West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-06-08
NOW OR NEVER.
THAT Is WHAT PRESTONIAN
THINKS OF THE RAILROAD.
Gives Many Reasons why The Sinh
scription should Garry Morgan
town VIII BE An Important Point
III We Make II Go Otherwise 1t
May Fall lRto Decay.

To the Editor OF the New Dominion
observe with pleasure that your
paper Is taking an enterprising stand
In relation TO new railroad facilitie,
Tor Morgantown, especially the Nor
gantown aud Kingwood road. But It
is matter OF surprise at this end of
the line that SO enterprisinR a pnpsr
as the Post should DO silent ON n mat.
ter of such Importance to the people OF
the two counties.
II is the impression over hero that
personHl considerations, largely OF a
political nature, inspire certain people
OF Morgantown 10 oppose tine road. II
Is unfortunate, to say the least, that
any person should allow his political
aspirations to stand I'm the way of the
success OF this enterprise. The pros
perity and advancement of whole
community should out weigh the ques.
tion as TO whether A or II shall DO sla.-
ed for certain political honor.
see by your paper that the growth
Of Morgantown has como toa halt,
that the vacant house and the unem-
ployed man have begun TO appear. At
the same time we learn that There is
uuprecedente ted activity in and around
Pittsburg.
That city and it's immediate suburbs
contain at least 800, 900 people, and are
rapidly growing. For 90 miles up the
AononRahela, nearly every foot OF tn q
river front, so far as hitherto unoccu.
pied, has been taken by the great manu-
featuring industries OF that region
Those industries are creeping our way
and in the natural course of events
| MorRantown will become an outpost
OF Pittsburg no less than Homestead or
! Charleroi
Pittsburg is the natural outlet OF
this region, and whateyer will develop
our mineral and other resources and
! put us in the beat possible touch with
that city is deserving OF encourage
ment. Morgantown needs more than
the river and one line OF railroad
! When other facilities are added we
shall hear less Of the town having como
to hnlt.
Valley district is watching with
| great interest the outcome OF the np.
preaching election in Morgan district.
! The defeat OF the bonds in the late
election by so narrow margin has
aroused tho friends OF the measure "a
atill greA ter effort. Persons who voted
against the bonds before have an.
nounced their intention Of voting for
them this time.
Valley district has great resources.
but without a railroad outlet they are
and will be OF little avail. Without a
road the district cannot become much
more than it is now There is no
doubt now that the bonds would carry
by safe minority, but Morgan district
holds the key to the situation. II her
vote is adverse, the measure is doomed.
for the present AZ least, and IT, would
be hardly worth while for the Valley
people to 90 TO the polls.
KiDRwood is also deeply interested
in the road, and IL the measure is lost
through political considerations the
men responsible for the same will lay
up against themselves greater load
OF resentment than they can afford to
carry.
The line is short. but IL unlocks great
| mineral riches and being so near "A
great industrial center is on that ac-
count really important road.
Let US havo the road.
PREsTONIAN.