Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-07
FIGHTING FOR RIGHT OF WAY
Railways Are Scrapping Over
Route Up River.
Narrow Canyon is the Matter in Con-
tr0Yersy One of the Roads Wants
to Come Through to West Virginia
Pennsylvania is the other One.

ACuhsJ iFanfd ID tue UlHoT Vhcs
There is lively light on in the
courts over several miles Of right of
way near West Brownsville. Today
at Harrisburg Hon George M.
Hosack, representing the Mononga
bella & Southern Railroad Company.
will make an argument in 90 war
ranto proceedings filed against the
Pittsburg, Virginia d Charleston
Railroad Company, before Attorney
General Hampton Carson at Harris
burg. The two mpanies are strug
Cling for six miles of route near
Brownsville, or rather south of that
town. The proceeding=is brought
to test the right of the rival compa
mics to the disputed territory. 1t is
said that upon the outcome depeads
whether the Pennsylvania, Monon-
gahela II Southern is extended into
the valuable freight district.
The Pennsvly ania, Monongahe1a
d Southern is new coal road and
is backed by Pittshurg capital.
Among those interested are the
Clyde Coal Company, of which
James Neal is President, George A.
Baton, formerly of ConneIlsvile, who
was one OF the organizers and who
made the surveys, the Browns, Mr..
Sanford, Mr. Hosack and Select
Councilman John A. Murphy, the
latter two forming the law firm of
Murphy d Hosack. The line passes
through rich coal districts of Wash
ington and Greene counties down.
through Maryland and into Virginia
Westward it is proposed to build it
TO connect with the Pittsburg, Car
negie d Western, or the Wabash
road at little Whitley, il Greene
county. Mr.. Murphy, speaking for
the Pennsylvania, Monongahela Il
Southern says:
"The dispute between our road
and the Pennsylvania is over little
strip about six miles long near West
brownsville Six weeks ago we 10
Gated a route over this stretch and
then were notified by the Pennsvl-
yanIa that they claim this route by
80 piior survey, and that if we com
menced to lay tracks they would
file proceedings to stop us. We
considered that If there had to be
litigation we might as we'll start it
in the first place before commencing
to lay our tracks.
"The line of the Pennsylvania
Monongahela & Southern. as now
proposed, will be about % miles
long, and runs between West
Brownsville and Little Whitley, on
the Wabash, in Greene county. 1t
is intended as coal road and will |
serve TO open up a new field. 1t is
the intention, if we can, to extend |
the line into Pittsburg, hut we have
not as yet determined how we will
get there Part of the trouble in
not arriving at a conclusion with
regard to this is the contention over
this short line of route, which the
proceedings will perhaps deter
mine"
The six miles of route IN contro-
velsy runs up a narrow rayine,
through which there is room but
for one line of track, and as it OK
tends into one of the richest coal
fields yet unopened in Western
Pennsylvania, the struggle for pos
session will be vigorously wa4cd on
both sides. It. is said that one firm
will build 900 CT Ike ovens along the
route OF the road which pierces this
valuable field and provides an out
let.