Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-02-26
Railroad MATTERS.
SOMETHING ABOUT TIE OLD NARROW
GAUGE RAILROAD.

SOMETHING ABOUT THE OLD MARROW
GAUGE RAILROAD.
The bill before the legislature to extend
| the CHARTER Of the Washington, Cincinnati
q st. Louis Ry., 1.-THE route OF Which lies
from the Potomac to the West Virginia
line in Highland) the old Narrow Gauge
railway Of other days, which was partially
built through Augusta county and then
stopped, is meeting with opposition in
Harrisonburg. This road, the filings and
cuts of which can still be seen near Mt.
Scion and at other points III Augusta and
Rockingham, was chartered just twenty.
years ago, next month, and just ten years
ago Its charter WIGS changed so as to make
it standard instead of narrow gauge
road. To it Highland subscribed $4,000,
Rockingham $4,000 and private individu-
ais $4,000. About forty miles Of the line
between Monterey and Harrisonburg was
graded when the contractors stopped work
with the company owing them $50, 900. 1t
is estimated that over 100000 in money
has been expended ON the road in the
nilli6hase of rights OF way, and grading and
1YEry,S2 Rockingham, Augusta and
Highland Counties. Nine years ago the
road and its franchises were sold under a
decree Of the circuit court of Rockingham,
and bought by the creditors who sold it to
Martin & Cook of New York for $SS, 900.
They went to work to complete it, but
the crash of Ward & Grant IN New York
stopped all railroad building in Virginia.
The road has for years been offered for sale
at S35, 900, but found no takers. A public
meeting in Harrisonburg has adopted res
buttons requesting the Senator and Dele
gates from that county to oppose the ex-
tension of the charter, except On the condi-
ton that work be begun at some point
on the Norfolk & Western Ry. within II
months from date, and be prosecuted con-
tinuously with sufficient force SO as it may
be completed by way Of Bridgewater to
Harrisonburg, and be IN operation within
four years from the date of the extension
of the charter, and i'll case of failure to
comply with these requirements, the charter
to be forfeited.
The double track of the Chesapeake &
Ohio Ry. from the stock yards to Anderson
will be ready for travel by April 1st. The
company has ordered all distractions with
in 80 feet of the tracks on either side to be
cleared away. On the 18th inst. three
more sections Of double tracking were let
one Of three and half miles between Dun
lap and Backbone to G. G. Gooch of Staun-
ton; another section between Caldwell IS
and Whitcomb, to w. A. Rinehart of Gov
ington, and a third, between Whitcomb
and Rockland to Carpenter and Langhorne.
MI. Rlnehart has already located his two
camps and work will commence at once.
r. w. Harris of Clifton Forge, was the
first locomotive engineer to run passenger
train from Richmond into Huntington in
1878. He also was the first to take q through
train from that city back to Richmond.
II. K. Hawthorn Of Alton has received
the contract for furnishing this division
Of the Chesapeake e Ohio Ry. with $500
cross ties.
A bill has been introduced in the Virgin
ia House of Delegates to amend tho act in
cooperating the Basic City, West Virginia
& Pittsburg Ry. Co.
The engineers are surveying the line be-
tween Marlinton and Huntersville in Po-
cahontas co., W. Va, to connect the Cam
Gen road with the C. & 0. Hot Springs Val
ley branch.
The stockholders Of the Chesapeake &
Ohio have given the Board of Directors the
authority to make mortgage Of Sc, GOO, 600
On tba road