Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-30
Rig WEST VIRGINIA ENTERPRISE.
EN- Senator Camden's West Virginia and
Pittsburg Road-To BE What Its Name

mediate extension Oi the west
I Virginia and Pit,sburg railroad from
its southern terminus on Williams river
OF the Gauley 70 q connection with
the {. * O. road at COvingt0n, the june
ton of Potts creek with JackSOn'S river,
] distance of about sixty miles and fur
nishing through the West Virginia and
PittSburg Railroad, a direct line OF
road from COvington 10 Fairmont, and
thence through It's connections with the
Il. Il O. roads TO PittSburg and Wheel
ing, reaching Pittsburg down the val
ley OF the MOnoagahela by the Fair
mont and MorgantOwn branch of the
Il. y O. road aud its connections, the
short gap TO connect the MOrgautown
branch with the Il. O.'S line near Fair
chance. being already in course of con-
StructiOn, 70 be completed next summer.
Mr.. Camden is always reticent about
his plans. and is slow 10 communicate
what he has in contemplation, until his
combinations are we'll digeSted and the
work under way; in this way he has ac
compliShed within short space OF time
without attracting much attention TO
himself, a remarkable amount of rail
road development in West Virginia.
This part of the Camden system OF roads
extending up the valley of the MOnOn-
gahela and through 10 CovingtOn, is
destined 10 be the most important and
richest road in the State, embracing the
MonOngahela River road from FairmOnt
TO ClarkSburg. and the West Virginia
and PittSburg railroad commencing AT
ClarkSburg and extending southwark by
way of Weston, BraXton c. H., TO eau
ley river, and thence bloomington, both
roads being controlled by President
Camden in the same interests, and form
ing part of the same through line.
The road from Fairmont TO ClarkS-
burg runs along the face of nine foot
vein of coal continuously for over thirty
miles. a large amount Of the coal being
owned by company formed in the in
tcreSt Of the railroad, OF which Mr..
Camden is also President, and which
has now in operation the finest coal and
coke plants in the State. The coal is
Of very superior quality, both for
coke and fuel purposes. The success Of
the development is attracting much at
tentiOn. large purchaSeSin the same re-
/ gion having since been made by Senator
| Davis, Elkins. Senator Don Cameron
and others.
From CiarkSburg, the West Virginia
and Pittsburg road extends up the val
/ ley of the Monongahela,by way of West
I ON and BraNton {. H., to Gauley and
/ Williams river, where IL reaches the
immense timber and coal property pur-
/ chased by Senator Camden. and con-
yeycd 20 ;he railroad company rs ba-
/ sis for building the road. The immense
property owned by the West Virginia
and PittSburg road at this point COM
priseS l35. 600 acres Of the finest timber
/ in the State, and also covers at least
! 100. 900 acres OF the fine veins Of coking
coal found on the New river. This
/ property reaches TO within about sixty
miles Of Coyington. and the extension
now proposed 70 be made 10y his roads
% that point in combination with the
rich iron ore fields OF Virginia with the
| immense coal field and timber lands al
ready controlled by the company brings
together the most valuable elements for
/ railroad traffic possible % be combined
/ i'm line Of road of the same length.
The roads outlined above are com
pleted facts from Fairmont south 20
+ Clarksburg, Weston and BraNton {. H.,
and under contract and now being
GRADED from Braxton 10 Williams river,
leaving only about sixty miles on the
south end To be- built 10 reach Covins-
ton. and as the West Virginia and Pits
burg road has built aud laid over one
hundred miles of railroad track In the
past year, 10 is only reasonable to expect
To see this line pushed through before
the end of the coming year, when tn,
long agitated question of connecting The
iron ore region OF Virginia with Pitts
burg by a railroad through West Nir
gimia, Will have been solved, and il
operation almost before it was general!
known TO be in contemplation.
CThe great value Of this part Of The
Camden system of roads TO the interest
OF West Virginia cannot well be over
estimated: they follow the line Of th'
PittSburg coal measures from the Penn
Sylvania line through West Virginia
and will open up and develop the hear
of the mineral and timber sections o
the State. The Williams river Goa
field is the nearest coal to the Virginia
IRON RAJ 4GAfHf eNAA nN~W NA' NV 80 =
coal To the tide water by the c. x q
road. The road viii also pass through
the large iron district of Pocahonta
county, and bring the ore OF that dis
trict. and the coal, coke and lime>ton
ali within less than twenty miles O
each other.
BY reference TO map it will be see
that from COvington 10 PittSburg by tn
Camden roads and the Il. & o. road
from Fairmont down the MOnongahel
river Is almost straight line, reducin
the distance from the Virginia and Pc
cahontas county ore fields TO Pittsbur
and Wheeling at least TWO hundre
miles-or 20 the shortest possible lain
mum of distance.
Taken altogether it Is a most import
ant enterprise, and its early completio
l. no doubt assured.