The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-06
WILL SOON BEGIN WORK.
Prominent Man Says South Penn Ex-
tension is Sure.
ALL RIGHTS OF WAY SECURED.
Work Will BE Commenced at the Tunnel, Where
Considerable Money VIII Have to Be Expend
edtoRepair Damage Wrought by Time.
From Bedford Hawkeye.

From Bedford Hawkeye.
The Hawkeye learns from IL
source which is regarded as be-
ing entirely reliable, that work on
the South Penn Railroad will be
commenced at an early day and
that it will be pushed as rapidly
as possible to completion. Since
the confirmation of the sale at
Geiger Station, few weeks ago,
Baltimore and Ohio officials have
been giving a large amount of
time and attention Ii" the matter
of beginning the construction of
the line. Difficulties which stood
in the way, 1t is reliably state l,
have been removed, and there is
nothing now to prevent the com
pany from making rapid progress
in the work of preparing the
grade and laying down the rails.
The informant of the Hawk
eye, who is not a resident of Bed
ford county, says that consider.
able tracts of land have been pur-
chased by the Baltimore and Ohio
along the South Penn route
Since the company became the
owner OF the lands in question
the persons occupying them have
been compelled to lease from
mouth to montl. This Is taken
as conclusive evidence that there
is to be no delay in the beginning
of operations. Some tenants, it
is learned, have not thought of
putting in crops, knowing thai
they were likely at any moment
to receive orders TO vacate their
premises. The leases given by
the company are so drawn that
notice to surrender the land is all
that is needed to secure immedi.
ate possession of it. Some of the
tenants may not be disturbed for
months, but their tenure is un-
certain and word to move may be
sent to them at any time. Hence
many persons are looking out for
homes elsewhere.
Not long since the statement
was made by gentleman having
charge of an important branch of
the construction work, that he
expected the road to be completed
and trains running over it within
two years. This means that the
line is to be opened from the
starting point, which, 1t is SAID,
will be IN the neighbOrhood of
lockwood, to Hancock. The
most difficult work to be done is
that of completing the tunnel,
which has been badly damaged
by the lapse of time. When the
South Penn project was abandon
ed the big hole through the noun
tain had been more than half com
pleted. Much of the earth onthe
sides, however, has fallen in and
a great deal of labor and thous-
ands of dollars will be required
TO clean it out.
The distance from the noun
tain TO Mann's Choice is not great
and it is expected that the grad
ing on that stretch will be com
pleted before the hole is bored
through the hill. From Mt. Dal-
las to Hancock is said to be about
thirty miles and by the time the
grading between these two points
has been completed the tunnel
will have been made ready for the
rails.
What changes will be made be-
tween Mann's Choice and Mt.
Dallas has not been learned. 1t
has been rumored for some time,
however, that another line of rails
will be land down on the Pennsyl-
vanla's right of way and that
many of the sharp curves be-
! tween those two points will be
Strengthened.
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