The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-02-23
THE THREEc'S.
FOnP Engineer Corps 80 be PUt
Hn she Field and the EnIire
Zine located nt Once.

Ere sHe kAeHO anu the kIhStTe
Lime located at Once.
At meeting Of the officials OF the
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago
Railroad Company in New York, on
the 18th inst, Col. T, f. Matson was
reelected Chief Engineer and Gen.
Rosser was appointed Consulting En-
gineer, 10 have charge Of location
north of Marion, N. G., until the
grading is completed on the southern
division Col. 4, e. Matson returned
Monday via South Carolina and was
seen by COMET representative and
found to be full Of important informa-
ton that will be read with pleasure by
our citizens and those interested in
the future OF Johnson City. He says
it is the intention Of the company to
complete the location Of the entire
line during the coming summer, and
to do this four additional engineer
corps will be put in the field at once.
Two OF the corps will be put to work
between Marion, N, c., and the Ten
neesec line and two between the
Tennessee line and the Breaks at the
Kentucky line. Reports, &c, as
heretofore, to be given to the Chief
Engineer The Instruments, tents,
cots, &c, have been ordered, and the
outfit for two corps are expected to ar
rive in Johnson City within a week.
The other two outfits will go to Ma
rion, n. @. As has been said, the
work Of location viii begin at once,
but just where the corps will COM
mence has not been definitely settled,
but it is thought that the line will be
located each way from this place. AS
To when grading will begin no time
has been fixed, but a large Western
Construction Company is negotiating
with them for the contract for grading
the uncompleted portion Of the road
and propose TO build the entire line
within twelve months. Whether the
contract is awarded this company Of
not, it is certain that dirt will bt
broken at different points along tn,
line during the coming spring ant
will be pushed right along as rapidly
as possible.
In regard TO the progress along thu
line Col, Matson reports favorably
Capt Johnson has completed the loca
ton through the Breaks and is nov
with his corps on the Big Sandy nea
Pikeville, KY. Capt. H. w. Lumsdel
is progressing as rapidly with his worl
Of grading as the state OF the worl
in the Breaks will allow. II is salt
there is some work in that section b,
the side OF which the gorge on tn
= Narrow Gauge road is prairie. Tha
is what Capt. Lum sden says. Capt
) Ramsaur has completed the Location
= between Rutherfordtop, n c., an,
A Marion, n c., and the contract 70
+ grading has been awarded and worl
}, will be commenced in a few weeks
e Capt Ramsaur ia now at work an
0 will complete the location on the AT
:. gusta division, Of which about hal
h or seventy miles, has been graded an
i the contract for the balance will
& let ut once and completed as rapid
3 as possible, 1t is the object of ii
l. company to close up the gaps alien
the line as fast as money can push
The track on the main line betwee
Charleston and Blacks, S. c., has bee
o. laid to near Lancaster, s. G., leavir
a eighty-two miles yet to be laid, whiC
N 1t is expected will be completed abo
,e June LIST, giving through line fro
r Charleston, S. c., to Rutherfordto
n N. c., IL distance of 2S4 miles,
d. There Is no longer any questic
Ne about the road running through job
to son City. The company propose
build the shortest and cheapest lir
and Johnson City is so located as
be on that line. The second al
ne third stories Of the new real esta
building and the second story
Il. Jobe's building, over G. X. Lide
Co., have been rented by the G.
& G. Co, and will he occupied
e offices for the Chief Engineer a
- Vice President, Col Matson cxpe
to move his draughtsmen to Johns
~ City from Rock Hill, s. c.. some til
during May.