The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-23
Rogers Dream Is Now Reality

BIRD in raiiroading was
day when a coal train,
"a In length, was hauled
We -on the Eirginlan rail-
Moria. Va, TO Sewell's
orfolk. AT an average
fifteen miles an hour
20 coupled Virginia son-
IA 124.S miles In nine !
minutes, and showed TO |
rests of the world new !
Ifies in a low-Grade coal
IN charge OF w. II.
j. L. Rollins, fireman.
~. CONDUCTOR, and had
"a Bearing 5000 net tons
III told, at 1851 the
"A at 1856 O'Clock in the
lived at Sewell's Point.
the James river, at l
date. ..
|slble this achievement,
lrknble. one In railroad
Henry Huddleston Rog-
lard on company is de-
n Sacrificed much Of his
Q. md possibly 10 have
I EIs own death. The story |
'os4 devotion TO the stupen-
~ plan OF the Deepwater-
) road, later the Virglplan
- Unusual enterprise and
Ahd tho sacrifices of MI,
]. nlably best appreciated In
present accomplishment.
lfsf FIVE miles of the coal
~ water were laid out. In
- little thought OF n line
U PocahontaS coal fields
! n total OF 442 miles OF
!, most II was conjectured
MOULD eventually extend
nal regions between deep
ceton. and act as a spur
chesapeake & Ohio rail-
OK with the lumber district
st Rogers Did.
HI a controlling factor in
= rstood, however. the ad-
u Through route 10 Tide
dtnear the present eastern
h would open up 1000, ,0Uo
~ nous coal lands, He un-
ore. a complete survey
-. to tIdewater. n distance
1rnad mileage from New
generally rough charac-
ltry II was Obvious that
Lie would be exceedingly
ingineers (the two termi-
Ren) were told TO con-
1 he best route the coun-
owing a maximum grade
] per cent. From the
Nest Virginia. Roanoke
-5oint where the line had
he main idea TO consider
. I of coaling facilities. AS
Hticular plan was hit upon
rs a standard was to be
"a would be used over the
'zhese standards covered a
items. such as stations:
and crossings.
of conducting this survey
Le OF Virginia was greatly
.tat Il would have been had
q been marked out, Pre-
tain ridges. genuine SierraS
10Th profile. narrow. tor
ad rapid mountain streams.
4 dimensions with the sea-
fficultieS which seemed at
lnfable.
luction Is Begun.
aany discouragements, be-
irregular country and the
,ttom land in many OF the
the construction OF the
swater route was under
In 1907 the work had eX-
10 the Alleghanies. Mr..
hat funds were needed 10 |
'O,000 estimated for the en-
but the want came at a
Inc time.
bear market of the spring
. International disturbance
tened liquidation and re-
all securities. Standard Oil |
pressed, and the Rogers
commonly placed at $780,
IDLY met heavy losses. AL
Dney markets OF the world
and credit was universally
The Initiation OF Industrial
Rogers set out 10 borrow
ven his enormous holdings
d Influence. however, did
at this crisis. and TO save
railway he was obliged 10
lApen money market and
.cest securities. These In
I'D Oil. Consolidated Gas,
Copper and Union Pacific.
> paid. II per cent. figured
> normal rate. and his per-
rent was demanded on all |
lewater Loan.
Is the handwriting on the
aid In Wall street at the
went, II was the Tidewa-
Is credited with hasten
rs death. In the summer
llowing he had his first |
exy. Three months later |
ker Trust company panic |
n turning on the light at |
I power house had spread |
Throughout the financial |
Cd 10 New York. While |
~ quarters closed their |
1gers fortune crumbled |
q Pacific sold at 500 a |
~ $95 from the top price |
winter, Millions were |
- hand OF il, II. Rogers |
weakened on every side. |
Tst its leadership. and the |