Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-11-12
new RAILROAD.
Work Started on the Pittsburg
& Connellsville r. r.

I Work Started on the PittSburg
& Connellsville r. r.
Railway Officials. Leading Citizens aud
Others Witnessed the Formal Begin
ming Of the Work-Cleds Thrown up
At Shepherds in Marshall County.
Wheeling News of 10th.
This afternoon at Shepherds be
low Viola, Marshall county. big
party of officials of the new Pitts
burg, Connellsyille Il Wheeling rail.
way and two coal companies will
throw up a few shovels ofearth thus
formally beginning the work of con.
struction on the new line. The par
ty left Wheeling at 1870 o'clock
this morning and will drive to the
scene accompanied by newspaper
men and prominent Wheeling people
The party is.in charge Of Manager
E. A. Holmes. of the railway pro.
ject, and among those who accom-.
panied him were the following.
Francis Fl. Kimball, of New York.
president of the road; j. H. Hurl.
bert, of New York, treasure of the
Viola Coal Co.. and other companies
James A. Wood, financial agent of
the coal companies; Floyd Smith,
their secretary; w. N. Cox and |. F.
Pierson, of New York, Harry Nc
Lane, Congressman b. B. Dovener,
John Bobley, Col Morris Hook hei
mer, John Divine, Postmaster
George Wise, Hugo Loos, Capt. A.
Franzheim, the railroad eompauy's
right ofway man, and several 9th
ers.
TUNNEL AT SHEPHERDS.
Shepherds is the point at which
the road will diyerge to the north
and the south, one branch coming to
Wheeling. the other going TO
Moundsville. A tunnel is to be To-
Gated there and it is on the site of
the big hole under ground that Con
tractor Francis M. Ferguson, of New
York, and his fellows, will lift out a
few clods of Mother Earth. Last
evening fifty Italians arrived at
Moundsville to be put to work on
the new road.
When the party left Wheeling
they were accompanied by vehicle
carrying refreshments. Lunch will
be served at Shepherds. 1t is ex
pected that the visitors will not
reach Wheeling on the return trip
until late this evening, probably
about seven o'clock. They will fol-
low the right branch of the creek
and returning will come over the
same route.
1t was stated on good authority to-
day that the Wheeling division of the
new road, that is the branch from
Shepherds tunnel to this city, would
be constructed first. The fact gives
the people of Moundsville some mis-
givings as to the future of the Mounds
vile branch, but it is stated that the
Marshall metropolis will not be bereft
of the road for which it worked SO
faithfully. The fact that Italian
workmen have reached the scene of
action gives assurance that the work
will be prosecuted IN spite of the fact
that winter is almost here. Much
material for the plant Of the Ferguson
Contracting Company has been re-
ceived at the Junction. The proper
ty consists Of shovels, scrapers, mules
andiall the paraphernalia of railroad
construction camp.
THE COAL PROJECTS.
The officials of the coal companies
accompanied the railway men TO
Wheeling this morning. The Way
nesburg and the Viola Coal compan-
les were formed after the railway pro-
ject had assumed coherent shape 1t
is the intention of the two concerns
to develop several thousand acres of
land that have been optioned in Mar
shall and Washington counties. The
companies have surveyors at work
finishing blocking off the ground.
The ceremonies at Shepherds this
afternoon will be quite interesting
After the off1cials have each taken
out shovelful ef earth there will be
speech making and an appropriate pro-
gramme of forensic features. Re-
freshments will prominent place in
the order of proceedings. The rail-
way company kindlyproyided separate
conveyances for the representatives of
the press and eourteously made them
! a part of the delegation. Capt.
Franzheim the right OF way man is
iubildnt over the prospects.
Turn Yerein Dances.