The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-16

su ~ WV uHuSunt stoNtH VI tlt
town. There arc about thirty stock
holders Of tho Monoogah Coal and Coke
Company, most OF them being wealthy
eastern capitalists, several ofthem being
several timcs millionaires, and while
they arc endeavoring to increase their
wealth by developing tho district, stiit,
at the same time, they arc apparently y
inclined to take good cars OF the pro.
ducers and are willing to do all in their
power to make them happy and satisHed,
The central offices OF the Mononc,.
hela River Railroad Company are locat.
ed IN this town, being situated in the
upper part OF The building occupied by
the Goal Company's store.
Tho railway company is a distinct and
separate organization from tho other
corporation, only about half dozen per.
song who are interested In the latter
being interested in the former.
- WELL EouiprED ROAD.
Hugh G. Bowles, the General Super.
intendent OF the railway company,
although comparatively young man,
is man OF vast experience in the rail.
road business. lie is energetic and is
exceedingly bright and is d hustler for
business. He has made the road pay
from the very start. The road Is well
built and ballasted. Its motive power
and equipment, though as yet limited,
ls first class and 1t has had the good for.
tune to Hecure the services OF some OF
the best known railroad men in West
Virginia to assist in It's operation. Not.
ably among them IL Captain Mike Flun.
agan, IA perfect picture OF Dtnman
Thompson as Joshua Whitcomb) who
Tor twenty years was passenger conduc.
| tor on tho branch division OF the Bsiti.
more & Ohio, and Uncle "Lige" Glenn,
who claims the distinction Of having
run the first locomotive over the Balti.
more & Ohio road from Grafton to
CIarksburg, as master machiuist.
Two trips each way are made daily
between Fairmont and Carksburs, and
from the travel to day, it looks as though
the road has no cause to complain OF
not being well patronized. The road,
which is thirty.three miles in length.
runs the whole distance right on the
bank OF the Monongaheia river, aud the
only drawback would appear to Le the
extraordinary number Of short, sharp
curves. The rate Of speed at which the
regular trains run is from thirty.three to
forty miles per hour, and this for new
road proves beyond doubt tha. the
road is exceptionally well aud carefully
built. From remarks made by gentle-
men comprising the party, we Hhsuld
say they were well satisfied with the
construction and operating Of the road,
for, while none Of then had any per
sonal interest in the road, they all ap-
peared much gratilied with the trip.
From Monongah the train came on
down toward West CIarksburg, stopping
at several stations enrontc, the most OF
which had new, handsome and commo,
dious depots either just finished or in
course Of construction.
TOWNS IMPROVING.
at Shinnston Tor Logan, as the new
name is,) a large number Of new houses
were in the course OF construction. In
fact, all along the line, buildings we're
going up with astonishing rauidity, all
towns seeming to share with Alopongah
in her extraordinary prosperity. at
Weat Clarksburg the alonongahela River
road meets the fifth division of the Bal.
timore & Ohio, and also c0nnects with
the West Virginia & Pittsburgh road.
The several roads have track room at
this point for several hundred cars, and
are constructing a union depot for the
benefit OF local passenger traffic. In the
meantime, though, all trains are run on
the ''Btock system" over the Baltimore
& Ohio main track to that company's
depot at Clarksburg..
Upon arriving ut West Clarksburg,
Governor Fleming, after expressing to
the representatives OF both the Monon-
gahela River Railway Company and the
the Monongah Coal and Coke Company
his appreciation OF the efforts OF the re.
Ispective corporations in developing the
resources OF the State, left the party and
proceeded to Parkeraburg. DR.. A. FL.
kunst, Vice President Of tho West Vir-
ginia 4 Pittsburgh, then took charge OF
the party and after attaching a special
locomotive to the car, took them over his
road to Weston. After returning from
Weston they propose proceeding to
Piedmont, from which point they will
make u trip over the West Virginia Cen.
trail road.
Your correspondent left the train at
West Clarksburg and proceeded to the
east end to interview Mr.. o. A. Amin
, General Agent OF the Baltimore & Ohio
. in this city.
, DIG BooM on.
Mr.. Amin said: I consider that a
, boom OF no small size is coming. Fol
, years few people in this town have
done everything they could to obs.rucl
], the progress Of the place. They have
objected to every public improvement,
/. proposed, but events have so shaped
, themselves that their power for harm is
, over.
when took this station three years
l AGO the business was about one.third
!. what it is now, the business Of the
Clarksburg and Weston road was mere
, nothing. For instance, ut that time
t there was flour mill at Weston thai
used four car loads Of wheat per month
Now We are shipping this same mill
from 80 cars upward per month.
think there is at least 5000 10 l0,OOt
more people iu the surrounding towns
than there was at tha. time. The re-
| ceipts for passenger tickets have in
creased one-.hird. Our company is sur
: veying and fillins in between this stu
, tinn and West Clarksburg. They pro.
> pose running four tracks the whole
s distance, giving yard room 10Y $50 carr
/. exclusive OF main tracks. Including the
] main tracks there will be room for
t about $50 cars. They are sbtu. to buit
!. q very handsome passenger depot in the
!, immediate vicinity OF where the pres en-
I depot is. All trains will stop at thi
depot. Local accommodations !, expee
| will stop q. tho West End US well. al
1 trains on both the Monongahela Rive
Il and the West Virginia 4 Pittsburgh will
1 probably stop ut both stations. ! con
Q sider the growth of Monogah phenome
: nal, but think it is merited. The coa
o from that locality, it is vol known, il
# the best gas coal found anywhere. A
il for the coke au analysis has shown tina
!. 1t contains considerably less sulphur
n than that from 4ny other region, no
Il excepting SConnellsvile. expect t,
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