroad to
b Extended.

At last it seems as if the South
Branch railroad, whose extension 10
the South has been confidently and
constantly expected by our people
ever since its completion to Romney
six years ago, is to be continued
through the valley 10 the coal fields
Of Rando phi and Pocahontas. A
dispatch from Charleston, cur State
capital, givssau account of the initia.
tory steps that have been taken TO
this end. rs follows:
Secretary Of State Ohley has is-
sued cha; ter to the Potomac, Back.
water anil GreeDbrier Railroad Com
pany. The company proposes II
build u railroad from r 'mney along
he s. uth Branch of tie Potomac to
Petersburg, Grant county, or from
Cumberland, along Patterson's Creek,
through Mineral and Grant counties
to Petersburg, from Petersburg
along the north fork of South Branch
river % the place where the counties
OF Pocahontas, Pendle'on and Ran,
dOlph meet from here there are 10 be
Fork of Cheat to Bfetzin on the Big
BIackwAter in Tucker county anoth.
Ell 10 the hesdweters Of Greenbtier
river in Poc9hontas county, ther ce
down the GreeUbrier to White Sulphur
Springs; the third to run to a point
on the State line. Other branches
are al.o contemplated along Cheat.
South Branch and Greenbrier rivers e.
The company's office is 10 be kept at
New York. Capital subsc;ibed 50 -
900, 900, held by New York parties"
Concerning this projected road the
Baltimore Sun. under the caption
"An Enterprise of Importance TO
Baltimore" Gays:
cit is announced from Charleston.
W. Va, that a charter has been
granted for ihe construction OF a
railroad from Il muey through the
Sou.h Branch Valley to point where
the counties Of Pocahontas. Pendle-
ten and Randolph meet and thence
by three separate routes TO the rich
mineral and coal regions OF West
Virginia, This is an enterprise i'm
which Baltimore 10 interested. The
projected route is one which The Sun
has pointed out, and which Was also
suggested In recent communication
10 The Sun from Col. George Chris.
man, a prominent citizen of Rocking.
ham county, Virginia. II Is raid that
New York capitalists have already
subscribed 100000 TO the capital
stock OF the road, but a. the connec-
ton a. Romney would DO with
branch Of the Baltimore and Quo
road. Baltimore should practically be
the northern terminus nf the new
road. II would penetrate a field yet
unoccupiod. rich IN soil, timber ~ d
minerals. That IL has attracted the
attention Of New York capt. aIisls is
creditable to their business sagacity
and enterprise, hut the business men
Of Baltimore should see To il that in
the projected railroad d velopment
in tie rich South Branch Vale and
the iron, coal and lumber regions ad
jscent, the interests OF this city are
not overlooked"
From the above il will be seen that
there Is every reason 10 believe that
the construction OF the extension will
be begun as soon a. practicable and
finished in az short a time as posi-.
bic. Hampshire is TO be cOngratu-
lated upon her prospects Of being
Ivy another Through lir
and our neighboring counties Of |
Hardy, Grant and Peudleton upon |
lie fsct that thy will dcubt!ess soon
be "out e the wood4." Irt the peo-
pic of lbe entire South Branch Val
ey dp oil m their power ~ promote
lac Gu cess Of this great undertaking.
or ils b, neat to them will be Almost
ncalcuah'o