The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-12-05
ON TO MORGANTOWN
Is Now the Cry Of Both the 3. & 0.
and the Pennsylvania.
THE B. & O's CONTRACTS LET AMI
THE PA. WILL NOT BE FAR
BEHIND.
The Work to Be Completed in the Ear.
ly Summer.

The long talked, of connection
North by the B. d o. is now an as
sured fact. The work of construc-
ton is being pushed and the con,
tracts to Smithfield are to be com
pleted this winter The Pennsyl-
vania is also at work on its line and
there is little doubt that Morgan
town will have two more railroads
within year. In its last issue the
Uniontown Ne,cs gave the subjoined
paragraphs referring to the matter:
Passenger trains will be running
between Uniontown and Morgan
town by the first of next May, and
they will be by the Baltimore and
Ohio route, too"
The above declaration was made
to a Ne,rs representative yesterday
by man away up in railroad affairs,
and by the looks of things now his
words will prove true. Contracts
have been let for the gsading of the
b. d O's extension of their road
from Moore's works, just south of
Uniontewn, to Smithfield and the
work has already been commenced
Bryan d. Council have the contract
for grading the read from Moore's
works to point two miles south;
Langhorn d. Allen, the next two
miles and Bennett q Talbot, the
rest of the distance to SmithfieId.
The contracts must be completed by
the first ofne February, and the
three firms now have over 500 men
at work, and will put on about 200
more this week. Brian d. Cornell
are erecting large stable for their
horses and mules at Brownfield and
preparations are being made by the
other firms to push their work re-
gardless of what kind of weather
they may have to encounter.
The Pennsylvania people are get
ting ready to build their road to
Morgantown, also, and the proba-
bilities are they will not be many
months later in reaching Morgan
town than the b. & o. Their route
will be down Georges creek to New
Geneva and then up the Mononga-
hela to PIT. Marion. This is fixed
certainty now, and the contracts for
the entire extension will be let short
ly.
A B. & o. man said yesterday
that it has been definitely settled
that the Grassy Run route will be
the one taken by the B. d o. and
that the contracts for the building
of the road from Smithfield to Nor
gantown would be let within the
next 30 days. "Our road must be
built" he said, "as soon as it can be
done. We need southwest outlet
for the immense coke region traffic
we have to Wheeling, Bellaire, Park
efsburg and other points down the
Ohio, and this extension, when we
get it completed to Morgantown will
give us that. This is the principal
reason why we are pushing our road
to Morgantown this winter"
The building of these two roads
will open up vast field Of hereto
fore undeveloped coal, timber, ore
and limestone territory, and be of
untold benefit to the people up that
way who have no means of outlet
for their farm products except by
boat, or by hauling them to Fair
chance or Morgantown. And now
that the two roads will to certainty
be built by this time next year, the
citizens along the routes are to be
congratulated upon their good for
tune. They have waited long, and
many of them very mpatiently for
the building of at least one of these
roads, and now that their hopes are
about being realized, it is no wonder
they feel hilarious; and if they want
to throw up their hats and yell like
"Ingins," just let 'em yell. It'll do
them good.