Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
new NORTH AND SOUTH
LINE VIA HAMPTON ROADS
A Railroad That May BE Built Or
May Not-I.et Us See What
Will Happen.
PROPOSED LINE TO TIE NORTH
From Newpor; News to the North. il
1t Ever Gets There. Up the. Line
of thee Northern Neck - Let Us
Hope for the Best


The following story is from the
Manufacturers Record
Surveys have bren made and - nov
cent of the right of way obtained for
the proposed Norfolk WASHINGTON aud
New York Railway. whiCh il to bc lSG
miles long, from Newport News. Va
opposite Norfolk. 10 We shn"'on. u 4.
Claiming NJ. Wa"d, OF Richmond. is
president Of the company aud aSso-
Ciated with h'1N F-rani- : Cannon
Rector street. New YORK. who was for
mcrly vice pre- SidSnt and Scu"ral man
aEor of III" Southern Rpilwur Mn
Ward is n"w actively engaged in Sc
curing the remainder OF the rights ot
way that are required TO assure the
construction OF his line. which i de-
signed TO result in III" extensive de-
Ncloprcrt OF the Underwater counties of
Virginia on the western shore Of the
Chesapeake BAY and adjacent thereto
1t VIII also traverse parts of Mary
land on its way 10 the national capital
This survey does not contemplate
construction of a railroad which would
he dependent upon connections witE
existing systems, as some of the lines
formerly proposed would have been.
Mr.. Wards long experience as n ciNii
engineer IN railroad building caused
him TO choose a course which would
make 1t self-sustslninG. Ii viii IN
.
between the North ana south ,;oiur
northward from Norfolk ana Newport
News. II viii traverse Hampton ana
Elizabeth City County, cross the YORK
River on a bridge 10 Gloucester Poiu,
and proceed thence through t;iouc,s,rr
County. MiddicscN, by Saiuda. and
through Essex to a point near leeds.
town. across The Rappahanuock
through Westmoreland and King
George Counties TO Metomkin Point on
the Potomac River. across that water.
way and through Charles County
MARYLAND past Indian Head. ana finally
conner with the Shepherds branch oil
sthe Baltimore ana ohio Railroad AT the
boundary Of the District Of columbia.
Al Washington connection will be
made with the Pennsylvania Railroad
and tho Baltimore and pEio lines.
NUMEROUS BRANCH LINES
ARE IN tONTENrI ALTON
From point near Lecdstown. Va
branch is to ruu east through Wcstx
m"rcland. Richmond. Lancaster ana
Hoiihnmberiand Counties 10 Fairport
,Hhrbor on Chesapeake R4v II i. also
proposed 10 build from Tappahannock
another branch to join at Newcastle
on the Pamunkey River the extended
-Richmond ana Happahannock Rive,
; Ra ilroad
Extensive terminals are to II. cs
itabhshcd TT Newport News wherr The
city has given the company twenty
three acres Of land and the ola DO
ninlon Lard Conp any nineteen nrros
all on the waterfront Tn. Cnamh.,. ~
'o'"iherce - I" give r.phi Of way for
part of The distance approaching ,h.s,
tracts: tho rest has been secured
no Run TjiROI.H a CoINTn
THAT IL WORTH WHILE
:. The country through winch this uuo
rs 10 run i one of varied and E,,,,.
HoSSlhliIii"S. II is pcpGlaus ami
.ahounds in natural resources ana IN
~Ne'"ined agl icultu"e. rho ter Virrtni.
'T" ON, .e tanned by it have an area Of
~ Loco acres. Win fam rron.rt.,.
valued al more than &2i. 600 Gon IN,
crops already worth more thpu 81
$4,000 annually. 10 say nothing of n.
great oyster and fish Industries. IN.
N"FH ana MS associates, yicvir. -h.
resources OF ihcs" counties, where no
cooperative organizations ycf oytst
believe 'hat with The comina O.. III.
f"'IFoad agricultural values and an,
rut VIII greatly pcrcns, As u On
RAM Tor their faith in TidcNn;c. ~
sIh" 'he. point on that the coirac,
use OF railroad facilities. coinblucd u.iti,
c".op"i"iiN, selling. have uIcl.,.cd ~
s!'i""hNh per wear the sales Of p,,r,
oc' farmers in tn" two Eastern Sborc
81 NFfihin counties Accoma. and
Northampton "
u Is estmH: ed thai at least So, ana
10 f,,,
labor and material TO h. ,.1 ~
construction o! III" projected ,:liIr..,d
WIN preference given. at Mir N.,r,..
iilr'ahc. 10 those vino reside -, ,I
c"HhHcs through which ulc linz ,,iIi
~" ~, accordance with the r.l. ia
NC building Of lines OF ms u,,urn
mr. ,haHclHl supporters are NOT .x
pch"lhs morcE f0r rights Of vgy T,.,,
y iPHe' as 81" others under like .l,c.,,,,
Ht""'eS' "ttre lhe development, nf ~.
.G"htiE IS IN" chief aim Of tho rn.d
t"r lHNneTS who's" lands vtlI hc
tnran"eh IN value by it's ro,,s,-,,...o,,
should givr the crcour.po,r..,,,
Nm OF way deeds to tho ,,to,,,..
insure proper protection for iro.n
w" donate riChts Of way-nost or
men ms old fri"nds-Mr Ward mas
inserted in all deeds a CLAUSE .,n,.;.,i,',,.
lor diversion 10 Tho gran,or. 90 ~
PIoheitE 50 given unless The railroad
Hh"H =" complete and IN op.,,iic, J..
DeceFnne 81. 1919 ~
an ne .fi%htee'th century this SEQ.
~ ,ifElhla was among it's most
prosperous and irnuiIfu r.,.io,.
us rivers ana estuaiics y,er. .i,,,..'',
famous p!an'%tious-'l saat. az r..
tors ah' iat.oos and Washipr,o,s
~ ."n'', yea Win II are come Of No
r@a''i'1s of ih" Ola po.ii,,.o,,
Cso,,. S',n"ffia ma County wcfc BON
49, S' washington Robert T. Ion
Light Horse Harry ir. r,n.;a
,.oAFor and mnug oiIor ,o,al
~" "'0"f county u tHe United gi.,aM
,y ''''fn as tHc hlrtn.!,,,
.n-' ~,S'' @lshco ciii2,ny III Kun
'e"iee COUNTY adJoinmg w. pr..
NeHt MaHison's h.rthplacc N.r-t
lneh arrived from and d-p.r,,a D.,
"oh' p"rts Of entry ,yiyr.g I..a
80" 'i"!t survive to-day. shin,
10 $1,000 hHlenis and u,aui.r..,ioyf.s
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