The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-07-25
WABASH SYSTEM
COMING HERE.
The Trunk Line Route Through
West Virginlais Finally Locat-
Galveston will Not Be
Touched.
Branch Line Is Projected /!
It will Touch steeIton, Bridgeport
and go Down Simpson creek
and across to Warrington
and Waynesburg, Pa.

The Wabash railroad line through
West Virginia has been finally locat-
ed, after monthsot waiting andafteI
no less than four surveys Of routes
from the eastern terminus OF the West
Virginia Central to the western end
Of the Little Kanawha road at Pala-
tine, had been made by corps otengi-
neers.
Monday there arrived at ElklnsSev.
eral Wabash officials, including the
chief engineer, who were IN confer
ence with President Henry G, Davis
ylcc.PresldentS Stephen B. Elkins, and
other big officials ofthe West Virginia
Central Company, for the purpose Of
finally settling the route OF the new
line.
The Wabash viii build the connect
ing link between the West Virginia
Central and Little Kanawha roads,
via the suuthernmost OF the four routes
that we're recently surveyed. This
leaves both Buckhannon and Weston
Off the main line, news that will prove
very disappointing to these towns, but
it is learned that 1t is intended TO
build spur to Buckhannon, whichls
six miles of the line Of the new road
as now finally located, and possibly
Weston also will be reached in the
same manner. 1t is known, too, TINT
it is proposed to build branch line to
Clarksburg, tappinga rich coal terri
tory. Other branches from the main
stem will be considered later, and II
can beset down as a settled fact tha
the Wabash intends to penetrate every
section OF central West Virginia
where there are communities offering
liberal freight, or where Dame Ma
lures wealth Will justify such exten.
sions or branch lines.
The Wabash will leave the West
Virginia Central at Letters, in Ran.
dolph county, between .Elkins and
BellnCton and traverse for a short dis
tance the opposite bank OF the Ty.
CARTS Valley river, from the Bellng.
ton division OF the WeStVirginia Cen.
trail. Leaving the Tygart's Valley
river ashort distance below Letters,
the new road viii strike up the Laurel
Fork, thence across the country to
Middle Fork, thence to the south Of
Buckhannon and Weston across Bar.
bour, Upshur and Braxton counties to
Burnsyllle, on the headwaters OF the
Little Kanawha; thence down the
Little Kanawha through Gilmer and
Writ counties to Palatine, the present
eastern terminus Of the Little Ka.
nawha railroad, which Is now part
OF the Greater Wabash system.
Throughout this section The route
OF one branch Ct the line will begin at
Belington and come down Elk creek to
the projected cities Of steelton and
Coplin on the Ash and Smith farms
and Union Land Company's property
on the Phlllppi road east of the city.
Thence II will go to Bridgeport,
thence down Simpson creek to the
mouth Of Blngamon creek, thence up
Biugamon aud Little Bingamon across
to Warrington, thence to Waynesburg
Pennsylvania.
The distance will be about one hun
bred miles and the route is an excel
lent one and easy to build a railroad
along. There will be but little tun-
neling to do.
At Bellngton it will connect with
the West Virginia Central & Pitts
burg, which will become a part of the
Wabash system and connections Will
be made at the other end with the
same system.
The proposed railroad will pass
through rich section of country in
coal, timberand agriculture and will
play an important part in transporta-
tion facilities in this state.