The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-01

SUTTON Extension from Clay Court
House, w. Va, northeast ifly miles %
Sutton. Reported building.
eCHEAT VALLEY-NeW line from
Point Marion, Pa, southeast % miles up
Cheat river 70 Parsons, ". va; track
laid from ROWlesbirg, W. Va, 70 WHIT
ball. eight miles. Nearly al graded
Z. II. GuRey, Pittsburgh, Pa, preSi-
cHEsAHPEARE 4 oEIo-Extenslon
from Whitehouse, KY, terminus OF
the Big Sandy branch, TO run south
about g miles 70 Prest0nburg Report
Cd surveyed.
EItenGion from Gordonsville. Va,
north west about 80 miles TO Eikton, on
the Noffolks& Western. Negotiations
reported under way.
Elevated structure in Richmond, Va,
Shknahaa. serpell q Co.. OF Louisville
KY, have the contract Tor masonry and
a. e p. Roberts Co., Of Philadelphia,
Tor tlIe iron work.
eGrsenbrier branch from WhIteomb.
tOn the main line, to White Sulphur
Springs w. Va, to run up Greenorter'
river about e5 miles, through Marling-
ton (55 miles) to the forks Of Greenbrier
river. Location made on So miles. and
contracts let, as folloWA shanahan,
serpell & Co. and Lane Brothers, LOUIS
Vile, KY: Douglass g Co. Baltimore
Ma: q. D. Laughlin & Co., Richmond,
Va and Luther Wright & Co., Rich
niond. About Is miles graded. Work
also In progress on two terminals.
extension from Prince. w Va"
southwest "A mlles acros New River to
Beckley, county seat OF Raleigh. g. ID.
Ianghorne & Co., Greenwood, Va, COM
tractors. Graded for several miles.
Grading to be completed NOT later than
Afarch 1. Track laying win probably
be completed by April /.
Greenbrier & New River branch Of
about SIX miles from Hawks Nest, w,
Va, TO Butchers Branch. d. a. Lang
herne. OF Fayette, w. Va, contractor.
CLEAR FORK & PoCAHoNrAS
CoAI-New line from the Norfolk q
western, at Gordon Station. w Va,
at the mouth OF Clear Fork creek. to run
10 Hoopers creek, with branch up ia
cois' Fork and down Dry Fork 20 the
VirFlnla line, and in another branch
down Dry Fork 10 Peeryvllle, In NC
Dowell county. Incornorated' April II,
1899. Charles e. Richie, Of Akron o.
an incoTporator.
COAL & IRoN.-New line from FL
kins, w. Va, south about 43 miles 10
connect with the line now building by
the Chesapeake & Ohio to the forks OF
Greenbrier river. Contracts will prob
ably be let in the spring OF 1900. The
work will be ordinary mountain. with
a maximum grade OF per cent, and
maximum curvature OF IL degrees. Two
bridges Of about 200 feet each. Contracts
Let for two tunnels. Backed by the
West Virginia Central & Pittsburgh. II.
g, Davis, OF 1725 street, N. W., Wash
ington, D. c., president, and G, H. La
trobe, Merchants Bank building, Bal
tmore, Nd, consulting engineer.
SGLADE CREEK & RALBIGH-Ex-
tension from Ford's NH, W. Va, to
White Stick, Building by the company
GREENBRIER & CHEAT RIVER
New line from the forks OF Greenbrter
river north about 50 miles to RowlSburg,
w. Va, on the Baltimore & Ohio. In
corporated November II, 1889. Joseph x,
Cas-, Tyrone, Pa; D. /. Luke. Pied
mont, W. Va, and G. F. Moore, CoYlng-
ton, W. Va, lncorporators.
SGUYANDOTTE VALLEY = New
line from Huntington. ". Va, southeast
about 100 miles up the Guyandotte river
to PineviIle. Wyoming county. Incor-
porated March /, 1899. Contracts let
for section from Huntington TO Laurel
Hill, 80 miles, TO Carpenter, Wright q
Company, Barlowvllle. w. Va. Build
ing. ]. L. Caldwell, Of Huntington, w,
Va, president.
"HINTON, NEW RIVER & WEST
ERN.-Eew line from Pearlsburg, Va,
northwest about 40 milez, via Hinton,
w. Va, to Charleston, w. Va, Graded
for several miles from Hinton. and sur
veyed along the east side of Neco River.
]. II. MeCreery. Hinton.i president and
general manager
HOOKING VALLEY Extension
from Galllpolia, o.. southeast about IS
miles along the south bank Of the Kan
aWha river to Scary W, Va, to connect
with the Chesapeake 6 Ohio. Another
proposed route Is from Galllpolls, Ohio,
south about 20 miles, along the Ohio
river TO Huntington. W. Va. A bridge
win be required across the Ohio Sur"
veyed, but building not determined.
sHOLLY RIVER 6: ADDlSON.-EX.
tension from Palmer Junction, W. Va,
southeast 81 miles, via Jumbo, to Addi-
son. Track laid for 1876 miles to Grassy
Creek, Webster county. Legislature
has granted $4,000 aid. George A.
Hechner, Palmer, W. Va, general man
ager
Formed in Huntington, W. Va. in. Feb
ruary. 1883, to build a freight line
around the suburbs. connecting the
various railroads entering the city, and
the principal factories. John W. En-
sign, OF Huntington, a director
Jaeger & SOUTHERN-New line
from Jaeger. W. Va. TO the mouth OF
Jacobs Fork. 26 miles. Located. Com
pleted for &c miles from Jaeger to
Crane Greek. William D. Janney. Weleh,
w. Va. chief engineer.
JACKSON & HUNTINGToN-Ne
line from jackson. Ohio. on the Ohio
Southern, TO run south about so miles
to Huntington, W. Va, on the Chesn-
peake & Ohio. Incorporated October g.
1899 General office, Jackson, Ohio. J.
b. Townsend. Lima, Ohio, and w. II.
Leete, Ironton. Ohio. lncorporators.
SKANAWHA & POCAHONTAs.--
New line from Diego, Ranawha county
w. Va. on the Chesapeake & Ohio, to
run south Is miles up the valley of Paint
creek to coal lands. Surveys completed
for some time, and building will be car.
rIed on during the winter, Tlpples VIII
be built on the Kanawha river for river
shipments ]. c. Carpenter clifton
Forge, va, contractor. j. v. Davies
Of the engineering firm OF Jacobs G. pa.
vIes. go Nassau street, New York. chief
engineer. R. C. Baldwin, Diego. w. Va,'
general agent.
LAUREL FoRK.-New line in West
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