The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-12-16
Railroads in the South.

helahtsa, da., correspondent of the New
iorE Tribune. dated Nov 3Oth. They in
dictate the activity in railroad enterprises
which is being shown South, and point
to extended developments in that sect inn
in the coming year. The article will be
read with interest by ali " no are watching
Southern progress ana the agencies by
which 1T is to be accomplished
The fact can lie no longer disguised shat lie
south - az 1nt 70 become taeflsia Of operation
ofseveral prominent Northe III railway coepor-
ations. IL is learned here from lrtslW ithg
sources that the Baltimore and ohio te Issf,3t
syiVania and the East Tennessee. Virginia and
Georgia are striving TO accomplish the scoop
ton here is bout as fAllows: The kast reilnes-
see. Virginia and Georgia Is the uygner of a sys-
t tei n eAtenuing Ilool brunswick. ga, te Blis
toll, Tenn, where 1t connects with the Norfolk
and Western. these two roads, there fore, work
together. The Memphis and Charleston Rail
road IS leased by the East Tennessee, Virgilliss
and Georgia. The East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia is also building a line into Biz
mingham Ala. from Alpine station. All the
freight Tor the North from the im.ortant points
on the East Tennessee system is sent 10 Norfolk
and to New York from there by water. lie
of the Mississippi Valley to get better rate on
their cotton than they can obtain by the pre- s.
ent line rem Memphis to New York, via, Nor
practically OF no special value TO the East Ten
nessee system.
The Central Railroad of Georgia owns direct
of Opelika and Columbus. The Central is build
ing and equipping a line from Goodw alter to
Birmingham, which is to be done by New
Year. In the meantime the Kansas City,
Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad is building new
line from Memphis to Birmingham by way of
tract and is being rapidly pushed to compile
ton. Capt. W. Q. Raoul, president of the Geor-
gia Central. looks to making an af1iliatlon with
HI,o I<>uf Ca Il G,1Jf
soon as it reaches Birmingham. This will
make an "air line" from Kansas city by way OF
Memphis TO savannah. This means cheap
sippi Valley cotton from Savannah to New
York by the Central's line or steamers. 1t also
means total Generalization of the Memphis
and Charleston unless the Central can be
bought by the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia, or by pool" composed of the Mem
phis and Charleston, the Norfolk and Western
and the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia.
tits not known, of course, that Colonel Alex
presidency Of the Georgia Central, is edged to
any special interest. 1t is said that the Rich
mond and Danville is trying to get the Alex
Richmond and Danville, and thus Illustrate the
ends OF the East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor-
gia. Said a railroad man to-day: Everything
points to the securing of the Central by the
East Tennessee. Memphis and Charleston
stock is going up and the owners are preparing
son, Ala, SO they will be Independent of the
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis, whose
to build a line west from Little ROCK, OF Mem
phis, so as to meet IL Q Kansas City, Fort Scott
and Gulf on equal terms in case anything
should happen. They have, virtually, the Mem
phis and Little Rock roads all in their hands.
It is desirable that they should have the priv.
lege Of entering the Union Depot in AtlanIa-
ing to accomplish. BY taking in the Central
of Georgia the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia would not only have the entree of the
Union Depot but would no longer have to pay
the Western and Atlantic any rental for the
privilege OF transferring freight"
The feeling here is growing into almost abso-
lute certainty that The East Tennessee. Vir.
ginia and Georgia hackers were the purchasers
of Mrs. Hettie Green's stock the other day. 1t
has been mentioned that the Pennsylvania was
also coming southwark. This is no mere ru-
NOR. A. ]. Cassert is largely interested in the
new New York. Philadelphia and Norfolk rail-
road now in operation to Norfolk. It is said
that an extension will be made from Norfolk
south via the line by which it was originally in
tended to build the Wilmington and Charleston
Railroad years ago. Thists not the fact. bill
is now before the Georgia Legislature in behalf
of the North Carolina and Georgia Railroad.
This is the line that the Pennsylvania people
are interested in. They will build from Nor
folk to Castor, N. c., where they will connect
with the "Seaboard and Roanoke Air Line u
controlled by John M. Robinson, of Baltimore.
This system reaches to- Charlotte, N. @. and
will eventually go as far into western North
Carolina as AsheVille. From Monroe, N. c., it
is proposed to build direct to Atlanta taking in
This is the North Carolina and Georgia Railroad
referred to. The bill will go through the Geor-
gia Legisaturs next week IT. has alrsady been
South Carolina and q survey has been made
of greater part of the line. This road
could be built and equipped to Atlanta in eigh-
teen months. The Pennsylvania is behind the
scheme, and arrangements are making to use
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
there are some who contend that it is the Penn
sylvania combination after>the Georgia Cen
tral-to Jacksonville and other points south.
Once the Pennsylvania gets through line of
its own to Atlanta it will make things hot.
The Baltimore and Ohio, realizing the deter
mination of the Pennsylvania to come south-
ward, has been making preparations to extend
Its line south either to connect with the Shen-
andoah Valley people or Independently. If an
affiliation is made with the Shenandoah Valley
the line will extend from Roanoke, Va, to
Spartanburg. s. O.. in almost a straight line,
but if the Baltimore and Ohio builds indepen-
IDENTIFY the-line will extend from Staunton Va.
the present terminus OF the Valley Branch
Mines in North Carolina, thence to Asheyille
and from there by way of Rome, Ca, to Biz
the people along the proposed route to do all
the grading, and several large subscriptions
b p py %
Only few days ago delegation of Asheville
capitalists visited Baltimore to confer with
Mr.. Garrett. and he promised tosend engineers
to make a preliminary survey.
The immediate building of the Baltimore and
Ohio extension seems to be dependent in a
great measure upon whether the bill for the
North Carolina and Georgia Railroad gets
through the Legislature of this State. and
WQeGQer the WOrk Oh GuiS llu0 is begun Ut OuC6s
1t is certain that the New York, Philadelphia
and Norfolk people have made overtures to the
Atlantic Coast Line but without any result, as
Mr. Plant seems disposed to let matters renal a
as at present. The line from Norfolk to Jack
| sonville, by way of the Norfolk and Western,
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia and the
Savannah, Florida and Western, was deemed
"too previous" by the Pennsylvania people,
hence this later move. The fact that the Sa-
vannah, Dublin and Macon Railroad is being
| built by Philadelphia capitalists has given rise
| to the statement that consolidation of the
new line from Norfolk would be made. as both
roads will be finished at about the same time
the Savannah, Dublin and Macon being now
under contract. The country opened up by the
and the traffic will be large from the first. 1t is
stated here by persons In position to know
that the Pennsylvania has offered to buy from
Mr.. Robinson the entire Seaboard and Roanoke
system of roads and the line of steamers now
running between baltimore and Norfolk In con :
nection with the Seaboard and Roanoke sys-
TEN.