The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-14
Is Occupied by the SeahOard and Roam
oke In the Railroad World.
CONTROLS NEARLY A THOUSAND MILES
Though IL In Itself Only Eighty. Miics
I'm LcnEth-Balt imOre Men shy
Norfolk by the SOuthcrn's Pur.
chase OF tho System.
Baltimore News.l

The Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad
Hoihpamy occupies unique position in
the railroad world. Although only 50
snip OF stock the various lines that mako
up the Se;,board Air Line system of ?3i
Company with its fine passenger ana
freight steamers that ply the Chesapeake
by IA, between Baltimore and Norfolk and
system are as follows:
Seahoard and Roanoke Railroad 50 miles
Eoanoke and Tar River Railroad. 81 miles
Murfrecsboro Railroad ............ miles
Raleigh IL CASTOR Railroad. ...... ~ miles
ousburG Railroad. 10 miles
Durham X Northern Railwav ~ miles
Raleigh Il Augusta Air Line RI. iO7 miles
iittSboro Railroad. Observation-Disclosures. ~ miles
Carthage Railroad. 10 miles
Carolina Central acknowledgements S miles
Georgia. Carolina x Northern
halfway ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .2GS miles
The books OF the baltimore Steam
Jacket Company are kept separate from
earnings do not figure i'm those Of the
railroad system 1t also has IL separat c
set OF officers. but its policy Is dictated
EFFECTS Or CONSOLIDATION
y leading business man. in an interview
with IL News reporter. said: 9Th. control
or the Seaboard Air line by the New
York parties who are reported TO have
purchased IL would be IA very great loss
to Baltimore and an injury to the South
The Seaboard has been u peculiarly Il i,al-
t.Inorc road, it's stocks and bonds being
mainly owned here and it's head ofii,,s
being located here. IF sold, it's manage
inent Will lie transferred TO New York.
ana Baltimore Will thus lose control over
another important railroad line connect
ing this city with the south. Instead OF
aiding New York rtopln to buy this road
TO tho disadvantage OF this city. our flna
cierS should have stood hy 1t and not only
kept its control here, but. if necessary,
hacked the Scahoard people in develop
southern controlled
baltimore. IT looks ns though our
financial people didn't have the needed
splendid opportunity the Sea6oard
system presented.
AN ALLY OF THE SOUTHERN
eff sold to New York parties. as re-
intents and purposes an ally of tho South
crn. For years this road has been not ed
for the fact that 1t has been free from
Speculat tive manipulation of its stock: IL
has never been II Wall street enterprise
but this VIII no longer he true If the
noted spectators mentioned as buying II
have really secured control.
The present management has boon of
great value To the road ana 10 the coun-
try tributary 10 II. OF til" merits of the
rate wars know nothing. but am sure
that II man as careful and conservative
as President HOFFMAN would mol have en-
gagged in such contests with out good rca :
son. The reported purchasers own II
railroad from Augusta TO Port Royal. and
It is said will put line into "A combination
WIN NV .''s'o"'s' b''l'i'- ~ nv
pairing to run line OF steamers between
New York and Port ROYAL In order Ia
develop the traffic of their railroad. With
Port Royal al one terminus and Norfolk
OF Portsmouth at the other. their cncr-
giles will he given to the advancement of
these places To the great disadvantage OF
lSaltimorc.
WILL. DIVERT TRADE TO NORFOLK.
And then the Southern. which must
practically control the policy of this new
company. as the interests in both are
very closely connected. is building great
terminal Observation-Disclosures wharvcS.
develop foreign trade. 1 presume that
improvements. With the Saboard rivalry
out of The way, the Southern can then
bend every energy TO The upbuild,ne of
Norfolk - its ;:dcwater terminus and iG-
more Baltimore rntin,ly. OF what inter
est Will ii he 10 that read TO work for
Baltimore when ii has no connection Of
It's own whatever with the city EXCEPT "A
steamer line. and has no terminal fuci!i-
ties here except this steamer wharf? II
looks tn me as though Baltimore * let =
ting slip the last opportunity IL will eyer
have. to control Il railroad. system 10 the
South. The field is covered No more
trunk lines from here 10 the South are
likely to be built As we hnv,. permitted
on" after another 10 slip away We ar"
letting our rivals tighten the cords that
are liable greatly to injury orr trade in
Ier"StS."