Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-23
A DEEP. DARK
MYSTERY

who is building the Virginia
Railway today. and where is its other
cnd?' Those are the questions
which are asked in West Virginia
every time the sun rises and each
time before it sets with intent to
hatch another day a different an
swcr is given, each of which is back
ed mp by such circumstantial evil
dcnce as convinces all who desire to
believe that it is true.
Tndoubted the answer is for fun
twelve hours, too. Then comes the
question from another quarter and
another answer follows. For a long
time the folks in the interior seem
ed to be under the impression that
the road had no end, but finally one
was traced to Sewell's Point. ON
Norfolk harbor.
The other end, though, has up to
this time been sought i'm vain.
Whether the road is going to run
into the ground at Deeepwater or
to go swimming in the great lakes
is a deep and dark secret. Truly
the Virginian is railway OF ro-
nance and mystery.
General Manager Raymond DuPuy
and Chief Engineer H. Fernstrom
seem to have an impression that
Henry H. Rogers. financial and
commercial giant, is causing the road
to be constructed and when he
came down here the other day and
modestly said that he was. the gen
eral manager an the chief engineer
exhibited what is called in melo-
dramatic circles fendish glee. They
seemed to think that settled it and
the ghost was down and would never
get up again
The ghost must have thought. and
gibbered little they know me-" for
there was creeping around at that
very hour another edition of the
Who Is Building, Etcetera. This is
the most picturesque and profusely
illustrated of all the Underwater tales
The author said in the Daily
Telegraph, Of Bmefeld, West Vir-
ginia, this:
While il cannot be stated on the
authority OF the president, the TeIe-
graph representative is certain
that the road is being built by an
English company. II. II. Rogers is
simply acting as their agent He.
however owns a large interest in the
concern.
Later on this will all come out.
and stupendous deal will be- com.
pleted, which will startle the fnan-
cial and railroad world
Right of way for the proposed
extension from a point on Ohio riv-
or to the Great Lakes has been
bought and paid for, as have also
docking rights on the lakes.
IL was once said of a certain story
that part of it was new and part
true. but the part which was true
was not new, and the part which
was new was the story We nave
quoted, but of course, we cannot
prevent anyone else from saying
what they wish
It is believed. however. that Nor
FOLK having found one end of the
railway and spiked it Gown so that It
cannot get away, should be permit
ted TO offer such evidence as 10 nos
sesses that Mark Twain is building
the Virginian Railway This vi
dence is that when Twain came
down here with Mr.. Rogers the 9th
or day aboard the yacht Kanawha
le merely brought Mr. Rogers along
io pay the expenses OF the .rip TO
Norfolk Sow if that taken iu CON
nection with Marks characteristic
frankness and his general reputation
for truth and yeracity and mOdcsty
does not prove that the enterprise
s his what does 10 proyoa Here is
10 man of substance not ar ENGLISH
shadow painted u the background.
The probability i- that if tha. rhocl.
for $is.OOO.DOO which pro dent OF
'he Virginia Company Page. got for
building purposes wor. examined it
would boo found to- have ou It. back
Henry 10 Rogers Us Mar. Nor-
"a.