The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-07-20
ANOTHER RAILROAD
From the Ohio TO The Cumberland
Via Louisa.

Another great coal railway, thoL
completion Of which VIII practically
double the commerce OF this section,
is being projected, and the plans for
It's construction have progressai suf.
ficlently to leave no doubt 90 itss
ultimate completion
The scheme has the backing OF
the leading capitalists OF Tho Pacific
coas, and Of eastern cap',all,ts who
! ave heavy financial interests In that
DaTt of the country Foe sur,c time
manufacturing enterprises ana the
shipping interests OF the pac,r!c slope
have experienced great 1rflcu,ty I'm
setting ready and dependable sup
My OF steam making Goa. \ year
ago representative came East
searching for an open field rich In
steam producing coal. and after
survey Of the entire country discoy-
cred that West Virginia and the Big
Sandy district Of Kentucky possess
the only available supply OF the de-
sired fuel. A further investigation
discovered the fact that practically
every acre OF West Virginia was CON
trolled by influences which rendered
1T impossible TO devote sufficient
/ quantity of the outpat TO the relief
OF the Pacific sloDe territory How
ever, It was found that the great and
untouched deposits Of the Kentucky
mountains over tile immense tract Of
territory lying between Louisa and
Cumberland Gap. We're accessible. and
straightway measures were taken TO
secure control OF the future output
OF this field. No sooner had this
phase OF the case been settled. than
the next great question. that OF trans.
portation and development was taxi
en- up.
4 II was soon seen that in order to
render the project feasible and reap
the desired benefits, It would be nee
essary to construct line OF railway
something more than one hundred
miles in length. This line. with the
various short branches projected. will
tap the entire field. Yielding an
output second to no district in the
country.
II is the intention OF the promoters
of the project to have the line ex-
tend from Cumberland Gap TO some
point on the Ohio river. presumably
Ashland. or some point nearby Here
: for the present the line will connect
with the other commercial lines OF
the country. and the shipment be
made overland by rail
Later. upon completion Of the PAN
anna canal. Il viii be the purpose Of
the company 10 have the fuel trans
ported to the Pacific coast. using en-
, all water route from the point where
the new railway viii reach the Ohio
II this part OF the scheme obtains.
extensive decks and one OF the great
es, coal harbors IN the country viii
be erected at or near Aanllnd.
In speaking Of the proposed new
line. The Huntington Dispatch says:
several corps OF engineers have
been Wi 90 work along the proposed
line. and no time win be lost in get
ting th.nes in shape FOR beginning
the work OF construction Attorney
Ia. {. Duncan OF the firm ~ Holt
& Duncan. who are local represen
tiyes Of the interests which will
construct the road. lcft last midnight
for the mountains OF Eastern Ken
lucky. where he will spend a week
or ten days with the engineers who
are making the preliminary surveya
While there. Mr. Duncan viii also
oversee the attorneys and agents Of
the company who are perfecting titles
and obtaining rights-of-wny Mr.. Holt
will leave ON No ., over the c. 4 o.
today for New York. where he viii
spend some days boxing after the
corporate interests Of the construct
ion company"
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