The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-06-08
WABASH Is SHUT OUT OF CIARKSBURG by The B & O R R

ihete seems 70 pc no qlles ton a M
more but that the Wabash raiIfoal
is coming into Glarksburg AMI th
action being taken by the Baltimor
4 Ohio but emphasizes that belief
For 4 number of DAYS is has beel
reported rival bodies Of surveyor
have been surveying routes from
Belington and are now coming d6wi
Elk creek with all possible spees
with one in front one day and III,
other-the next. The purpose i Il
get a continuous right Of way from
Belington into the city.
Several days ago it was annoinc-
ed from Pittsburg that J. "
Thompson, the Barnes and others
who own $4,000 acres Of coal laads
in. this section would build nil,
road 95 miles long and extending
from Belington into PennsylSaaia r
Shortly after that the charter Of tile
Vest Virginia Connecting RAILROAD
with Thompson and business asso.
eiates as incorporators. was fled IN
the county clerks Office here.
The next step in the proceed d:ng
was the presence of the rival forces
of surveyors between Belington and
overfeld. and following tllis G9n-
tractor Joe Fuccy was set to work
by the Baltimore & Ohio railroad ID
extend the switch in the Industrial
addition to the site Of tlle proposed
South Penn shops he continued
this work until Hugh Bond, Jr.
second vice president of the B. &.
o., arrived here in his special ear
Friday morning, on what he cas-
ually gave out as an inspection trip.
His arrival stopped Col. Fuccys
work of grading. 1t is said Gals
Fuccy got orders first Tharsday
night BY wire from Baltimore 20
stop the work.
Mr.. Bond declined positively and
blankly to say more Of his visit 10
the city than that he was on am in.
spection trip, and at the time Seen
by the Telegram man was on hi way
to see Judge Golf and would leave
on the $50 train for the east.
1t is known, however, that his
visit here was In connection with
the Industrial extension, and he was
in consultation with local counsel
for the B. & O. regarding matters
pertaining TO the coming Of the
Wabash into Glarksburg, it being
now known that the Thompson rail
road will, if built, be part Of That
system.
The switch will never be built
over the route first intended bns will
defect in such manner as to form
a wide curves at that point, which
means it will be placed as near the
Elk creek bank as possible so as to
preclude the construction Of any
other railroad along the east bank Of
Elk creek into the city, and as The
west bank is too steep and rugged to
get railroad along it, il is The hope
of the Baltimore & Ohio that The
action 10 be.taken relative to the In.
dustrial extension will keep the
Wabash oat9of Clarksburg altogether
and preventgthe construction Of the
system across Barbour and Harrison
counties. This is in addition TO The
efforts of the Baltimore s Ohio's
surveyors now rushing down Elk
creek.
Mr.. Bond vas accompanied by It.
Griffith, of Baltimore, consulting
engineer for the railroad company.
and W. Mullohaw. Of Charleston.
The nature of his visit 10 Judge
Golf, other than as a. friendly call.
is not known. out is stated as hav-
ing to do with the change of the
Industrial extension and the effort
Of the Wabash to get into Clarks.
burg.
In connection with the change OF
the plans of the switch it is stated
that the intention is now to proceed
to build the line up the creek and
possibly as far as Belington right
away, a distance OF about 80 miles.
Mr.. Bond and party had been mn
the West Virginia & Pittsburg rail
road looking after matters, presum-
ably Senator Camden is interested
in AS the Charleston gentleman
with him is closely associated with
Senator Camden.