Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-04-05

being at that lime president, announ
ed the following strong language, whe
presenting Professor McCreaths r,
port on the mineral resou ces of th
line from Maryland throu. h Virgini
to the Tennessee line. "Ths manage
ment took hold resolved to make ever
mile pay its quota to the general reve
nue., and to develop every source of in
come, in coal, iron, wood, cattle an,
miscellaneous business.
The history records the great pro
gress OF the company as then consti
tuted, and at this time chronicles tn,
immense display of energy and capacity
aud success which is pushing on al
its views and hopes to completion. II
was early designated, as the Shenan.
doah line was coming up the Valley as
the "town builder" for many marts Of
commerce, manufacturing and gel eral
trade have grown up under the stim l.
lants thus impaired.
! Flowing eastward all the streams oil
the Dan, the Rigg, The Mago, the Yad-
kin and other rivers from the highland
of Franklin, Henry and Patrick coun-
ties in Virginia, and the border coun-
ties of North Carolina. Away up to
the height Of the great watershed the
Yadkln Valley and the Patrick and
Franklin railroads penetrates their
daily visits from the connection with
the greltiWinston-Salen division and
the thr ugh line of The Southern Rail
road.
The Winston-Salem division, known
as the continuation CT the Shenaudc al
Valleyline south of Roanoke, is forging
its way to the front, and in the Union
of many, will become, as SO N as it may
be practicable, movement in anticipa.
ton OF great southern line on hi. her
parallel tnan now exists.
The Manufacturers Record and other
sources If information, tell Of the won
derful lrogress at Greensbor N. c.,
and ali along the South I'm road, and
manXher places in The cold North
ST. ind the writer holds t, he
faith there is in him, that hi. h. up |
along the beautiful streams and val eys |
that flow and are formed as the country |
is tr4 ced est OF the Blue Ridge, there |
S future worthy of the aspiration of |
III WHO DIS ell in the land of Colonel |
Byrd's dividing line" A glance now
lo'ng th route Of the railroad of the
Winston-S Salem division slrikingly pre-
'ents l:ogress in development, in cot
on and tobacco factories and other
,nterpiis which record their own
e. o. as the future will be for that
Z NJ ry. The N. & W. now penetrates
lcr' s. the 'div ding .ino" into North
; To ina at Durham, ct Winston Salem
IN up Reed Island Greek, and begin
ing at Pulaski City. The high noun
aims OF Carroll county will bow Their
l. a Is and lail the "Old North State"
When the third auxiliary line joins the
L dkin Valley Railroad on the eastern
ado of the great watershed, from which
lcws down tie handspring of the
Great Bend" Of the Yadkin, The New,
nd the Dan rivers. 1t IS claimed that
lie Winston-Salem division is the
latural extension Ct the Shenandoah
Inc, the center Ct the three connections
hat spring dil ectly from the Norfolk
nd Western system which was inaugu-
ated at Lynchburg in 1848, whel
Iirginias matchless orator, Joseph X.
irving, uttered truths to be eternally
mixed with the history and fortune, of
he "Old Dominion"
When 1SS1-'92 the Shenandoah Val
" line was under construction, there
ere several of The contractors who
ecame well acquainted with the people
Rockbridge along the rcute-Much
( their financial and other business
centeriDg at Licking
IN. All along the route and in Lex
gton these gentlemen were we'll
lown and highly esteemed. Captain
DAWN who recently became the
yner of the celebrated estate of the
Point OF Fork" at the Junction of the