The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-05-05
millions
viii be Spent in Big Sandy
Territory.
Something About the Enormous EI-
psnditHISs Already Begun in this
PAT Of the State.
The Courier Journal says:

Plans FOR an extension OF the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad through
many OF the counties along the Big
Sandy division. in Eastern Ken
tucky. as well as the double track
ing OF the system from Pikeville to
Cincinnati have practically been
completed. and it is expected that
within the next few months ey-
cry county in the Big Sandy Valley
will have an outlet 10 the coal and
timber markets OF the world. II
vas learned from an official Of the
road recently that since the prop
critics Of the Chesapeake 4 Ohio
were acquired by Edwin Hawley. OF
New York. and Frank Turnbull, of
Chicago, the new owners have Civ
en- strong evidence Of their faith in
the future commercial possibilities
OF the mountains OF Eastern Ken
lucky. and to that end have planned
to build branches OF the road
throughout that section Of the
state. ....
One Of the first moves 10 be
made by the new owners was to ae-
quire a charter for the building oi
what is TO be known as the Layisa
Fork railway, TO run from the con-
tluenee OF Russell and Layisa
Creek. up Layisa creek to Grundy,
Va. a distance Of fttty miles This
road will traverse one OF the big
gest coal and virgin timber tracts to
be found anywhere in the United
States. According to the charter
recently obtained. Garrett b. Wall,
for many years real estate agent
OF hte Chesapeake & Ohio road
and for the past few years assist
ant to George W. Stevens. presi-
dent Of the company. is to be pres
ident Of the Lavisa Fork road. The
Big Sandy division Of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio at the present time
runs from CatIettsburg to a point b.
yond Pikeyille to the Breaks OF
the Big Sandy. a distance of isO
miles. From this point survey
has been made and the grading
done on an extension which will
give an outlet to the coast at
Charleston. S. c.. and Savannah. Ga.
and when the company completes a
bridge over the Ohio River at Pt,
Pleasant, o., the Chesapeake 4
Ohio will hayae direct line from
Toledo. o., on the lakes, to the
Atlantic coast.
Among other improvements and
extentions planned. is the building
Of the Shelby Greek. branch Of the
road, a distance of thirty miles
through Pike and Letcher counties
This branch will run through lOO..
O00 acres OF coal and timber lands
owned by the Consolidated Coal
Company and over l.0O0. zoo acres
Of undeyeloped coal and timber land
will be tributary to this branch OF
the road. Surveys for branches up
Millers Greek. distance of si1
miles, and up MarrowbOne Creek. a
distance Of twelve miles, also have
been made
Both ot these branches will run
through valuable coal and timber
lands which are nov being develop
ed, and it is planned to have the
roads built and ready for operation
by the time the mines are in work,
ing order The Millers Greek
branch will run from Van Lear, a
station on the Big Sandy division, ii
johnson county, crossing the Bis
Sandy River al Van Lear. The
coal in this section OF the State
is regarded as one of the finest
grades OF splint coal to be found in
the world, while on the MarrowbOns
branch the product now being min,
ed is considered fine grade for
ooking purposes,
Believing that the future develop,
ment OF coal and timber lands in
the mountains Of Eastern Kentucky
along the Big Sandy River viii am
ply reward them for the money ex-
pended in preparing for that de
velopment, Messrs. Hawley and
nrnbun have Instructed their rep
resentatives to so ahead With the
work Of building all Of the branch
roads necessary to meet the future
demands Of the section. as well as