The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-04-29
Practically
Completed
Is Survey Of l.. X. r. r.
Actual Work win be.
gin in IA About
Two Weeks.


lien railroad which will soon connect
the two seaboards.
Within one month the survey of the
entire route will be completed
Such are the statements of Mr..
Jackson 7. Blair, president of the
Little Kanawha Railroad Company,
made to News reporter last night
Mr.. Blair arrived here yesterday from
his home in Greenville, Pa, where
he has been for some time. He will
leave Friday afternoon for the east
WHARF he will remain IA week looking
after matters pertaining to the rail
road
The sale of the Wabash will prob
ably be contaminated Friday even.
ing, said he. land it matters not to
the public who gels the system, the
through lines will be built, and that
at once.
"Three syndicates, each composed
OF large number of the most sub.
slantial men in the east, will be rep.
resented at tomorrow's meeting in
Baltimore and | heye no doubt but
that everything will be settled then
The Pirtsburg and Toledo syndica te
has capital Of 10000, 900, the
Fuller has $40, 100000 aud the Little
Kanawhs $4,000, 900. Another will
be formed at once but the amount
of it's capital is not known. The east
ern terminus Of the Little Kanawha
Will be decided upon as soon as the
surver is completed.
1.-The entire system will he almost
in a direct line east aud west through
its course, though the direct route for
this section has not been decided upon
yet
The first route has been somewhat
changed. Numerous cutofIs have been
made. Many of the long curvatures
have been eliminated, and at this
time l can say shat it is one such as
would do any system credit. The
maximum grade west of the Ohio is
fifteen feet, while that east of the riv.
er is twenty-five feet. The maximum
curvature is six degrees.
The four engineering corps have
been working to great disadvantage.
Already about seven hundred miles of
line has been gone over. That beng
so much greater than the distance of
the proposed line shows how much
care and attention has been paid to
the getting of the most d.reat line at
the smallest cost, The weather Of the
winter just past has also retarded op.
eratiOns to a great extent, but now il
Can be SAID than the work is practica.
lily finished The four corps now on
the route have bot met at any point
but their work has been done well, and
the territory which they have gone
over has been decided upon to be the
exact course of the route.
The work Of grading will be done
Of course, by number Of contractors.
Sub contractors will be employed at
diHereut points along the route and it
may be said that several thousand
men will be given employment
As tn the route we will take
through this section nothing can be
said. The engineers have not as vet
come to any conclusion as to the best
r'ule. i may be that the bridge that
will span the Ohio at this point will
be lust south Of the city or SIN art dis
lance north. AS for my opinion as To
the location Of the structure, have
nothing to say, for that remains Who'll.
Iy with the finding of those who have
| it in charge. We expect 70 have the
best location to suit our needs, be that
where it may
| The engineers are now making
plans for the tunnels the exact loca.
ton for none Of which ha, been deci.
ded upon. Mr. s. d. Brady, the cheif
engineer, is in the city, and we looked
over the plans To- night, but We, Of
course, cane TO 30 conclusion in their
relation. 10 very short time though
will be known as To- all locations.
Whe1 asked about tho benefit which
will be derived by the interior couo.
ties Of the State by the road, Mr
Blair safe: "Ths question is surely
answered by the action we have taken
} iu The building OF the route Had ID
b not been plain to De seen that It, IL
nessary Ton just such a railroad syslsa
as the one proposed Co properly giy,
! am outlet for the grest mineral anc
b other resources, and thereby got
2 profit sufficient for the investment