The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-27
ANOTHER RAILROAD.
The Waynesburg, Warrington
and cIarksburg Road.
AN OLD PROJECT REVIVED.
Belief In the Early Completion of n
Route which Will Open up
Another Rich Mining Re-
gIon In West Virginia.

Special DtsDateh TO ne IHteItgeNcer.
| MANNlNGToE, W. Va, Jan. 26.-Thl
citizens along the proposed new railroac
the Waynesburg, Warrington ant
Clarksburg,-are moving with spiri
that augers well for the early completion
of tie enterprise. A more importan
project for this section OF the State coulC
not be devised than this short air line
and it is believed that little trouble vii
be found to enlist the required amount
Of capital.
When constructed the road will pasE
through q rich mineral, timber and
agricultural region which is yet un'
developed. The length Of the road will
be aixty miles, from Waynesbuig, Pa,
to Clarksburg, Pa, running through
ManninSton. The estimated cost per
mile is about $1,000, not including roll.
ing stock and equipments.
The original committee appointed to
20 over the proposed route aud report to
a meeting OF the citizens of Warrington
was composed Of representative men
They reported that tho route was prac.
tica6ls and desirable. Invitations were
sent to some fifty representative Waynes-
burg citizsns and large delegation req.
ponded. The result Of the conference
was that everybody went home i'm
pressed with the idea that the enter
prise would be go"
All this occurred about 1870, but for
some reason or other the movement was
allowed to 80 70 sleep. It slumbered
quietly for ten years, when 1t was ln-
spised With new energy by CoIonel Ben,
Wilson, Hon. Frank Burt and Others
who went over the route. They received
the most favorable impression, and agreed
with the original COMMITTEES that the
road would prove OF great advantage.
The matter was not pushed, however,
and again went to sleep.
But now the spirit OF enterprise and
development which seems to psrvade the
atmosphere OF West Virginia, and which
seems TO be 80 contagious has revived
the matter and there IS strong feeling
that now is the time to push it. Capital
will not hesitate, for capital is investing
in the great coal lands which lay along
the line waiting for development, the
tracts of timber and tho foe agricultural
lands, to Say nothing Of the yet undevet-
oped oil territory.
The purpose Ia to tap the Camden sys.
tenn at Clarksburg, aud by means Of
branch thirty miles long, from the main
line at point on Blpgamon creek, con-
meet with the Ohio River road. This
branch alone will open up rich tracts OF
coal, oil and timber lands. Tne advan.
tage Of this branch TO the Ohio river can
be seen at q glance. II affords close
and direct outlet to the cheap water
transportation 10 the West and South,
and with such facilities for shipment
the coal and coke Of Marion, Harrison
and Monopgalia counties will bs more
accessible to these markets and hundreds
of miles nearer to them than Pitts.
burgh.
The advantage to this immediate sec.
ton would be inCalcu!able. Manning
ton for instance would be forty miles
nearer Parkeraburg the present raiiroad
route, forty miles nearer 70 Pittsburgh,
thirty.tive miles nearer TO Washington,
Pa, and this together with her aCCessi.
bility to Wheeling would benefit Man
nington greatly. It is believed that the
movement which is now being revived
will result in this much desired road be-
ing built at an early day.