The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-31
ALL ABOUT THE RAILROAD.
A Clear Presentation of the
Facts.
The Following Facts are Submitted 10
The Voters Of Nsrgaa District,
TO Help Them ~ an Intelligent Ton
clnsisn H. Yas:ng oH the Proposed
Railroad Subscription 80 be liefd
June 10th Next.
THE COURT ORDER.

June 10th Next.
THE COURT ORDER
This saoaid be. fe.i an -teti:ss.
with care 1t is pat. isi., = anoi.set
oinmn /, Is slsials and carefully
drawn. sitl. 10 ambiguity, aaa is
snbstanliails ike the order upon
which Valley District OF t'rysion
County viii vote nj the I7th Of
June VALLEY District will vote np
On a $4,000 Subscription, which is
90 oil her $780, 200 OF taxable prop
erty, while Morgan will vote upon
$45, 600 Subscription. which is less
than % per cent Of her 81, 600. 900 of
property. In other words, Valley
will vote to subscribe up to the full
limit allowed by the Constitution,
while Morgan will vote upon prop
osition Of less than halt of what the
Constitution permits.
THE MoRGANTowN AND KINGwooD
RAILROAD COMPANY
has been chartered under the gener-
al laws of West Virginia, with a fixed
capital OF 100000 TO build stand
ard guage railroad, with telegraph
end telephone lines from Morgan
town to Kingwood, up the Valley of
Decker's Greek, by Dellsiow, Mason
town and Reedsville, a total distance
of about 26 miles, as ascertained by
the surveys. 1t has secured large
part of the rights of way, has accur
ate surveys of most OF the route, and
preliminary surveys of the rest. 1t
has the benefit of about eight miles
OF grading with masonry rights of
way (including some timber, stone
and water privileges without liens
or any debts and holds clear deeds
for them To-day it does not owe
cent, and its title to these properties
is without lien, flaw or cloud. What
ever the title the "Black Bottle or.
West Virginia Railroad had to these
or any rights of way, and to the sur
veys, maps, plats and profiles, fran
chise and work done on road bed,
was sold under decree of the Circuit
Court in the suit OF Larkin latter
wards Barrett) VS.. West Virginia
Railroad and Others, to George c.
Sturgiss, the sale duly confirmed
and deed made and recorded, free
from all liens, and afterwards all the
same. property contracted to be con-
veyed to the Morgantown and King
wood Railroad Company without
any lien reserved or existing there
on, subject only to the condition that
Morgan District will vote the pro-
posed $45, 900 subscription.
The cost of constructing, this road
is estimated by the engineers, and
contractors who have gone over the
whole road, at about $4,000 per mile,
or total of 100000 to $20S,000
including rights Of ways, surveys,
engineering supervision, construc-
ton, labor and material, masonary,
ties, rails, water supply, siding, tel
egraph line, and rolling stock com
plete, including two engines and
necessary passenger coaches, etc,
and depot and freight buildings.
Influential citizens of Kingwood
give assurance that they will pro-
cure rights of way, lots and put up
a suitable depot and freight build
ings in that town, upon condition
that the depot shall be located near
a central and convenient point,
which the surveys show to be done.
RELATIONS WITH THE BALTIMORE AND
OHIO R. r..
1 For years very illiberal policy
characterized the Baltimore and
Ohio r. r. in its relation to West
Virginia shippers, and to local roads,
but under the new management a
broader and more business-like view
is taken Of both of these matters.
To strengthen the Morgantown and
Kingwood r. r. and encourage
shippers, miners, lumbermen, and
all other producers, it has rendered
a written contract to the Morgan
town and Kingwood r. r. such as it
has recently executed and exchanged
with the Tunnelton, and Kingwood
r. r., by which for term of "a years
it agrees to join with the local road
infixing one freight charge for all
freight originating upon or going to
the latter from the main line, with
certain limitations as to sort hauls,
and providing for an arbitrary divis-
ion of the freight charge upon
fixed percentage, highly favorable
for the short road, and at the same
time giving the shipper on the short
road as low rates as if he were ON
the main line. Thus the new road
will start off upon the most favora-
BILE basis, and upon terms that the
Kingwood and Tunnelton Road did
not secure till the beginning of the
present year.
CAN THE NEW ROAD BE BUILT WITH
OUT LOCAL AID?
1t does not seem possible, in view
of the fact that from the time when
Col. Nemegyei attemptee 25 years
ago to start the Black Bottle, in or
der to get his iron, coal and coke to
Pittsburg, the effort has been re-
peatedly made, the route often sur
veyed, coal options IS per acre ten
dered, and timber lands, at cores
pondingly low figures offered and
the route, resources and country re-
peatedly examined and inspected by
capitalists. Every time the effort is