The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-22
WEST Penn COMPANY
May ENTER FARM0NT'
big lPENNsYLVANIA TRACTION
oNcERN sAlD TO BE coNslD.
ERING DEAL WI EREBY IT WILL
TAP WEST VIRGINIA TERRI.
I TORY. ACQUISITION WOULD
BE OFF GREAT ADVANTAGE TO
THAT CORPORATION.


4 1t may be that the West Penn.
Traction Company will enter Fair
mont AZ least this is the latest in
The way of traction news in this part
gof the 3country.
1T Is understood that the West
Penn is considering the purchase OF
"a line that is now building between
SWaynesburg and Blacksville and 1t may
\ be- that the sale will be made within
the next few days. There seems to
he no reason why the West Penn
should mot close the deal for the road.
4 The purchase OF the line would be
"a great advantage to the big Penn.
Companysto help out its lines in Con-
slieilsyille, uniontown, Brownsville,
sLatrobe, Greensbnrg and McKeesport.
Particularly would this be so In the
completion5of the line from Blacks
VILE to GWaynesburg and on TO. Pitts.
iburgh. tits said that the West Penn
i Company Is anxious for the line be-
cause Of the immense advantage that
1T would be to the company for n
more successful operation OF its var.
/ icd lines In the western part Of Penn.
The completion Of the road from
Blncksyille to Warrington and event.
sssually to this city would soon follow.
This In all probability would mean a
new line TO Warrington for the cars
that are operated on all OF the lines
s!ofs the West Penn. Company are OPP
Grated on broad gauge tracks while
tho road from Falrmont to Manning
ton IS a standard gauge road.
3ssNYere the West Penn 10 come into
Warrington and then to Fairmont
over the line of the Fairmont and
: Mannlngton Railway Company then
the broad & gauge cars would in all
probability sbe used to- Msnnlngton
and from that town1to tliisscity Tie
,..standnrd snsge cars would be opsr-
3 ateiI ;. fscssSe ge.: inay bef that the
entire new road be- = standard
4 gauge but this IS not likely since all
81 the lines now owned and operated
by the West Pom Company are wide
gauge which means that they are six
Slinches wider than that OF the stand:
ard gauge. All OF the lines OF the
Fairmont and Clarksburg Traction
company2are standard gauge and
$loyer these lines a railroad train can
3sbe operated with no Inconvenience.
4. The line from this city to Pitts
burgh Is one OF the best Traction
IIrc projects in the eastern part OF
4 the United States and 1t j. will pass
f3throngh d territory that will be devel
oped faster than probably any other
1 pnft Of the country that could be NAM
edss Besides the rich coal, oil and gas
territory that 1t traverses there is a
, great deal OF fertile soil that IS under
,ne cultivation and there is an i'm.
Z ssinenseB amount OF agricultural pro
4 ducts produced on the route Of the
protected Zine.
Fourteen miles OF the road is act
s,Slially graded ana the bridges are up
This means a great deal in the con
structlon OF the line. When this
I part OF the road is finished the re-
mainder Of the road will be complct
3 led In u very short time.
The line between this city and
& Pittsburgh would do an immense
passenger traffic and freight bus
Y mess. This would be one reason fol
sithe probable building OF new line
H from this city to Warrington being 4
ilfbtoad gauge then there would be nc
OF passengers and consisn
4 ments to be brought over standard
+ gauge road. All persons wanting Il
go to the Smoky City from this poin
would take the trolley and woult
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