The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-03
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Elkins,3 West Virginia. which route they
claim is the only feasible ono between s,sesl, J,
these points" 81
BEST ROUTE ".
M Those 4 VINO know tho conformity
OF the country between Elkirs and
Harrisonburg believe that It Is the
best route, and yet such move
ment can hardly be made to dove
tall In with the official informa ion that
the Chesapeake and Western Company
will build an extension OF 20i miles across
the mountains OF West Virginia to Grants
willie from their present terminus at
EStokesville, Va. This extension would con-
meet tho Gould road with the Chesapeake
Western at Grantsvllle. and the latter
road Is classed everywhere as a Gould
interest. a classification which The,
Times-Dispatch correspondent believes to
q be a true one, from the fact that he him-i
self has seen the mortgage from the Ches-
apeake Western Company for s35, 900 per
mile on all roads then built and all to
be thereafter built to the Bowling Green
Trust Company OF New York, OF which
George Gould Is president. RI a3a gS s 'si
@ All In all,9it is: a guess at most to say
what interests are lnanceering the Vir-
gInia Central work. Some say it Is the
Davis syndicate, which used to own the
West Virginia Central.
II There Is one other fact which may
throw some light on the situation, and
I that Is that the Southern and the West
Virginia Central were planning to connect
at Harrisonburg over the same route now
{ tofb be pursued by the Central Railroad OF
Virginia when the West Virginia Central
was bought blythe Gouds.l This infor-
nation The Times Dispatch correspondent
has from one who was a party to the
negotiations al that time. NJ ssS II Ss M u
gl# 1t rs prebable ~ however, that 4 the do-i
$yelopments Of tfss mex week or ten days
will clear up the situa ton and bring out
! the real purposes $ot the Central Of sYir-s
gina as we'll as Of the Chesapeake and
Western II Vi
III BACK FROM BUFFALO. ii
M Captain Warren 8. Lurty, OF Harrison
burg, and Captain j. b. Jordan, OF Bed
ford county. are in Washington to-day
on their way home from Buffalo where
they spent several days as the guests OF
the Bidwell- Wiikerson Post, Grand Army
Of the Republic. They are both enthusiasts
tic over their trip. To The Tlmes-Dis-i
patch correspondent they spoke In the
highest terms Of the reception they got
at the hands OF the Buffalo veterans. Said
Captain Jordan 1--WE had tho grandcst
time two old rebs ever had. will never
forget 1t as long as 1 live In the same
connection Captain Lurty said: Talk
about Virginia hospitality; I never was
ooA " - ca lCp lllo tiS twtlS
In Buffalo. The city Yves virtually ours.
Iiwouldn't take ANYTHING In the world for
the experience I had. We were shown
the time of our lives during the trip. I'VE
We're takentto Niagara and cared for MS
we'll as II we were kings. We addressed
the post Thursday night. and during our
stay addressed over a thousand school
The way the trip came about was this:
Last fall Captain Jordan was In Wash
ington during the G. a. r. encampment
While here he became acquainted with
various members OF the Buffalo Post and
was invited to visit them. This invita-
tion was afterward pressed upon him
from time to time until finally he ac-
cepted. with the understanding that Cap
tain Lurty would accompany him. Cap
tain Lurty accepted the Invitation and
together they, two rs brave Rebs as
ever shouldered a gun, invaded the land
OF Yankeedom on Visit. si5j
CAPTAIN IlURTY's Fl VIEWS.
Captain 6Lurty has some doubts as to
Roosevelt's ability to carry the Virginia
delegation II he has any opposition He
says he is growing weaker every day,
has very little strength among the people
OF the State. tile deserves to be roasted
we'll and long, said he,ls''for his tti-+
tude In Virginia appointments. He ap-
points only such men as will knuckle to
him, when there arc many better mon
In the Aeld., "A
Speaking OF the Supreme Court deci-
sion In the Alabama case. Captain Lurty
said that speaking as man who had re-
tired from politics, he thought It was i
wise one; that the white race was bound
to hold the reins OF government t. and that
since the election laws OF the South
sought to purify the ballot, theS had bet
ter not be disturbed.
Speaking OF politics In Rockingham, lie
said that the Republicans are united
once again, and that II they stay united
they will carry the county in the next
election.