The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-01-15
NEW COAL DEVELOPMENTS
IN GARRETT COUNTY
DOdsOn Coal Corporation and Mr.. ].
W. Mccullough Planning Largely.

DOdscn Bi5uminous Coal Corpora
ton has recently added to its hold
ings in the Upper Potomac coal basin
and now has block of more than
37O0 acres OF the best coal on the
Western Maryland Railroad. This
property extends from the north fork
of Sand Run 70 the Maryland West
Virginia line, running east and west,
and from the North Branch of the Po-
tomac River and Laurel Run to the
summit of Backbone Mountain, run
ming north and south, and is generally
considered 10 be the best located boun-
Diary of coal in Garrett county.
1t is understood that the corporation
will commence the development of its
property not later than the first of
April OF the present year.
Railroad connection with the West
ern Maryland Railroad will be made
at Wilson, West Va. The shaft and
other units of the equipment neces-
sary TO the opening of this great coal
field viii be started at the same time
the railroad work is begun and as soon
as material can be gotten upon the
ground over the railroad the mining
town VIII Degln building.
The company aims to mine at least
$500 tons Of coal per day, when fully
developed, and the coal will be "by-
product fuel of the first quality.
The whole plant will be electrified,
and the company proposes to make it
the model coal mining operation of
this whole section of the country.
The town site was recently acquired
from Mr.. John A. Blamble, and the
town will occupy and cover about one
hundred acres. The entire town will
be supplied with an abundant supply
Of pure water piped into every house,
draina ge, electrically lighted and prob
ably heated from centrally located
heating plant.
It viii be seen that with such mod
ern living conditions, the very best
class of mine workers will be attract
ed to this operation and that when
once located they will be Ioath to
leave, all of which will result to the
general good of the people of the
county.
The large daily output of this plant
viii require the services of hundreds
of miners and other classes of labor,
and with their families. they will make
UP the largest town in the county in
point Of population
The officers Of the corporation are:
President, Mr.. T. N. Dodson; vice
president, Mr.. Alan c. Dodson; treas
urer, Mr.. c. R. Radford; secretary,
Mr.. Elmer l.. Mack, all of Bethle-
hem, Pa, and manager, Major Clar-
ence T. Starr, who, with his assis-
tants, are working out the construction
plans at Bethlehem this winter.
In addition to the above extensive
development in the Potomac Valley
section of the county. it is understood
that early in the spring Mr.. John W.
McCullough will start drilling opera
tons on his extensive coal holdings
on the Toughiogheny River, just west
of Oakland, with a view Of developing
the property.
This field. when developed will be
Q large producer and the mines will
afford employment to a great number
of men, and being located in such
close proximity to Oakland, will add
very considerably to the business Of
the town and surrounding community.
These different coal properties were
gotten together and consolidated for
their respective owners by Mr.. Ed
ward Fl. Sincell who looks after the
legal interests of tie D0dson proper
ties as we'll as those Of Mr. McCul-
Tough, in Garrett county.