The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-02
RAILROAD BUILDING
crIyITY OF CONSTRUCTION IN
 SOUTH IS REVIEWED..
ny Miles of Track Lsad and Thou sands More Are Now Being Projected, Says Manu- factufefs' Record.

baltimore, June 30-(Special.) )-Re- ewing the activity in railroad con- ruction in the South, in this weeks 8 sue The Manufacturers Record re- brts that between 300 and 400 miles of w track have been laid, with 2.300 lies of track now under construction hd that at least 1,200 miles more will
 built by roads recently chartered, nile several thousand additional miles Fs under contemplation. and most Of
 will sooner or later be built and lds. Among the more important pieces of ork that have recently started are a construction of the Tidewater Rail- ay from Norfolk westward, ninety ee miles being now under contract; e building of the Atlantic and BIT ingham's extension from Montezuma, a.. to Birmingham. Ala, via La range, with branch to Atlanta aking an addition of about 240 miles
 the main line, the branch being bout 70 miles long; the New Orleans nd Great Northern. a new company hich starts with the East Louisiana ailroad as a nucleus and has given 1t contracts for an extension Of 1OO lies via Slidell and China Grove to onticello, Miss: the Colorado South In. New Orleans and Pacific Railroad, hich Is surveying between DeQuincy' h, and Baton Rouge. La, and which ecording to indications. Is to be part
 a Frisco line extending from New rleans to Denver. connection oeine a,1e through Texas via the Beaumont, bur Lake and Western. the Trinity nd Brazos Valley and the Fort Worth nd Denver City Railway. which will ecessitate the building of about 200 niles by the first-named road and bout an equal amount by the Trinity nd Brazos Valley Line.
 While these new construction plans eve developed other existing roads ave been doing considerable work bon extensions, among them the fol- wing: The Chesapeake and Ohio ailway Is expected to soon announce he completion of the Big Sandy ex- knsion from Whitehouse. Ky, to Elk orn City, Ky. tctal distance of hventy-seven miles, and the company
 said to have in view a further ex- knsion which may carry its line into uchanan and Dfckenson Counties. Va. ktth the coming of summer there have so been developments in conn ection |ith the efforts of different railroad bmpanies to get extensions into the pms Creek region of Virginia. The terstate Railway. for instance, has hder construction an extension in that rection and which may be taken up one Of several companies which hve their vision fastened upon that oh fuel region.
 The Louisville and Nashville Rail- bad has been pushing continuously on 3 Atlanta line south of Knoxville, that brtion north of Knoxville being com eted. The Florida East Coast Rail- ay Is also requesting bids to continue obstruction on its proposed line to Key est beginning at Homestead. Fla. On |e Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City he, about thirtyfive miles of track
 ying will complete its route up trough Mississippi between Mobile. la., and Middleton, Tenn. the contrac- |rs being busily at work closing up e gaps which lie betwe en Newton and bntotoc. The Mississippi Central is so completing its extension of twen- mine miles from Silver Creek to rookhaven, and the Yazoo and Mis- ssippi Valley Is building a line from lver Creek to Valley Park. forty five Hes. The Missouri Pacific system has early finished it's water-grade line ong the west bank of the Mississippi. hly several miles of tracklaying re- aiming to be finished on the line be- veen Latour and MeGehee. and 1t has