Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-05-31
ALL ABOUT THE RAILROAD.
A Clear Presentation of the
Facts.

acts.
The Following Facts are Submitted to
the Voters of Morgan District,
to Help Them to an Intelligent Con-
elusion in Voting on the Proposed
Railroad Subscription to be Held
June 10th Next.
THE COURT ORDER
This should be read and studied
with care It is published in another
column. It is plainly and carefully
drawn, with no ambiguity, and is
substantially like the order upon
which Valley District of Preston
County will vote on the 18th of
June. Valley District will vote up
on $4,000 subscription, which is
go Of her 100000 of taxable prop
erty, while Morgan will vote upon a
$4,000 subscription, which is less
than . per cent of her So, 900, 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 a prop
osition of less than half of what the
Constitution permits.
THE MoRGANToWN AND KlNGWooD
RAILROAD COMPANY
has been chartered under the gener-
al laws of West Virginia, with fixed
capital of 100000 to build a stand
ard guage railroad, with telegraph
and telephone lines from Morgan
town to Kingwood, up the Valley of
Decker's Creek, by Dellslow, Mason
town and Reedsville, 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 (ineluding some timber, stone
and water privileges without liens
or any debts and holds clear deeds
for them. To-day it does not owe a
cent, and it's 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 wav, and to the sur
veys, maps, plats and protiles, fran
chise and work done on road bed,
was sold under decree of the Circuit
Court in the suit of Larkin after
wards Barrett) VS.. West Virginia
Railroad and others, to George G.
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 $40, 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 $208,000
including rights of ways, surveys,
engineering supervision, construc-
! ton, labor and material, masonary,
ties, rails, water supply, siding, tel
4 egraph line, and rolling stock com
plete, including two engines and
necessary passenger coaches. ETC.,
and depot and freight buildings.
Influential citizens of Kinewood
give assurance that they will pro.
cure rights OF way lots and put up
suitable depot and freight build
| ings in that town. upon condition
that the depot shall be located near
central and convenient point,
which the surveys show to be done.
RELATIONS WITH THE BALTIMORE AND
OHIO r. r.
For years very illiberal policy
characterized the Baltimore and
Ohio r. r. in it's 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
j 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. 4. such as it
has recently executed and exchanged
with the Tunnelton, and Kingwood