The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-10
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An sMMENsE COAL F|ELl
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It's money on this tract, 1t was be.
cause Of some superiority. for the
men in control Of the practical end OF
that great corporation are peers OF
the best in the business, no matter
where else they may be found. ;The
Watsons have been raised in The coal
busIness-in all parts OF the business,
from the mine to the consumer-and
their unsurpassed success In its pro.
duction and disposal proves! their
right to primacy. They know the
coal business "from the ground up
as 1t were. SO that when itlls announc
ed that the coal in this new field OF
their endeavor possesses the virtues
claimed for It people are inclined to
believe the assertion without waiting
for further demonstration.
The Consolidation company Is,
therefore, at work on the first stages
OF development OF men are at work
building railroad from the mouth
OF Shelby, where the Chesapeake &
Ohio runs. to jenkins. TO which point
the Louisville & Nashville is hurrylng
up Its line from Jackson hundred
miles away in Breathitt county. The
30 miles being built by the Consollda:.
tion will run through It's land the long
way, and Will be turned over to the
Baltimore & Ohio for operation The
Baltimore & Ohio. to be sure has no
line extending into this region, but
well, that comes further along In the
story. This 80 miles will be complet.
ed BY February, and for the purpose
Of having something for 1t toido as
soon as completed, the company. has
further hundreds OF men at work OPP
ening up mines and building tlpples
and erecting great central power
plant, SO that It will be ready to be.
gin loading coal as soon as the rail.
road Is ready to receive and move It.
The operating plant will, 1t is, said.
be the biggest coal plant In the world
and will furnish the electric haulage
and all the other power needed in a
number Of mines designed for a com
bined output OF 100000 tons year,
or about 10000 tons for each working
day, the average being placed at $50
working days per year. This Will
take something like two miles Of so.
ton cars day to move-two miles Of
empty cars running into the field and
two miles Of loaded cars running out
each day to carry the output OF one
concern may be said to Indicate quite
some activity. =
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will
unquestionably build line into this
coal field, the, only open question st
this time being as to which one Of
two routes will be chosen, and wheth-
er the extension will be made by the
Baltimore & Ohio proper or the Gin.
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, which
belongs to the. Baltimore & Ohio.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton
now runs into Ironton, o.. a few miles
down the river from the mouth Of the
Big Sandy, and the Baltimore & Ohio
has another line coming In a few
miles farther down. There are two
ways. either one OF which Is easy oil
ADOPTION and the advocates of each
are armed with many cogent reasons
1
for Its choice. One Is to cross the
Ohio River ut lronton and build uT
the Big Sandy to a connection al
Shelby with the road being built by
the Consolidation. This would seem
the most direct route, and the one
therefore, naturally to be chosen.
The people OF this place. point out
however. that what they consider {
better route would be to come up t.
this point on the Ohio side, cross
here and build up the Guyandottt
River to Its headwaters. and ther
across to the Big Sandy waters. ant
so to the connection at Shelby. While
the managers OF the Baltimore & 0
have probably decided before thi!
which route will be travelled the!
have not let the public into the sec
ret, and so the people Of Huntington
| are furnishing reasons and argument!