Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-12-24
COMING THIS WAY.
Purchase of c c & S Means
Another New System

Elhius anu Davis arc OHuOubbculf
In Thorough Harmony in Moves
Which They Have Made--Morgan.
town on the Line.
Another big railroad system is to
be contracted in West Virginia, sep
arate and distinct from the Penn
sylvania, the Baltimore aud Ohio,
the Chesapeake and Ohio, the Nor
folk aud W estefn and the WABASH
systems. 1t is. to be a thorugh
line from Charleston to Morgantown
and thence to Pittsburg, and will be
built through entirely unopened
country and country which is filled
with Goa and timber of value greater
perhaps than any yet traversed by
the existing railroads of the State,
saws the Pa kershurg Sentinel.
The sale OF the Charleston, Glen
DENIM and Sutton road to Henry g.
Davis. reported Saturday from Pitts
burg, is to figure IN the construc
tion oil the system anu that read al
ready COZ structed for distance OF
about seventy miles up the Elk riv
er from Charleston, is to be part
OF the new line. while Senator Elkins
Senator Davis and their associates
are 10 be the owners Of the road
Senator Elkins it not known in the
purchase of the Charleston, Glen
denim anu Sutton Railroad, nor is
Senator Davis known IN the purchase
by Senator Elkins of the Morgan
town and King wood out of Morgan
town. But both are to be connected
up and become part of the same
great system.
When Senators Davis and Elkins
sold their holdings in the Westss VIr
ginia Central road to the Wabash
syndicate, they were practically
without any railroad holdings for
the first time in many years and at
the same time had pocket full of
idle money waiting for investment
They longei for new railroad and
quietly they began TO prepare tor one
which would be an independent out
let for their coal holdings and would
pass through territory in which they
might invest atresh. The result is
the purchase by them of several
links which will he connected up to
make one line from Charleston to
Pittsburg by way of the Elk river,
Belington, Grafton, Mergantown
and the Monongahela valley
Senator Davis some time ago pur-
chased the Roaring Creek and Char
lesion railroad running from Bellng-
ton, at the Junction OF the B. & O.
and the Wabash roads, some forty
miles into the woods. He now has
400 men at, work extending the road
in the direction Of the Elk river and it
will become part of the new system.
The line as contemplated will follow
the Charleston, Clendennin and Sutton
from Charleston TO the terminus of
that road 20 miles up the river. The
road will be built from there TO SUIT
ton and Palmer, at both OF which
places it will connect with the B. &
O. and at Palmer it will leave the
Elk river and pass up the Holly river
over the Holly river railroad owned by
John L McGIaw who is to be inter
ested in the new railroad. Some ten
miles or so Of this road viii be used
and gap will then be constructed
from there to the Roaring Creek and
Charleston extension, being built now
TO meet it, At Belington the road
will be met by the Elkins road, the
Morgantown and Kingwnod, which
has already been built for some dis
lance out Of Morgantown. 1t will
follow this road TO Morgantown.
From there to PiJtsburg the rouGe has
not yet been selected or if selected it
has not been made public
The road will open up what has
been pronounced to be the richest co al
field in West Virginia and will pass
for most OF the distance through ter
ritory entirely undeyeloped.