Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-12-03
NO LACK OF MONEY
To Build Railroad Being Sur
veyed to this City-Fi-
nanced by a Strong
Syndicate.
Clifton Forge Review.

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ed new railway between Clifton
Forge and Keyser, w. Va, spent a
part of today in the city and left in
the afternoon for Hot Springs. Dur
ing his brief stay Mr.. Stoutenburgh
met number of the leading citizens
of the city, who assured him that
he and his associates would have
the hearty cooperation of the peo-
pie of this city. A representative
OF The Review called on the distin-
guished visitor at Gladys Inn and
was accorded an extendedinterview
Mr.. Stoutenburgh did not evade a
single question asked, but in a
plain, outspoken manner, told
about this history Of the new rail-
road and the object for which it is
to be constructed. He was told
that there was a rumOr current
hereabouts to the effect that his
road would tap the C. & O. at eth
er Millboro or Covlngton, that for
certain reasons Clifton Forge had
been abandoned as the southern
terminal. In reply to this Mr..
Stoutenburgh said there was no
foundation for such q ynmor, that
the only question to be decided was
whether the new road would enter
Clifton Forge by way of Smith
creek or Wilson creek. He said
that Mi!lboro had not been consid-
cred. As for the Covington part
of the rumor, Mr.. Stoutenburgh
said that it had been decided to
bald a branch line of the road to
Covington down Jackson river, that
there were men of means in Pitts
burg interested in the road who
de ired this branch line and that
this much has been agreed upon.
Mr. Stoutenburgh gave The Re-
view man the assurance that his
company would open offices in
Clifton Forge the first of the COM
ing year in accordance with the
charter, naming this city as the
place for the general offices. MI.
w. G. Mathews, president of the
Board of Trade, and speaking for
the people of the city assured MI.
Stoutenburgh that his people would
find warm welcome here and that
the city was ready and willing to
lend all necessary assistance. TO
this cordial greeting the visitor
made an appropriate response.
Mr. Stoutenburgh was called to
Hot Springs by the illness of his
wife, who has been an invalid for
four years or more. He will take
her back to New York Thursday
night, this arrangement being nee
essary owing to the critical illness
of brother of his wife.
Judge Geo X Anderson and Messrs
J H Goldman, w G Mathews, R V
Van Horn and others were among
those who called on Mr. Stouten-
burgh during his brief stay in the
city. He left at l o'clock for Hot
Springs, making the drive across
the mountains rather than to wait
for the train tonight. Clifton Forge
Review, Nov. 80,
Interesting facts bearing on the
Charter issued last week, and not
received in time for publication
then, are to be found in the closing
paragraph of the Times-Dispatch
article on the subject, and given
below:
The principal office of the road
as reported to the State Corpora
ton Commission, is at Clifton Forge.
The maximum capital stock is
5000, 900; minimum, 100000. Mr.
Stoutenburgh is president; A VI
CT New York, vice presi-
lent; We Bowie, Of New York, |
secretary; and G Ropes, of New
York, treasurer. These men COM
pose the board of directors, together
yite B H Hiper, of Franklin, w Va;
Fl H Byrd, of Warm Springs, Va;
James M Douglas, Of Warm Springs
md c NJ Lunsford, of Monterey, Va.