Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-04-18

West Virginia Northern Bays new
Road They have another Outlet to
the Ii. & o. Cheat River Road may
be Built III. Il x. will Probably get
into the Game.
A special from kingwood tells Of
the revival of the Cheat river railroad
project. The purchase Of the short
line down Cheat by the West Virginia
Northern as given below is taken to
mean that the road will be built on
down the river. From Kingwood to
Mannheim there is an easy grade much
better in fact than the one from
kingwood to Tunnelton at present in
use by this road.
The NJ. s. K. is expected TO extend
to connection with the road from
kingwood to Mannheim. This will be
done soon in case the plans talked of
formerly are carried out. In case it
is done it will add very much TO the
value or all the roads concerned in the
deal The special referred to is as
follows;
The West Virginia Northern Rail-
road Company has closed deal for
the Cheat River railroad, which is
built from Rowlesburg to Mannheim,
six miles down Cheat river. ]. II.
Weaver Of Philadelphia is President
of the West Virginia Northern and
owns extensive coal mines near this
town and in Taylor county. Assocl-
ated with him are Henry Hanst Of
Philadelphia and Frederick G. Todd
of Phillipsburg, Pa, the latter being
the general manager of the railroad
and mining interests of the company
in this State.
The deal carries with 1t some ex-
tensive requirements of coal property.
and means the building of an extern
sion Of the West Virginia Northern
from here TO the terminus OF the
Cheat River railroad and complete
line on 10 Rowleshurg, on the Balti-
more & Ohio. The Cheat River road
has practically been abandoned for
several years, and this deal is suppos-
ed to be the first step toward the
building of the mach-talkad-o line
from Point Marion, Pa, up Cheat
river to the Baltimore & Ohio,
through the richest undeyeloped coal
and timber field in West Virginia
One OF the members of the Philadel-
phia company Of capitalists says that
the road from here to Rowlesburg, 10
miles will be built this summer.
Cheat river will be bridged at Trow
bridges Ferry, at cost of about $50,
600. The deal just closed represents
an expenditure of $3.50, 900. At least
that much more will be expended In
completing the line, acquiring coal
properties which have been leased and
building plants, bringing the expendi-
ture up to the million-dollar mark.
At Mannheim is partially complet-
ed cement mill, upon which Philadel-
phia parties have already spent $780,
900. This mill will give employment
to 1000 hands and will manufacture
more cement than any other mill in
the country, having an almost mex
haustible vein of cement in the hills
to draw upon. The Cheat river val
ley has long been railroad problem,
the Guffeys in Pttsburg having been
interested for several years in partial
right of way up the valley and in adj
jacent coal properties. With the
road built from here to Rowlesburg
and the river bridged the building Of
the line to Point Marion is considered
more feasible and likely soon to fol-
low. j. HI. Weaver and his associates
have been investing heavily in proper
ty in this section. The county is
building bridge at Rowlesburg this
spring, and, with the new railroad in
view, there is great activity in coal,
timber and real estate and great in
dustrial development on hand for this
county. The West Virginia Northern
railroad will haul all the coal from
the mines along the line between this
town and Kingwood over the new road
TO Rowesburg, thus solving the prob
lem Of heavy grades over the present
line. The line to Tunnelton will be
used for passenger and local freight
traffic alone.