The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-10-14
From Pennsylvania Up the
Monongahela Valley Into
Harrison County.
TO TAP COAL LANDS
Construction Of the Road is to
Be Actively Begun Early
Next Spring.

Coal mining In Harrison, Marion
and Barbour counties, although so
extensive thh 1t has long since ar
rested the attention of the world.
is assuredly only in its infancy,
Judging from the well-authenticate
reports that reach here from the
centers of population and especially
from manufacturing centers OF sever
al other states. among which is
plttsburg. which enjoys the citizen
ship of leading coal land investors
aud coal operators, associated with
Philadelphia, New York and Balt.-
more capitalists.
1t Is an Interesting fact that in the
counties of Harrison and Marion
alone interests and capitalists not
connected with the Consolidation
Coal Company, OF which the Clarks-
burg Fuel and Fairmont Coal Com
panies are important parts, own a
much larger acreage of coal than
these two companies combined. with
the independents thrown in for good
measure.
To Develop Coal Lands.
The time Is at hand. when 1t is the
purpose to develop these vast areas
of coal lands, and, as the result plans
are under good Roadway for the con-
struction OF an important railroad
intended especially for such pur-
pose but which will naturally devel-
OPP the county IN many other ways.
There Is no longer any doubt about
the declaration that another rail-
road will he built from Pennsylvania
into West Virginia extending beyond
Clarksburg. 1t has been talked of
repeatedly but the time was not
deemed proper until rich coal areas
as feeders for years to come were
acquired. The work of acquiring
these lands is practically consmmated
only few minor features OF the sale
of the Huntsville field OF 1000 acres
being necessary to the elimination
of efforts to provide the full guaran-
tee OF a paying and enduring bust
ness OF such railroad, separate and
apart from an immense general
business that such a railroad would
attract and keep. The present week
is expected to date f1e completion
of the Jarvisville coal field deal, and.
then every obstacle, 1t is stated, will
have been overcome for the con-
struction of the projected railroad.
Up the Valley.
The railroad will come up the Mo-
nongahela valley from Uniontown,
Pa. where friendly and interested
connections will be had. and pene-
trate the vast coal fields of Marion,
Harrison and Barbour. as we'll as
Jackson and Roane counties, where
thousands upon thousands OF acres
of the finest bituminous coal in the
state are situated, spurs being built
to tap the remote parts of the hold
inss from the main line in connection
with the Coal & Coke railroad,
which it is understood may be sold
at any moment to the new system or
Its allied interests. and. which in any
event, will grant connections between
Weston and, Sutton or: perhaps, in
Barbour codnty east of Weston. The
projected road will have connection
with the Kanawha & Michigan line
at Charleston as an outlet to the
lakes, and the virg:nian railroad,
built by the late N. H. Rogers, will
carry the product of the new coal
field TO tidewater.
To Tap Vast Fields.
Fully 10000 acres OF untouched
coal lands in Harrison county situ-
ated near Salem, Jarvisyille and
along Tenmile creek will be touched
ny the new railroad and operated in
uhe' Fully as many or more acres
will be reached In Marion county and
IN the other counties mentioned
mere are larger acreages.
Present information Is that the
Construction of the projected rail-
road will be commenced next spring
and rushed to all possible, speedy
completion. The opportunities are
80 vast for successful operation of
Inc line and the immediate market
ing of this coal so inviting that a
single system of railway in this sec
Non can not otfer the facilities, and
WIN snch line IS 1t is the purpose
. build there will be not only in
creased activity in coal mining but a
great relief in the transportation Of
'ne product OF the farms. manufac-