The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-11-17
FAIRM0NT And CLARKSBURGI
Will Be Within One Hours Ride OF Each Other
When Frolly Line Now Under Con-
struction Is Completed.
CITIES WILL Be BUSINESS RIVALS

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No other section Of the State is ex.
periencing SO great activity in trolley
line building Just now as is the upper
Monongai1ela Valley. Within the next
Few months the through line between
this city and Clarksburg will be- com.
.,Ieted and then the real magnitude of
The undertaking vii. be fully realized
by our people. The road will be one OF
the best constructed and best equip.
ped in the United States. No expense
Is teing spared In construction of the
line and the cars will be OF the latest
and most magnificent design. 1t is
the plan of the company to have the
road bed so solid andith grade SO well
established That the run between this
city and Clarksburg can be made in one
hour. The distance between-the two
cities by the trolley line will beeoniy
twenty-six and one-half miles, or about
i've miles shorter than the r. line
of the b and o. On the basis OF the
fare now charged 10 Monongah and
Middleton, the rate between -Fairmont
and Clarkslurg will be about fifty
cents. which win make the ride be.
tween the two cities much cheaper
thar over the B. and o.
Upon the completion OF the Tine,
Fairmont and clarlsburg will at once
Lccnme trolley nne:centers for their
respective localities. Already a line
reaches ont from Clarksburg to Wilson.
burg and i. will likely extend to sa-
lem A recent order was made for the
construction of another line from that
city 70 the Tin Plate mill, while still
another line is projected in the direc.
ton Of Weston and Buckhannon. Fair.
mint VIII have trolley connection with
many sections before al great while.
Besides the main line,sto CIarksburg
which viii connect ~ up WITH all the
towLs along the West Fork river, the
Barnsyille line. will soon be in opera
tion and franchises for reaas to- Fair,
view. Fariaington, Warrington and
Morgantown have e5alreadyeb been grant
ed Fairmont and Ciarksburg both be.
1hg natural centers, thousands Of peo.
ple viii become patrons of the bust.
1i.'s's pisleesse enese two Larger
oles 0lilioe necessary to accommo.
-s,ate tlleiinrreased trade and spirited
-ivairy VIII no doubt spring VI, be.
aweeh INC merchants. especially for
s.he .l trade aiongsthesline sbetweenSthe
swo cues.
irmont Az wiil-haye asyery4metropoi-
itan appeaarance when these things
Sol.le 70 pass. we do not know how
soon .he fsirview. Morgantown and
s1anninston lines VIII be using Fair
a1i' 'oli as "a a a'termnai,=but 1t willjbe only
lew months until the big cars from
ciarksnurs VIII pull up to the corner
~ .he Courthouse In this city and un,
sioaa toas slls passengers The Barnsvflle
eals VIII probably stop at the Watson
reTr -ie ier whhe that VIII be the point OF
aisier 90 the various lines. Tt may
g nS.ed mere mat the heavy cars from
~, sie s'',Na Siirfssourg nne VIII not be run In
oy way Of Locust avenue. There are
sesel.lt s'ssss reasons Tor tnls, three OF which
are tne sun grade at Peacock Hill, the
snort curves on the line and the mar
rowness ot the thoroughfare The
ompany mas already secured most Of
tne right OF way for connection be.
lNWeGu The car barn and the main line