The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-12
llD no S G0As
SURE TO Be
Vanderbilt and DaWs=Ellxins Interests
VIII Build Big New Trunk Line
Erom Pittsburg to Newport News
Way Of West Virginia Road
Has Been Financed.

Vanderbilt control of the
le 5anawha syndicate means the
cons ion and operation of a great
trunk line from Pittsburg to New
BORT News By way Of West Virginia
ARRANGEMENTS have already been
made with former Senator Henry
Davis and Senator Stephen =.
I1Illziins, of West Virginia, owners Of
Coal & Coke railroad and oil
100000 acres of fine West Virginia
coal long its route and with the
CiiesapeaEe & Ohio railroad, domin-
atsd by The Vanderbilts, for thor
oueh line to Newport News: This
viii give the Vanderb1t-Ramsey
yndicate the shortest and best route
10 that important exporting Allan
ic port and will give the Wander
5ilts their long sought outlet to the
se Construction will begin early
this fall.
Negotiations begun in Pittsburg
continued at the Holland House IN
New York, with the result that pa
pers comprising tentative agree
mem were signed.
William K. Vanderbilt confirmed
the temporary agreement by cable
from Europe. All the funds neces-
sarV for the building of the road 90
ifleWat ter have been assured.
The route Of the new trunk llne
viii be by way Of the Greene County
and Buclhannon and Northern rail
roads to a connection at Elkins, with
TIE Coal and Coke railroad OF the
-1lkins interests. The aim o!
Senator Davis in building this road
0a sto open the great coal tracts ex-
ENDING through the mountains from
sins to Charleston, about $50
miles.
4 This road now has in operation at
upf5er or eastern end about 20
miles. of track from Letter to Sag"
81 the Buckhannon river, and at IFS
lower or western end 90 miles from
Charleston to Gassaway. The line
Between Sage and Gassaway is nov
Under construction and the eNjoecta-
ton is that the whole road will be
completed and in operation this year
s 5It is not the intention to follow
the Coal and Coke railroad to 1T
southern terminus, but to strike OH
to the southeast and reach the Ches-
apeaIze and Ohio at or near Staunz
ION, Va, and continue over that roal
with a traffic arrangement to winch
consent is said to have already been
given.
Tt is said that to Fairmont alone
the new seaboard line will be GO
miles shorter than the Baltimore y
Ohio, and it will be the shortest and
best route to the sea, being iitrie
shorter than the Pennsylvania t"
New York.
The road will place Pittsburg in
communication with one of the
Greatest exporting ports on the At
lantic; will give it direct outlet
to the south viii open immense coal
fields for shipment both north and
south, and will open important sec
lions of West Virginia with Pitts
burg and the seacoast.
From Elkins the road will cross
Randolph county and strike Pendle-
ton near the head of Seneca creek.
and will cross Pendleton to Harris
onburg, Va, after leaving the Coal
81 Iron road (already in operation)
southeast of Elkins. it will cross
Rich mountains above John Armcn-
trontt,s, will pass down Dry Fork
a Cheat a mile and a half to the
NTH of Candy; it will pass up
Summerfield's run and viii cross
tho SIleghnny mountains by short
Ii the. head of Seneca creek
pass down that stream to its
mouth; down North Fork to the
cave; tunnel under North Fork
mountain to the Smoke Holes: will
ascend the South Branch to Upper
Tract: will cross South Fork moun-
tain at Robert Eyes farm, passine
5v way of Brandywine to the South
Fork. A tunnel will pierce the
Shenandoah mountains, and the road
wilk descend Skidmore Fork by way
Of RdWley Springs, and thence to
9aTrisonburg.