Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-16
VAST AMOUNT
OF Railroad Building in this
State.

State.
No Less than SIXTY three Roads are
Proposed or Unuer Construction
Many Of them are in the Section
Adjacent to Morgamown Some Of
the New Ones.
West Virginia is booming along
many lines but ia none OF them Is the
progress as marked as IL is in railway
building. There are no less than
sixty three roads projected Or are
under construction. A number of
these are in the section surrounding
Morgantown. Those OF greatest In.
terest To our people are as follows:
WEST VIRGINIA. New line from
Cecil, w. Va, northeast 30 miles
through Sinclair and the coal fields OF
the Preston Coal s. Coke Company, &c
Rowlesburg. incorporated January,
1899. Surveyed, and building expect
ed TO be begun soon. L. s. Lee,
Thornton, w. Va, acting general
manager and chief engineer
CHEAT VALLEY Extension from
Whetsell, w. Va, nafth Is miles, TO
be built this year as far as Alhrights-
vile, miles. Richard L. Humphrey,
Girard Building, Philadelphia, Is chief
engineer and general manager
CAssyILLE & MoNoNGAHELA-- N w
line five miles long from the Balti-
more s. Ohio at Randall, w. Va, to
run north to the mines OF the New
York and West Virginia Coal Com
pany, James A. Milholland, Of Cum
berland, Md, president.
BALTIMORE s. OHIo-Branch from
Salem, Harrison county, w. Va, TO
Williamstown, lin Wood county.
Nothing 'le6nite determined. Exten-
sive addition TO be made to the yards
at Morgantown, W. Va, and Smith
field, Pa. Plans not completed.
Branch from Cherry Run, w. Va,
north about % f44l9a 10 M0CDaat lis
burg, Pa. Preliminary surveys are
reported. Extension of yards and
side tracks at Farmont. w. Va
Hamilton Il Erie, OF Fairmont, w.
Va, are reported to have the contract.
Paw Paw branch from Fairmont, w.
Va, Forth II miles TO Fairview. W..
Il. Honley Il Co., Pittsburg, Pa, con
tractors. Two bridges required To
have been completed ia August.
Patterson's Creek & Potomac, incorpor-
ated in West Virginia, in the interest
of the Baltimore u Ohio, TO build a
cutoff 64 miles long from Patterson's
Creek, w. Va, on the second division
to point on the third division, to
effect a saving Of 10a miles. One
tunnel about 1000 feet long. Build
ing
EREENBRIER 81 CHEAT RIVER
New line from the forks OF the Green
brier river north about so miles to
Rowlesburg, w. Va, on the Balti-
more & Ohio. Incorporated NovemI
Der II, 1899. Nothing done since.
The West Virginia Pulp and Paper
Co., Piedmont, w. Va. and 800
Broadway, New York City. David
II. Luke, Piedmont, secretary is In
terested.
WEST VIRGINIA SHORT LINE Ex-
tension from Clarksburg. w. Va,
southeast shout 35miles TO Beling-
ton, .onSthe West ,Vifginia. Central s.
PittsbtlT. Surveys made. Branch
from m6uth OF Lictle Ten Mile creek
to Sardis. Proposed. Branch from
EUmberport, w. Va, TO Fairmont.
Proposed.
MosoHGAHELA RArLwAY COMPANY
or NEw Yo8K CRY New iinBfrom
NEoreant6wn, Nv. Va, 90 theEBalti-
more " Ohfo, 70 run west aSout 10
miles 10 AGxssvflle. Incorporated Ia
WAst Virginia December III, 1900
J. Al. Mflholl36d, CntAberland. Md.
Joseph n, Gay Jeffrey, New York;
Charles L. r. Robinson, Newport, r..
l.; James A. Alexander, North Plain
field, N. j.; incorporators.
MoRGANTowN & KINGwooD---N New
line from Morgantown, w. Va,
through DelIslow, Masontown and
Reedsville to Kingwood, &c Miles.
incorporated January 1899. Grading
completed to the county line aud IL
miles of track laid. Building re-
sumed. Geo. G. Sturgiss, OF Morgan
town, president.
PITTsBURG & FAIRMoNT SHORT
LINE--New line in West Virginia
from Fairmont via Rivesville north
west about Is miles to Fairyiew. w.
e. Howley & Co., Pittsburg, Pa, con-
tractors. Building 80 Gray'i Flats,
IL miles. Thomas w. Fleming, of
Fairm0nt, president.