The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-05
THE STATES BOOM.
More Improvements Along the
Line Of a New Road.
SCENES, OF GREAT ACTIVITY.
The Upper Monongahola Region BE.
Ing Rapidly Developed = What
the Engineers are Doing.-.In.
creased Capacity for Freight.
Special Dispatth 10 he lnieliqencr.

Sitcids Dtspaieh 10 he Initiligencr.
CLARKsBuRa, W. VA, Dec. 4.-Short.
ly after tho opening OF the Monongah
rivcr railroad this past summer, do.
scription ol the route, together with lis
prospects Of success and tho expecta.
tIons of ils projectors, was published in
the INrILLiaEScEE, and it was predicted
by your correspondent that this line
would eventually prove one oil the most
valuable pieces Of railroad property in
the State. Events since that time have
verified this prediction, as from tho otli.
cial statements 1t is shown that the net
profits have bsen on an average 1000
per mile per month for every day OF its
existence. Building along tho line has
exceeded the expectations OF the most
sangnine. Now towns have started up,
and what las. year was dull, barren
country Ia now the scene OF life and en-
ergy. The Baltimore & Ohio, foreseeing
this, located Dr.. Rameay, Assistant En-.
gineer, here with corps OF assistants,
and directed him to increase the track.
age aud storage room to meet the ex.
pected detnanI. Mr.. Ramsey presented
his plans, and alter their approval, pro-
ceeded with tho work. The result OF
his labors is something truly wonderful
for the short time the work has been in
progress. Before he began the total
number Of cars which could be placed
in the yards here would not exceed 200
He has increased the capacity to 40
cars. Besides this, he has run double
track from the station to the junction OF
the Monongah and West Virginia rail.
roads, thus virtually doing away with
the block SYSTEM" aud doubling the
facility by which the large number OF
trains could paas through the town.
FINE ENGINEERING.
Railroad men say that tho piece Of
work between the station and junction
is one OF the best pieces OF engineering
in the country. Mr.. Ramsay is now
through and he and his men have re-
turned to Baltimore to-day, leaving
Armstrong; camp gang laying the
tracks and cleaning up the yard. By
Christmas the whole yard will be in or.
der and ready 10 furnish accommodation
for the increased number of cars. That
the public appreciate the improvements
is proven by the largely increased busi-
ness, the receipts at this station aggre-
eating now over 100000 per month, or
about three times what they were three
years ago. The West Virginia & Pitts
burgh Company have greatly increased
their motive power and rolling etock
and are preparing for the immense bust.
ness which they know the opening OF
the Weston and Buchannon extensions
will bring them in the spring. All
along the line OF their road from this
city to Weston there are signs of great
activity-shipments OF freight have al.
ready quadrupled and the passenger
traffic il enormous. Mr.. a. VI. Lane, a
prominent eastern railroad man, has
been appointed Assistant General Su.
perintendent, and under his. manage
ment the road is assuming the airs of
trunk line management.
INTO THE INTERIOR
The Sutton extension is completed
about 80 miles from Weston and " hile
regular trains are as yet not being run,
still the public are having the local
freight hauled for them to the interior
towns, which in the awful condition of
the wagon roads is benefit greatly ap.
preciatcd.
When this line opens in the spring
the business will be extraordinary, as
the lumber men are piling up car load
after car load OF lumber awaiting trans
portation. There are at leas. twenty
large saw mills along the road and one
owner alone has offered to contract to
ship sixteen car loads per day ior the
next year, provided he can heye the
cars. The road itself is fine piece OF
engineering, and, although it has numer-
GUS sharp curves and trestles, is pro.
nounced one Of the best pieces OF work
ever done by that eminent engineer,
Mr.. j. A. Fickenger.
The Buckhannon extension is finished
about twenty laileg into tho interior
and the same scenes ofactivity witnessed
upon the western extension arc visible
here. Both Of these extensions will be
opened in the spring and the doubt is
whether the. single track road between
Clarksburg and Weston will accommo.
date the prodigious amount OF business
whlch will be forced upon it.
BftRGIARS Ar PAfATfSE.