The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-04-30
TROLLEY Line
T0PTTTSBURC
Large Force of Men Begin
Work of Construction on the
Other End of the Line.
WORK is TO BE RUSHED.
Two Cities Will Be United by
Traction Line at as an Early
/ Date as Possible.

. AS predicted by the Telegram some
time ago Clarksburg and Pittsburg
are to be connected by trolley line.
The movement has been on ever since
George c.. Sturgiss year or so ago
took up the matter and began to adj
lvocate such q line, Since then he and
others have given 1t attention and 1t
is to be an actual reality.
Work ON the construction of q
traction system traversins 100 miles
of territory in Gazette. Green and
Washington counties and connectin
Morgantown with Pittsburg has been
started by the Brownsville, Mason
town & Smithfleld Street Railway
Company, and 1t is expected that 20
enterprising and thriving towns in
the coal and coke belt will have been
provided with rapid transit within a
year. The new enterprise with an
authorized capital stock of $3.500,-
600 began this week the construction
of its division running from Browns
vile to Masontown. Several hun
dred men were put to work and as
many more will be given employment
next week, the contract having been
awarded Wednesday to the Pennsylva
MIA Railroad Construction Company.
Two million dollars worth of the
capital stock has already been SUBJ
scribed and the company, of which
w. j. Sheldon. of McKeesport, is pres
ident Is authorized to issue S3,O00,-
900 first mortgage, 3o-year, per cent
gold bonds. stz y /.
The company will construct a
standard gauge electric railway
through the towns of Masontown,
West Masontown; East Millsboro,
Gates, Lambert, Edeborn, Romeo,
New Geneva, Point Marion, Smith
field, Republic, Martin, Riverview and
Uniontown, and will run from some
point on the main line by was Of
Carmichaels. Rices Landing, Jeffer-
son and Waynesburg, in Green coun-
ty, and Zollersville, GAINESVILLE. Beal-
vile and Bentleysville, in Washington
county. connecting with the Chartered
line fthe Pittsburg Railways COM
pany. covering 100 miles and linking
Morgantown with Pittsburg.
On the line of the proposed road
and within one mile of It and Its con-
nections there are already 1864 coke
ovens, employing three men to an
oven. This makes 5o,O22 persons
and allowing two dependents to each
three workers, or 33,39S, totals 3d.
$40. In addition there are now be-
inb built over 1000 coke ovens which
Will employ at least $4,000 more men.
The line of the Brownsville, Ma
sontown & Smithfield Street Railway
Company passes through or within
one mile of some Is to 20 cities and
towns. having present population
of $4,000 persons. These towns are
locatew within one to three miles OF
each other. thus insuring number
of short hauis. which are considered
the most profitable in operating cleo
trio railways; and all of them within
the portion of the company's lines
in Fayette. Greene and Washington
counties.
Officials of the compay claim that
the new trolley system following tho
valleys can be built and equipped at
minimum cost and we'll within the
limit of the bond issue. Masontown
Will be the central station on the line
going down the river from Point
Marion to Brownsville by means of
Geneva. Martin, Riverview, West Ma
sontown. Romeo. Gates, Edenborn,
Lambert and Republic, crossing the
West Penn railroad at that point for
Uniontown and Bridgeport; also a
line from Bridgeport up the Monon-
gahela river by way of High House
to smithfield. going on to Point Ma
rion. the nearest railway to Smith
fold being over one and one-half
miles away.
The Klondflse region contains 17o,-
1000 acres Of Pittsburg gas coal and