The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-29
some TALK ABOUT
RAIL W AY LIN ES
Strikes in the Dark, but Strikes
That May Interest Nir-
ginia Readers.
WHAT ARE RAILWAYS DOING?
Talk in the Air That May Be
Advantageous to Old
Virginia.
WHAT ARE RAILWAYS DOING?

The Manufa cturers' Record tries very
hard to keep up with the doings OF the
railroads In the South. especially in
Virginia, and does the Industrial
Section of The Times Dispatch. but IT
Is wonderful undertaking, and n
mighty hard thing to do. the railroads
are so curious ana so chanScaDle. How
ever. the Record undertakes TO sum
UP rather complicated situation in
ii way tnat may interest many readers
oi TINS paper. fhe sum-up. wmcn may
ne more On less true. or more or. Iess
"luc Oh Tie mark, rs as foilows
mat there IS sumetn.n7 uo,ng in
connection Win The ionS projected en-
tension nurthwaru OF the Carolina.
y late report from Frankfort an
nounces the charter there uf the
Cllnchhelu Northern Halfway OF Ken
tncky, with capital stock of S5.UuU
lne incorporates are all residents OF
johnson city. Tenn; at least. then
i.Adresses appear SO at Frankfort. ne
name OF j. =. stone, treasurer OF the
Carolina, Clinchttrid and ONO, heads
the list, with that OF Isaac McUuukIu,
comptroller, second. the others oelns
y. .. BoIen. H. u. Morrison ma W. W.
Beiew.
"Undcr Construction"
The CaronnA, CnnchneId and ohio
is now aoout 25o miles long. from
Dante, Va. VIA johnson city 10 Spar
tanpurs. 5. e. and the approximately
forty one miles between Dante, Va,
and Eikhorn City. Ky. { a terminus
OF the Chesapeake and Cnio RaiIwayJ,
is put down III the railroad guides as
being under construction" ultnouSn
littic progress has Lately been maue
upon II, ACCORDING 10 reports from that
part Oh the country. The road ALSO has
= branch of ABOUT twelve miles en-
tending from ST. Paul. Va. which is
seven and one-haf miles south OF
Dante, To Hurricane.
Ii has been reported FOR some time
that the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
and the aeaboard Air Line were after
the Carolina. Clinchiicld and ONO, with
"a view TO purchase. the former for
southern outlet for it's Western lines
and the latter Tor II connection OF It's
own to large coal fields Recent refer
cnees to mis- prospective deal midi
Gated that there was at present little
prospect of an carly consunma ton OF
The Meaning Thereof.
But now comes the announcement,
that NJ. j. Capies. who for several years
has been vice president, general man
nEer and chief engineer of the Caro-
cd and has accepted the position OF
vice president in charge OF trnnspor-
tation on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway, with headquarters at Rich
mond He takes up his new duties No
vember L
There was also the statement from
Richmond that Major James II. Dooley
and Frederick w. Scott, the latter OF
Scott & Stringfellow. bankers. resigned
Z from the board of directors or the
Chesapeake and Ohio. hut IL Major
Doolcy's resignation was presented q
1 must have been withdrawn, as a late
| dispatch says he was reelected u di-
| rector. Mr. scott was succeeded by
General Thomas H. Hubbard. of New
| York, who is chairman of the eXecu-
| tive committee az the Chicago and
Alton road. also IIawley property
! Competition In Sight. Perhaps.
Whether these things have anything
to do with an requirement of the Caro-
J lima, Cllnchneld and Ohio Railway by
| the Chesapeake and Ohio does not ap-
| pear, but the several Items wonld seen
t to indicate that an important step has
been or Is about to he taken.
! at Norfolk II Is reported that tn,
! New York Central lines have acquired
! or are about to acquire the Nirginiar
Railway that was built by the late II
F! III. Rogers. of New York, as a grea
coal carrying road of easy grades al
/ the way from coaificlds In West Vir'
ginia to Chesapeake Bay. and it Il
{, intimated that the changes In the dir
| Iectorate OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
| may be on account of antic!pations
that considerable rivalry and compete
l tlon Will result between the roads.