A perfectly satisfactory traffic arrangement

 

The West Virginia and Pittsburgh Railroad and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad have agreed to build a junction at Marlinton, West Virginia. This will complete a connection from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, through the center of West Virginia to Covington. Once the connection is made, much of the intervening country, which is now a wilderness, will become the scene of industrial developments on a scale seldom witnessed in this country.

In addition, a syndicate is planning to build a 30-mile railroad up Potts Creek to open up 60,000 acres of strictly mineral lands. The ore body in this area is 20 to 50 feet thick, and most of it will be made into pig iron by furnaces to be erected along the road. A perfectly satisfactory traffic arrangement has been made with the Chesapeake and Ohio people, which will apply alike to the West Virginia and Pittsburgh and the proposed Potts Creek railroad.

The author is convinced that the value of the traffic that will be created by these railroads is beyond computation. Unlike most new roadbeds, this one is thoroughly ballasted and in first-class condition.

Here are some of the key points from the text:

• The West Virginia and Pittsburgh Railroad and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad are building a junction at Marlinton, West Virginia.
• This will complete a connection from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, through the center of West Virginia to Covington.
• Once the connection is made, much of the intervening country, which is now a wilderness, will become the scene of industrial developments on a scale seldom witnessed in this country.
• A syndicate is planning to build a 30-mile railroad up Potts Creek to open up 60,000 acres of strictly mineral lands.
• The ore body in this area is 20 to 50 feet thick, and most of it will be made into pig iron by furnaces to be erected along the road.
• A perfectly satisfactory traffic arrangement has been made with the Chesapeake and Ohio people, which will apply alike to the West Virginia and Pittsburgh and the proposed Potts Creek railroad.
• The author is convinced that the value of the traffic that will be created by these railroads is beyond computation.
• Unlike most new roadbeds, this one is thoroughly ballasted and in first-class condition.