The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30
r. r. CONSTRUCTION
IN THE SOUTH IN 1911
Eighteen Hundred Miles Built During the Year and More
Than Three Thousand Five Hundred Miles
Projected for Next Year

of the branch to Lake Okeechoboe.
Fla.
In the coal regions the Consolidaesl
ton Coal Co. has completed the SANDY
Valley and Elkhorn Railway froM
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ~
the mouth of Shelby Creek to Jenktua
La. IS miles. track being laid with
s0-pound rails and the road being
otherwise built in a strictly first-ciane
and up-to date manner The Louis
Vile and Nashville Railroad will conn
plete its line from Jackson, KY, into
the same coal region. about loo mtle&
this year. much construction on Il De-
ing already done. The Same conn
pany has also built considerable coal
road on its line in Harlan county,
Kentucky. Another important coal
road under construction. and that Will
be completed In 1912, Is the Buch-
harmon and Northern from Rlveos
Vile, w. Va, along the Mononga.
hela river to the Pennsylvania bounds
airy. whence 1t Is TO connect with the
Monongahela railroad. several miles
north. The Western Maryland. all
though delayed by difficulties in turs.
mel construction which could not bs
; foreseen. will have its ConnelIsvilie
extension finished in a month or two,
by February, IL Is expected, the
track already being laid from Cum
berland to tho tunnel through Big
Savage Mountain.
the completion os the Galveston-
Houston Electric Railway in Texas Is
an IMPORTANT piece of traction work
which demands mention. and 1t prom
| ises to he before long a double-track
road. The iron ore road out of Long
view, Tex. has also been completed.
Arthur Stlwell continued to push
work on his line from kansas City
to the west coast of Mexico, laying
nearly 100 miles of track in Texas
since last year.
| The Importance of Pensacola. Fla.
as a port Is shown by the activity dis
/ played by several railroads in endeas-
/ oring to reach there with through
1 lines. The Giuf. Florida and Ala
bama already has considerable track.
having acquired q lumber railroad
reaching well I'm into Alabama Then
| the Meridian and Deepwater is build
ing from Meridian. Miss, east to con-
meet with tho frat named line. and.
steps are being taken to construct an
entirly Independent road from Menu
phis to Pensacola. Much work has
been plished on the Piedmont
/ Traction Company's line in the Caro-
linas. Already % miles of track are
| com plete from Charlotte TO GaStonia,
n. C.. and on the rest of the line from
J InSTe GOWN INTO south Saroind muGn
! OF the grading is done, and a big addi-
ton to the trackage is expected In
1912. Considerable construction Is al
50 expected TO result in the new year
from the recent deal Of the Norfolk
Southern Railroad for several lines
south and west OF Raleigh. n. c., as q.
line to Concord and Charlotte is de-
sired Out in Oklahoma the Wichita
Falls route continues to push North
west. having laid about 20 miles of
track this year and having much more
in prospect for next.
Texas still keeps In the lead In the
matter of railroad construction. haN-
ing built practically AIS miles OF limo
in 1911 and proposing 6ss miles in
1912. While this is considerably less
construction than the Lone Star State
had in the last two years, it Is in ex-
cess OF what was built in either 1903.
1904, 1905 or 1908. Next In length
are 215 miles OF line built in Florida,
then comes oklahoma with IA. Ken
lucky and North Carolina with Ia
each: Arkansas with lis. and Georgia
101 miles. OtheS States report va
rious amounts from 90 miles up To
nearly 100. Il very modest series of
records. but. In view of conditions.
not without encouragement.