The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-02-23
SOME RAILROAD RuMORS.
A Few of the Lines That Cos
sips are Building in the
County.

Cheat River Road surveyors at Work.
Report that Part OF the Line is Under
Contract = Ii is not Generally Be
lieyed- The r v. 4 ON the West side.
ISsackbottie In Various forms-Noth-
ing Likely to be Done soon in any
Case-Giisat read Will Probably be
the First 20 be Constructed.
The surveyors Of the new railraad
up Cheat river are at work near Point
Marion and are working up the river.
They are under the direction of Chief
Engineer Janewine. They have made
one survey of the line and are now
making some necdful changes in it.
The right of way has been bought
clear through to Rowlesburg by Rev.
w. O. Wilson, of Cheat Haven, who
is the right of-way man, and he has
been engaged in getting the right Of
way for some time. He has 40 doubt
but that the line will soon be built
and expresses himself as satisfied on
that subject. He thinks that it will
not be long until trains are running
along the banks OF Cheat the entire
distance from Point Marion to Row
lesburg But of course the plans
OF those back of the movement can
only be guessed at. They are not Civ
ing their plans and objects away
A special from Kingwood states
that the first twelve miles OF the road
had been contracted for and will be
built at once and cars running over
it this summer This would take
the road up to the summer hotels
near Ices Ferry. No confirmation of
this story can be obtained. No one
seems to know anything about it here.
But that is no reason why it is not
re. We hope that If it is a fact
but must wait and see what there is
in the rumor. The special stated
that the persons from whom the facts
had been obtained were from the sec
ton through which the road was to
go and they were very certain that
the move would be speedily made.
They were very enthusiastic and
seemed to have no doubt on the mat
ter at all. However, they very likely
had let their desires blind their judy
ment.
A correspondent in a letter pub
lished in this paper yesterday says
that there is some prospect of the z.
Y. & @. being extended up the west
side from Brownsville up to this place
and perhaps further up the river in
case the big coal field on that side of
the river in this county can be sold
At the same time he says that the
chances for the sale are considered
good and that the road is expected to
be built. This may also be case of
blinded judgment and very likely
such is the case. 1t would probably
be some time before the road is con-
structed. although it would likely be
a paying Investment.
Certainly it would be great thing
for this county and would hai its
development wonderfully.
Other rulnors are in circnla on re-
garding the Blackbottle. One of
these is that Hon. Geo. c. Sturgiss
and Captain G. w. Whitescaryer, of
Grafton, are going to have the road
built, and the route that is to be fol-
lowed has been given in detail. Mr.
Sturgiss says that as far as he is con-
cerned there is to be no road built
soon, but that some day, probably not
far distant, it will be constructed.
Another report in regard to the line
is to the effect that short line is
to be built from here several miles up
the creek to open fine deposit of
glass sand. There is not believed to
be anything in this as the result
would not justify the expenditure.
So, in looking over the field there
seems to be only one line that has any
prospect of being built soon, or that
is having any actual work toward its
construction being done on it, and
that is the one up Cheat. This will
be, in all probability, the first one to
be built and it may be a long time
before the cars are runr. Z on it,
Railroad building comes slow but if
there is anything to bring it it is sure
to come at last. We think that we
have great deal to attract capital
lists and hope that the value of our
possessions may soon be recognized.