The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-09
ANEW Short Line.

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An exchange says:a Steps will be taken soor,
it is believed In raiirord circles, by the LOUIS
vile & Nashville railroad to secure Knoxville
as terminal point from Nashville. This com-
pany has had its eye on knoxville for some
time aud it is. nov said 70. be settled thing
that it will build branch road to that point.
"Engineers have been in that section for the
past two weeks, and it is definitely settled that
Fthey were sent there to make a preliminary
survey Of Tie road BY tie Iioulsville& 'Nasl-
/ ,siiiees.s'.iy1 .,i p.aoaaaf. $50. ~. -
The Nashville; Chattanooga s st. Louis and
the Nashville & KHoxsi1e now join at Iebar
non. The Nashville &iKnoxville runs to
CooSeyile, a distance of fifty miles from the
Cincinnati Southern. By the completion Of
this road from CookeyiIle to Knoxville, line
can be. secared With a slight. grade through
the Cumberland .pountains by the Louisville
rs Nashville, which will give a. shorter route to
i Nashville .fr5t: Knoxville. by one' hundrad
niles. 49, ii. s.::. 80 -; :
The Po5sri makes the prediction that THIS
load viii be .built, but that cqmberland
Gap, not Knoxville, will be its terminus
1t BeiRg in effect an extension of that
branch of the L. & N. between Big Stone
Gap. and Cumberland Gap, heading by,a
short line for clearinghouse Chattanooga,
Ind Nashville, which places WIFI Ire large
sonsasmer:s q coke from fhfs point: NJ q:
| b. ,Leisenrin, Presidentcf the Virginia
| Coal and Iron Co.. who. was kerc,sone time
hgo stated that he. had, nc doubt that he
| would send his coke hcle -te-,Eis Pioneer
IFArpaces.yat. .Birmin gham, -. =, !.
/ This new line.is- badly needed, Any
thing going from here to Birmingham
Chattanooga and Nashville, is carried .a.rl,!': BY
the Louisville Nqshlylle 25o 3iIes north
IT, within: 81 jules Of Lonisyll.es itself
land then sent to its destination BY j. its
Imam line, it ,havipg stll to. g, IS great
distance IS # was from th I' points when
was It Big;stohe Gap TIE saying ,g: t the:
lis 259 miles, WHICH no road can Giiora d, not ;,
it, avail Itself rs, Of when it cones e mat a..
liter Of compettilt!II!oG. 49,: II s..:...
This road crosses The CINCINNATI South
ern probaldy4;at Memo or Sunbright
which will give it connection with Knox
Vile, if necessary, by the Walden's Ridge
apa}he k nSS'STi!!e \ 10! Ohio h.ks., hut # is
much MORE prebable. that the. Louisville &
Nashville will. acquire the. Knoxville
cumbyi l'ada'Gap 'G'L0nist7fltl Mo. :ahd
s.. S.. aXe Is. one Hors drfsi line into
Knouyille. ;. The securing Of the Knox,
Vile Southern R. r. would let it into At
lahta. But this access is also. had by its
lease of TIE: Western & Atlantic from
\ Chattappoga,. which place. lit reaches by
the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
\ Which road it controls.
/ II s.kn.own TO well posted people thai
4 the Louisville.& Nashville has. for some
time past, kept its. consulting engineer
| and Geologist, Capt. Fitzhugh, in this
field between Cumberland Gap and Cooke
. Vile, with 4 view of knowing the re-
.snaress ofithat section saad the pessibi@ity
sof cline thnoaighit.' e: -. 5
ki"The 4HS,&aM noiv'his coed outlet,'fol
tits StoeKs ana 'bohds, iand can easily com
Mahd 'fhsa7 sri f7o,hey to build. th1ysroad which
Mfr aonns q; tie iTssst cqling. coal fields q
, ths .soHth on iItS Y line !,l here by
route g., With the principal cities south 81