The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-28
RAILROAD RUMORS.
And General Notes About theF. Nap


There is but the length of span
embraced in the width of Cheat riv-
er which disconnects the completion
of the F, NJ. q P. branch of the B.
d o. railroad. To the north and
south shores of Cheat the iron road
has been made and now the bridge
only is awaited till the fondly antic.
ipated day will come when Morgan
town will be but los miles by rail
distant from Pittsburgh when she
will be'on a through line of railroad
and more and closer in touch with
the world outside than has been our
enjoyment heretofore.
just when this glad epoch mark
ing day will be cannot be positively
stated at this time. Indeed, to pro.
phecy would be embodying an ele-
ment of inaccuracy, for the time OF
the building of that bridge is some
thing no man knows except certain
few who are still uncommunicative
on that point. 1t is a matter OF
weeks, and not of long months to
come, till the bridge will be compile
ted-that much is known
Morgan's tunnel is finished. Rob
ert Falbott, who had contract on
that piece of work, was here few
days ago and gave out the informa-
tion that the finishing touches were
being made on the tunnel, and he
was preparing to remove his men
and stock TO other work.
1t is said that the lower end of the
road is to be ballasted with Fair
chance Stag, said to be the best ma
terial for the purpose ever yet used.
This material is also to be used a
long the slippy places ON the road,
chief among them being along the
Ollie hill. AT that place the road
is not now ballasted.
The bridges fer the small streams
are being received and put up, and
the trestles which have spanned them
are being torn down.
Some people say--but whether
they know or not can't be said-that
when the b. q o. changes its SEIZED
ule in November that trains will be
run on this end of the road to Point
Marion.
The Pittshurg Post of last Thurs
day says;-The first annual election
of the Fairmont, Morgantown q
Pittsburg Railroad company, Bal
timore q Ohio corporation, was held
at the division headquarters of the
latter road here yesterday afternoon.
Officers were elected, but that was
about all the business that required
attention. They are: President,
Thomas NJ King; secretary and
treasurer, j. B. Washington; direc.
tors, J. v Patton and David W. Van
Eman, Pittsburg: John w. Masop
Fairmont, w. Va; VIM, A. Hanway
and VIM. Reed, Baltimore; A. Fair
child, Morgantown; Robert Wardrof
Pittsburg; HenryC. Huston, Con.
nellsville, and VIM. Hunt, Union
town These were the same officers
chozen at the organization of the
company in August.
The Fairmont, Morgantown IL
Pittsburg is destined to be an i'm
portant feeder to the Baltimore 4
Ohio and incidentally TO Pittsburg
1t is composed of the old State Line
railroad, and an extension which is
being built from State Line, Pa, tC
Fairmont, w. Va. 1t will put Pitts
burg in direct communication with
rich mineral, agricultural and tim
Der country. The road will be open
ed for traffic as far as the Cheat riy
err by the time of the next change o.
schedule ON the Baltimore d Ohio
which will likely be about Novem
Der IL. Work is being pushed on thu
line, but the bridge over the Chea
is not completed. Through trains
from Fairmont and Morgantowr
will likely commence running about
the first of the year, and possibly
sooner.