The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-02
PROGRESS IN
BUSY BRISTOL.
Many Momentous Enterprises Under
Way in the Southwest.
THE S0UTHERN'S NEW OUTLET.
When Completed Will Give Them q
Trunk Line from the Mississippi TO
the AtIantic-Ncw Electric Line
Telephone Extension.

BRISTOL. TENN.-VA., March a.-spe-
cial.-D. ID. Hull, an attorney OF pulaski,
va, was In Bristol Monday. He repre-
sents the Pulaski Telephone Company
and was here on very important busi-
ness connected with this financially strong
company
Mr.. b. I.augon Is the president Of the
Pulaski Telephone Company, which pro-
noses to extend its line east and west 10
Roanoke and Bristol. and to take in every
town uDon the line Of the Norfolk and
Western railway. where franchises are
granted to It. TO further this end, Mt
Hul representing the company, has
bought the Marion Company line ana
franchise and will hereafter control That
business.
should the Pulaski Company succeed
I'm its designs, IT will give the patrons IN
each Of these towns the benefits OF the
long distance telephone service between
pulaski ana the cities Of Bristol and
Roanoke. and all intermediate points
making IL TO subscribers the most desira-
BILE telephone business and line witnin tie
Southwest. The company has pracuoa,ly
unlimited capital back of II and can MAKE
any improvement it may think desiraD'e'
SOUTHERN'S OUTLET.
+. < McCarty. Of st Louis. Mo., IS ID
Bristol to-day. He is here in the interest
Of the proposed railroad from Bristol 10
Rocky Mount. Franklin county. va. me
Atlantic 6. Western has charter TOT
this road which is expected 70 ~"
through Washington. Smyth, GfaNs'n
Flovd. Carroll and franklin counties 10
Rocky Mount. Va. This road would run
along p portion of the old DahViilc an"
East Tennessee route which was sur
veyed and talked of during the Doom
davs OF 1900 and would traverse q region
rich In timber ard minerals, ahordihs
heavy local tonnage.
This proposed road Is thought 10 >.
intended for an eastern outlet from
Bristol. it's present terminus, or the
Southern railway as from Rocky Mount
il has an arm reaching to Norfolk. -
that with this connecting link bnlit
from Bristol 20 Rocky Mount the South-
ern would have a grand through trunk
line reaching from Tdewater on the east
at Norfolk TO the great waters OF the
Mississippi on the west.
The talk OF the extension OF the Nor
folk & Western from Bristol TO Knox
vile has doubtless had its effect upon
the Southern in Fastening its extension
eastward from Bristol. with these TWO
connecting links completed and in ope-
large majority. And II is only a matter
of time until both these roads will be
built Let us hope 1t will be only a snort
time.
NEW MODERN CHURCH.
The members of the Christian church
i'm Bristol are going to build new
house of worship this spring. The ola
brick church on Depot street ON Nlr-
ginia Hill where these good people nave
worshipped for thirty years will be torn
away and a new, frame structure OF
modern architectural design will be
erected, Phoenix-like, on the old site.
This modern, model church will cost
s. 90. and when completed. viii be one
Of the most attractive and pretuest
churches in Bristol 1t will have a main
auditorium Aka and a Sunday-school
loom s0x42 These will be connected by
sliding doors. 50 that the two can be
thrown into one at option. Work VIII be
commenced about April 18th. and COM
pleted in two or three months.
TO GREET THE BOYS.
Preparations are bling made In an in
formal manner for the reception in Brls-
tot of a portion of the Fourth Tennessee
Regiment. which will soon be mustered
out Of service at Savannah, Ga. Com
pany ID. of this regiment, is command d
by Captain Samuel Vance fulkersOh, son
Of Colonel Abram Fulkerson, Of this city
The latter has a fame of no mean pro-
portions made i'm the civil war. The SON
is a worthy scion OF the superior sire.
The boys composing Captain Fulkerson'
company are residents Of Bristol and or
Sullivan and Washington counties, Tenn,
and have spent the winter In Sancu
Spritus, cuba.
AN ELECTRIC LINE.
Bristol will soon have new electric
street railway plant. The mammoth new
boiler has arrived and the engine and
dynamos are on the road en- route 10 the
State-line dual city. All of the ma
chnery is of the very latest, best and
most perfect patterns. The system, when
completed ana in operation. viii be strictly
frst-class throughout. This company
will also furnish incandesccnt lights 20
citizens Cars win be running not later
than the middle of April.
Fifty thousand dollars worth Of real
estate has changed hands during the past
few weeks. principally desirable residence
lots. There Is nothing Of the nature Of
boom-no undue initiation OF values. but
steady healthy. gradual advance IN
prices due to the bright business out
look.