The Bourbon news., 1913-04-01
L. e N. to Make Other Improves

That the Louisville and Nashville
contemplates the construction of new
side tracks in the south yards in this
city, and the Improvement of its facil.
tiles for the handling of the immense
volume of freight that it contempt a tes
handling as soon as the double tack
between this city and Covington aad
between Paris and Winchester is conf
pleted. is evidenced by the activity of
the company in securing options on
property in the colored suburb of
Claysville.
Saturday a corps of civil engineers
began making surveys through the
negro suburb in the direction of the
coal bins near the Winchester street
crossing. The railroad company at
present owns large amount of prop
erty which was purchased when the
construction of the new yards began.
and considerable amount above the
negro settlement has never been put
to any use, owing to the fact that a
sufficient number of tracks had been
completed to handle the business at
that time.
For the past two weeks represent
atives of the company have been en-
gagged in securing options On the Clays-
VILE property and between twenty
five and thirty houses are along the
proposed extension of the yard track
age.
The company is now in a position to
acquire the property either by pur-
chase or condemnation.
The construction of new tracks in
the south yard will be necessary to
handle the volume OF freight that is
expected to come from the Eastern
Kentucky mountains, through which
the l.. and E. or other branches of the
road extends. Vast coal fields have
been thrown open and are in opera
tion. The recent test train sent out
for revision of tie tonnage rate, has
demonstrated the amount that can be
handled by one train. TO take care
OF this amount of rolling stock,
which it is said in the future will COM
pose the freight trains that will be
run over the road, it is necessary to
have additional room at this point.
Other improvements in the YARDS of
the com pany in this city are contem-
plated and it is understood a new
mechanical coaling plant will be put
in where the present chutes stand and
an additional coaling plant will be
erected at the new round house, which
is located near the junction of the Lex
ington and main lines of the road.
These improvements will represent a
vast outlay of money and will be com
menced in the near future. 1t strength
ems the contention that the railroad
company intends to continue with this
city as the terminal and distributing
point of the division. An expenditure
of more than $125. 900 has been made
for the construction of the yards in
this city, together with the many
other improvements that have been
made since the double tracking of the
line between Paris and Covington was
commenced almost three years ago.
Many of the colored people in the
negro suburb of Claysville will be COM
PEELED to move shortly in order that
the railroad company may get posses
sion of the property and some are at a
loss to know where to go. In some in
stances the railroad company will pur-
chase other lots and build new houses.
The civil engineers will rush their
work and expect to have it completed
within short time when the razing of
the houses Will begin to make room
for the improvements.