Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-21
DN.I.N.CAMDEN TALKS
Sout the Great Railroad Develop
msnt in West Virginia.
bWTHRIRON HORSE ISPRANOING
os,h he Sats-Rich Sections q the COmmoa-
vsSh Being Opened Up-finbr and
Mineral Districts Penetrated BY
New Roads and Branches.

a brief but delightful sojourn at the |
.5nfortabie and commOdious residence |
Mrs. Judge @. w. Thompson out the
tlonal road, returned to their home
the handsome private car "Gauley"
II the 4 O'Clock train yesterday after
on over the Ohio river road. To the
firing energy and keen foresight OF
senator Camden is perhaps due,
bre than to any other person in
State, the rapid developments
|at are now going on in some OF the
Il hest sections of West Virginia.
moving that n few expressions from
4 so thoroughly cOnversant, in fact
t,snpletely I'm touch, with the develop
r.ept OF these bOundleSS resources, q REG
rEB reporter took occasion to call upon
" ex-senator during his stay in this
.ction. Knowing that Mr.. Camden
Il a student OF politics as well as of
tIilrOads the reporter ventured TO Sug-
ssSt II there was anything new in poll
Is IN his section Of the State.
.I have been so busy OF late" said
~. Camden, "that 1 have hardly had
|ne TO consider the political situation.
arious railroad developments have oc-
pied my hours to the exclusion OF
most everything else. / am in hopes
sIne day the resources Of our State
|ll be known to the world, and am
ast now engaged in evolving plans that
m hasten that day"
SOME NEW ROADS.
''HOw are your new roads progress
IaC?" asked the reporter.
Every satisfactorily indeed; replied
LA ex-senator. The MOnOngahela
pI yer road from FairmOnt to ClarkS-
6trg is one Of the best built roads in
.e State, and opens up the finest coal
tsrritory l have ever seen. 1t runs
hirty miles along nine foot vein OF
the very best coal. The roads from
harrisburg to the BuckhannOn river
ead from Weston 10 BraxtOn Court
fouse on the Elk river, are also com
e|eted. They are standard gauge, well
hnilt and we'll ballasted roads, and have
pood prospects for business. Many
'-,,.l.trv N3a olfef, tSJe.SsA iFs RReEat ttqPylnS
sne OF the largest and best equipped in
he State. There are also quite num-
ter OF small mills in operation on the
HnckhannOn."
blow about the industrial operations
tn the Elk river?" asked the reporter.
'Oh, yes, on the Elk river tho Curtin
BON and Lumber Company have very
attensive and complete plants in oper-
lion and several other new mills are
"A progress Of erection, making the out
nDk fOr business very encouraging on
1e road now completed.
"What are the railroad prospects
LDm BraxtOn Court House to the eau
Isg?" asked the scribe.
The work on the road from Braxton
burt House on the Gauley river
Webster county, IS progressing rap
Aly. The erading will be finished this
n and the road open for business next
bring. I regard this part OF the road
the most promising and III
resting development Ia the State.
Dc timber resources Of this section
NJ wonderful. l do not think it has
j equal anywhere east of the MiSSiS-
ppi, or perhaps in the country any
here, for valuable hard woods. The
road company owns a large body OF
Nd on the Gauley and its branches,
bd is now erecting large lumber
ant on the Gauley river which it OK
Hcts 10 have IN operation by next
ring. A large manufacturing town
D spring up at this point on the
Auley."
'Is the plant in operation yet?.'
ked The reporter.
They are just getting ready to lay
a the plant and also lay out the town
Cd the Gauley river in Webster county.
~ the way, we are
BUILDING Plant
ire that will produce from 40 to 80
Illion feet of lumber year. 1t Is
IN large plant and the location will be
r1equalled for pulp mills, tanneries ana
I classes OF manufactures In which
products of wood are used. The
fgest amount of Spruce-which Is used
Dgether for pulp, is there now that Is
b. found anywhere; IL is inexhauSt-
."
How about the density Of the forest
H that SectiOn?"
It is very dense" said Mr.. Camden.
here are four 20 FIVE hundred square
rs that is practically an un5rOken
fst Cherry, poplar, ash, oak ana
are very abundant-and the very
t st cherry and oak. From the Gauley
b the road will extend 70 cOnnec-
with the Chesapeake and Ohio road
4OvingtOn. Arrangements have Just
completed between the CheSa-
ke aud Ohio road and the West Vir-
and Pittsburg road to form juno
|1 al Martins Bottom, or Some
lob on the Greenbrier river,
BE perhaps the largest town In the
rior OF the Stase will be made. This
tion is expected 70 be made next
mer. The G. g. o. road will have
about Twenty-Five miles 10 COM
plete from its Warm Spring branch
ackSon's river, and the West Nir-
and PittSburg road about thlrty-
nileS from the Gauley."
IS very handsome location 1he
Etry between the Greenorier river
e west, and Allegheny summit on
east, in POcahontas county, Is
pretty and productive plateau. IL
pc limestone and is good grass
ng country, and has a large
pt Of iron ore.
bat effect will this connection have
the future development OF the
asked the reporter.
lS connection with the Q. x Z.
said Mr.. Camden, ''wIllopen up "a
line through the center OF the
from the iron ore regions Of Vir-
including FottS' creek, Craig's
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