The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-05

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This company; II te year lsss, acquired the coal belonging to the
down to ne present western s% corporate limits q i cSty q FaSaiont. T6ss
S en- worm &c %t out Sat It in i Seen Se operated continuously Dt%S MN since T 1sf%alt was @as in H THIS
Enowle eS Of and e experience in in the coal business. This s@ property eryi later ers passed ass
Mr.. !, Y. Hhes in 1865 purchased about 600 acres Of Goa. on the west
his lis three sons organized the " virginia :" & Pitspa sR@ Coal Y@ 4 te Ss Cont any
ssrs; i coal butt . iron 3 s,ass ssfess the va5sy,, a sSeE over which he
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di d. i%s sons nj f Rops. Sam 5 MAN and i"M 5oSn.i are AZ success sSeeessm Mt operators al 81 and @sn IL
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on a few acres OF coal they owned individually. Mr.. Jackson below FaIrmont
aud worked out a part of the coal under what is known as the Jackson A:
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q CaptsPrichard's mine was on the NJ. n. r. r. between aMonongahg and
Bryan. These mines sold coal principally to consumers along the railroad for
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! have already referred 10 the D. : q railroad having @saogtea a more
liberal policy toward shipper, and toward the Goa business especially which
calsed Mr.. u. {. Watson and his associates TO organize the Montana Coal G
Coke Company which. purchased a block Of coal OF. the,F Mi&. p.R.R:
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the Carks and Coltons of Philadelphia, who came here from Parkersburg for
that purpose. This visit led to Senator Cnmden's acquiring in 1888 and 1889
bodies OF coal on both sides of the West Fork river from %. Watson and
others at Monongah, and j. E. Watson at Gypsy. and the attacking over of OPP
tons on several thousand acres of coal held by j. e. SandsIArN. Prichard,
VIM. Hood and A. B. Fleming. The title to these early purchases OF coal was
acquired nj from SIS to $50 per acre. The. title to this property was in 1891
vested In. the Monongah Coal & Coke Company. 5S1A5 tS#
Senator Camden and hisa associates, having acquired many thousand acres
Of coal. built the Mononsahea river railroad from Fafrmont to clarksburg, SO
ed several mines at Monongah and after operating the same until 1896 con.
veyed the mines and coalfproperty In Marion and Harrison counties to the
said Mouonsahela River Railroad Company. sSSGtl apsaEoSra 5hHaT
E THE MoNoNGAHt COMPANY. A.A5
The Moncngahela River Railroad Coin 1899 sold its mines and ;unde.
veloped coal to the Monongah Co. This company leased the mines and coal
so acquired to the Fairmontj Coal Company in 1901. fB&ENRGE1s&5C