Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-01

duuhudHii1 Huaiilteu 10 Speah-SO
That Canard About 1t Being of Poor
Quality is Expl0ded-Yast Wealth in
in Timber Sand And Lime Along the
Line.
The following quotation is from
the report of DR.. j. j. Stephenson on
the geological survey of Pennsylvania
and refers to the coal vein up Deckers
Creek:
1.-The Austin Co. has found a ready
market for it, which in Chicago COM
petes on even terms with the Connells-
vile COKE Referring to the analy
ses above set out, he adds: 1T is evil
dent that the coal bed in this region
preston County, will yield coke
which is not appreclably inferior to
that made at Connellsville.
Prof. j. p. Lesley, Chief of the
Pennsylvania Geological Survey, in
speaking of this coal says: ut makes
clear, even, silvery coke, sufficiently
hard to bear the heaviest burdens OF
| the blast furnace.
Prof. Maury, of the Geological So
ciety Of London, Member Of American
Institute of Mining Engineers etc,
speaks of it as "a very valuable bed y
DR.. |. c. White, State Geologist,
and author of several volumes of the
Pennsylvania State Survey, and of
many pamphlets and publications on
geology, speaks of it in terms of TN
qualified approval, as sthe most val
liable coal field in West Virginia"
1t is inconceivable that anyone
should doubt the quantity and yalu
able quality of this greatest OF West
Virginia coal fields. 1t is going into
the market in increasing quantities.
Its natural outlet is down Decker's
Creek to Morgantown, and thence
north and west. Fifty cars day at
81 car, would give an income Of
$500 per month, or $50, 900 a year.
This of itself would be sufficient to
give profitable income on a road cost
ing not over 100000 to build and
equip. The mines in the Fairmont
region are producing over 500 cars of
coal day in nowise better than the
Preston coal, which is selling in the
| Lake ports and the northwest in
successful competition with Pennsyl-
vania coal.
Analyses of the glass sand on the
line of this road shows it to be 80. sc
per cent pure silica, better than the
Hancock (Md.) sand which is shipped
here, over 200 miles, at freight
charge of about $500 per car, and
about $50 90 for the labor Of quarry
ing and handling. This might all be
gotten on the Morgantown and King
wood road, and the money distributed
among our people, and the freight
paid out to the Morgantown and
Kingwood road to increase its earn
ings.
The lime stone on Decker's Creek
analyses 90 per cent Of Calcium and
Magnesium carbonates (pure lime)
with hardly a trace of sulphur or
PHOSPHORUS showing it to be very
superior for furnace use as flux in
making iron. Thousands of tons of
no better lime stone are used in the
furnaces Of Pittsburg and vicinity
daily, and hauled for as great dis
lance aud over much sleeper grades.
To quarry and ship this lime stone for
furnace uses alone would give employ
ment to hundreds of men and furnish
an enormous and profitable freight,
while lime kilns would furnish large
quantities Of lime for building and
agricultural purposes, and give
further employment to labor.
Surely enough has been said TO show
that the proposed road will pay from
these sources of traffic alone, to say
nothing of timber, farm products,
cattle, mails, express and passenger
business, which will still further
swell the revenues of the road. Then
the business that will come from a
connection with the Tunnelton and
Kingwood road, and the probable con-
struction of the Central Railway
which is projected to build southwark
i To Charleston, from Reedsville will
add still further to its earnings.
Vote for the railroad subscription,
and boom the old town. help your
selves and others will help you.
Meeting Postponed.
The meeting of the military COM