The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-06-16
B. { D. R. R.
Said % be Coming Into the
Big Sandy Valley.
hluztlg U,h,sd TsIL Elith. I
Tine. Hs,ns 4 Great Deal
IsIlk SstiSl.

Ths folIoSine from the Cinein-'
n.si Enquirer . Of Interest 10 BiE
sandians. Il + not correct in All
d-saIN BAT Is probably true In gen
erni:
Ths CineinnA,i- Hamilton 4 D@y-
tsa Railroad Company. Il b report
q. has seored one Of tAe eigsest
-.coops In the history of the rail-
road Norld In tapping the coal
nelds Of the Consolidation Coal
Company IN Ksntneky and nAkinE
nssif the eastern outlet 10 the
creat I.akes official announee-
neat q this great rAilrOad deal
4 axpeeted within the next tvo
mouths ana xiH result IN plAeinE
the c. n and d on easy street
- oar a. It's future financial oORdi-
tioa = concerned.
For months the railroad world has
ben trying 20 figure out Shat
lnterssts are saying t..oee,oee for
IN oonssruesiOn Of IS miles Of
railroad between jenkins. Ky. the
headearters Of the Consolidation
Coal and Coke Company. and the
mouth Of the Shelby River, Al
slreIby. KY 70 connect With the
: e ana o. After considerable spec-
station Il was decided that ths coal
Interests usre bgilding the line, a.
Ne l. and y and { and . aP-
peared To have nothing TO DO uith
n
Eou. h0Eevcr. 4 aPpeau that the
reAl Interests in the building q
The braneh Is the Baltimore and
0hio Railroad Company. Nhiea i
ne owner 0f the c. a. and y,
The rad Is being built a a cost Of
SCI. zee Per mile. and i said 10 b
tks most perfectly constructed road
IN the United STATES The question
prohAbly vii - asked. What Goa
section can a little branch line Of
IS milss In length have Sith a rail-
road system WhiCh has its lcHes
terminal over lee miles a~Ayg- il
Develops. hoSeyer. that a survey
recentiy made b. the Baltimore and
ohiO. and paraIleIlng the c and
o frOm shelby to Ashland. ny
nakes Il possible Tor the BsltimorS
ana Ohio-c.. u and u. Interest.
10 build a line to the Ohio River
connecsing with the G. II and y
a. lrOntOn. giving a direct line B
the lake.. Another way IS also -
en- to the C.. H. aud d. teEmln4
a. irOnton. and that Is train,
agreement With the c. and o. Al
that rad Is perhaps the one mos
directly affected b. the shTevs
move Of the B. aad o. ii is Hksh
thar. In order OF SET any Of III
immense business exPeSted Ss
resalt Of the Consolidation Com
pAnys oey~S0PmeEt ~ Gast sectiOl
of Kszssrky. the c. and o. vii reSl
~ agree 70 sisn a traffic SEree
nent Whereby ths G, II and D. Sl
profit more lArsely than AZ an.
tine in its history
The fine hand of the Morgan in
teresrs SENS 10 Be In evidence
as Aay Improvement Of the financia
coalition Of the c. II. and D. vii
rcsRlt TO their benent Nheu n
final sale of the rad IS made 4
tie BSlunore and OhiO. Il ain B
renemhsred that vhen the b an
O took over the C.. H. and d. i
vas agreed that in seven year
the 2rice fixed by arbisrators 4
the end Of that period vas 10 b
the PDrShase price Of the PrOper
y. and the more valuable the MOI
gaa interests can make the rOA
The more money they shall set oa
Of Il when the final sale IS made
Il alsO apPeArs that the n and Q
c. Il. and u. combination, { an
Q. s2d clinohfield and tue LOaisyil
and Nashville are not the OAly rOGS
which sre interested in the tappiu
of The consO,idAted cOmpany's fiel,
Aoc0rding 10 report the Norfolk an
Western is also contemplating SOu
ing into the fold, aud nOw has NJ
Der consideration plans Tor u
eonslroetioa Of a branch In
irom Norsons Va. into the Elkhos
district, = distance Of about !
miles, thus slvlns lhh district Z
eutlet through Norfolk 70 the A