The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-11-26

BY WHIcH THE Coal AND IRoS OF
THE Y IRGfNIAs WILL BE HAULED
DIRECT TO PIrrsBuRG.

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WHEELING, w. VA, Nov. 1.-THE
Ersninq sAers publishes the follow
ing The Nesrs isable to lay before
its readers 10 day the first detailed
outline of the gigantic enterprises
which have already been practically
undertaken by the capitalists of the
West Virginia Central Railroad.
Not even the line of railroads now
in progress of construction by the
Camden interests in connection with
the b. & o., equals the impor lance
of these projected enterprises. When
completed, they viii 3 ablish an
iron chain from the furnaces and
mills of Pittsburg on the north. to
tho coal and coke and iron fields of
Virginia on the south. The heart
of West Virginia will be pierced,
and lateral lines extended through
It's rich agricultural, mineral and
timber territories in every direction.
The information which Nc,rs re-
porteriHstumbled on this morning
comes from a gentleman who is in
timately connected with Stephen b.
Elkins in the numerous business
matters in which that gentleman is
engaged. Mr.. Elkins himself is the
authority for the statement. and
there. can be no question of their
reliability.
The commencement of tho Cam
iden system of railroads through
Central West Virginia was the first
lintimation TO Davis and Elkips that
they were likely to have serious
competitors in that section AT that
time they were busily engaged in
efforts to capture the Maryland leg
islntnre, and with it the defupct Ches-
apeake and OhioiCanal They were
successful after a struggle, but in
tho meanwhile OK Senator Camden
had formed combination with the
b, x o. and was pushing forward
into the. West Fork and Kanawha
Valleys. By,a shrewd business deal
Camden also gained possession of
the Elliins and Davis interest in the
| Caperton and other tracts OF land
in Nicholas and adjoining counties,
and thus effectually shut them off
from extending their RAILROAD, enter
priscs in that direction. Fooled in
fone field, the capitalists of the West
Virginia Central turned their atten-
tlori to another, and tho enterprises
which they now have under way
will seon make it one of the loading
Industrial and commercial sections
of the country. @
The southern terminus ofthe Davis
and Elkins system of road is now at
Elkins in Randolph county. The
purpose of the West Virginia Cen
trail as outliDed BY Mr. Elltins is
comprehensive ono. From EllSins
the road will DO extended to Phil
lipi in Barbour county, In direct
ION almost due north, thence it will
follow the Tygart's Valley river
down to Grafton and parallelIing
the Grafton and Greebrier road and
and thence along the west bank of
the Tygartis valley to Fairmont, a
short DISTANCE above which place
the West Fork river will be brideed.
From Fairmont the new road will
follow the west bank of the Mon
ongahela 10 the neighhurhood of
Fairchance, in Pennsylvania, where
direct connection will be made with
the Southwest Pennsylvania system,
and through route obtained to
Pittsburg. Along this line, which
IS nearly three hundred miles ia
length the Davis Ellins syndicate
has already made large pprchsses
of coal lands, the evident purpose is
to obtain all the advantage possible
to themselves from the development
of this rich territory. In Monon-
gala county alone, they have ex-
pended within the last six months
nearly 100000 and acquired pos
session OF over 1900 acres of tho
finest fuel and 'coking Goals that are
found. In Marion, Harrison, Tay
Tor and Barbour counties similar.
thoughless enormous purchase have
heon made,
This end of the enterprise, gIgan-
tic as it is, does not begin to EN-.
brace the entire project. The pur.,
pose of the Nest Virginia people.
as indicated by Mr.. Elkins, not only
includes q northward outlet for
thoif road, bat u southern one, |
From Elkins, three corps Of engi.
'neers arelnow pushing their way
almost directly south through the
counties of Webster, Pocahontas. |
Greenbrier and Monroe, seeking a
route through the Alleghenies to the
rich iron and coal fields of the Vir.
ginia systom of railroads. At pres |
ent it is believed that the new line
will intcrsect the Chesapeake and
Ohio in the neighborhood of Goshen.
Virginia. The distance from that
point TO Pittsburg, over which the |
payisrElkins syndicate will then
have q direct line, is not less ii an
GOO miles. The road will be ono of
tho greatest engineering enterprises
eyer undertaken, and its construct
ion will involve the expenditure of
millions of dollars. Whom complet-
ed 1T will develop an enormous car
rying trade between the iron and
Goa! fields of Virginia West ard y}r-
ginia and carry the product of tho
southern furnaces to the doors ofI
Fittsburg mills and factories.
In connection with the construct
ION OF the main line, lateral ex-
tension of vast importonca To Wost