The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-06-15
CONTROL OF CLINCHFIELD.

CONTROL OF CLINCHF1ELD.
Seaboard and Chesapeake & Ohio In-.
volved in Deal.
Spartanburg, June 12.-The per-
sistent rumor of the last few monthe
that the Chesapeake & Ohio railway
was to lease or acquire the Carolins,
Clinchfeld & Ohio railway was praes
tically confirmed, with the amend
ment that the Seaboard Air Line H.
also interested in the deal, upon tha
arrival in spartanburg over the
Clinchfeld Sunday night of a party
including Edwin Hawley, Frank H.
Vanderlip and Geo. w. Stephen9
president; Decatur Axtell vice presa
dent; Frank Trumbull, chairman Of
the board, and other directors Of th6:
Chesapeake & Ohio, and 8. D. Wars
field, formerly one Of the receiyera Of
the Seaboard Air Line. They were
accompanied by M. J. Caples, yicos
president and general manager, ands
T. H. Phetteplace, general ssuperinS
tendent Of the Clinchheld. The partys
were met at the station by commit
tee of citizens. One Of the enter
tanning committee mentioned TO Mr.
Hawley that it had been rnmored
that the Chesapeake & Ohio was gpss
ing to take over the Clinchfield & &
What Trip Means. S
That's what we are down here
for, that's what this trip means e
said Mr.. Hawley. The acquisition sofs
the Clinchfield by the Chesapeake &i
Ohio will doubtless result in the con-
struction in the near future Of the
extension of the Clinchheld from ft
northern terminus at Dante, Va, os
a connection with the Chesapeake &s
Ohio at Elkhorn City, KY, fr6n1s
which there is straight run to thes
Ohio river at Kenova.
The contract for the extensi6n
which will be about 35 miles longsS
was let two years ago. but held IN
abeyance until it could be leaInSg
what was to become Of the ClineIlss
field: The leasing Of the CiinchAel 6
by the Chesapeake & Ohio and IN
Seaboard will make II the shnYt6
route between Chicago and Flori1 M
The Seaboard connects with ~
Clinchfleld at Bostic. Fear was e
pressed here that the Seaboard miet
divert by way Of Charlotte the TIT
fc which otherwise would la
through Spartanburg. Experienee
railroad men said, however, that to! 8!
conditions were such that this Wonl q
be inadvisable. For one thinx ds
would be unduly expensive for tA
Seaboard to place it's line from H.
tic to Charlotte in such shape S
would be necessary to care for TIN
| traffic. j
Change Expected.
Since Geo. L. Carter, builder Q
the Clinchfeld road, was succeedeM
in the presidency several months ago
by Mark w, Potter, 1t has been sslss
pected that a change in the oWne
ship or management of the road VT
impending. This suspicion w4S;
strengthening by the recent inspec
! ton trips over the line by Northexn
capitalists. The fact, too, that the;
Chesapeake & Ohio directors voted
not long ago to issue a vast amount;
of bonds for the purpose, among 9th.
er things of acquiring other 1fdess'
lent color to the report that the ROAD
was interested in the Clinchfie1d y
Ohio, which would give the Chess
peake & Ohio an important Southern
outlet.
The value of the Clinchfield road;
to the Chesapeake & Ohio and the
Seaboard Air Line is that It is by
far the shortest route between tde
Ohio valley and the South Atlantic
States. The road is only 243 mile9
long, and the largest town north Cf
| Spartanburg is Johnson City, Tennss;;
which has only about 10000 people:
but the Clinchfie1d has strategic In
portance and taps the rich Virginia
coal fields.
Negro Detective Shot.
Ike Mitchell, a negro, was shot and
killed on the eastbound train Of thu
Atlantic Coast Line that left Colum-s
bia little after 6 o'clock yesterday
morning. The shooting took place
between Congaree and Eastover sta
tions, in the lower part OF RichlandE
county, by Willie Grantland. Both Of:
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