Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-25
GOSSIP OF THE RAILROADS.
Much Smoke Should Indicate That There
In Some Fire.

In Some Fire.
II Newport News gets all of the rail-
roads which Dame Rurnr,r persists in
starting in this direction. Norfolk will
nave to get ont of this part Of the
country in order to amount to any
thing and New York will have 70 look
10 her laurels If she is to keep pac"
with THIS port. 1t is generally conceded
that another railroad here will b.. the
best thing that could happen FOR New
port News at this time, but it is really
difficult to understand how the Ralti-
anore & Ohio. the Seaboard Air Line,
he West Virginia Central and Pitts
burg and half II dozen others can be
accommodated here. Newport News is
q pretty big place and has miles Of SUI
pei1or water front at it's door but il
all OF these railroads must come there
vail nave to be considers, BE expansion
somewhere
After all. it will be strange indeed if
something does not come out Of all Of
these rurlors about another railroad
entering Newport News. There hava
pcen developments recently which have
much significance. That some railroad
interests are heading in ths direction
1hefe seems 10 be pretty good intiira-
TONS but just what they ar,. or how
nave been several parties here recently
looking after railroad interests, but
who they are is not known. In fact,
certain parties in the city. men we'll
known in public ana business life,
nave received intmations Of approach
ing railway invasion which ar. regard
cd as meaning something.
The lumor that the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad is looking for a deep water ter
lnhnns i'll this vicinity is credited in
railroad circles. but no one believes that
such q great system as this would To-
cate anywhere else than at N.w1,nrt
News. The rumor published in the
Daily press last week that efforts are.
being made by railway agents to secure
IN" Jones property about five miles
above the city was obtained from !,
trust worthy source. but 1T was only
gwen as rumor and only published as
such. 1t is not believed that the l,alti-
more. & Ohio will ever, locate 4 terminal
so far from The Golden Gate Of the At
lantic. If anywhere. the baltimore &
Ohio would probably have its terminus
on Hampton Roads Immediately below
the city.
In this connection 4 statement re-
Gently made By an attache Of the Ola
dominion Land Company may have
some significance:
fhc ord dominion Land Company"
ne said. have been holding q large
piece of water front below the city for
ten years for the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad"
That may mean something and it may
mean nothing. But if the Baltimore &.
Ohio decides to form Il junction here
with the Seslboard Air Line, for ex-
chang" Of freight. export ana domestic.
the terminal will probably be nearer
this property than the Jones property.
y well known gentleman stated YES
t"rday that he had resolved Informal
ton which led him to believe that there
will shortly be railway connection be-
tween Smithicld and Newport News
not u railway across the James river
Of course. but railroad down the other
side Of the James TO Smith1icd. which
WIFI barge its freight to Newport News
here 70 he loaded aboard ste;lnls hips ar
n terminal which is said to be in con-
1"InplarI ron.
Fhls ~ another road which III present
mas no name. as far as he source or
information knows or is willing to give
out. The plan. it is said is to have. a
branch lin" run from one of the big
systems on tn" othc rsidt run TO smith
field. Just Why any railroad should
want TO cntcr Newport News This wav-
IS not clear at this time. However. yerv
anxious is this road. it is said to make
TINS connection ANA build Il terminal
here.
IN this connections q railroad man
coming down on the train the other 3av-
said that he believed the day j., NOT
distant when the railway interests Of
Mt Coils T.. Huntington will be OK
tended as far east as Newport News
ana that the great railway n,agnate
and millionaire shipbuilder. who is
known TO have any amount Of conf
ctnce IN the future of this city, viii one
DAY own great terminal a Newport
News and will be doing an enormous
business with foreign countries through
the city which he practically founded.
This railroad man said he knew vim
ne was talking about Railroad men.
when they condesccnd to say {, few
words usually know what they are
talking about. 1t is to be hoped that
TINS man does. and that some one else
VIII know it, too. at no distant date.
lhen there is another railroad story
According TO q fumor which is III cirru-
tatlon IN the city now, the West Eir-
slnla Central ana Pttsburg railroad is
looking in this direction with a longing
eye and rs wishing that it could get
INTO Newport News with some Of these
other railroads. This road. uuoth Dame
funor. is likely 10 be extended through
lhe mountains Of West Virginia 70 the
Virginia line, whence 1t Will be pushed
on to a connection with the Chesapeaka
d ONO railroad at or near g>onreyer1e
10y an arrangement with the C.hesa-
vtake x ohio. It is reported. The. tracks
OF that great system are 10 be used an
NE way 10 Newport News ana a great
business is To be worked up by the
West Virginia Central and Pittsburp in
coal an! timber their line nov naccin,