The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-24
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Some of the prominent citizens OF
Iaionongalfa county West Virginia.
Emore particularly of Morgantown, the
county seat appear ii the role Iot ss,ib,f
structionists or. react ionaries in .,as..::
mess. Notwithstanding their PROBES.
Esions OF year, that they safe progres,
ttsiyes and that their chief interest In.
fife. Is tosmake their home town grow,
and become a great Scity: Their pres.
ent attitude indicates that II their!
county and town are to grow, they
want to be paid well for permitting
them to grow. They are /; not living
! up to their former professions Of UNI
Selfish interest In the growth Of their
community and their; present action
not only Affects their home people, but
Pennsylvania as well. ii H S,5s 4
The Buckhannon and Northern Rail.
road seeks rights OF way for. their
line on the west side Of the Monon.
gahela from the Pennsylvania and
West Virginia boundary to Riyesyille,
West Virginia. The railroad has Sc.
cured most Of the rights OF way, some
unreasonable cost. but It has been held
up in some cases by demands for un-;
reasonable prices for the land needed.
and most Of this delay has been.
caused and the unreasonable demands
made by the prominent Monongalia
citizens who have been clamoring for
another railroad TO: aid in furthering
their plans for a more prosperous com.
munity. Some Of the prices which they
ask for lands through which the rail-.
road asks the right Of way are sur
prlslng. as well as outrageous. as the
land Is Of small value without the
road. u.
The railroad company can not lei
their contract for construction until
the entire right Of way is secured, as
1t could not. afford to be held up by
litigation after beginning the work OF
construction. The delay which those
greedy citizens have Themselves
caused. they intimate may mean, that
the B. & N. does not intend to build
the road but only wants to tie UP the
right OF way, and they further make
the foolish proposal that Monongalia
county shut out this corporation. issue
bonds and build the road herself. She
did that with the NJ. and X. road;
, other counties have tried the same
experiment and one trial has been
enough to satisfy the people that such
railroad construction Is not in their
interest.
= 1t is time that these obstructionists
betake themselves out Of the way OF
progress. The sooner the Buckhannon.
and Northern Is built to the Pennsyl.
vania line. the sooner the Pittsburg
sand Lake Erie viii connect with It at
that point. Citizens of Pennsylvania,
especially Of Greene, Fayette and
other down the Monongahela counties,
are much interested In the constrac-
ton of the Buckhannon and Northern
and they have right to call upon
Monongalians to put aside their greed
for gain through unreasonable de-
mands for rights of way. in the inter.
est OF the public. In proof of the fal-
lacy Of the statement that the B. and
N. does not intend to proceed with
the construction of the road is the
fac that bids have been received for
construction and the awarding Of the
contract will take place as soon as
the rights Of way are secured. The
big stick" should be used upon the
{ people who are responsible for the
delay-uniontown News-Standard