The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-07-22
BIDS ASKED FOR.
Wabash is Getting Ready to
Start Construction.

1"ttts seven Ahiic> vi Rpau " DC Lei
South Through Greene and into This
County Slight change IN Plans
Made to the Disadvantage of Nor
gantomn.
The following special has been re-
ceived from Pittsburg
James w. Patterson, President OF
the Pittsburg, Carnegie d Western
railroad, issued circular invitations
yesterday 10 contractors Tor pro
posals for the construction OF 81
miles oil the Greene county railroad
at a cost OF 100000 Two remain
ing sections are also to be let at once
at an estimated cost of 81 600. GOO
The circulars were not issued in re
Spouse to any special orders from
George J. Gould, but because the
surveys which have been under re-
vision were completed last week.
The bids are to be submitted within
the next two weeks, and Joseph
Ramsey, Jr., President of the Wabash,
will probably award the contracts.
The invitation stipulates that the
work is to be completed within nine
months.
The first section includes the west
bound line of the new coal road fiom
Hickory, on the main line OF the
Pittsbufg, Carnegie & Western, to
Tylerdale, near Washington, and be
yond to Waynesburg. At Tylerdale
a "Y" will be made with the east.
bound line, II mi.es to Bishop on
the main hne. This section will
cost $500, 900, according to the en-
gineer's estimates, and another sec.
ton Of Il miles will extend the line
from Waynesburg to the West Vir-
gina State line. This section will
cost approximately 100000. AT
the West Virginia line connection
win be made with the Buckhannon
d Northern, extending into Being
ten.
During the last few months a
complete revision of the Greene
county road has been made. 1t was
originally intended that the extern
sion into West Virginia should run
south along the Monongahela river
from the line along Ten Mile into
uniontown. This was abandoned in
an effort to secure shorter and
better route, a saving OF l5 miles
having thus beel made. The line
as projected will run from Hickoi y
and Bishop through CHARTERS valley
TO Washington to Wayneshurg.
South Of that Smiths creek will be
followed up to Paw Paw, which will
be parallclcd to Fairmont. rhe
Tygarts valley will be traced into
Belington. Three tunnels will be
necessary, none OF them long Can.
will not be touched unless
certain right of way tangles are
settled.
One important reason for the
change of line was that Mr.. Gould
desired to reach more directly til
liacl Of $1,000 acres of coal near
Fairmont purchased from Colonel
James NJ. Guffy of Pittsburg. The
new line will divide it 1t was also
the intention TO connect with the
West Virginia Central and pittsburg
at Henry, short distance east of
Belipgton, in order to eliminate I'M
usually heavy grades between Henry
and Bellngton,- but it was found i'm
possible to obtain the low grades
President Ramsey desired Along
the entire line is one conLinuou
tract Of the best bituminous coal
Many developments will result from
the construction Of the line 1t is
this road which the Goulds nope to
make second Pittsburg a. Lake
Erie, as it reaches the finest coking
and steam coal in Western Pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia.
George j. Gould and his party
eft Pittsbnrg at 7:20 o'clock yestcr-
lay morning in special of three
private ears over the Baltimore d
Ohio. Andtew Robertson, Superin
.eudent OF the Middle division of the
Wabrsh at Decatur. Hi. and f. Fl.
Tristan, Assistant General Passen-
ger Agent Of the Wabash at Pitts
1urg, were the only additions to the
party as it was composed upon tire
arrival ia Pittsburg from the West.