The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-10-27
BIG SANDY LINES.
B. 4 0. and C.,& 0. Roads
Said to Have Agreed.
Result viii Be Double kacked Big
Sandy Line With Both Roads
Using Il.

New York, Oct "a. John A,
Proctor's dream is about to be rea-
lized. Twenty-Five years ago he
was calling attention TO the unsur-
passed rIehes OF Eastern Kentucky,
and declarlng that the Elkhorn coal
field was the most valuable deposit
in the country. The time was not
ripe, the railroads were not ready.
but today there is development N
this field. the Importance OF which
is realized more clearly everywhere
else than It is in kentucky.
II is known that tho Louisville
and Nashville railroad. after pur-
chasing the Louisville and Eastern
and the Loulsyille and Atlantic, made
contracts for the extension of
these lines far into the mountains
The fact is the l.. aud n. under the
leadership Of Mr.. Milton II. smith.
Is repeating IN this section OF the
country the work Il did 80 years
ago In the State OF Alabama around
Birmingham
Before the l.. and n. made con
tracts for these extensions II had a
guarantee from the land syndicates
and coal m!ne operators OF an an
nuai tonnage os 100000. 1t has
NOW realized that the development
OF this section would necessitate
tAe practical rebuilding Of the orig
inai lines purchased BY the L. and
a Or Few Years ago.
The Chesapeake and Ohio built
III Big Sandy branch from Shelby
across the country 10 the Tennes-
soc line or thereabouts. 1--WE spent.
said one OF the officers of the G.
and o. eight and half millions
10 bottle up this business for our
own future benefit.
II Is business that no lpaser
can be bottled up" The gentle
men whose combined interest has
been mainly responsible for the
recent movement in this territory.
secured rights OF way and made con-
tracts for building q line to cons
meet the terminus OF the L. and
N extensions with the terminus OF
the G. and 0. division.
This line plowed right through |
the Elkhorn coal field. 1t has re-
Gently been leased 10 the Baltimore
and Ohio; which now has a road |
10 the Ohio river
This lease brought into this
region the third railroad interest,
70 the great chagrin OF the c. ana
o. railroad
The c. and o. managers were, for
while disposed to resent this
letion on the part OF the mine own
rs and the syndicate, but @it
'as a condition and not theory
hat confronted Mr.. stevens and
lr Wall
Al a conference with Mr.. WI
bird last week, it was made clear
10 the c. and o. officials that
lhey had TO do one or two things.
! They had TO spend millions
more on their branch, double track
lug H. rebuilding bridges and con
senting to the Joint use OF the prop
erty by the B.ando.
Or they would have to meet
the competition OF a parallel line
built BY the n. and Otto connect its
new purchase with It's line to the
Ohio river.
When this was plain. the C.and
0. officials came to an understand
ing with the b. and 0. officials, in
order to prevent parallellng of this
valuable line OF its own. T he re-
:. = Is that the Band Q. railroad is
now IN the very heart of this dis
trict, competing ON equal terms for
this great traffic future with the
i. and N. roadand the 9. anu o,
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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