The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-02-08
MOORE
JACKSON
IS DEAD

] Col. Jackson's death at 4:3O
O'Clock Saturday afternoon was sud
den, caused by violent attack OF
heart trouble. He returned Thurs.
day night from New Martinsville,
where he looked after the construc-
tion of the Clarksburg Northern
electric railway. of which he was
president and the largest share
holder. While complaining of a
rather bad cold, he did not regard
himself in dangerous condition and
FRIDAY night he was up town greet
ing friends and attending to business
as usual. Saturday afternoon he
was seized in his fine and hospi-
table home on West Pike street with
the fatal attack, dying at the hour
stated. He felt easier after med
ical attention and his sudden disso-
luton was unexpected. The news
of his death soon spread shocking
the entire community deeply. On
every hand were heard expressions
of deep regret and sadness.
Thomas Moore Jackson was a son
of James Madison and Caroline Moore
Jackson and born in Clarksburg
June 90, 1852, being in his sixtieth
year, when he died. Upon attain
ing suitable age, he was placed in
the public schools here and later in
the Northwestern Academy here,
from which he was graduated when
16 years OF age. He then entered
Bethany College near Wheeling and
later Washington and Lee University
at Lexington, Va, where he studied
civil and mining engineering in ad-
dition to the collegiate courses and
was graduated In June, 1878, with
high class honors.
Col Jackson then began profess
sional work as a railroad surveyor,
helping to build several, and he was
the chief engineer of four different
railroads. He also gave much at
tention to other branches of his pro-
fession, but after the completion of
the railroad to Weston, he began
developing coal mines in this vicin-
ity. He was called in 1888 by the
West Virginia University at Nor
gantown as professor of civil and
mining engineering in that institu-
ton and he successfully filed that
position up to 1891, graduating the
first engineering class of the uniyer-
sity. His voluntary retirement from
the chair there was a matter of deep
regret to the management of the In
stitution.
The year he retired from the uni
versity, Col. Jackson returned to
lClarksburg and established the Pin
nickinnick coal mine here. This
was one of the first mines in this
section and 1t has been paying one
ever since, the property belonging
to the Jackson estate and being now
operated by the Consolidation Coal
Company on the royalty plan. The
first operator of 1t was known as the
Pinnickinnick Coal Company and
Col. Jackson was president of the
company
In the spring of 1901 Col. Jack
Gov ond ott,on, 80 tba NIyaef Iir0;pio
Short Line Railroad Company with
Col Jackson It's president completed
the Short Line railroad between
Harrisburg and New Martinsville, a
distance of sixty miles through a
rich oil, gas, coal and farming re-
gion. Within few months after its
opening, this line of railway was
absorbed by the Baltimore and Ohio
RAILROAD Company and is now pay
ing part of that company's system
of lines. The absorption was never
assented to by Col. Jackson will.
ingly as he built it for an independ.
ent line and hoped at future day
to operate a complete competitive
trunk line in this part of the state
The same year the Short Line was
completed Col. Jackson and Others
established the first sheet and tin
plate mills here under the name Of
the Jackson Iron and Tin Plate
|. Company. Later the mills were
purchased by the Phillips sheet
and Tin Plate Company which en-,
larged them and has operated them
ever since.
Several years previous Col. Jack,
son and others founded the Traders
National Bank and he became and
continued its president until 1T was
merged with the Peoples Banking
and Trust Company into the present
Union National Bank. Soon after
the founding of the Traders Bank
which marked new era in loca