The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-10
Millions to Be Spent
By The c. &P.in the
SteubenviIIe District

Special DISPATCH 20 the 1nteiliSenccr
STEUEENEIL.Li3. O.. Jun" ?.-rlans
of the Cleveland & PITTSBURGH Railroad
Company foe transportation improve
mentS on the OHIO river division. haze
been enlarged owing IL wars demands
and now ittclutc the Immediate compile
zion Of giant yards and building vt new
repair shops at Mingo Junction and
the construction OF Il ~ at f>llCw
Creek 10 afford through runs [" the
main line involving an cNrn1ttur: OF
many .Ei!,i"nS OF dollars within tho
present year. according {" official an
nouncemcnt here to-day.
Great Industrial expansion il the
Stcuh.nvlie district and along ;he river
division is expected to keep pace with
the transport ation improvements. New
mills and the OF. :ins of many. rev
coal mines for this district Is pt"dicted
while the development Of the cCmra1ys
Mingo property viii alone bring hun
dreds Of additional men TO this W unity.
The "Y'' to BE- constructed ~ E"H w
Creek. is to cut through the William
g. Mccullough property in the northern
part OF jefferson >ounty and connect
With the main lin" about one mile north
vest of the Yellow Creek station. TINS
new track will shorten the actual line
from down The. river t. cleveland ~
two miles and by fiv" miles II the run
TO the WeilSyilc yards and back. no"
necessary. is considered.
When this connection is made and the
Mingo yards arc in "pcrcti" coal. IRON
and other products for Alliance. canton.
Akron and Cleveland and likewise ore
trains from lake ports TO Ohio river drS-
tinat;o2s will haze through runs ana
tho present congestion which las hcld
UP coal and orc shipments for months
at a time. Will b. eliminated.
Coal from the Rclnlout couc'E fields
and also from Monroe county. Will DC
assembled at Mingo for Saii msnt n"etn
and also FOR tr,flSfer 70 iii" Ian Hanule
vest. Other operations VIII nc from
Nfinco 10 Pittsburgh iust"ad or htugo
10 wellsville now.
The new MinSc yards. ACCORDING 70
announcement. VII have capacity OF
10. 0nn cars which will pr|"idc Tor 1"r-
.her coal Development III jefferson Har-
rtson. Belmont and Monrce counties &no
take care Of future Industrial develop
n,en; in this section o the valley
The raI!c,a;, conp,n:- recently found
:, necessary t. acquire c"nSideraolH
,aorc property fo1 its PROJECT md the
miles iou:. cx,rrjInS from M,nSo juno
ton t. H.ill:an; and ahont half milo
VIDE. Srru; $40 ratles &C track VIII be
laid.
Tho new c"un1 ';"ns". shops. repair
tracks and Other lutl.!:nSs Will be c-cct-
Id IN about the c"r."c II the tract.
Tho company will sn"1d 4 quarter %
million dollars widening present
bridges ard buildings artificial chan
nrls for Cross tr"-E and Georges Run
and in moving th,. tracks Of th> Wheel
in~ Tcact:>~ rual?any'S electric line
art the present. "ouEty Highway out OF
The flood Zonc t. he hillside. thus OBJ
tanning ranre yar,. space. TIL" IsS OF
filling in the dividends IS rrw being
srceGr,i up and actual construction CT
..,c yar;$ will be started within short
time.
Il was thought earher in tao year that
the compauy'G plans would have 10 be
curtailri because ~ the war but the
war with its inSist"nt d.11and 70. COAL
steel and ether supplies. has ncccssl-
rated the corSpany readjastins its plans
on far greater scale than originally
conceived.