The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-04-15

former general manager Of the Pitts.
burg, Shenengo * Lake, is in charge
as president Of the Little Kanawha.
and Mr Brady is making surveys
and preparing the right Of way tor
Ihe letting OF contracts some time
this spring. We have found that we
can secure grades to Parkersburg of
% feet to the mile al d less with the
coal haul, and in Ohio IF only % feet
TO the milo These are nuch better
than the grade Of the Baltimore &
Ohio. The Little Kamawha syndi.
cate owns the Li,tle Kauawha rail
road and the coal. An will be own.
ed directly by the railroad.
The proper name Of the syndicate
which has purchased the West Vir.
ginia Central is the West Virginia
Central syndicate, although 1t is pop.
uially known as the Fuller syndi.
cate, the syndicate now seeking to
purchase The Western Maryland rail. /!
road. 1t is "a bona fde project. III
think the Baltimore officials are
aware Of that. Ii is ouI intention, If |
we secure the Baltimore road. to con /
nsct the West Virginia Central with
new line from Cumberland to Cher |
ry Run, reduce the grades. of both
roads aud make each as modern as
= possible
I've propose to build The ducks
Mt Baltimore and develop part of our
large coal acreage through shipments
to tidewater. The West Virginia
Central now owns all of the coal
along It's line, and Baltimore will he
made the shipping port for this great
; field ON the eastern side of the noun.
t"ins. We can sc, good grades. The
i West Virginia Central syndicate
J. owns both the coal and railroad. and
9 will make the heavy Improvements
to the seabord.
J "Our West Virginia route will run
l. through one Of the richest mineral
. seciirns Of the United States. A
u great future awaits West Virginia
IL IL is rich in coal and timber. and we
Il believe that we can build line und, :
u Ms favorable circumstances as those
y under which the Chesapeak IL Ohio
Ii operated. 1t is practically virgin
u cuUnlry, and IT will furnish our road
'. with an immense tonnage. While
d the route max be IA little longer than
the Baltimore d Ohio, it will give
pr grades ard permit Of more economi
u. cal operation.
8 ut would be logical for ne. how
81 ever TO build also from Piusbu-c
=. directly South, although we have moi
Is taken lhc matter mp yet Oar mair
g lioe will he through " est Virginia
D. 1t ofers the beet advantages jus, now
ne and the best future W shall secur,
large portion ofthc immense tom.
~ mage Of the Pilishurg direc, West
IL d you inteud To- g, to New Yorl
- after YOU reach Baltimore ?"
I'D "It will be an easy matter TO rencl
's the metropolis after we get TIE West
al crn Maryland Il has lines now ron
OF ming up along the border of Penn
s,iyania and into he coal fields o.
no the Sputhem Tier Of counties I
". practically runs along the Susquc
hams valley It viii be Difficult
e. proposition after we get that fsr east
d We have not taken that feature o.
our rr ject up yet'
% " Do y.u intend o. rars your bir
'' ~ Baltimore in view Of the action ol
,he Nauey .yudicate2'
Q, "lhat matter has rot been isker
< up Be1des. ,he Wubu,h directly d.
' Hot dealing with that question vs.,
believe the citizens of Baltimore d,
L. 'iro 'nd need az independent trunk
line, with ihecoa tonnage from West
Virginia and other freight from The
70 Wet ] think hey appreciate The
value Of this more thaa any purchase
i price % he road Tie Reading road
would simply be tonnage of 90.
ihraci'e c.al while our Iue. would