The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-10-06
ROUND ABOUT
nm THE STATE N
MOST IMPORTANT NEWS
GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF KENTUCKY
o. & X. r. r. TO SPREAD OUT.
Will Extend Its Lines to Mountain
Region Of Eastern Kentucky.


The Ohio & Kentucky railroad, q
miles long, connecting Jackson,
Breathitt county, with Camel City,
KY a connection of the Lexington &
Eastern railroad. will extend its line
to the virgin coal fields in the noun.
tain region of Eastern Kentucky,
which is being considered by four
ether railroads at the present time.
This line has been a coal feeder of
the Lexington & Eastern, and more
coal tonnage originates on its p miles
of road than on the J.. x Il. II has
been learned that this was the pro
posed extension that has been cred
tied to tho Lexington a Eastern re-
Gently.
The mines that the proposed extern
sion of the Ohio G. Kentucky road will
reach are located on the western slope
of the mountains and are the coal
mines inspected by President George
W. Stevens, OF the Chesapeake & Ohio
lines: Daniel Willard. OF the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad. and William Cotter.
of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton,
in company with eastern coal opera.
tors and capitalists.
Roads Have Timber Rights.
A heavy forest covers the top of the
mountains. and the Chesapeake e.
Ohio lines have timber rights on the
eastern side of the summit. The o. &
X. II is understood. has secured the
rights on its side of the ridge.
As the l.. q +. is grouped with the
l.. q ~. II means that the coal hauled
over the Ohio a Kentucky and trans
fcrred TO the Lexington & Eastern will
be sent to Cincinnati over the l.. & n.
Tor shipment to the great lakes.
From Cincinnati the coal will be
sent over the Pennsylvania. Some
idea of the magnitude OF the coal traf.
fic through this city can be gained by
the figures OF the coal tonnage OF the
C.. II. & d.. which show an increase
OF 100000 tons so far this year over
the same period Of 1909.
Circulars have been sent out from
Somerset. Ky. urging that a great
lakes and gulf railroad be constructed.
The appeal Is directed 10 the presi-
dents OF the c.. II. 4 d., the Norfolk
a. Western. the c. & o.. and other
lines. as well as commercial bodies in
Cincinnati. Toledo lronton and other
cities north and south. urging them
20 cooperate with the proposed line
that will be IN a position TO bring traf-
fic from the Panama canal TO the
great lakes.
Connect Various Links.
II Is pointed out that only 1S5 miles
OF road need be constructed TO connect
the various links TO make up a great
lakes and gulf road. This connection
will tap the new coal fields in Eastern
Kentucky.
This new road. in passing south
west from Willard to Livingston,
Tenn, would develop a territory three
times as large as the state of Massa
chusetts. which has no parallel line OF
road from the great lakes TO the gulf"
declare tho projectors of the new line.
u is also pointed out that 10000
acres of coal lands owned by capital
lists would be tapped by the proposed
line and pass through Cincinnati when
shipped to the great lakes trade. which
has shown wonderful gains in the past
five years.
The coal would not be the only kind
of. freight traffic that would come
through this city via the Panama canal
All other shipments destined for the
sreat lakes and the east would also
their freight tonnage.