The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1901-10-17
MOyEMENT.
Va. q s. w. and the o. r. 4 C.
Roads May Soon Be Con-
troiiec by the Seaboa-d
Air Line.

from the New York Commercisl:
Current gossip credits sestosrd
Air Line interests, with the aid Of
capitslists planning to arrange a
combinstion &c roads designed to pro-
vide short trunk line from the Great
Lakes TO the Atlantic sesboari aud
that the acquisition Of the Virginia
K Southwestern is part OF the plan.
With what Ohio. Indiana and Illinois
lines negotiations are being conducted
has not been disclosed, but it is
known that the combination hopes TO
secure and control a great deal Of
mining traffic"
What Is the meaning Of the above?
Il means that there is plan on foot
% form a great trunk line from De-
troit, Mich, 70 the Atlantic coast
through Bristol.
Madam Rnmor has il going, and
she is not far wrong, that Geo. J..
Carter. the former president Of the
| Virginia Iron. Coal snd Coke Com
psny and the Virgins snd South
western Railway Company is at the
back Of this momenous movement and
Is the originator aud promoter Of the
big scheme. 1t is a known fact that
he ROW has control Of the @. r. & c. !
road, which Is the same as the old
three G. road. IL is also known that
more than four hundred laborers. !
mechanics. contractors. etc, are now
at work with the teams. and tools I
putting this road in good repair from /
johnson City, Tenn. mp 60 Huntdale. /
NC.
The improvements are OF a perma- /
nent nature and include the construo- /
ton of new grades. new track. re. |
placing Of bridges, trestlcs. stone I
abutments, walls. etc. The scenes I
along that line are lively and the /
work is being rapidly pushed to com. 1
pletlon.
When the News man read the
above paragraph IN the New York I
Commercial be Immediately went TO
che official Of the Virginia Iron. Coal
and Coke Company and Intercepted
him ON the subject. The official
would give ont nothing definite but
IL WAS apparent that there was some
thing in the New York rumo-. Tie
admitted that there had been parties
90 his office proposing 90 arrange a
connection with the Virginia and
Southwestern direct 90 the Atlantic
coast. The News man visited othcr
Offices and places 90 learn more ifl
possible of the proposed trunk line.
summing zap an che facts and ru-
mois regarding thc new arrangement
and sitting them down wo fua lhc
idea Go bc about as follows.
Years ago thc company had 900 un-
derstanding or agreement hv which
they were Co. use The South Atlantic
and Ohio company's (uow the v. &
$. w } track from Moccasin Gan. Va.
60 ChnchpoTi The three C's. out
OF johnson City would tonch the 5.
a. * %. lines at thc cap. use its
rails Geo Clinchport, sod again leave
them az that point for tho new fields.
going on mp the Clnch river. This
probably suggested thc.loa to George
l.. Garter of O. great trunk line 90 the
coast via the Virginia and South.
western road ~ wc ale informed
correctly che northern starting point
Will probably be Detroit. Michigan.
Arrangements win Dee perfected
with certain lines through Ohio. or
Indiana and Kentucky. connecting
with the %. b. g. O.. at a point on
from Cinchport Traffic will then
continue over the ID. r. & Ito Ciincb-
port snd over the Virgiuia 81 South
western through Bristol 90 Elizabeth
ton. Tenn.
The surved line OF the %. r. &c.
road passes within seven miles of the
Virginia and Southwestern at or near
Ellzabethton. These few miles of
track could be put IN with but mearer
cost Traffic would then again pass
over The %. r. & G.. 10 johnson Citv.
The same road would be- used from
johnson City TO the present terminus. !
OGaka The new extension of This
lime through Hunidsle and on 10 ,
Marion, \ C.. would deliver trains 8
70 the : g. s. q by. a shor, branch
now controlled hy ihe Scaboard Air
line
a few miles over this road and the
connection would be made with the
nsin line ef the ; A. l.. at Ruther-
ioidton, \ q. The line would then
be direct 20 the coast on this great
system via Monroe, Wsdesboro. Ham
lett, reaching the coast al Whining
tnn, \. G. :
The northwaro route from CIinch- $
port. Va, would most probably be q
mp Ciinch river 10 81. Paul. then '
Town McCiore river through Dickcn- s
ION county. passing through the .
breaks OF the great Cumberland range ,
i mountains where Powell river and q