Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-01-19

ard the automobile is not in evil
dence, but there are options galore
besides many straight deals, and
who can tell the outcom
ANOTHER REPORT
Some unknown friend incloseC
the following clipping, from the
Cumberland Evening Times. and
was received by us Wednesday
evening. This report also deals
with the mysterious Highland ''cir.
cult rider" Gilbert. 1t is either a
bad case of mistaken identity or a
queer freak Of the imagination.
During the last dav or two the
reader has doubtless noticed little
news item that has been going the
rounds of the press that Ex-Sena-
tor Fl G Davis and Congressman T
B Davis would never die contented
until they had built q railroad
through Pendleton county, W Va,
etc.
There is more truth than poetry
in the above, only the item referred
to gives no IDEA of what is and has
been going Oh.
"A gentleman who is acquainted
with all the facts in the premises
has given a Times representative a
detailed outline of movement that
is intended to open up and develop
thousands of acres of undeveloped
timber and iron ore in West Vir.
ginia and old Virginia.
''As long as two years ago par
tv of Parkersbuag, W Va, iuduc-
I'd a mum Der Of New York capital
lists 10 become interested in an ef-
fort to build railroad that would
tap the timber and iron ore IN
Hardy, Pendleton and Randolph
W. Va. as well as those
Of Highland County. Va, and d
company has been Incorporated un-
der the laws of West Virginia for
that very purpose.
Some time ago a RevMr Gilbert
became what is known as circuit
rider in Highland county, Va. The
had an eve to business, as
we'll as the welfare Of his different
focks, and bought up and secured
options on a vast amount OF tim
Der and iron ore land in some of
the counties referred to.
Now when the capitalists visit
ID that section they hunted the
minister up and were able to trade
him land lying in the vicinity of
Columbus, O.. for that which
ne had bought or secured options
IN in Virginia and West Virginia.
This little deal gave the capitalists
/ foothold, and they bought out
light about 10000 acres Of timber
and and secured options on about
100000 more acres.
Having accomplished this much
hey next started out for the pur-
,ose Of building a railroad that
yoDld enrble them to get their
imber on the market. Engineers
we're put to work and several diff
erent routes located, plats of which |
re now in the Offices Of the chief |
Engineers of the Baltimore and
ohio railroad and that Of the Ches-
peake and Ohio railroad and the
Davis have also become greatly
so much so that the
Times informant states that the
work. of building a railroad will be
egun by one of the three inside
+ year.
Zone of the proposed routes starts
It Romney and follows the South
Branch of the Potomac river
through portions of Hardy and
'endleton county to the South
FORK, from there into Highland
ounty, Va. and thence to Pickens,
V. Va where it would connect
nth the Pittsburg and Western
abroad or with the B. & 0. at Bev-
rly.
"Another route which is said
0 be looked upon with favor by
he Davis people, starts at Beverley
nd goes through Randolph and
'endleton counties, into Highland
nd Augusta counties, Va. and
onnects with the G. & 0. at Staun-'
On.
"The above outline may not be
xactly correct, but is about as de-
allied by gentleman Of this city,
no has seen the maps and who
as been assured that such q road