The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-15
THURSDAY, JUNE Is, 1911.
run c. < o. AND cLrscIlrrEr.n.

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Edwin Hawlcy. of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Rnflroad. wns In Spnrtanburg
last Sunday on his way back to New
York after tour of inspection over
the line OF tho Carolina. GinchfeId and
Ohio Railroad which now runs from
Dante, Virginia. to Srartnnburg. He
was accompanied in his inspection of
this railroad and It's enormous coal
properties at Dante by Frank A. Van
derlip, President George w. stevens.
Vice President Decatur Axtcll, Frank
Trumbull ana other directors of tho
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, and by
number of other influential factors
In the development OF this immensely
valuable property. All the indications
are that the Chesapeake ana Ohio will
buy the Ciinchtield Railroad and
operate It ana its coal properties, yet
Mr.. Hawley would not admit that any
Thing had been done and Mr.. Stevens
was silent as the grave
II is known that the Chesapeake and
Ohio are now building a railroad from
Elk Horn City. Kentucky. to Dnnte.
Virginia, distance of thirty-ive miles,
through very rough country, nearly
ali mountains and solid rock. and It is
not like the Chesapeake and Ohio to
build = road thirty-nve miles long to
reach places like Dante whore there IS
avery nice hotel. and. counting the
people who ere not engaged In taking
hn
fifty or one hundred people. The
Clinchfeld Railroad Is 24s miles long
1t was built at an enormous cost, and
is probably one Of the greatest tr1umphs
of railroad construction in this country.
certainly east of the Rocky Mountains.
twas built for the purpose mainly OF
getting the coal out of the Clinchiield
reaches. An immense quantity of coal
has been taken out OF the mines at
Dante, and put on the market The
coal Is of d particularly good quality.
Last week one of the largest cotton
manufacturers in upper South Caro-
lima spoke III very high terms OF the
quullty ofithis coal. and Of the ndvant-
ase with which It had been used by
manufacturers in that part of tho coun-
try. The Clinchneld people who own
the coal fields also largely own the
railroad. and arc doubtless interested
IN the Chesapeake nnd Ohio property.
The building Of the Elk Horn link and
the purchase OF lease af the Clinohtield
road would give the Chesapeake and
Ohio an immense advantage In hand.
ling through traffic from Chicago and
the Lakes 70 Charleston, Savannah.
Jacksonville ana other Southern shin
ping points The Clinchneld people al I
ready own valuable terminals at
Charleston and plans have been made
for the largest possible development
Of these terminals. The opening of the
Panama Ct.nal would give the Chcsa-
peake axd erlifc people grea; ndvant-
age In handling immense cargoes for.
the Isthmua and the South American
trade by the Clinchheld Road and
through The port OF Charleyton-"the
nearest port 70 Panama on the Atlantic
Coast
4 We have not tho least doubt that the
T chfFapeake and Ohio people have Sc
cured 'he lease or ownership of the
x Clinchfield Road, ana thtrei.ja IBtfFi
Il which they should be ashamed of II
they nave done sucha thing. what wc
cannot understand is whys,hey should
not talk about It when they ara asked
about II. because the people ara as
mnnth 'ptcrested IN '.thc hcvelopincnt q.
The commercial ana industrial SCUM
&c the Chesapeake and Ohio peorIc
possibly can be II5