The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-12-06
COMING THIS WAY.
Many Railroads Heading From
the North Toward us.
Vanderbilt Lines Coming-visit Of Will
liam n. Vanderbilt Starts Talk anew
Wonderful Development Going on
in Fayette-We are 10 Have a Share
af IL

| Wonderful Development Going on
in Fayette-We are 10 Have Share
Of IL.
The recent visit of William X. Van.
derbilt to Fayette City, the southern
terminus Of the Bellevernon division
OF the Pittsburg 4 Lake Erie railroad
gave impetus to the rumors ofan early
extension of the Vanderbilt system
through Southern Fayette county and
into West Virginia. The Wander
oilt system has two branches invo Fay
cite county, one reaching TO Fayette
City, three miles south of Brownsville
and the other to New Haven, just
across the Youghiogheny river from
Connellsville the great coke center.
1t is announced that one or both of
these branches will be pushed south
ward into the new coal fields of this
county, and that the Vanderbilts will
also go into West Virginia to form a
new tidewater line. The West Vir-
ginia extension contemplates con-
nection with the Chesapeake & Ohio,
Vanderbilt road, and these interests
would thus have new trunk line to
tidewater, using the valuable termi-
mails there of the Chesapeake & Ohio,
and for through traffic west the pres
emit connections of the Pittsburg &
Lake Erie AFFORD a through and direct
route to Chicago.
Three different surveys have been
made for the long connecting OF the
two railways of the Vanderbilt system
which is TO form the new trunk line.
| The construction for some 200 miles
would mean an expenditure that
would not fall far short OF 100000
| 900. One Of the routes proposed is
from Fayette City through the great
coal and lumber regions OF West Vir-
ginia running part way along the val
ley of the Cheat river, but encounter
ing the several ranges OF the Appa-
lachian mountains into old Virginia,
and connecting with the direct line Of
the Chesapeake & Ohio for the sea-
board at Clifton Forge, from where a
branch OF The Chesapeake 4 Ohio runs
northwesterly to Hot Springs, Va.
A corps Of engineers has been at
work in the vicinity OF Uniontown for
the last few weeks surveying route
for the Pittsburg & Lake Erie rail-
road into the new coal fields In South
ern Fayette county. Adyices indi-
cate that the building OF The road is a
sure thing, and it is probable that the
line will pass through Uniontown, the
county seat Of the county. The sur
veyors have been at work running a
preliminary course from New Haven
parallel with the Southwest Penn d.
visien OF the Pennsylvania railroad
| for good part of the distance. Az
Ter striking the Uniontown borough
line the proposed line follows the Coal
Lick Run branch up as far as the
Davis farm to the Continental works,
crossing the divide and continuing
down Brown run TO the Eureka plant.
The surveying of this road this way
has caused some opposition to be
brought forward by the other lines Ia
this section, and it is reported plans
are on foot to block its construction
this way. But the Pittsburg & Lake
| Erie can get to the new field by other
routes as feasible as the Uniontown
route. This is the third route sur
veyed. One is from Fayette City up
the Monongahela river to the mouth
Of Browns ruu, and thence to the coal
fields. The other is from Star juno
tion on the Youghiogheny river,
across. BY the Star Junction route
the Redstone and New Salem fields
can be as readily reached as from the
other routes. The surveyors have
oeen reticent about their work, but
withal sufficient information has come
to indicate the plans OF the Pitts
burg & Lake Erie promoters.
The Baltimore & Ohio and Penn
sylvania railroads are both pushing
work to get into the new coal fields az
soon as possible. The contractors for
the Baltimore & Ohio are now at work
on the two big cuts they have to make
before they strike the south branch OF
Browns run at High House, and ex-
pect to have them completed by the
time the rest of the grading is done
ON the road. The contractors for the
Pennsylvania railroad have reached
Walnut hill and have begun on the
40 foot cut to be made there.
| 1t is believed the surveys now going
on by the Pittsburg & Lake Erie com
pany in Fayette county mean that the
road will be pushing the Pennsylvania
in the chase to get into the new Klon.
dixie field in Southern Fayette and
that both these roads will be early
competitors Of the Baltimore & Ohio
in the great coal and timber traffic OF
West Virginia.