The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-03-06
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Work viii bc commenced on the eN-
tension of the Confluence x Oakland
branch of the Baltimore Il Ohio railroad
some time during the coming spring. ac-
cording to the statement of an official of
that company. This extension has been
projected a couple Ofyears or more and on
several occasions il has been rumored that
work was 10 be commenced Immediately.
The proposed continuation of the Con-
iluence K Oakland is from its present
terminus, Manor Lands, Md, to Noun
tain Lake Park, in the same State,
distance of Is miles. II the new road is
built it will bring Pittsblrg within i2l
miles of Mountain Lake Park, Deer Park
and Oakland, three of the most popular
summer resorts inland from the sea-
coast.
1t was the original intention ofthe Balti-
more Il Ohio Railroad Company to build
the branch from Confluence to Oakland,
bus, when the track WIS laid as far Is
Manor Lands, the construction, for some
reason, was dropped; and since then the
and even in this instance the work is 20
be carried forward by private parties. \
number OF Maryland and West Virginia
capitalists, under the leadership of Major
Anderson, an influential West Nirginian,
have formed a stock company, and have
had the route surveyed, preparatory TO
beginning construction.
These gentlemen are also interested in
new resort, within stones throw from
Mountain Lake Park, and have already
built a large hotel, which viii accom-
modate 800 guests, and in addition, con
tracts have been let for the building Of 100
cottages. The resort is 10 be known as
Loch Lynn Heights, AID IS perched on an
eminence overlooking Mountain Lake |
Park. From the top of the hotel it is said !
that a survey of 20 miles can be had Of the !
surrounding country. This project ac- |
counts for the degree Of interest manifest !
ed by Major Anderson and his company, |
who forsee that as soon as the extension
is finished the new resort will be brought |
within easy reach of Western Pennsylva- !
MIA people, and that section of country /
lying north, which is the object desired.
After the new road is built it is propos- /
ed to turn it over to the Baltimore & Ohio /
Co. for operation. Heretofore Mountain /
Lake Park aud the accompanying resorts /
have not been popular with Pennsylvania |
people, owing to the fact that they have |
been able to reach it only 10y round |
about route, but now tha; a direct line Is 4
to be established between the two places, |
it promises to he we'll patronlzcd hy local /
eXcIrsionists. In order for Pjtlsblrgers 1
and persons from tho osurroundiug vicinity /
to reach there at present, IL is necessary TO I
either % ~ way of Coluellsyiile and I
Fairmont, or by way of ofConnellsyille and !
both Of which routes are 4
and cover a distance OF over 4
200 miles.
Representatives Of the company who /
have the extension in charge were in /
Pittsburg during the past week in con- \
ference with the Baltimore & Ohio Of 4
ticials. relative to the building Of the road. /
They received assurance that the com 1
pany would cooperate with them in 4
operating the line after its completion. /
Regular trains would run between Con
tiuence and Mountain Lake Park. All |
the preliminaries for construction, il is I
said, have been arranged.
IN addition 10 the passenger facilities
offered, the extension will also open up 4
a territory rich in oil, lnmber and
agricultural interests, which are un-
developed, and are bound to yield the
road handsome revenues as freight traffic
IN time.