The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-04

fact that nowhere on cart san coal
be SO cheaply brought to the mouth
OF The mine as IN this section,
Another large transaction closed up
within the past six months was tho
purchase Of 10000 acres on Little
Coal river, on the edge OF Boone and
Logan counties. by an outside syndl-
cate headed by Freeman & Yawk1y.
and composed OF capitalists OF Phil.
adelphia and Milwaukee.
At various times during the past
year and a half Ex-Governor MarcorH,
kle and his partners. the chiItonx
have Interested outside capitalists in
Coal River properties. they themselves
also taking an interest In the same
lands. Through their efforts Senator
w. c. sproui. OF Chester. Pa. Gen.
E. P. Meany. of New York City, Mr.
j.. W. cassingham OF Coshocton. n
others have made investments IN
tracts aggregatins about 10000 acres,
all In the Coal River district. The
Coal River Railroad, now under con-
struction and TO be completed IN two
years, and which is to be operated as
a branch of tho Chesapeake and ohIo
road. will develop these properties.
and the Deepwater Railroad will also
skirt their edge,
Mr.. c. NJ. Pratt. Of the STANDARD
Oil Company. has for 10 years owned
a tract OF 10000 acres on Paint creolL
1t was opened up about four years ago
by the construction OF the Paint Greek
branch of the Chesapeake q Ohio
road. "a miles In length. and the en-
tire tract is now under lease at highly
profitable figures.
What are known as the Abram II
Hewitt lands. a 10000 acre tract on
Lower Loup creek. are now controil-
ed, It is understood. by the same In
terests which are building the Deep
water Railroad, and their develop
ment will follow the Construction Of
that road as a matter of course.
This Is not given as n full list OF
all the important undertakings OF ~
cent months in this section OF The
State, but comprises merely a few OF
the more significant ones These lesser
transactions would take columns to
describe, and some have been starred
co%incldent with the construction Of
new lines OF railroad. and with ne
completion Of the roads and branches
now under contract there viii Doubt
less be a further vast development OF
coal properties. The total mileage OF
railroad let and under construction
at this time in this district Is 57z
miles. almost as much as the entire
State contained 20 years ago. This
includes the 100-mile line OF the Coal
River road and branches, which con.
meets with the Chesapeake and Ohio
main line at st. Adams; the 7s-mfe
extension Of the PIney Creek branch
of the Chesapeake n Ohio: q is.
mile extension OF the Cabin Greek
branch Of the Chesapeake and Ohio:
a seven mile extension OF the Paint
Creek branch OF the Chesapeake ma
Ohio, besides the. building OF IS miles
Of double track on the main line OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio from ST. Al
bans to winnifrede, and the constr,nc-
ton OF 40 miles of entirely new track
between scary and Huntington. Then
there are $50 miles OF the Deepwsker
road under contract: a 75-mile extelr
sion OF the Elkins-Davis Coal & Coke
road, and the 75-mile line OF the Gan
ley & Blue Creek road OF the scrau-
ton syndicate.
This list takes no acconnt OF new
lines. branches and extensions talk
ed of and doubtless to be built at an
early day. but which are o yet un-
der contract, nor does II inrlude snch
important finished projects as the
Guyandotte Valley Railroad extension
from Midkir TO Logan. with Q
branch TO Holden. completed only ip
recent months. It sufices. however.
to fortify the statement that in hardy
any other section Of the land Is 50
much development work in hand. aud
justifes the claim that West virginiz;x
activity, present and L come. is with
out parallel in the country to-day.
ALBERT PHENIs-
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