Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-12
RAIL EXTENSIONS.
TRAVELS OF THE IRON HORSE THROUGH
LEWIS AND NICHOLAS COUNTY.
The Promising Outlook flr Weston in the Event Of
Certain Railroad Developments The Rich
Country % be Trayersed-De-
tails Of the Work.

/ WESTON. w. VA, June This town is
/ filled with the feeling that tangible and
telling future is looming up on the horizon,
and the feeling is largely brought about
| by certain proposed railroad developments.
l The people of this section are all talking
railroad now. The new line concerning
which many inquiries have been made OF
| late is TO be known as the West Virginia
and Pittsburg Railroad. This system OF
railroads is formed by the consolidation OF
the Clarksburg, Weston and Midland
railroad, running from ClarkSburg "a
| Weston and thence to BraXton G. H,
and from Weston to BuckhannOn, with
/ the Buckhannon River railway extending
| from Buckhannon to the junction
of the Cherry and Gauley rivers
/ in Nicholas county. The line from
| Clarksburg 10 Weston, and thence TO Buck
harmon, Al miles long, is narrow gauge
road, but will soon be converted into d
standard guage road. The line from IVES
ton 10 Braxton Court House is now il
/ process of construction, and about half OF
the grading has been completed. The line
/ from BuckhannOn TO the mouth of the
| Cherry river is about 20 miles in length
and that portion of 10 between Buckhan
non and the Three Forks Of the Buckhan
non river. some 30 miles, is already III
process of construction, and the grading
mas been partially completed; making III
all, the completed road, and road partially
constructed, 40 miles, leaving 10 miles still
10 be completed. The northern terminus is
at ClarkSburg, and the southern ~ the
junction of the Cherry and Gauley rivers
in Nicholas county.
The construction of this line gives di-
rect communication with the markets both
east and west, and especially direct with
torn ms
kets From Weston the line will be eX
tended TO Braxton Court House. This line
follows up the West Fork OF the Mononga-
hela river to the head waters of Oil Creek
crossing the Little Kanawha river al
Burusville, and following up the Salt Lick
Fork of the same, and crossing to Gram
mics Creek and down the same TO BraXtOn
Court House to Elk river.
From BuckhannOn the line will follow
up the Buckhannon river to the head waters
of the same % Webster Court House on
Elk river From the Court House the line
will cross 10 the head waters of the Gauley
river. and thence down the river tC
the junction with the Cherry river
The 1880 acres OF timber and Goa
land owned by the above mentioned
company are located contiguous TO the
proposed line IL is thought my many that
/ the second move 10 follow npon these extern
sions will be a through line from Charles
ton 10 PittSburg This latter scheme Will
probably not be effected for number OF
/ wears vet. I'm addition TO che line thus de
Scribcd it is contemplated that the pro
posed system will also embrace the con
| struction of several branches running up
the several rivers tributary 10 the Gauley
for more extensive development
This system Of roads opens up new Ter,
ritorv i'm which there will be no railroad
competition. of nearly 1000 square miles IN
extent. all of which is directly tributary
and accessible TO the new roads The
| largest immediate source Of revenue Ia
/ this new system of roads Will be from eX-
teusive shipments of timber. The forest IS
thought bv good Judges 10 be capable OF
furnishing $1,000 900 feet of lumber per an
mum for a period of 30 years.
T-pon the completion of these lines
Weston will become a busy busting juno
ton. Ii will bee the site of the car shops,
and the operating centre OF the system, all
of which will have tendency 10 increase
the numerical and financial strength OF tue
town. I'm word, Weston people are look
inc for boom.
These extensions are all being pushed 10y
the West Virginia Improvement Co, oil
which Senator j. y. Camden is President
and Dr. \. H. kuntz Vice President.
The same company is to erect comlno
dious and well equipped summer resort
hotel at the mouth of the Cherry river on
the Gaulcv. TO be called the del Monte.