The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-03
The BLACKSTONE,
And SOUTHERN
Work Has Been Begun and and
Will Be Pushed Vigorously
on Road@tO Chase City,.
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8IBIACKSTOND,gs VA, May Wv orK on
tho new Blackstone and Southern Rail Rail
road has finally commenced. q beginning MIN
being made few days ago. when o force
Of men were set to work to clear of tho
right OF way. This was followed BY the
work OF grading, and 1t Is hoped soon TO
have a largo force OF hands employed.
The day Of beginning was very much OF
a holiday with many Of tho town people,
as numbers OF them Wsnt out TO see the me
work going on. gas isl6S I, .
sii Nearly ali the right OF way on the sec
5tion, between this point and NICK enney,
on tho Seahoard Air Line, has been Sc
cured 81 and good progress is boins maos
on the portion between here and Chase
City, 5.S 81 ~
The entire line e. about sixty miles M
Twenty miles from this place 70 .MnAen-
sney and forty miles TO Chase CITY, The
latter route Is 4 not only twice IS long,
hut 4 much more expenHtve to constr uct.
amounting to about double the cost OF
the former. per mile. 5. !,
81 The Northern parties who are 5lntereeted
in the building OF this road, they agree
lug TO float the bonds for Its consruc-
lion, were down hero this week and ex-
|, pressed themselves as being en- tirelyp 50 +
! isfled with tho situation OF ahatrs. BE
fore any bonds are to be issued the e o.
right OF way has to DO secured nnd I'VE n,,e
miles Of Il tho road built ready for tho
trains. Every effort Is being made TO
comply with these preliminartes ana II
"a Thought the greatest difficult ties have
now been overcome :, ~,
Work has also been begun IN rebuild
ing the business square which was de.
stroyed I'M February. The buildings OF
Dr. Dr. s.. g. Tucker and Mr.. J. 8. Robertson
are now under way, and will DO pushed
"a fiat az possible Tho former building
ia on the corner OF Main ana Broho
streets ana Is to be Q very handsome
struc t,lre Work on some OF the otners
is also expected to begin In short whlle'
which is being built to repla CO tho one
sho lost by fire short time since, Is also
under construction, and is being puaheo
as fast as the weather will permit, When
completed this is expected to be, perhaps
the handsomest residence IN town.
work has iust begun Is that OF Mr.. Nor
man M. Neblett. Of Brunswick county,
Who will when his residence Is comploted.
move his family to this place to reside e's. IN
the future. "
Tho political situation, as regards the
Legislative nght Is very muc n g, m,s e.
sued a writ OF election for the 9Th Of May.
Being requested to do 80 by the county
chairman OF this, Nottoway. county and
Amelia, the two forming the legislative
district. he then directed the shorins Of
the two counties not to post notices o.
the election For this reason no election
viii be held at the appointed time.
An effort is being made to got o major
lty OF the committees OF the two counties
to join In a petition to the Speaker t.
recede from the position no has taken anc
to nnme a day in the near future fol
|tho,ding the election. It is reported thai
| twenty-three OF the thirty Nottoway com =:
mlttoemen have signed this petition 4 N +