The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
'EYESTER TALKS
 OF |. & N. WORK All Obstacles Have Now
 Been Removed CHANGES IN LOCATION Numerous Bad Grades and Curves Will Be Done Away With.
 Present Routes to Be
 Preserved

| Judge John c. Eyester, counsel for the Louisville and Nashville at Decatur. who has been closely in touch with the devel- opments in connection with the double tracking of that system, said here yester- day that all obstacles had been removed and that work would start shortly. He was in the United States court arguing the points involved in a case of Knight, Yancey & Go. creditors against the Louis vile and Nashville and Southern railway
 Negotiations for right-of-way and ac- l tivities having to do with the new double | tracking were held up in Nashville through some legal proceedings instituted there by a citizen who did not care to give a right of way through his property Later these obstacles were satisfactorily arranged and now the work will be unin- terrupted.
 | In speaking of the proposed work yes terday Judge Eyester said.
 '"The Louisville and Nashville will spend perhaps no less than 100000 between the end of the double track at Boyles and Decatur. The surveys, I am told, have been completed, and practically all of the desired right of way secured. The people have been very good to the com pany making this stupendous improve ment and everything has worked very smoothly. The line will be among the most notable railroad undertakings in the south. The line will be an absolutely new one through a wide territory and from a point above Nashville to Athens will be far removed from the present Louisville | afr,, the line will develop a territory very rich in minerals and agriculture.
 'The company will build the line IS feet below the surface at Cullman and will construct there about three viaducts That will remove every danger of grade crossing, as they now exist, and will de- cidedly improve conditions there. The line will operate about one-half mile from the present Blount Springs line and will improve that territory. At Holmes Gap the tracks will take g. wide swath and cut out deep cut at that place and ob viate the curve there which is hard to make. The new line will climb Sand mountain at about the present point, but | the grades will be far below the present figure.
 Into Birmingham there will not be any | changes as far as I am informed.
 'The new double tracking will enable | the Louisville and Nashville to cut out great many hard grades, many curves, and will render operations through that country much better than they are now. The freight service, especially through shipments, will be handled down the dou- ble line with a great deal more satisfac- tion than now. The passenger service will be also much improved. The accommoda- ton service will not be disturbed, as the old line will be maintained and every fa- cility given those who live on that part of the system. The beginning of this work Is of great interest to the citizens of our county, as it will not only bring a great deal of prosperity, but it will bring one of the best pieces of permanent rail- | road construction in the south The com pany will be in a position to do a great deal more for this section than ever with such desirable piece of work
 "The beginning of the double-track has been delayed in Nashville, but everything has been arranged and it Is to be expect ed that little time will be lost now in get ting the work started"
 It is said the Louisville and Nashville will require large amount of rails for the new work which are to be purchased in Birmingham.