The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-25
l'HE HAINPs' ! !. ] Shire.
AND SOUTHERN
RAILROAD.

Tlu,e' Miles Nor, I NNl':'..,.
Read i FOR Ties
and r Rd1ils
THE Hampshire and Southern Rail-.
road Company which Is buildlns q
railroad from Romney to Petersburg,
4 distance OF forty miles, t.as twenty
miles OF road ready. for. the ties and
the rails. Seven hundred men are at
work throwing dirt on the remaining
twenty miles According to the pres
ent plans locomotives are to be rum
ming into Petersburg by. the first -Hay
of January. & s ia
For railroad In West Virginia the
Hampshire and Southern is renlarE-
uhle one. The maximum grade ot5ths
ROAD Is one-nalf of one per centnm,
and the maximum curve is six de-
grees. The railroads OF West Virginia
are noted for their heavy grades and
sharp curves. but mere is an y excep-
tion to the rule. There VII! be .hree
bridges, two OF which are under t-n-
struction with all OF the material on
the ground.
IWnile at present the road is only
being built to Petersburg 1t will not
stop there. There are three rnutcs
by which 1t can be profItably extended.
One outlet for the road Is the route
np tne north fork of the river cross
Ing the mountains and connecting with
the western Maryland and chesapeake
and Ohio railroads at Duroin. Auoth-
er outlet is the contInua don of the
line from Petersburg bytulyeof Frank
lin on to Monterey, Virginia. down the
Jackson river: to the Deepvater rail-
road. The third outlet is taking the
south fork of the river from Moore
field skirting the Virginia border to
the Eouth and crossing over to Har.
risonburg there cnnenctfng with; the
Cumberland Valley railroad. The Har-
risonburg there connecting with the
nancial interests of the uppnrs Shenan-
doah valley. are making strenuous ief-
forts to procure the textens sion OF the
will decide which of these outlets VIII
road in their. direction. The company
be taken when the proper time comes
for such action.
I Hon. William B. Cornwell. 8ot this
city, Is president OF the Hampshlre
and Southern Railroad Company. He
will SOON move to- Cumb erland.. he
will make that city his temporary res
idence. He will be there about one
wear when he will move to Moore
field where he will erect a handso-1e
nome. 1t Is understood that the gen;
eral offices of the Hampshire and
Southern will be built at Moorele.d.
a The Hampshire Orchard Conipany's
,nroperty Is near the HampS and
Southern. The orcha rd: company is
clearing off one hundred acres ot land
which will be planted In trees this
fall and next spring. Tnis will make
four hundred and fifty acres thatSt1e
company has In trees.
sAijoining the property OF mo
Hampshire Orchard Company the
Romney Mountain Orchard Company
has purchn sed twelve hundred acret
OF land part of which is within one
hundred feet OF the railroad. On tlis
land are twenty thousand peach trees
and several thousand apple tree "
is the purpose of the COMPANY 70 de
yelup this entire property. he. Two
properties will make the argest OF
char] In the world. The two .orcanaFds
will make con Hnuous lhlocksol &lreNes
eight miles In length all on tine aaIue
mountain range. Z. -.
Mr.. w. b. Cornwell ID entnM5iaslie
over the future Importance OF the town
OF a1oorefeld. He believes thel Us
mound to he one of the important ctn-
tnra of the State. The natural re-
sources surrounding 1t and the char
pcter of the people who live tnerc
are hound to bring about great c7EnEt
90 .At n lot sale held there last. SAT
nr5ay twenty.three thousand bdollars
wnrth of lots wern sold. This sale
wss attended by four thousand people,
Heterogeneous are being made $40
1nrate important factories at Moor-e7t
.Hn1d 55The HampHhire and NortheT1i
,,,iilispIye, tnats part OF the country al
nnnortnnfty to, develop. here ia plen-,
~ az material to work 6 upon. iaa
railroad will open uD the largest TIM
tar tract in the south. It Will tap .the
rich iron ore deposits In haFa!, aE
Grant and PendletnnI cou tiles. Hele
will bc openings for large furnaees
and: steel mills. The rich llmes!olll.
ouarrIes Will afford nn abundance OF
fluring material while i tae lpEst !. sl. o.
cnkIng coal Is only sixteen ihi.ss i
away. fMoorefleld will only pe twsn-
fy.seyen miles from the great gas ,lne
th.t will he laid from Lewis county 70
baltimore. The actual work on Z thls
line VIII be started in less thnns g
month. This proposed gas line ,psS q Ass
through the corporate limits OF Ron:.
ney. &. ]. s.55
: tsfooreficld has one of the largest
tanneries in tae world owned and npee
rated by the United States Leatner
Company. The town Is rapidly Dni.ar
Ing i'm and at the present time toere
are a number OF tino buildings betns
cnnstructd. A fine new opera honss
has lust been completed. Mooreheia
is good show town. A hanasnthl,s 11l, ;
!naw court house and two bank Y .!llla