The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-03
NORTH AND SOUTH CLOSER.

Rumors of q New Railroad System.
There are rumors north of railroad deal
by which the Roanoke and Southern railway
nay become part Of q new north and south
all line. Whether it is the Richmond aud
)anville, the Baltimore and Ohio OF the
orfolk and Western cannot be defnitel,
6certeined, as the otfic ais of the new road
se reticent as to what deal is contemplated.
hey admit that approaches have been
made to them for a control of the line now
bilding.
AS was outlined several week, ago In the
Bltimore Sun, the West Virginia Central
All Pittsburg railroad is moving southwark
opr the Warm Spring division of the
Chesapeake and Ohio to a point in the
viinity Of Fincastle, aud thence to Roanoke
orSaiem. This fact may make that road
animportant faotor in the present deal. A
prominent official of the road, when ques-
timed on the subject said that it was import
ant for his company to got southern out
let fer their coal trade, and that they were
ready to negotiate for the quickest means
0t securing this end.
As the Richmond and Danvile railroad
las recently purchased the Danville and
Jew River railroad, which intersects the
loanoke and Southern at Martinsville, and
q the Richmond and Danville also connects
With the Roanoke ana Southern at Win
SION, n. c., over its branch line, the North
Western North Carolina railroad, it woul I
MT be unlikely, 1t is said, for the Rich
mind and Danville railroad to 20 into
Sasm or Roanoke, Va, over this new
rotte. Traffic arrangements might be
male with the Norfolk and Western rail-
roal for large coal business for all points
south of Roanoae. and, in addition to this,
larg9 movements of valuable ores along
the Inc Of the Roanoke aad Southern rail-
roadcould be made
If the Baltimore and Ohio railroad should
buildto Roanoke it would not wish to stop
there The Norfolk and Western are keen
observers Of passing events, and it is said,
have heir eye fixed on this property.
The surveying corps OF the Roanoke
aud Southern railroad are now at
work on line from Winston
by Salem south. 1t runs straight
from Winston to Maxhaw, S. g., where il
viii connect with the Georgia, Carolina and
Northern railroad. In view OF this new and
unexpected survey tho report has gained
currency that Maj Robinson of the Sea-
board Air Line is somewhat of factor in
shaping the southern course Of the Roanoke
and Southern railroad.
ITO a casual observer of the progress Of
railroad construction in the SOUTH" says a
vell-known business man, these new en-
terprlses, coupled with the construction Of
tle South Bound road. now being bull
fIJm Savannah north, AMI to be completed
to Columbia, ). c., early in October, bid
far 60 link the north and south closer than
ever together by shorter and moro direct
route than heretofore existed. Glance al
the map OF Virginia, North Carolina and
Solth Carolina and see the course Of thii
new trunk line. Starting from Savannah
Ga, it will have connection over the Savan
nah, Florida and Western railroad into the
state Of Florida; then moving directly nortt
and intersecting the South Carolina rail
road at Lees to Columbia, 8. c.; and thel
to Monroe, it crosses the Georgia, Caroline
and Northern railroad, and goes Straight OF
through Lexington t. Winston, Salem
Martinsviils, Rocky Mount TO Roanoke
Va, and over the Shenandoah Valley rail
road, now the property of bhe Norfolk AM
Western railroad, to Shenandoah Junction
connecting with the Baltimore and Ohi'
railroad, thus giving direct outlet to tn
west, TO toe north and to the east. Witt
these prominent facts before us let us wal
aud see what the next six months will bring
forth Ia reference to these new enterprises.