Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-15

Baltimore e. Ohio Laying Plans q
Restore the Towns Prestige-In
dustrial Notes.

Restore the Towns Prestfge-ln-
dustrial Notes.
KEYSER, w. Va, March 14.-Un-
less there are considerable changes in
the present plans of the officials OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, Keyser,
which was once the end of the Sec
ond division and the beginning OF the
Third, will again be given this import
ant prestige over it's sister towns
along the line. In the first place the
company has surveyed for more track,
in addition to the already enormous
yard room here. Besides this they
have made plans for an addition of
800 feet to their large shops. In all,
this will make the repair shops here
800 feet long and SIS feet in width.
With this addition 800 men can be
worked. whereas the present capacity
is 300. who, however, are working
every day and every other night. Be-
sides this, the PatterSon'S Creek cut
off is now being located, which will be
of invaluable benefit to the road in
the matter of quickening fast freights.
The cutoff will be made from Patter-
sons Creek to Pinto and will save
several miles, besides making the time
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er. by saving the several hours that are
required to go through Cumberland
and South Cumberland. CONSTRUCTION
is expected to begin about April ana
will be pushed to completion as rapidly
as possible. 1t is well known that the
Keyser yards are the finest between
Baltimore and the Ohio river. and
there is now no doubt but that they
will again be used as the end or a d.
vision. AS matter OF fact the cum
berland yards have not been able 10
accommodate the freight traffic for a
long time, and the Keyser yards have
been brought into use often as storage
grounds for freight that would save
until the rush could be removed.
The Davis Coal and Coke Company,
which is mining the great s1x-1oot
vein of coal near West Virginia juno
ton. on the West Virginia Central and
Baltimore and Ohio roads, propose TO
make new opening near FRANKLIN,
a suburb of Westernport. AT THIS point
the coal is go feet lower than at tne
present opening, which will afford pet
ter drainage. A heading will be cut
through the mountain to the present
opening, a distance OF more imam
mile, to connect with the present open
ing. This will give perfect ventilation.
This improvement will enable the
company to work a practically unllm-
tied number of miners and Will also
give them another opening for SHIP
ping coal.
r. Chaffee, of William, has built
a tram road on large tract OF tim
Der land at Henry, w. Va, and will
begin at once to erect large saw mill
and a pulp mill.
The McCaig coal mines at Franklin
have been purchased by E. j. Roberts,
who will begin to work them in the
immediate future.
The little town Of Henry, on the
West Virginia Central, promises to be-
come one of the leading coal producing
points along the road. The shaft for
the Davis Coal and Coke Company's
mines is being sunk now. 1t is to be
10x24 feet in the clear, $50 feet deep,
and is now down to the depth OF Is
feet. Construction was commenced on
February 16.
Blaine, a small town on the West
Virginia Central, is enjoying a great
big boom. Coal lands are developing
rapidly and are paying handsomely.
A great many houses from Elk ar
den are being torn down and brought
to Blaine, where they are rebuilt
A large mill is being erected at
Mailman, a small station formerly
known as Bradshaw, by the J. l.. Rum
barger Lumber Company, of Philadel-
phia.
The Standard Lime and Stone Com
pany, of Baltimore, is putting in an
extensive plant one-half mile east OF
Keyser They expect to- manufacture
bridge and building stone,- and will use
the offall for ballast stone, for which
they have contract with the b. & U.
The concern will employ $50 men.
Richardson Bros, manufacturers OF
furniture, are putting in improved en-
gines and other machinery, which will
enable the INTO double their output.