Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-12

Paden Park, 1t In fact leaves Sisters
willie. You take a car here that
will 60 right through to Middle
byurne, Salem and West Union or
any intermediate points. Its all
we could ask for and Is going 10 be
even a better route than we ex-
pected. As we say, this road Is a
surety now. Men are actually at
work on 1t. Mr.. Watkins we know,
and we know he will build the road,
will push the work to completion as
rapidly as,its possible for the work
to be done. This Is railroads enough
for one city bat we are to have an
other railroad. c. L Williams,
an old railroad man and well know
to many of our readers, was In the
city Thursday. He came here to de-
eide where he wanted to start road
from this city to Friendly, Bens Run,
Raven Rock and St. Marys. He
informs as his company has about
completed arrangements to build
this road at ONCE, He has decid.
ed to either use Main Street or
come In on Brown Betty street
through McCoys old orchard. Mr..
Williams has no interest in telling
US the road would be built and we
believe what he says. The road
will be completed to Friendly first
and cars put to running over It.
Then down to Bens run and so on
until St. Marys Is reached. Such a
road as this would be equal to an
addition to our city OF at least
5000 people. Talking about cit
les having a bright future, with
these roads what will be the future
to Sistersville? She will grow and
bloom like the proverbial fir tree.
We have always had faith In the
future of Sistersville aud we don't
honestly think anybody now really
doubts we will soon be the leading
city of the State. Our city Is solid.
1t Is not built up on lot sale booms,
nor with houses built On borrowed
capital. What we have Is a solid,
permanent growth. There Is plenty
OF business here for all and new
railroad will bring In thousands OF
new people to deal here. We hope
our capitalists will think this mat
ter over, invest their money at
home and build some dwelling and
business houses. We need them
right now. Get into the swim and
push the city along.
In connection with the railroad
from this city down the river the
St. Marys Oracle has the following
to say about 1t in Its last issue OF
Friday the 9th:
"Mr. P. II. Anderson, of Friend
ly, was In town yesterday and made
friendly call at the Oracle Office.
He has been engaged for some
months In getting the right of way
for the Parkersburg and Ohio Val
ley Electric Railway, and has met
with considerable success. Nearly
all the privileges have been secured
between Williamstown and Sisters
Vile, and very few condemnation
proceedings will be necessary.
The poles have already been
placed In position In this city, and
1t Is expected that work will begin
on the line at Sistersville within 60
days. Work will commence at the
upper end of the line first, because
OF the length of time 1t will require
to build a bridge over Middle
Island creek.
The projectors have the utmost
confidence In the paying qualities
of the road; so much so that they
will not wait to secure the assis-
tance of Eastern capitalists. In
fact, the men at the head of the en-
terprise have ample means of their
own to construct the entire line
without outside help, and this abil-
ity renders them In a measure inde.
pendent of all foreign syndicates.