Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-07-21
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to say about the determination OF
the Vanderbilt's to build an outlet
to deep water, via the Little Ka'
nawha, Coal and Coke and the c. 4
o. Since Highland lies immedi-
ately between Elkins and the juno
ton spoken of with the Z. y D.,
the report is Of interest to us, and
we give below what" is said OF the
scheme by the Enterprise, publish
ed at Elkins:
The Pittsburg Dispatch Of yes
terday has the following to say re.
garding the building of the railroad
from Pittsburg. to the Seaboald:
Pittshafg will secure new out
lssto the Atlantic seaboard as a
result of the Vanderbilt control OF
the Little Kanawha syndicate.
Arrangements have already been
made with former Senator Henry
G Davis and Senator Stephen b.
Elkins of West Virginia, owners OF
the Coal & Coke railroad and OF
100000 acres of fine West Virginia
coal along its route, and with the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad, domi-
mated by the Vanderbilts. for a
through line to Newport News.
This will give the Vanderbilt-Ram-
49, fcate the shortest and best
Dfout,, that important exporting
: Atlantic port and will give the
Vanderbilts their long-sought out
let to the sea. Construction will
begin early this fall.
An outlet to tidewater at New
port News was part Of the original
scheme of President Joseph Ram.
sey Of the Wabash when he con-
clnded to finance the Little Kama
VIVA independent Of George j.
\ Gould and the interests with which
he was formerly Unidentified. SEN
ators Elkins and Davis have been
interested with Mr. Ramsey for sew
eral years in bis West Virginia and
, Central, Little Kanawha and Wes-
tern Maryland syndicates and he
found hearty response from them
in his scheme to give Pittsburg a
new and direct route to the South
and to the Newport News.
It was while Mr. Vanderbilt was
endeavoring to finance his Greene
county road. and in fact, the entire
Newport News scheme that the
Vanderbilts became interested
through Colonel James N Schoon.
maker. Vice President aud general
manager of the Pittsbnrg y Lake
Erie, and so enthusiastic did Colo
mel Schoonmaker and his associates
become that negotiations begun in
. Pittsburg were continued at the
Holland House in New York, with
the result that papers comprising a
tentative agreement were signed. ,
William X Vanderbilt confirmed
the temporary agreement by cable
6m Euf0t "a sna6 is understood
hat work will go on in the prepar::
ton of plans in the belief that all
81 be we'll upon the arrival OF Mr.
f(amsey in Pittsburg in September.
Il is understood that Mr. Ramsey
will continue active in the Little
Kanswha syndicate until the com.
pletion of the project, which will
require several years. All the funds
necessary for the building OF the
sead to tidewater have been as
sured. ,:..
The route Of the new trunk line
will be by way of the Greene Coun-
ty & Buckhannon and Northern
railroads to a connection at Elklns,
W. Va. with tn e Coal 4 Coke rail-
road Of the Davis.Elkins interest
The aim of Senator Davis in the
. building Of this road was to open
the great coal tracts extending
through the mountains from HH Elk
ins TO Charleston about 100.
This road now has in operation
Mt its upper or eastern end about
Is miles of tract from Letter to
SAGE on the Buckhannon river, and
ii its lower or western end 81 miles
I'M Charleston to Gassaway. This
Her is ki,v<n as the Charleston
SSsrwas formerly the Charles
4, Clendennin & Sutton railroad
be line between Sage and CASA.
v is now under construction and
expectation is that the whole
d will be completed and in oper-
8 this year.
|enator Elkins and Davis have
|ut 100000 acres Of coal along
line. while the Little Kanawha
dictate has on the same direct
nearly 10000 acres. The cap
4 Of the Coal & Coke railroad is
1000, 800, only $4,11S,SOo being
ned while the authorized bond
is 100000, with $4.292,
N Former Senator Hem
A Davis rs President; Ut.
lie. Vice President; C.M. Hend-
Secretary; Author Lee, Treas
vi: G.. Davis, T. B. Davis, j.
70 Ar Elkins, R. G. Ker-