New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-05
WEST VIRGINIA DEVELOPMENT. !
WORK OF THE RAILROADS IN THE MoUNTAIN
STATE-XAST COAL AVID IRON FlELDs

WIKI VI The hAlIhOhDo IN ihI 'hDN"'A''4-
sTATE-vAST COAL AND IRON FIELDS.
Baltimore Jan. d (specaD.-oilcers of the West VIZ
gina railroads having their headquarters in TINS city
say that there will be- great developments in the raI
road systems of the Mountain state this year The
Davis Elins syndicate extending its lines both north
and south with the purpose Of establishing con
nection with the syvana Railroad system al the
States northern border, and OF gculhg southern
route to tidewater. The Baltimore and ONO khlroau
is building branches into the COAL iron ore anu uDer
districts OF the state. The kanawha ana Mlchsd
Railroad Company has line from Charleston 10 MOUNT
Pleasant on the Kanawha. and has connections with
variou, roads that To Richmond and Washington 10
all points in the Ohio Valley to Detroit and othcr
lake ports and To Chicago and st. Louis. The io%l
has nearly finished an extension from Charleston 10
Cedar Grove at the mouth Of kellcys Creek tat VIII
enable IT to handle and distribute the coal ana luDer
products Of the Great Kanawha district through all me
territory il travcrses The Norfolk ana Wescrh' o'aI
now handles the output Of the Pocahontaa coal mlnes
viii this year complete its New River DIVISION @'ros9
the state, and put the Elhhorn coh h@m 'oo "iuo'
nearer to Chicago than IT now IS
The completion of senator Camden's system, consist
ing Of the West Virginia and Pttsburg and the Mohoh
gahela roads will make a new trunk Inc through
some Of the richest coal. iron and timber counties
Of West Virginia. There aro 10000 square mics
Of workable coal in West Virginia. Whlie
there output from ll' cdHtc'i VI WV
River coal district In 1roO ~ @ooo'o""
TOM the demand increased faster than the production
The Kanawha districts have. because OF available
river transportation, great advantage OF the
eastern coal fields. Along Kellcys Creek arc TWO
miles Of water front at which barges can be loaded
The freight tariff for coal there Is only two mills per
ton per mile for trans portation 80 low rs u
insure Ia the output Of the kanawha mines nonOpQN
Of coal trade Of all the great cities OF the oH.
and Mississippi Valleys. because OF the iicR o.
railroad. there has been no large IRON dcvciOpmrnt
although - belt Of carbonate and oxide ores cNtehfN
across the entire state from the Virginia Ia the Ken
lucky boundary. TIL" Camden and the DAVIS syn
dcac, have made large purchases Of iron properties
I'm -cction> which their complcted railways VII!
traverse and before long iron and steel industries VII
bee established sale equal Ia any now cNlstlnG
IN the south The centre Of the iron and steel IN
dustry Will be A. aud around Shenandoah Junction
and A, This point locations have been secured for many
enterprise. Among these are 'Oo-ton steel plant
which viii make steel by continuous process ironI
UeSsemcr and non Ir,seIncr ores With the furnace
will ~ rolling mills 10 work up its products into
finished merchandise steel. These industries aonN
will employ more than 1000 skilled wOrtmen. Mar
lin sburc and Charleston In the vicinity Will also
he he OF Industries