Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-03-16
The New Railroad.

The following from the East Brady
Reriec of last week is of interest to the
people of Fairview, Concord, and adjoining
townships:
In orr last issue we announced that the
sale of the Brady's Bend Iron Co.'S property
would be confirmed on Tuesday, March
9th, and that no doubt something could then
be learned as to the intentions of the new
syndicate in regard to the developments at
Brady's Bend. We were not disappointed.
What has iranspired since our last issue
should set at at rest all fears of the
"Doubting Thcmases" and quicken their
pulses in the interests Of an enterprise that
will make this entire section from East
Brady to Butler TEEN with business in o
very few months at best. The new rail-
road will be pushed forward just as rapidly
as possible and there is no mistaken sound
in this. Only a faint conception of what
benefit will result from this for East Brady
can be had, for the enterprises that will be
established when a route TO the great lakes
is secured will put in the shade any past
advancement in the history OF our town.
The first thing of interest in connection
with what has lately transpired to start
new interest in the B. B. l. Co. was the
arrival at the express office on Thursday
afternoon OF big bundle of ssakes to be
used IN marking the line of the railroad,
and in the evening four surveyors
from Pittsburg also arrived and next
morning began work on line from
Brady's Bend TO connect somewhere near
Butler with the Shenango Allegheny
Railroad. The names OF these gentlemen
are Z. HOlbruok, j. W. Patterson, Jr., S.
T. Hammond and ID. d. Miller, all OF Pitts
burg, Mr.. Holbrook being the chief engineer
and an experienced and successful survey
OF. He, with MIR. 5. F. Hammond, looked
over the property last week preparatory to
commencing active operations. Friday
they started from the river bank just op-
posite here and followed the line of the old
railroad up Sugarcreek to M. Rockets
store, where they crossed the run and Bept
up the right hand side along the base of
the hill until Mrs. Jos. Foringers store
was reached, where the line was run up
the hollow, ana when the surveyors left
their quarters at the Hotel Freeman this
(W ednesdsy) morning they expected to
reach the Summit, at high ridge about SIX
miles from this place and three from MIL
lerst0wn. They cannot tell at just what
point they will strike the 5. d A. Ry., but
IL W ill no doub; be at billiards or Coal
town. The distance between billiards and
C0altown is about 8 miles. The grade of
the new railroad will be about 80 feet to
the mile. At the Summit the grade Is
more than hundred feet. but this will be
overcome by cutting down the hill 1t Is
thought about two weeks will be required
to run this line, and then the surveyors
expect To begin ON another, and probably
a third, before definite route will be
settled on, rs the very best way out will
be the one selected, and not the cheapest
Tuesday morning, March Oh, the con-
firmativn of the sale took place at Kittan-
ming without delay, there being no OBJ
jections filed, and the new company have
now no hindrances to prevent the speedy
development of their property.
The 1854 train Wednesday deposited
Messrs. n L. Tustin and W. J. Hammond,
of Pittsburg, both members of the new
company winch purchased the Il. b. /.
Co.'S property, and the former its new
manager. Our reporter secured an inter
view with these gentlemen just before tney
started tu inspect the property and found
both pleasant and energetic business men,
who are almost enthusiastic regarding the
future of their vast property, East Brady
and the country through which the road
will penetrate They are here to locate
two oil wells somewhere across the river,
and left our reporter alter the interview
shortly after dinner to commence their
work, intending to return home ON the
evening train. Operations in drilling these
wells will be commenced without delay.
Regarding the new railroad they said that
as soon as the surveyors had found the
best route railroad would be built. This
means that i'll few months men will be
employed preparing bed for railroad
through Brady's Bend that will open up
an outlet To the lakes whereby their coal
and minerals can be shipped at least q
cents ton cheaper than before or now.