West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-08-01
From The Fresno (cal Expositor.
OUR OWN MARCUS. {"
THOSE EASTERN CYCLONES ARE
EXPLAINED.
One OF Frcsno's Wind.MlllIonaires
Creates Brisk Breeze In West yir.
xtnia-There Are Few Left Here.

Whenever one of these s'Napoleops,,
OF something or other turn up. men of
sense begin to look out, for thew know
some one is going to be robbed.
however, they always find temper
PIN In the little rubber balloon. and
then, how 1t does collapse and shriyel
up
Now comes the cheerful news from
the Cincinnati Gazette "a paid notice. OF
course, and one of the old familiar sortl
which gives us glad news from one Of
rresno's leading wind-miilionaires; and
rs some OF his most ardent admirers
may not be on Marcus's visiting list- a
lew hunks OF the old loaf ought to be
good to chew on. 1t saws:
marcus Pollasky, cooperative law
yer OF Chlcago, was at the Sc. Nicholas
yesterday afternoon, on his way from
the west virginia coal fields to his
nome Mr.. Pollasky organized rail-
ROAD company year ago to build n
road from Clarksburg to New Martins
VIE, west Virginia, and he has been
down in that country for the past weelS
looking over the work and incidentally
aaoing more commercial interests to
his string "
The proposed ra,lroau. Mr.. Pollaslxv
says, VIII release the richest coal. oil
VIRGINIA
from the pocket in which the II. e. q
Company has kept it for years The
new road. which is now building. will
make connection at the Ohio river for
the lakes, and carry Virginia coal and
coke direct to Toledo and Detro:t
while IN Clarksburg Mr.. Pollasky or
ganized an oil company to operate n
ard Oil Company.
He saws that m van apo N Ill -,
was struck on the border of this field
Dy private parties. The territory was
SOLO TO the Standard Company, which
plugged the well for future use. A
coal company, controlling 10000 acres
OF coal land on the line of the new rail
road, was another result of his visit in
Clarksburg, aud he also has an option
on l5,0O0-acre coal field in Preston
county.
Il propose to make things buzz In
Central West Virginia." says Mr.. Pol
Iasky. THAT country has been asleen
Tor years, and its riches have been filed
away for future use by the b. a. o.
company. | propose to open them up
10 the world. / have Sufficient inter-
spare time, and while propose to con-
tiuue the practice OF law in Chicago
Intead To build home among the bills
OF west Virginia and go down there
occasionally TO rest West Virginia.
you understand, is only eighteen hours
ride from Chicago, and is merely in the
suburbs of the big town"
NOW; don't that sound like those
good old times, to memory so dear
when Marcus was ont here building an
overland Unconstitutional Hpe. as
crooked as string of FISH hooks he
ginning out in the middle of the plains
and heading for nowhere in particular
with nobody ror nothing behind H.
Don't everybody holler at once but
some one ought to propose three cheers
for Marcus Pollnsky, the best iudge
of suckers that ever struck this town -
The following letter from gentle
man well known in this section, ex-
plains the above article more fully
which we publish, head lines and all.
as it appeared in the Fresno california;
Daily Expositor
PISERIDeE, FRESNO COUNTY. CAY.
July IL, 1895.
DEAR EDITOR Brown:
/ inclose a marked article in tho
Fresno Exposition. You might do vour
section of country favor by airing the
record of the said Marcus The Same
Old build a railroad in Fresco county
lie succeeded in raisiog a 800. 600 sui,-
sbdy for a road that avowedlv had no
connection with the Southern Pacific,
PIE secured rights of way with that
understanding among the people
when the road was built the S. p. G.
became owners / am glad to say the
subsidy was never paid, but the graf
eltous CalmosD rights Of way were Sc
1 should be sad to see the people of
lresson county become victims OF the
said Marcus Pollaslxy.
For Gods sake beware ofanyone who
may be the paid monkey of monopolies
when you are the cat TO pull the chest
Ruts out of the fire.
Yours for fairdealing,
A. w. FREDERICK.