The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-09-26
Southern Railroads.
From Manufacturers Record.l

Young contemplates building q new
line of railroad in Eastern Kentucky.
The Knoxville Belt Railroad Co. will |
meet November to consider the issu-
ing of bonds.
The Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley
Railroad Co. (ofice, Fayetteville, N.
C.) will extend their road from Ben
nettsville to Camden.
The Chattanooga & Augusta Rail-
road Co. will commence in few days
surveying for their proposed road to
Augusta, Ga, r. A, Bowie is engineer.
George 7. Mills, of Pulaski City, who
has contracted to build about 65 miles
Of the Cripple Creek extension of the
Norfolk & Western Railroad, previous
ly reported, will begin work on fifteen
miles at once.
1t is reported that the Virginia Con-
struction Co., contractors ior building
the Tennessee Midland Railroad (of-
fee, Memphis,) will soon commence
work on the 65 miles between Perry
vile and Nashville.
1t is stated that the Ohio & Big
Sandy Railroad Co. (ofice, Ashland)
will shortly commence the exten-
sion of their (Chattaroi Railroad) road
from Richardson to Pocahontas, Va,
1876 miles, to connect with the Norfolk
& Western Railroad. Surveys are
reported as made. Road is now so
miles long.
English capitalists are comtemplat-
ing the completion of the Carolina,
Knoxville & Western Railroad from
Greenvllle, s. c., to Knoxville.
Oyer 1000 hands are already at work
on the extension Of the Georgia, Caro-
lima & Northern Railroad between
Chester, S. c., to Athens, Ga, con-
tracts for which we're recently let.
The Clinch Valley railroad will be
completed toSword's Greek, a distance
of thirty miles west of Tazewell G. H.,
and will be running to that point with
passenger and freight trains the 10Th
of October. This will give fifty-one
miles in operation.
The Missouri Pacific has ordered SOC
new freight cars for the Iron Noun
tain Road to assist in disposing OF the
prospective big crop. There was con
siderable complaint last year by lum
bermen and other shippers that all the
available cars we're used in handling
cotton, and that they were in conse
quence shut out.
There is not sufficient relling stock
in the country to handle the freight
that will be offered to railroads thil
| fall and winter Business will be re
stricted by its very magnitude. South
ern railroads ought to be making &C
tive preparations, as many of then
, are, for handling the enormous traffic
that will soon be offered to them. Lo
comotives will have to be moved at
lively rate this winter, and many line
must add very largely to their presen
equipment.
1t is reported that work will shortl,
be commenced on new railroad iron
Cumberland Gap (Middleborough) t
South Pittsburgh, Tenn. Should sucl
E a road be constructed, it would rul
through rich coking coal countr
! and down the Sequachee valley, creat
ing new line for shipment of COX
from the marlborough district to
number of Southern furnaces. Grea
activity in the manufacture in railroa
4 construction throughout that entir
section is now absolutely certain.
The Norfolk & Western Railroa
will build to meet the Cape Fear
Yadkin Valley at or near MT. Airy,
@, This new line Of 65 miles, now III
der contract to George T. Mills, wi
form the connecting link in a throug
route, by which Pocahontas coal ca
> reach Eastern and Central Carolin
and already some of the railroads al
getting ready to change their locom,
tives from wood to coal burners.
large section OF country will secul
cheap coal through this new line.
'' The East Tennessee, Virginia an
Georgia Railroad proposes to exter
- the line of the Knoxville and Oh
Railroad, which it recently purchase
from Rogersville to the coal fields
: Eastern Kentucky and West Virgini
The Knoxville, Cumberland Ga
and Louisville Railroad Company
having telegraph line put up fro
Knoxville to Cumberland Gap. It w
be opened for business in about tv
weeks.
The contractors finished the Dec
tur, Chesapeake and New Orlea
Railroad through Lincoln county {
the 18th, and the management of h
road claim that the subscription