Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-22
PENNSYLVANIA PLANS.
Many Roads Are Projected by
That System.

Woi SdutuHH up tue Ntilt1 -1udi
Traffic Down The River VIII Relieve
Congestion in Pittsbnrg President
Cassett Looks over The Ground.
President A. j. Cassatt aud Chief
Engineer W. Ii. Brown of the Penn
sylydnia Railroad system, aecompani-
ed by several prominent company Off
Gals came to Pittsbufg yesterday on a
special trip to look over the Union de-
pot project aud over contemplated inn
| provements Of an extraordinary nature
in the Pittsburg district says the Dis
patch. Mr.. Cassatt spent most OF the
day around Uniontvwn and West
Brownsville, where important work is
! projected and under construction.
/ Mr. Cassatt's visit was unexpected
and few learned Of his movements
The Presidential special did not
come into Pittsburg proper, but
swung into the Southwest Pennsylya-
MIA at Greensburg and proceeded on to
Uniontown. Robert Pitcairn, Super
intendent of the Pittsburg division of
| the Pennsylvania; Richard l.. O'Don-
nell his assistant and r. f. Robb,
| Superintendent of the Monongahela
division of the Pennsylvania, met the
party at Greensburg and proceeded
with it to Uniontown, where James
McCrea, First Vice President of the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg
and a director OF the PENNSYLVANIA
system, Joined the party in the after
/ noon.
LOOKED OVER COKE FIELDS.
They made a thorough inspection
Of the Improvements about the new
coke fields adjacent to Uniontown,
then went to West Brownsville from
which it is intended to make costly
extension up the Monongahela river.
The visit of President Cassatt, it is
declared foreshadOws one of the most
important railroad developments un.
dertaken in the Pittsburg district for
years.
The Pennsylvania is now construct
ing a branch from The Southwest
Pennsylvania at Uniontown across
through the new Fayette county coke
fields to the Monongahela river at the
mouth of Browns run, about IL miles
above West Brownsville. This branch
is a miles long will cost close To ST.
900, 600 including several lateral roads
and it will be made the main line OF
| the Southwest to the river. A bridge
is contemplated across the Mononga-
hela river at Browns RIM and line
to connect the branch from Union
town will be built to West Browns
vile this summer. 1t is claimed that
! President Cassatt has been anxious to
| have this line built so that coke from
| the new fields and the old Connells-
vile region may be taken west over
the Pistsburg. Virginia and Charles
ton Railroad because the grade of the
latter is far lighter than over the
Southwest branch and the main Penn
sylyania. 1t will in addition relieve
the traffic on the main line and the
congestion in the freight yards in
Pittsburg.
WILL RELIEVE PITTsBURG.
| When the new line is completed
coke may be taken west over the Pitts
| burg, Virginia and Charleston and
4 Panhandle and over the Pittsburg.
Fort Wayne and Chicago by way Of
the Ohio Connecticut Railroad bridge
without coming near the city proper.
Most Of the coke of the Connellsville
region now goes west over the Penn
sylvania main line through Pittsburg
and the grades are heavy and against
| the haul. With the new development
of the steel combines in the new Fay
cite field the traffic of coke west will
be enormously increased. 1t is under
stood that in addition TO this impor-
tant link the Pittsburg, Virginia and
Charleston will be built up the Mo-
nongahela river to point above Nor
gantown distance of SO miles.
| President Cassatt has been anxious
| TO hurry the construction OF the Coal
Lick branch, from Uniontown, IA
miles over to the Mononghela, as it
will pierce the immense coal territory
now controlled aud being developed
by the Federal Steel, American Steel
and Wire and National Steel compan-
| les. These companies are now work
| ing on groups of 5000 coke ovens, but
the material has heretofore been haul
ed by teams over the heavy mud roads
and the progress Of construction has
| been slow. The big steel companies
are practically waiting for the compile
| tion OF the line before they make an
aggressive development of their great
tracts. The Pennsylvania is also de-
sirous OF getting the great tonnage as
soon as possible.
WORK is BEING RUSHED.
Contractor w. Z. Howley, of Pitts
burg, is now rushing the construction
OF the Coal Lick branch at break-neck
speed, Notwithstanding the cold and
bad weather, and the line is rapidly
approaching completion. Track has
been laid over Ave miles OF the line to
1.-The summit. at Walnut Hills, where
the Indian mounds were recently I'M
earthed, and the track will be laid on