Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-06-13
TWO CENTS
WABASH COMING.
More Talk About the Rival 10
e. 81 O.


Lines to be Built to the North of
us-The Extension is Sure to Come
Into M0nongalia County.
In these days OF railroad rnmors,
says Washington's Reporter, when en-
gineer corps are falling over each 9TH
er in their endeayors to find farm
between Pittsburg and Waynesburg
which has not been surveyed, SO that,
as one citizen from Waynesburg de-
clares, the fields between Washington
and the Greene county capital Hook
like paling fence,n the farmers and
others interested have commenced to-
doubt whether anybody means BUSH
ness as far as building line through
Greene county is concerned. First. 1t
Is the Wabash; then the Pennsylvania
next the B. Il O., and again some cap
italists who scent railroad and want
to be on hands with surveyed line
which can be disposed OF at hand
some profit.
For some time, however, there has
been growing belief that the Wabash
people are determined to construct
Hue through Greene county. There
have been grounds for this belief, too.
Within the past few days represent
tative of the Reporter stumbled over
a "clue ia nosing around for news
especially of a railroad nature. The
news man, iron experience In such
matters, refused at first to put any
faith in this latest rumor, but further
Investigations convinced him that
there was something tangible in what
he was hearing. The future, and the
very near future, too, will reveal the
correctness Of the rumor. This very
latest up-to-date news comes from u
neighboring,city, andto use the express
sion OF the gentleman from whom 1t
was obtained: "You can rely on 1t
being absolutely correct Here is
the project:
A Wabash branch will be extended
into Greene caunty. 1t will leave the
main line somewhere near Bishop,
Cecil township, cross over to Janons-
burg, then to Tylerdale, which is
really considered in railroad circles at
Washington, and thence up CHARTERS
creek. Here there is some little I'M
certainty as TO direct route, according
to the informant, but the most plausi-
BILE theory is that it will come out
along the w. 6 w. road not far south
Of Vankirk's station. 10 reach that
point tunnel must be built, 1000
feet 10 length For few miles the
w. & w. will be paralleled and then
another route taken direct to Waynes-
burg, and here again the Reporter in
formant was lost. He only knew that
the road would get there, to Waynes-
burg, and admitted that he was not
well informed on routes. Any old
route he declared would suit him, for
be is anxious that the capital offh.e
neighboring county be reached by
means OF a broad gauge road.
From Waynesburg the line is to be
extended to the Monongahela river,
and for the third time this authority
was mixed on routes, and when the
reporter suggested that Millsboro was
the objective point he answered: "Per-
haps 1t is. Uniontown is another
point that Is to be reached, and II the
Millsboro route is the shortest, then 1t
goeth. hear Carmichaels spoken Of
in this connection. However, / am
not familiar with the lay of the land
in Greene county, east OF Waynesburg.
There will be two tunnels In Greene
county,
The routes disposed Of the question
was asked when work on the line
would commence, and the prompt
reply was within a month the people
would see the dirt flying, and that
the contracts might be let within the
next two weeks, At any rate, the
company Is under obligations to COM
plete the road within year. Both
passenger and freight traffic are sought
and the facilities for handling both
are to be first class. 1t is stated that
the proposed route would bring Wash
ington five miles nearer Pittsburg
than by the nearest railroad line now
running between the two points.
This declaration would bear out the
statement that Bishop is the point
from which the line would start. 1t
should be rendered that while this
proposed route Is under control OF the
Wabash, there is another distinct COM
pany which will operate it, and already
1t has a president.
While this project may fade, as have
many others, 1t is given for what it Is
worth, and the Reporter representa-
tive was again told that he could rely
absolutely on che information being
corret.