The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-01-11
OAKLAND MAY GET
new ENTERPRISES
RumOr Of Railroad And New
ydrO-EIectric Plant Stirs Town.

Since March l, 1922, the Yough-
iougheny Power and Electric Com
pany has had two engineering crews
making surveys of all the lands along
the Youghiougheny river from Oak
land to Sang Run, Garrett county, 4
distance of II miles; also along Deep
creek where it empties into the
Youghiougheny river, in north
easterly direction, distance of about
eight miles to McHenry, along the
State road leading from Oakland to
the town of Accident. This also ap-
plies to lands lying along tributary
streams of the Youghogheny, and
embraces the famous Swallow Falls"
Deep Greek falls and Muddy creek
falls. Options of purchase have been
taken upon all of these lands.
In August, 1922, this company be-
came q competitive bidder against the
West Maryland Power Company for
the purchase of the Oakland electric
light plant, but on account Of a prior
option the Public Service Commission
of Maryland awarded the plant to the
latter company in September. At the
time the bid was made by the Yough-
iougheny company for the purchase
of the Oakland plant one of the prin-
cipal officers Of the company visited
Oakland and stated that if his COM
pany became the purchaser Of the
Oakland plant in the spring Of 1923
it would commence the construction
of large dams and the building of a
large hydro-elactric plant, which
would supply all the towns, coal
mines and business enterprises of
every kind along the Youghtoughany
river as far west as Pittsburgh, Pa
At the same time, he said, it would
commence the building Of a railroad
from Oakland, following the grade
of the Yough river to Kendall, Car
rett county, the present terminus of
the Confluence and Oakland Rail
road.
gt1-i5- new currently reported that,
notwithstanding the failure of the
Youghiougheny to secure the Oakland
plant, it will in the early spring COM
mence the building of these enter
prises. If so, it will bring into de
velopment hundreds of acres of coal
land located between Oakland and
Kendall and which, beyond a few
small openings for local use, prac-
tically remains in its virgin state.
Some Of the very best coal underlies
these lands and has not been de
veloped for the reason there was no
way to convey it to market. Again
the building of the railroad to Ken
dali, connecting with the Confluence
and Oakland Railroad, which is a
branch of the Baltimore & Ohio ex-
tending from Confluence, Pa, will
make it possible for Oakland people
TO reach Pittsburgh by rail within a
distance of 1875 miles, whereas, to
reach that city now by rail it is nee
essary to go via Cumberland and
travel distance of 205 miles, and on
account of poor train schedules con-
sumo a whole day in travelling this
distance.
The building of these enterprises,
Of course will be the making of Oak
land, and bring it rapidly to the front
as one of the largest towns of the
State of Maryland. The business men
of the town have at last awakened
and organized a chamber of com
merce, with a competent secretary,
who is advertising the place thor
oughly and offering splendid induce
ments for the location of industrial
plants within the town.