The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-04

taking the. Cranes Nest Mines, surrender
SingSthc Toms Creek. Mr.. Carter got the
best OF IT.. Now It turns out that when
AR. Garter began building his road south
from his property. which Is adjacent to
|tthc Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Com
pany.. and upon the best possible route
tho Clinch Rivcr-that he was startled
s with.st tho. cry The @Phlistnes bes:,pon
thee, Samsoif..'n1. But he brake their bands,
promptly gave bonds for their injunc-
ton. and lost not a day from the grad
ling. III s.55
1 It appears that the rivals Of Mr.. Carter
stirred up another rival on a much larger
scale, and the war. was carried into far
Ethiopia.
a BIT OF HISTORY.
sf$ Going back "a little farther to get a be-
ginning, we find some months since much
in the magazines and press of the cour
try about a certain "scrap" between tho
Goulds and other holders Of " estern
Union and one Mr.. Casset., who got 1t
/, in. his head that he Was the one railway
president in all Israel. and in one night
slew many thousand telegraph poles with
the jaw bone Of a Pennsylvania ass
Then there was silence along the lines
OF the Pennsylvania, including the Nor
folk and western, for the space Of about
six mont this y f5s
s- Incidentally tile toes Of Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter were touched: Then Il certain survey
began Just north OF Blueheld, w. va, and
on the border OF the Focahontas coal
field extending east To- tidewater. 1T is!
known-as the Deepwatera Railroad. j ust
for appearances we may presume 1t
parallels the Norfolk and Western. and
the Norfolk and Western is controlled
Z by the Pennsylvania system. Just why.
but It may he left for the readerSto sdi-
Int upon, we find Mi. Oliver II. Payne,
of the Wabash. ana right bower Of the
iV,& ,cFf orr NrU
last week In q special ..Ny;ibash'' and In
rcompany with Mr.. Carriers old enemy.
Mr.. Henry McIiarg. Mr.. Payne ct AL,
with Il charter granted from this field,
eand which calls for G. connection cast.
with the Deepwatcraat point in Giles
put down for the present int least that
I tho two roads will enter the Southwest
Virginia coal field from tho south. and
with tho Chesapeake and Ohio threaten
ing tho famous breaks Of tho Cumber-
land Mountains on I he north and making
IL connection with the Wise Terminal at
Pound Gap. III Wise county interesting.
developments may be looked for in the
next, few mon tbs.
One feature or this fold OF which yjr-
ginia may be proud--is Is not rs yet
owned by any one railroad or monopoly.
NATIVE vIRGIN1ANs.
number of native Vlrginluns are inter-
fested in: Its development. Prominent
among the number may be named ex-
Acknowledgement Rufus a. Ayers, ex-
Senator r. F. Bruce. Judge VIII. Bond.
j. D. Clay, 7. L. Suthers. i. O. Petit
and Hon. Patrick IIagan. The last named
gentleman Is one OF. the wealthiest land
owners OF Virginia, and is standing
firmly by Mr. Carriers road,
3It.ii5 now generally conceded that the
South and Western,r$the Payne-McKarg
line, will anotFbe able to Gust Mr., Car
ter from his rock ribbed right on. way
down the Clnch River, but that they will
extend tho Virginia and Southwest road,
running FROM, Bristol TO Appalachia Va,
east Via Norton to the coal fields of
Toms Creek and Dickinson county. This
is the very latest move of the South and
Western engineering force, and may BIO
as a surrender OF the fight
for Mr.. Carter's Cliaich River right OF
way. 8s #a4as
to be n fight against tho Norfolk ana
Western, which Is a part of the Pcnnsyl-
vania system, dating back to tho telc-S
graph polo episode. nrousing tho Goulds,
Ruckefcller and others. who are doubt-
less behind the Decpwatcr line and who
have Joined forces with, AIcl<args forces
the enemy OF Mr.. Carter. The object OF
Norfolk and Western from the coal fields
of tho two 'Virgillins. having two seaboard
landings, ono on the coast of Vlrgilin,
the other on the coast OF South Carolina.
The object of the latter Is. merely a seek
ing OF shelterEin time OF storm They
have heen III Mr.. Carriers hands before.
They saw tho advantage his property
would have oycrs theirs. with his own line
directly SOUTH, consequently are doing
all In their power to encourage a rival
line Of Carriers SOUTH
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