West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-30

trovcrsy is rs to which OF these two lines
IL and shall be the true boundary line be.
tween the two statcs. Aud any other con-
tcntion on the part OF Maryland as to a
line farther west than the Michlcr line is
only a blun on the part OF the engineers
OF Maryland in later surveys TO direct at
tcnton away from the true controversy.
note, however, that the line printed
IN tho Journal map did have the good
grace TO leave us Terra Alta safely on
West Virginia soil This much ic well
and good
Now lot us study the map little fur
ther and state briefly what we find. | no.
tice that the map shows that nearly two
thirds of Preston county lies east OF Cheat
river. | presume this is correct, though
] noticed u statomont made i'm some paper
not long ago that u greater portion Of the
county lies ON the west side of the river.
Now, | take il for granted that the Jour
nal invites study of the map with refer
ence to the location of the towns and
their bearing upon the relocation of the
county seat, and perhaps would call our
particular attention to the location of the
towns OF kingwood and Terra Alta aud
their comparative accessibility from the
other towns and portions Of the county.
SO with that end in Wow let us look at
the map.
First, with reference TO Kmgwood.
k'ngwood, it is true, occupies n position
not far from the geographical center OF
the county, while Terra Alta is somewhat
to one side of the county. But you will
note that as between the two extremes
northern and southern districts, Grant and
Union, on the east side of the Cheat that
Terra Alta is about central point. And
| briefly want to say that | think il is
easy to see, looking Mt the map and its
roads, that fully three-fourths of the pco.
pie on the east side of the river can much
more easily reach Terra Alta than King.
wood, while the balance OF the east side
population can reach Terra Alta almost
or quite as conveniently, and | am in
clincd TO believe that nineteen out of
every twenty would for various reasons
prefer 10 go TO Terra Alta To attend cout
rather than 10 Kingwood.
Now, let M look at the west side of the
river. Along the B-& O. directly west of
river we find the large and growing town
OF Rowlcsburg. The people Of that town
can reach Terra Alta quicker, easier, and
cheaper than they can Kingwood In fact.
am told that there would bc II saving of
just 100 per cent in fare ON each round
trip. The same thing is true, only in a
lesser degree, of the towns Of Austen. An
derson, Tunncton, West End Newburg.
and Independence An these people iy-
ing along the B. & O. can reach Terra
Alta easier and cheaper than they can
| Kingwood.
This being true, then the same thing ia
true of all the people living south OF the
B. d o. and west of Cheat river. There
are the towns Of Evansville, Fellowsville,
Marques, Sinclair, Denver, Colebank.
and all the other good townspcople and
farmer folk of the grand old district of
Reno that can more easily and chcaply
reach Terra Alta than they can Kngwood.
And think am safe in asserting that
a goodly portion Of Lyon district can by
way OF the B. IL o. more easily reach
Terra Alta. And, indeed the same thing
Is true of quite a portion Of Kingwood
district itself, the very district in which
kingwOod is located. This leaves as moro
accessible TO Kingwood only portion Of
Kingwood and Valley districts that we
viii admit can more conveniently reach
kingwood, though we have our doubts as
10 whether even all Of the people in that
territory would rather 90 20 Kingwood.
As matter Of fact Kngwood is not
very easily accessible 10 the people Of any
portion Of the county except M 10 those
who live in its immediate vicinity. She
boasts Of two railroads and really has
none at all. The West Virginia Northern
at ono time made icint Of coming into
the town and did even get as far as the
back gate, where il stopped. am told.
however, that the one morning train lcay-
ing there nj somewhere about 6 or Z
O'Clock go disturbed the slumbcrs OF her
quet-loving citizens that years ago they
had part Of the track taken up aud moved
the end Of the road over bacl, Of Beverly
Hill, half a mile or more out Of town,
where the noise Of the outgoing and in
coming trains would not disturb.
Later on Kingwood might have had a
railroad and a very good one II she had
shown the proper sort Of enterprise. The
VI. d X. railroad came i'm toward King
wood on its other or front gate side. but
when about half mile ont of town IL
seemed to hesitate and from some cause
Or other decided not o. enter an. turned
its course and made for Albright on the
| winding river Cheat Just why this was
done have never learned, butit may be-
that IL had heard Of the treatment ac-
corded the Wc-t Virginia Northern when
IL tried 10 break into town.
So Kingwood, as / have sand. almost
has q railroad, but not quito. n yon
doubt what ! say try getting of at either
station on dark night and look for fhe
town. And study the Journal map and
gee II you viii not decide, ne I have. as
~ thc comparative accessibility of tie
two towns from tho major portion Of
! Preston county
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