The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-02
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JOHN II leGFgAlN AND LOCAL
MEN ARE yIE SEsTEp IN The
PROJECT.
Il That Fairmont Is to have first
class trolley system 70 Pittsburg ls al.
most assured when Is considered
the calihre OF the people that aro IN.
terested In the movement. a con-
ference IN regard 10 the ptoiecl was
held IN this city on rpesday when
George L. Potter formelig third Vice
president Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company and who during his
official capacity with that road had
charge OF the entire opefating depart
ment Of the company present. Il
has always been asserted that Potter
was the representa- tive pf she Penn.
syIyanla Railroad Company on the OF.
fetal stan Of the baltimore and Ohio.
III Is claimed that tie PennsylYania
road Is behind the present pfoIecl and
that this will be an entsrilg wedge for
the greatest transportation system in
the world to get into West Virginia
and share in the great Eolumea OF
freight that are toybe rioFed. Whelh'
er or not the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
Company Is behind the paovemenf Or
not the men that are Interested ntle
project are able to put Il through
themselves besides they nave olher
financial backing that IS Vastly able
to finance any propos ltion "a ne way
of an electric railroad:
with Mr.. Potter here was Colonel
John I. McGraw, Of Graft ton who prtc.
tically owns the Grafton electric Iail'
way and who can command almost
any amount Of capita That he wishe s.
He, has never beenhandi dicappel many
Of the numerous enterprises thai he
has been engaged inf for lack Of mon
ey 10, complete and carry out his Dusl
ness propositions, McaraW is known
IN the east as one Of the most capable
business men in the south and in tho
eastern cities he IS able 70 interest
capital that Is waiting opp ortunities 10
invest in enterprises that viii result
to the financial benefit 70 those That
are interested In the industry IN Which
money has been placed,
Potter and Mcl4raw are both mill
lionaires and both have influence with
the financial captains of the country
and when they. get interested 10 an
electrical street railway propoal1lon
something wilI be done Besides there
are d number of leeal men thai are
aijie t6 very ieafy load when
Il comes to IA financial run that are
identified with the movement for a
modern traction line to the smoky
Cit. These men are wen known I'M
the financial centers and Eiii ald mucn
in making the project ssLic iccess. Moth
ing would help Fairnont more nor be
more conducive. to the deye opmenl o &
the entire Monongahela Valley lhnu
the construction Of the prop seq road.
I'No better paying project could be-
found than this would be, Hhrcagh'
Pennsylvania 1t would pass tllropsh 9
country that is practically q town all
Of the way and the DEVELOPMENT mat
would follow 1T would surpass the most
sanguine hopes Of any ot the men
that are behind the promotion oilthe
enterprise.
The line Is to be built from BITS
burg to Fairmont on thgpiigl1 by
Boothsville to Grafton by The WAY q
Pruntytown and from Grafton 10
Clarksburg BY the WAY d Bid gelcrt.
The people Of Fairmont are elateu
over the hope that the llne WIN SO
through this city to tlie western me-
tropolis Of PennsyiyRnih Every pelt
son In the city feels tllat 4 WIN BE q
great advantage TO sthe entire rommIiil
| ity and wilIbe a great boon to le.!esl' :
dents Of the northern paft pt West
Virginia.
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