The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-02
The seahoard Air Line May Enter Into
a Powerful Organization,
TO MAINTAIN ITs OWN INDEPENDENCE
Tho Roads Magnificent New Depot
in Atlanta VIII 30 Used by It ana
It's Friends, JointIy-NorfoIk nnd
Western ana Louisville ana Nuph.
Willie May Join PlucIky y. A. l..

new depot of the Seaboard Air Line in
Atlanta, by 1t and the Nashville, Chat
tanooga and ST. Louis Railway, in which
the Louisville and Nashville is largely
interested. is regarded by many railway
men as indicative of the contamination
OF close traffic arrangements between
the Seaboard. the Louisville and Nash
vile and the Norfolk and Western sys-
TENS, the three forming powerful rival
to the Southern.
N. & WIS PLANS.
The report has been given out i'm the
North that the purchase of the Roanoke
and Southern road by parties friendly to
the Norfolk and Western means that the
latter line is trying TO get n connection
with the Seaboard Air Line system in
order that it may get to Atlanta To
make connection with the Scabonrd,
me Norfolk and Western would have to
build from Salem-Winston, n. c.. to
Monroe or some other point on the Sea-
board.
At first glance this would not seem to
ne good business proposition, as the
Two systems are competitors on eastern
ana southern business, but it is said
that the Norfolk and Western wants to
get another outlet into this territory
Now its business comes down by way
of Bristol. II is n strong line from cast
ern interior and western Pennsvlvnnia
and Ohio points for the business COM
inS South. 1t has had trouble about
getting what it's traffic officials consider
Il fair exchange at Bristol. and it is not
Il sacred secret that Major Henry Fink
president OF the Norfolk and Western.
has evidence that freight from the
south routed by the shippers over his
me by Bristol was diverted 1t is Il
long story, but the Norfolk and West
ern people have not been satisfied for
some time with the way in which certain
business was being handled. If the line
can reach down ana touch the Seaboard
AT Monroe, this would open up n strong
line between Atlanta ard Ohio. Pennsyl-
Vania and the interior east 1t would
, he the strongest line from intcrior
points Ia the Carolinas. So there may
DE- something in the speculation about
III" meaning of the purchase of the
Roanoke Southern by friends of the
Norfolk ard Western.
SEABOARD'S DEPOT.
me y Atlanta Constitution says of the
Seaboard'S now depot IN that city:
The Scaboard Air Line freight depot.
BOW nearing completion. is one of the
largest and most substantial structures
III The South, and the retaining walls
constitute one of the finest pieces of ma
som! in the State. The building Is S5G
| .=e' ionS. with an average width of l25
| Ieet. The two ends. the street wall and
the t"o-Story section. are Of brick. The
railroad front is of heavy galvanized
! IRON. Inc roof rests ON steel trussyvnrlS
Waich - supported by steel Orders six
icei vide. resting on lattice columns of
steel
! "he floor from end TO end is OF con-
crete nine Inches thick. The western
enc OF the building nearest Tho noint of
view is to he occupied as - freight depot
~ the Seahoard Air Line. The ware
house space is l25X2OG feet The Two
story section. which comes next. 5Gylii
tee', and contains freight Offices. The
TURNER enu, wiki Il space OF l25xiOO
ieei, VIII be used rs n freight depot by
| the w. ANA y. Railroad
The ncrth side STREET hes; along G56 foe;
with j. doors wide enough for a draw 10
!Gaa or unload. The retaining wall to
long. and in places 20 feet hich an5
several feet thick. In the centre it was
made Very broad AT the base so as Tn
tni" we immense wciSht u: earth he
EAiHs OF masonry. ana the worl; was
executed by NcUable Brothers. OF Stonr
Mountain granite.