The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-11-19
Railroad News.
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cd Survey Begun.

Messr' Blair aud tut,r, hetx. ate.
mcm through whom the Little N,na,yhs
Railroad was purchase la,' week. ~-c- ~
tn city on Thur ~ o..
arranging some minor 90.
the purchase of the ,oa5 b. .. u.d
that there are some small mac, a. Doc, 4.
tied including the argangemer for Yrinv
the discharge Of the receivers io ,l,>e
han Is the line was before, rurcl
J, was reported on the str ct, on ',u
dar, and 50 reported in one a. ID. O.. ~
sheets, That reetiug Of the >..ct
was being held for the pur .oie o. 81. % g
an organization under d rew owner b !;
This however WIS not d1ne, al Merr,
Blair and Fulton LEFT in the aocrn5 N for
their home 1t is understood that the or
ganiza'ion of thc company and Tie se!ec.
ton of the director, Will be n,ae next
week in New York
1t is stated by those in a position ia
know, that The CO "r,nv iotcnd, to perfect
their organization A. rapidly as pos bic.
after which III. actullw,,k Of crtold.,r
the line into he c,,l ce.i, OF Ciilmcr md
lewis counties viii be commenced a, once.
Fridays Par&ersburg News,
J. T. Blair, vino secured ,ae option and
purchased the l. X. ra,lroa Go, D.
cate, and also secured option a..
acres Of coal lands in Gilme- H-vtYu 7a
Lewis counties arrived here Tues az iron
Greenville, Pa Mr.. Bairs visit be-. 4,
to transfer the property ~ The syndicate
for whom he is acting Its SAID th4t
prominent railroad company offered $500
600 for the option on the road. but thev
were too late, rs Mr.. Blair had it secured
before their offer was made.--Srntinel of
18th
A corps Of ensineeaS, said to be work
ing for the Wabash railroad system, which
is now reported ~ owI the Ohio 81. X.
railroad, IS at work oIt beyond the chair
. factory, surveyinga route for proposed
line through thi, city The route being
staked off will begin at the OHIO River
Bridge Il Ferrey Company, pas, NJ back Of
the chair factory, follow tn. rln from Put
man and Seventh M through tn, old cate,
property and then take straight shoot
over the hill TO the Mu5kingum river, strik
ing the water course near the S'rocser
farm. This plan evidently calls for
badge across the Mu.kingUn aud Jun
ton with the o. q j. k lis pr5bahlv
meant to complete the line that it is rulu-
ored will be built from back IN West Nir-
gnia to Williamstown-Mar Time.
-Parkersburg, Nov, l3-The stuoip-
town Oil Co., was organized last night in
the law Office of the Hon Chas. T. Caldwell
and Mr.. Caldwell was elected Pros. dent;
Edw. McCreary, Treasury; and G. NJ
Showalter Secretary. Besides the gentle.
men named Thos L. Shields, the Federal
! Oil Co, and Elliot Dotson are stockholders.
The company has well sl.rdding at
Stumptown, which is on the line between
Calhoun and Gilmer Counties. IL is a
wildcat venture and considered very good
speculation.
| President Caldwell stated to a reporter
today that the Stumptown Oil Co., is even
"A b tter thing than his famous Grand lar
ccny Oil Co. although the company vas
only organized last night said Colonel
Caldwell IL have already stolen a boiler.
engine and 1000 feet of casing from Mike
Murphy and have the well spuddiug at this
time