Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-02-21
RAILROADS IN THIS STATE
ANEx woHK of LINES rs NOW BIZ
ING Constructed.
senators Davis and ElkIns, Many Pro
Jsctsd systems Witch VIII Evsntu-
ally be Extended.

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ally be Extended.
Engineering corps are at work MAX
ing surveys up Leading Greek, pre-
sumably with the object Of locating a
railroad from q uoint near Roaring
Greek to Parsons. No information can
be had from reliable sources, but there
is no end to Iumors, one of whic is
that the survey is for the purpose Of
establishing y connection between the
Coal q Coke at Roaring Greek and the
road building M Cheat river from
Rowlesburg, thus making a connecting
line between the Chnrleston Clenden-
ming and Sutton Railroad recently pur-
chased by ex-senator H. G. Davis to
Pittsburg. The Moreantown and
Kingwood railroad has already been
purchased by Senator -Elkins, which
road is now COMPLETED TO Masontown
in Preston county. which leaves a few
miles more 10 be constructed i'll order
to reach the West Virginia Northern
AT Kingwood, from which point an
easy grade is obtainahle to Rowles-
burg to connect with the road being
built bv Hon. J.. T. McGraw, of Graf.
ton.
With these few miles of road eom.
Dleted Senator Davis would have one
cf the best railroad properties in the,
country connecting as would, Pitts
burg on the north aud Charleston on
the south. This road from Morgan
town to Charleston will traverse one
Of the richest coal and timber fields
III the United States. many acres OF
which are owned by Senators Davis
and Elkins.
The Coal & Coke railroad will also
connect with the Little Kanawha
railroad, owned by the Wabash peo-
pie, which will give a competing line
with the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road both east and west. thus insuriug
advantageous freight rates.
From Elkkns a road will undoubtedly
be built through Virginia to tide wa
ter, thus securing every advantage for
the speedy marketing'of the coal and
timber in this state. which is almost
exhaustitle.
The building of these new roads will
make Elkins II Of the greatest rail-
way centers in the country -Tygarts
Valley News, Elkins, w. va.
BUILDING A RAILROAD.
From late Developments the Herald
is abl to say this week that the con-
struction Of the Glover Run railroad
is proceeding very rapidly and on the
lines indicated two weeks ago.
Mr.. J. r. Elliott, chief engineer, of
Pittsburg. with his chief assistants. e.
@. Baker, directly in charge of the
work j H. BARLEY and j. G. Wells
are on the ground and they are max
ing rapid progress. About two miles
Of the seven and one-half miles have
been laid and 100 men are at work on
excavations and track laying. Mr..
joseph w. Lavee is the superintendent.
The road now in course of construc-
ion is being built to the Glover Run
Lumber Company's properties at
Harper's Farm and the survey will be
carried forward to Valley Furnace.
There is nothing definite IN the mat.
ter, but the surveyors expect to be here
the next three months
Mr.. NJ. S. Moran. of the firm of Mo
ran q Hassett, the extensive Wabash
contractors. was in Parsons on Mon
dav and Tuesday. He has the new
line in charge. Mr.. Moran is now
building a721-mile line from Sunbury
to Shamokin, Pa. from the Bessemer
people asline at Hickory. Pa. and
another at Cadiz, Ohio. His contracts
in this section are with the Wabash
management, This is conceded by
good authority, and simply confirms
previous statements made by the Her
aid.
Application viii be made at the
coming March term of Circuit Court
or a charter, for the new town OF Clio
yer in Glover district General Mana
ger G. M. Cotes so announced in the
column. All this "a a wide open
year in Parson. Tucker County Her
aid,
ALegacy OF n Grip.