The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-29

public was surprised by news that the
great Southoru railway system would
make this harbor its deep water ter
minus. Such proved to be the case,
and the lease has been signed bv which
shey control certain wharf property in
ihis city for that purpose aud wharves
and docks and warehouses are under
construction at Primers Pom! to
accOmmo odate their vast business.
Since that time wo lind tho Boston
Barge Company has transferred it's
business from Philadelphia to this
port, and the Hamburg American
+ienmsh,p line will commence in DC.
tobcr TO ply to mud from this port to
HamGuts, carrying freight and pas
eeugers.
Again the railroad world is aeoe
aince President Thomas King of the
BnitmoIe and Ohio Railroad, accom-
tanied by Col. John "A. Thompson, an
expert accountant. and L. a. Walton,
eecrstnry, arrived in Roanoke on Tues.
day, aud there met Gen. John Gill,
OF Baltimore. Md, receiver of the Cape
Fear and ladkin Valley Railroad,
and these gentlemen left on ar IN
epectlon tour over the Roanoke aud
Southern railroad, running from
Roanoke, Va. to Winston, n. c., ard
over the Cape Fear aud Ysdkiu Valley
railroad, which connects with the
Roanoke and Southern railrond at
Winston and extends to Wilmington,
y. Q. with hrnnch from Fayetteville,
n. q. to Bsnnettsvlilc, >. T..
This latter to1u crosses the Seaboard
Air Line at Sanford, y. g., and cou.
meets with the Atlantic Coast Line at
Fayetteville nnd Wilmington, N, g,
While in Roanoke these gentlemen had
@ consultation with The business men
looking TO the extension of the Balti-
more and Ohio. whore 1t now termI-
nhtes, to Roanoke to connect with the
Koanoke and Southern and Cape Fear
and Iadkin Valley.
The former road is leased to the
Norfolk aud Western railroad, aud the
latter III Ill the hands Of receiver. 1t
needs but glance nt the lines OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and the
Norfolk aud Western railroad, to see
that for the control of SoGtherr busi-
ness this latter road is q very necessary
adjunct 70 the former.
1he Norfolk and Western railroad
on the west connects with the Bslti.
more aud OHIO at Columbus also and
at Chillcothe and Portsmo nth also on
the north 1t can connect at Hngerstown
D. IL
membered, before the Nanderblts took
control Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
raIlroad aud furnished it with West.
srn outlet i'll the big Four" Line it's
financial condition was ptecarious. See
how staple It's finances are to-day 1t
IS one OF the best railroad properties
IN the country.
The absorption of the Norfolk and
Western railroad by the Baltimore and
ONO would have q like effect, would
transform 1t lpto II trunk line from
Norfolk to Chicago, Cincinnati and St.
Louis, and If the proper traffic ar.
engagements could be made with the
1OuissiIle and Nashville railroad would
De the shortest route from this point to
hlemphis and the Southwest. Another
Eroat advantage would accrue to the
baltimore and Ohio in controlling tho
Norfolk and Western, and that is, 1t
Would own both lines through tile val
ley OF Slrglnin. TINS shutting its com.
petitor, the PENNSYLVANIA railroad, out.
1t would control two feeders to the
South-the Roanoke and Southern
railway, from Roanoke to Winston, n.
o., which will eventually be pushed
direct to Columbia, 5. c.. and also tho
line from Lynchburg to Durham, con
aud Southern railway, In fact, the
absorption of the Norlolk and Western
fnllroad would look as though it could
make direct connections with every
Eonthern railway system of any note.
The Norfolk aud Western railroad is
valuable property. but SO much
money has been placed in betterments
aud extensions that the bondnoders
Gud difficulty Ill re. organizing. a few
weeks since the Cumberland creek
/cosl underbid Pocahontas coal in 80
curing Government contracts.
What seems more easy than that the
Baltimore aud Ohio should stop this
cutting Ill the coal trade by controlling
not ouly the coal business of its own
line. but Of the Norfolk aud Western
SailrOads its chief competitor es well.