The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-31
ROLLING IN RICHES.
WANT A RAILROAD TO PITTBURG


Governor when did you arrive in
Pittsburgh"
Il came in On the D. d O. K. II.
from Wheeling this morning and will
leave this afternoon at. 4 or T." said
Governor Fleming, of West Virginia,
to Dispatch reporter Yesterday.
You are making short stay
''Yes, but it is about as long as
am usually able to remain in your
fine city it seems
When were you in the city last?
Il have only been through the city
once in the past ten years"
"You have doubtless noticed some
improvement"
''Yes, my visit, which is partly on
legal and partly on private business,
has called me to several different
points, and have been attracted by
the vast improvements made in the
city since | was last here. / have
been on several Of the principal
streets and was greatly interested in
the new buildings which | saw, among
which are the new court house and
postofiice, as well as in the great
number of large building that have
been erected on different streets.
Pittsburg is no longer the Pittsburg
Of 10 years ago, ! see business and
hustle on every street on which
have been this morning"
Have you anything new in poll
tics in West Virginia this year2"
This is an off year in West vir-
ginia; we have no elections, and by
way of politics we have only the
pleasing satisfaction of watching the
contests in Ohio, Pennsylvania and
elsewhere. We cake very lively in
terest in the election in Ohio. In
West Virginia we are devoting our
selves to business this year and not
politics.
NEW WEST VIRGINIA RAILROADS.
what is being done in the way OF
opening up and developing your
Stateg'
Our State is making rapid strides
in all lines Of development in every
section, and our industries are pay
ing and prospecting, farming being
the least profitable; our people are
in good condition financially, there
having been no failures of any conse.
quence in the past - months
what is going on in the way Of
railroad building?'
"There is now building a new east
and west line through the State, the
Norfolk and Western Railroad, hav-
ing it's eastern terminus at Norfolk,
Va, passing through West Virginia,
and which connects with lines west,
up to the eastern and west
ern market; the celebrated Flat Top
and other coal fields OF the State
This is a great road and is opening
up a wonderful country; the compile
tion of the road has been retarded
by the excavating of long tunnel.
hut will be completed in few months.
Next in Importance is the Camden
system, which has it's northern ter
minus at Fairmont, at the head of
the Monongahela river, and is north
and south road passing through the
State. connecting with the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad. The Da-
Wis System is another important line
of road building from Piedmont
through the State to a connection
with the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road at Grafton"
Are any of the roads coming to
Pittsburgh
WANT A ROAD TO PITTsBURG.
ultimately; we hope; but our peo-
pie are growing somewhat impatient
because railroad communication be-
tween Fairmont and Pittsburg has
not long, since been consumated; in
deed, the industrial progress, which
is visibly changing many parts of
West Virginia from a wilderness into
q hive of busy, bustling activity has
scarcely made, / think that impress
sion upon Pittsburg people that its
Importance demands; certainly no
community should be more interest
ed than Pittsburg in the develop
ment of such a large area of contigu-
ous territory, which should be natur-
ally tributary in business and COM
mercial sense to this city. 1t is
somewhat singular that greater eff
fort has not been made on the part
Of Pittsburg to secure extensive com
mercial relations with the section in
dictated, mean the northern and in
terror counties Of West Virginia.
Most of their trade and products
have drifted to Eastern cities much
farther away, because of lack of di-
rect transportation facilities to and
from their natural market al Pitts
burg. For years the people of that
section have hoped for time when
profitable business relations could be
established with this city. But for
some reason capital has held aloof
rom investment in railroad up the
Monongahela river to that point in
West Virginia, which would open up
% Pittsburg large part of the States
'esources. The people of the upper
Monongahela Valley realize the val
lie of such line, and have given sup
port to every proposition looking to
is building. As an instance, sever.
Il years ago the counties of Marion
ind Harrison voted large county
to aid in such enter
Prise, surveyed a route along the
vest bank of The river to the State
inc, secured the right of way, etc,
,nt theirsefforts we're unavailing.
DON'T UNDERSTAND THE VALUE.
"The apparent Indifference on the
part of Pittsburgers in seeking this
lew field for their enterprise and
lew avenues for enlarged trade by
he building of a railroad in that di-
'ection, may proceed from a lack of
Of the magnitude of the
'esources Certainly it wodld seem
hat every consideration of business
would dictate the establish
nent of close relations with section
'nly hundred miles away if they
,ould he made torealize the value of
he trade of that section
ITO what point would a road have
o he constructed to secure these adj
'antages?"
TO Fairinont, on the B. & O.,