Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-27
III, Host Of 1t, However, Will Be
Rather Light.
sorruERN TO BUILD \ NEW LINE.
II f. Intended to Connect With the
Plant systcm-Grent Amount Of
construction Work I'm Progress
Nailroad Notes.
Railroad Notes.

Mr.. Timothy +. Ryan. one Of the best
known railway contractors I'm the coun-
Try is in the city. looking out for work
ou the construction Of the Richmond, Pc
tersburg and Carolina
Mr. Ryan is now at work on the Allan
uc-Coast Line near Roams Station. where
am eleven-mnc tangent is being con-
structcd TO obviate number oi
p curves. The work Will be com
pie 1d I'm q short time.
Il hope go get some work on the Rich
mond. Petersburg ana Carolina said
Mr. Ryan at Murphy's last night "There
fs great deal of heavy work 60 be done,
but the most of it is light. The heaviest
is from Buttorworth. south forty miles.
10 Lewis. with this exception. the grad
ing. ] understand, will be easy. The chief
engineer. AR. r.. B. Seymour. IS one. of
the best railroad-mon I'm this country.
'I do not know any company i'm bet
Ter condition to build than the Richmond.
Petersburg and Carolina" continued Mr..
Ryan. Contractors are not going TO be
delayed waiting for settlement of ques-
tions about rights of way. / understand
aii rights Of way have been secured from
Richmond to Petersburg, save i'm proba-
hlr two or three cases. / understand.
too. that all rights have been secured TO
t1ecn miles south Of ButterWorth. and
that options have been taken the rest q
tle distance TO RidgeWay. OF course. 1
ca not speak officially. but we contractors
always have our ears open for such in
hn g.
iesarding the condition the Richmond.
Petersburg and Carolina is i'm TO build /
suppose no road ever undertook work
vaeu it was in better fix for it.
understand work is to begin on the
nab early next week" said Mr.. RYAN.
'it ain DE in progress an along the line.
lls ub-conuacts viii be let by Mr.. Nc
u lld. the contractor. in ID day or two.
lIr William Kennehck who is associ-
ated with him. is now at Macon pur-
chasing mules. He will probably be back
by The last of the week
"louu see that the Richmond. Peters !
burg ana Carolina Will do an immense |
business Mr. Ryan said. "Why. do YOU
Know that portion already built twenty |
miles south from Petersburg has more !
business than it can handle? There is
I--engtr and a freight train each way |
every day. The cars just run south from |
l'tersburg out into the woods but the |
road is doing a fine business
There Is more railroad work In Vir- |
MIA I'm sight now than / have known in /
f.n years Mr.. Ryan concluded con !
sruction is in progress or contemplated |
iu every direction. The Norfolk and !
Western is eXpending a million and Il |
lall suaightening its track for a dis |
tauce of ten miles through the mountains |
thls side of Radford The SeabOard Air
Line is building The Richmond. Petersburg
md Carolina. The Atlantic-COast Line is
doing good deal OF work. The Atlantic
and Dauyille is being extended south
from Nirgilina, ian Halifax county, TO
Columbia. 1 am Informed and l have
never seen the matter mentioned I'm the |
papers that the Baltimore and Ohio is
after building Il line TO Norfolk, or some
POINT near there. l DO not know any
thing about the immediate prospects Of |
t..a o. road being built"
Ar Ryan is a cousin OF Mr.. Thomas F.
Atar the New York hnancier who
i"agl. the Seaboard Airline so long in
ie interests of the Southern. lie will
i.man a The city until this afternoon,
atlte.L
DO na, stated yesterday by a gentleman
lh ID position 10 know that the Southern
contemplated Il cessation of its agreement.
whereby its Florida business was now
zone over The Florida Central and PENN
s'af from Columbia. s c.. and that the
company would build a line 10 connect
VITA iac Plant system. The information !
wa, stated TO be from an official Of the
ID. 4 h.. !
=. iAe lne, but who said that the begin
-.- " construction work was not far
4..alt
lhe report that the Chesapeake and
V.-' would soon put ON a new fast train
.."..l Richmond and Cincinnati is in
.i..' such "a step was contemplated.
.-. i.oro is now no intention of making
'Ae addition nor any change in schedules.
l.. Chesapeake and Ohio will soon eX
i ia yard trackage in Newport News
i.et About four miles of new track
".. b. laid in and near Newport News.
{
li. Chesapeake and Ohio will push the
'rlction OF a branch line from Prince, i
+" ta % BcCklcy, distance Of thirteen
~ The new road will run through
d mineral and timber country.
Work on the branch Of the Farmville .
'a IoWhatan road from Chester to Man =
e-0sf.r. "a distance OF thirteen miles. will .
tin very soon. IL is in contemplation 4,
T" extend the Farmville and Powhatan' l
'', l-5 miles into Charlotte county.
Ar G.. A. Secy has been appointed
.o engineer OF the Norfolk and West
I'D. vice Mr.. G.. X. Henderson. whose :
.Ht acceptance OF a position with the n
acctady I.Oc0mo i've Works was noted h
q .ae Dispatch. The appointment Of Mr.. 4
1 is universally commended by rail- q
'aa men, T.
Captain G. W. Westbury travelling pas
neer agent OF the Southern. with
'ao4larters here has been az savannah c
'.ial weeks seeing that his road gets :,
iar share OF the homeward-boupd ! I,
''lers lie is expected back in n few
.a!s
rLANs FOR THE DEPOT. i.
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