The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-01
Car Schedule
Big Success
First Days Record on New Traction
Line is Gratifyingi,
Successful one.
cARs wERR Az oN nm
Promoters Have Opened the way For
Vast Possibilities IN Develop.
ment OF the Country.

the internrban traction line re-
tween this city and Fairmont was
quite satisfactory The patrohare
was not exceedingly large, bas De
officials we're quite wen pieased
nevertheless and felt that the line
and service viii be duly appreci-
ated.
A gratifying feature Of the flrst
day was that there were no accI.
dents. and II is to the credit Of the
company and the operators Of the
line that the schedule was wen main
tanned. cars arriving remarkahly
regularly The result of the frst
day in this respect gives assurances
OF perfect regularity IN tho future q
the arrival and departure OF cars.
The men that made this great en-
terprise possible and gave their en-
ergies to push II 10 completion are S.
L. Watson. A 3. Fleming, J, 2 wat
son, c. W Watson Walton Miller. I. s
L. Malone, Smith Hood A. y Purin-
ton, of Fairmont, Sherman G DEN
ham and v. L, Highland, Of elarks-
burg, and others Probably 10 5. L.
Watson more than any other one man
was it made possible with the busi-
ness aptitude that he possesses ne
saw the future possibilities Of The
MonongaheIa valley He discussed
these possibilities With his associates
]. E. Watson. A. b Fleming and cl
W. Watson and others and they
bought the lines in Fairmont and
clsrksburg When It came to
building the road the watsons we're
able to finance the project which
came as a natural consequences Of the
rich industrial region brought about
~ the Fairmont Coal Company in
which they are greatly interested.
The line from ciSts,sburg to Fair
mont is only beginning of the great
system that may be built. A ifne
from Fairmont to MorgantoERrl lnd
thence to Wheeling may be It.
The line from Morgantown NAV
extended to uniontown and 81
points.
The directors of the company ara
J. e. Watson, Falrmont; Wrbupf
c, Fiske. New York; W. H. Barnuu,.
New York; G. W. Watson. Fairmont:
A. NJ. Young. New York; LII
Malone, s. L. Watson and A. b.
Fleming, Fairmont; Sherman G Den-
ham. Clarksburg.
The officers Of tie company are.
s. L. Watson. president.
c. W. Watson. vice president.
Walton Miller. secretary-treasurer.
A. J. Purinton. general manager
Smith Hood, superintendent
With the realization Of the work
which was the dream Of the Fair
mont & clarksburg EIectric Railroad {
Company and which w3s saken M
and executed by the Fairmont &
clsrksburg Traction Company both
cities viii be mutually and materlal-
" benefited. The cities bonded to-
gether with line of steel have fFom-
ed community Of interests; near
er relationship of kindred industries
has been established and 4 closer
means of communication kas been
formed. Teh chief work OF the two
cities from this time on win be 10
develop the rich territory that lies
between them, The great mineral
wealth of the MonongaheIa valley
win serve to make It's cities the most
opulent in the world and none Of the
cities are to share these blessings In
a greater measure than clarksbarg
and Fairmont These cities with
their surrounding hiils yielding their
resources that 20 into he great
markets Of the world win their
many factories IN operation s1d win.
the prospective enterprises leht
have great possibilities before tae1
Possibilities that are beyond she
imaginationS OF the most sansuine.
And this future greatness that
CIarksburg and Fairmont are to en-
joy win be greatly due 10 the pro-
gressive. spirit and business aeamen
Of the men who were instrnmentai
tn building the present trolley line.
BY the building Of this line erear-
er nnno~fnnstise -, .rr~-ssa