Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-06-09
WANT The RAILROAD.
Capt. Dovener's Suggestion
Causing Lots of Talk in
Wheeling
Board of Trade viii Take Matter mp
Railroad From Wheeling to Morgan
town not Empracticahlc Visitors
opinion of This City.

The suggestion made by Captain b,
b. Dovenor concerning a railroad be
tween Wheeling and Morgantown, an
account Of which was published in
these columns Tuesday last, seems tC
have met with the general approval
of the Wheeling public. and many
prominent citizens when asked their
opinion Of the matter, were heartily
in favor of it.
A prominent physician aud mem
Der of the Board OF Education, oil
Wheeling when asked concerning the
road, said:
81 believe that it would be a great
thing, not only for Morgantown, but
for Wheeling as WELL and ! would
like nothing better than to see it
pushed through, aud l believe that ii
the matter was undertaken 10 a sys-
tematie manner, that ia a eompara-
lively short time the right of way
could be secured, and the road made a
certainty.
"As to the route suggested by Cap
tain Deyener, ] believe that it is an
excellent one and that there is no
other route which would be an I'm
provement over it. have driven
over the route suggested many times
and to the best Of my recollections it
presents very few difficulties and those
that it does bring forth are small ones
which could be easily overcome
A prominent member of the Board
of Education and one who was in
Morgantowa last week on business
visit, when asked for an opinion con-
corning the practibility and the adj
visibility Of building such route,
said:
Il was IN Morgantown last week
and was more than ever impressed
with the need of a more direct route
between the two cities. Morgantown
is booming, new street railway is in
the course Of construction, houses and
fine residences are beingsbuilt rapidly,
and business is brisk and profitable.
In fact everything is on a boom, and
the great thing about it all is that
the boom is one which will permanent,
at least as far as the present outlook
will indicate.
''There are but two ways of getting
to MOrgan1own from Wheeling. Eth
er we must 60 up to Pittsburg and
then run down from there or else we
must take the still more roundabout
way and run through Faifmont.
Either takes considerable time and
wastes many moments whose value
only a business man can appreciate.
From the business standpoint the
road would pay all jobbers here, as
they would dispose of most OF their
stock to Morgantown, while now they
get little or any trade from that CITY,
Everything from Wheeling gets TO
Morgantown so much later than the
things sent there from other places
that there is no chance given for com
petition between the Wheeling dealer
and those in other sections.
II hope that the matter will te
taken up by the Board of Trade at
their next meeting, and especially
discussed. If l get any encourage
menJ from the men whom | shall ask
about the matter / will bring the
question up at the meeting on Friday
night
One or two other men prominent in
all walks ef life were consulted on the
matter and all agreed with the gem
tlemen quoted above and one said
that be hoped that Captain Dovener
would himself 20 to the Board meet
ing and present his suggestion there.