Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
WAYNESBURG BOOM.
Everything is Excitement Over
in Greene.

ing Railroads are Being BBiit in
Every Direeiion-s,u OF Them is to
Come This Way Past Mount Morris =
Other Notes on the Boom.
WAYNEsBuRG, Jan 24-After a
sleep Of over loo years, this town, the
capital of Little Greene" has awaken
ed. The capitalist has at last discov-
cred the unlimited natural resources
of this section Of the country.
Waynesburg is on the eve of a
mighty upheaxal Coal, gas, oil aud
fertile soil make this county one or
the richest undereloped regions in the
United States. The capitalist aud
the Speculation have entered this ne
elected field, placed money in the
hands Of the tillers Of the soil aroused
the people to sense of their own rich
ness and started an impulse for BUSH
ness activity.
There is not a foot of land in the
entire county which is not underlaid
with coal of the Pittsburg or river
vein, The greater part of this has
either been sold or optioned and many
of the farmers having received their
gold are leaving their farms and seek
ing places OF residence at the county
seat. The result of this has created a
demand for real estate in the town.
At present there is not "a single house
to be obtained, and only few days
ago lot on the rear of a piece Of prop
erty 60x75 feet sold for $1,000. AM
other lot, not much larger, but with
frontage on a desirable thoroughfare
was secured for 50, 900. All property
has gone up from IS TO 100 per cent
within a month.
The three banks of the town now
have over 81, 600, 600 on deposit, over
twice the amount they carried one
year ago. An indication Of the good
times and an example OF the value Of
bank stock, can be taken from sale
which took place 1t The court house
last Saturday afternoon. The exeeu-
tors Of the estate Of the late Thomas
Hughes offered at public sale over 30
shares of stock in the Waynesburg
banks. The yard about the court
house was crowded with eager and
ready purchasers. Ten shares of stock
in the Citizens National Bank, par
value, 500 sold at 1912: ] shares in
the Farmers and Droyers Bank, par
value, $50 dollars sold at 1925, and 81
shares in the Peoples Bank which was
established but a year ago, were sold
at 1925 per share.
Within the past week large tin
plate mill has been secured for the
town, large brick manufacturing
company formed, and nearly $50, 900
expended in the purchase of lani for
manufacturing sites and for town lots.
Within the next two days operations
will be commenced ON the tin mill,
and for the first time in 100 years, the
citizens of Little Greene will see the
work started on the only industrial
plant in that section. w. III. Crit
fths, of the Washington tinplate mill
known as the Tyler Charcoal, Iron
and Tin mills, is interested in the
venture, though the capital has been
taken by Baltimore and Pittsbarg
people.
The proposed railroad, known as
the Wheeling. Waynesburg and Union
town road, will be built, if the pro-
motors of the enterprise carry out
their agreement, as the citizens of
Waynesburg are doing. TO secure the
road the citizens of this town are to
raise bonus Of $3.50, 900, and during
the past few weeks, without any ac-
tive canvass, $3.50, 900 Of this sum has
been subscribed. Rev. j. w. Mckay,
President of Waynesburg College told
me that an active canvass would be
commenced this week, and that he
was confident the entire bonus can be
secured in very short time.
AT meeting held last Friday even
ing at Rogersyille, a small country
village six miles from Waynesburg,
between 500, 900 and $50, 600 were
subscribed in a few minutes. Along
the line Of the proposed road, many
subscriptions will be obtained from
the farmers, who have sold their coal
lands.
j. Protzman, Of Pittsburg, is here as
the promoter Of the railroad and he
assured me that operations will be
commenced on it within a very short
time This road viii give Waynes-
burg an open market between the
East and the West, and will result in
bringing many manufacturing plants
to the town. An extension of the
| Baltimore and Ohio road is being
talked Of from Washington 20 Way
nesburg, thence to Mt. Morris and
connect with the Jniontown and
Fairmont branch. The right of way
for the road to Mt. Morris is already
secured as the coal fields in that re-
gion are to be developed.