Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-03-24

and there are extensive beds OF it near
Orlando, Fla, which will at once be
developed.
After a pretty thorough journey over
the Southwest, and especially through
the territory traversed by the Gould
lines, MI. George j. Gould has express
ed satisfaction with railroad prospects.
President G.. W. Stevens of the &. u
o. Railway, is reported as saying that
the company will spend 81, 10000 this
wear for additional double tracks at
various points, and for yard facilities
at Thurmond, VIVA, and Russell, Ky.
The Norfolk Railway Il Light Co.,
reported last week as completing ar
rangements for its underground con-
duit system, has let contract for the
work. The wires will be put under
ground for a limited area in the busi-
ness district at an expenditure of about
$65 900.
An officer of the Chesapeake q ONO
Railway informs the Manufacturers
Record that be has had no advice OF q
purchase of the Coal River u Western
Railway by the Chesapeake q ONO
Railway, which was recently reported
in press dispatches.
The Joint Committee of Progress OF
Richmond, Va, body designed TO
secure cooperation of all business Or
ganizations for the advancement OF the
city, has been permanently organized
with Messrs. John Stewart Bryan,
chairman; Carlton Mccarthy, vice
chairman; John Howard, Jr., treas
urer, and John M. Ryall, DR.. Mcdulre
Newton, Joseph Wallerstein, John b.
Minor, Charles B. Cooke, Robert Lee
TAYLOR, S. S. P. Patteson, DIR. +. N.
Calish and DR.. W. J. Young, execut1v
committee.
Mr.. T. j. Whalen writes from Mid
dlebrook, Va, to the Manufacturers
Record that it is proposed to build an
electric railway from Staunton TO
Rockbridge Baths, 30 miles. 1t Will
run through Middlebrook, Newport ana
Brownspurg. The line will be stand
ard-guags and will carry freight and
passengers 1t is also proposed to 1ur-
nlsh light and power to customers
along the route, which lies through one
of the best agricultural sections OF tne
State. The electricity will be generat-
ed by water-pOwer.
In all probability the current year
will witness some important develop
ments in the railroad world with re-
spect to terminals along the 'iulf OF
Mexico. The growth OF import ana
export business during the last Few
wears at New Orleans and Galveston
has directed toward those cities, as well
as to other ports along the Gulf, the
attention of railroad companies COM
paratively remote from them and has
caused expectations and reports that
sucb corporations will either acquire
lines of connection or else build their
own extensions to reach tideWater OUT
let's on the south.
The Missouri Pacific system has near
| ly completed its direct line tO New Or
leans down the west bank of the MIS-
sissippi river. and when it is finished
il will give entrance to the Crescent
| City not only to the Missouri Paclhc
Railway. but also to the st. Louis "
San Francisco Railroad, which vii
have traffic rights over it, although 1t
is the purpose of the Frisco to event
uaIy build its own line thither. Ihe
Louisiana Railway & Navigation 20.
is also pushing It's New Orleans exten'
sion with all possible speed. and IL If
anticipated that this road will let IL
one OF the larger systems TO the north
west OF it. The Santa. Fe system late
; lly began the construction of new roa(
! called the Jasper & Eastern, which vii
extend from Kirbyville, Texas, init