Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-09-05
FREE RIGHTS OF WAY.
Promised the Wabash Railroad
in Greene County.

This Section.
Washington and Waynesburg ma,
deal the Pennsylvania a counter blow
for their opposition to the Wabash
Railroad Company's plan to build a
railroad through Washington and
Greene counties and a branch into the
Connellsville coke rigions. These
two towns propose to give the Wa.
bash free rights of way and other
towns and hamlets along the extern
tion, from Hickory on the main line
of the Wabash, to Washington will
offer similar inducements. The citi-
zens Of Waynesburg, it is said, have
already promised in the neighborhood
OF 500, 900 for the rights of way from
Washington TO their town and the
sum may be doubled. Uniontown is
expected TO treat the Wabash in a
similar manner. Fairment is also
greatly in favor of the Greene county
and West Virginia railroads, and it is
said that free right of way will be
granted through the richest coal lands
OF West Virginia. The purchasing of
rights Of way will be left with the
citizens Of the various towns, with
the exception of link south of Hick-
CRY and Bishop, in Washington county.
The Greene county railroad syndi-
cate has just chartered the Morgan
town railroad, which will be an i'm
portant link with the West Virginia
extention of the Wabash via Washing
ton and Waynesburg. A second road
will be chartered shortly. ACQUIRE
ment of right of way south of Hick-
DRY and Bishop will be begun at once,
the matter having been placed in the
hands Of attorneys this week. BY an
Act of Assembly of 1901 the Wabash,
or any road fol that matter, is requir-
ed to enter boroughs of specified size
on elevated tracks. This is going to
prove serious hindrance to the Wa
basins entrance into Uniontown. It
is estimated that the terminals and
approaches at that place will cost
little more than $500, 900.
The passenger and freight terminals
have been located. The passenger sta
ton will be at the intersection of
Main, Mt. Vernon and Fayette streets,
near the station of the Coal Lick ex-
tention Of the Southwest branch of
the Pennsylvania at South Union
town. The freight terminals will be
at the fair grounds. That property
has been taken over by the Greene
County railroad syndicate at cost of
SIS, 1000. The tract contains 80 acres.
The approaches to the Main street !
station will result in the purchase on
condemnation of several fine resident |
Ial sites, and the destruction Of an en-
tire row Of cheaper residences on Main |
street. The Council has not been ap- |
preached in regard to the matter, but |
It is believed that some of the most |
influential citizens will favor the plan.
1t is reported in Uniontown that the
will build a Union station
with the Pennsylvania but this is
1enied. One thing to the advan-
Jage of the Wabash's entrance into
Uniontown is the fact that Fayette
county capitalists, principally j. V.
thompson and associates, control over
700, 900 acres of undeveloped coal
ands in Greene County. The matter,
t is thought, will resolve itself into
purely commercial one.
The connection of the Greene county
DAD with the Wabash at Hickory and
Bishop has caused the Wabash to de-
'ide upon those places for the location
If the immense freight terminals for
he Pittsburg district. OF the two the
ards at Hickory will be the larger,
IS all westbound coal and coke from
he Conceivable and West Virginia
will transfer there. 1t is
aid that the shops and roundhouses
# the Wabash will either be located at
3ridgeyille or Hickory. The present
,lans call for Hickory. The cost,
which is TO say the capacity, of the
arge yards depends at present upon
he success of the Wabash in gaining
ntrance to the coveted storehouses of
he Pittsburg district. Enough ton
rage is in sight, however, TO cali for
N outlay of 800, 600 for yard tacili-
les at Hickory.
Both the Pennsylvania and the Bal
imore & Ohio suffer from the fact
hat all westbound coal and coke from
has TO pass through
which, under present condi-
ions, causes delay Of from II to "a
lours. The Pittsburg & Lake Erie
with the same trouble. West /
I'm tonnage OF the Wabash from TIE
oke and coal regions will pass through
Hickory and, it is claimed, will reduce I
he time about 30 hours. The route ;
will also offer an impetus to steel and
ron industries to locate south of Pitts
'urg, owing to quicker delivery of
re. The Bishop cutoff will be used I
mainly for passenger trains.
Ironclad contracts, with violation ,
lause, have been signed in Waynes-
'urg and Washington by the largest .
hippers there. The contracts were
irculated In Waynesburg on Thurs
ay and IS of them have been signed. !
The contracts hold good for ten years
rom the date of entrance of the road.
The violation clause provides for ali
Undated damages of minimum sum
1 IS per ton for each ton of freight or ,
art thereof shipped or routed In VIOLA /
ion OF this contract, ii being intend |
d that tonnage shall be computed on I
II shipments and routings shall reach :
T exceed TOM Waynesburg citi-
ems are jumping at the contracts like
ot cakes. Washington and Waynes-
urg are just outside OF the 40-mile
reight radius, beyond which rates are :