The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-06
ELECTRIC ROADS
TO PITTSDURG.
Big Schemes To Build Traction
Lines Up The Mononga-
hela and Yough Valleys.

Dig SCHEDULES y bu1to 1fd(llod
Lines Up The Mononga-
hela and Yough Valleys.
Would take in the Coke Region The
United Traction Company By Consol-
idating u Number Of the small Coun-
try Rail ways will Completely Gridiron
Fayette and WestmoreIand Counties
-tireater Portion of the System al
ready Built. Morgantown and Fair
mont Ultimately to be Reached Day
For Its Completion not Far or
An Optimist's Yiew--.Don't Expect 10
Sc Q it As Soon as Others Say SAY they Do.
A t9g scheme, and it will not be
of su very gradual accomplishment
either, TO gridiron the Monongahela
and Youghiogheny valleys with cleo
trio lines, is in formative condition
just now in Pittsburg. The flag ends
of the scheme are already built and it
will only require the construction of
a few miles up each of the valleys
to connect Pittsburg by new lines
with Braddock, McKeesport, Eliza
beth, Monongahela City, Charleroi,
Belle Vernon, California, and Browns
vile. and eventually Morgantown and
Fairmont, in the Monongahela valley;
and McKeesport, Versailles, West
Newton, Smithton, Layton, Dawson,
Broad Ford, Connellsyille and Union
town, up the Youghiogheny. The
idea is at present based on a complete
independence of connection with the
United Traction companys lines,
either st McKeesport, Braddoek or
Homestead.
A Pittsburg paper says; SAT Nc
Keesport Homer II. Swaney and others
have road built through the city and
up as far as the northern approach to
the Boston bridge, which spans the
Youghiogheny river from Ellrod to
Boston. In order 30 cross the Balti-
more and Ohio tracks that bridge will
be elevated and extended several hun
bred feet to the north. Passing
through Boston the electric tracks
will parallel those of the Pittsburg,
McKeesport & Youghiogheny railroad
a short distance. Then they will de-
| feet to the south and cut across the
hills to Beuna Vista, and. up the river
to Scott Haven and to the south end
of the Suterville bridge, which they
will cross and continue through SUIT
erville and Amyville to West Newton.
''From West Newton all available
'cutoffs' will be taken advantage of
as the road continues up the river to-
ward Port Royal, Smithton, Layton's,
Banning, Jacobs Creek, Dawson.
Broad Ford and Connellsville. At
Connellsville connection will be
made with the lines running south,
through New Haven and the coke
towns. a large portion OF the line
has already been built and it is prob
able that the Uniontown end will be
| finished this summer. A feeder that
will reach Eyerson, Scottdale, Mt.
Pleasant, eventually Greensburg, will
be constructed, either from Broad
Ford or Connellsville.
"The Monongahela valley line will
follow the river, taking in Reynold
ton, Glassport, Drayosburg, Wilson,
Elizabeth, Shire Oaks, Lock No. 3,
Courtney, Monongahela City, Lock
| No. 4, Monessen and Charleroi. A
line has already been started from
Charleroi to cover Gibsonton, Belle
Vernon, Allenport, California, Coal
Center and intermediate points to
Brownsville. This line has abund-
ance Of capital behind it and when
| finished will form the connection
from Charleroi to all points in the
upper Monongahela valley.
''Of the lines, the construction Of
which is contemplated by this project,
those extending from Versailles to
West Newton, from Braddock to Du-
quesne and Oliver, and the one from
McKeesport to Elizabeth, will be built
this summer and fall. The line from
Elizabeth to Monongahela City will
also have considerable work done on
it, while the Charleroi line Is already
going along as rapidly as it may be
pushed. Rights of ways are of very
easy attainment, as the landholders
are anxious for better facilities, and
only care to be satisfied that the lines
will be built.
"Among those interested In the
schemes are Capt. S. S. Brown, in the
Monongahela river bridge at Browns,
and those controlling the Schenley
Park and Homestead road; William
l.. Mellon, representing A. w. Mellon
and his brothers Ia the Homestead
and Braddock road and the Bradduck
and Duquesne line, and II. H. Swaney
and ]. r. Henderson, Thomas Pit
cairn, r. J. Stoney, yr., Albert Pit
cairD and DR.. r. J. hurry Of Sewick-
ley, projectors of the Youghiogheny
Valley Passenger Railway company,
the lines of which are to connect Nc
Keesport and Versailles with the most
thickly populated portion of the
Youghiogheny valley. The contract
they have given out calls for the COM
pletion of the road by June 1st. The
McKeesport firm of McIntire &
Rhoades has this contract.
1.-THE MELONS, President j. s. Nc
Kean of the Union Trust company,
Pittsburg, and Charles F. Thompson
control the projected lines running
out of Charleroi. Monongahela al
ready has line constructed through
that place, which will make a valua
BILE connection, as it has some fran
chises running to town out of the
city and away from the river which
will be valuable feeders to the river
mines.
For that tired feeling you must en-