Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-21
TWO CENTS
new $5,OOO,OOO RAILROAD.
Plans For Construction Have
Been Completed.
1t will Extend From Uniontown to
Wheeling aud Work will Shortly BE
Begun-An Extensive Project to De-
yelop Coal Territory In Several
Counties Stockholders Elected Dr.
rectors OF the wheeling Division.

yelop Coal Territory In Several
Counties Stockholders Elected Di-
rectors OF the Wheeling Division.
Arrangements have been complete
ed for the construction OF q railroad
extending from Uniontown TO Wheel
ing to cost IS, 900, 900. The corpora
ton projecting the new road Is char-
tered as the Uniontown, Wayneshurg
and West Virginia Railway company.
Among the stockholders are the fol-
lowing: w. G. lutte, H. Protzman,
Sr., Charles Kramer, G, NJ. Buchanan
John Barrett, Robert Brokaw and A.
lutte.
At a meeting OF the stockholders Of
the company held at the Office Of G.
lutte Il Co., IL was decided 70 award
contracts for the construction OF the
road. Work will be begun not later
than June LIST, 1t was stated that
all OF the necessary funds have been
acquired for the completion Of the
project and the work will be pushed
as rapidly as possible, it being the in
tention of the company TO have about
80 miles OF the road 10 operation With
In six months.
The railroad will be built ostensibly
for the development Of the coal and
manufacturing interests in the terri
tory which 1t trayerses. The new line
will open several new bituminous coal
fields In Washington, Westmoreland
Fayette and Greene counties and
promises TO be lively competitor for
much of the shipment In the Wheel
ing valley.
Options have been secured by seye-
raj companies upon extensive coal
lands and manufacturing sites along
the proposed route of the railroad and
just as soon as shipping facilities are
presented by the company, Immediate
means will be adopted to improve and
develop the territory.
The railroad will have double
track system along the greater part OF
the route, and 1t is proposed to run
accommodation and through passen-
ger trains from Uniontown to Wheel
ing not later than April 1901. AL
ready options have been secured by
the officers on property for many miles
along the proposed line Of the road,
and within the next few weeks II Is
probable that negotiations will have
been closed for all Of the required
land. A corps OF engineers has made
a partial survey Of the land, but AZ
yet the final plans for the roadway
have not been determined although 1t
Is expected that the board will decide
upon this at meeting which will be
held soon.
The work OF constructing the road
embodes number OF extensive cuts
and the building OF several bridges at
different points. The new company
is chartered under the laws OF Penn
sylvania and West Virginia, 1t having
been incorporated about two months
ago. The project has been under adj
visement for almost three years by
large number Of Wheeling and Pitts
burg capitalists, but it Is said that
the recent sale of considerable coal
land In Washington and Fayette coun-
ties pending for several months past
FASTENED the plans.
The following officers were elected
directors OF the Wheeling division Of
the railroad at yesterdays meeting:
John Barrett, Robert Brokaw, w. G.
lutte, #. Protzman, Sr., Charles
Kramer, G. M. Buchanan and A.
lutte.