The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-05-16
IMPROVEMENTS AT DANVILLE
To Be Made at Danville by Q. & C..
If Land Can Be Secured

The O. Il e.. railroad has opened
negotiations in Danville for the pur-
chase of about 400 acres of land
close to that city for the enlarge
ment Of its yards and division ter
minal facilities.
Horace Baker, general manager of
the Q. d. c.. and Cur lis Daugherty,
chief engineer. who were in Dan
vile last week. announced that the
company will make extensive i'm
provements at 4'aEville if the nee
essary lands can be purchased at a
reasonable price. The proposed I'M
prOvements include the enlargement
of the yards, the erection of a fire
proof division headquarters, building
a new round house, and additional
repair shops.
1t is understood that the company
is seeking options on the purchase of
the farm of John A. and R. T..
Quisenberry, two-thirds of the farm
of C. NJ. Fackler, and 125 acres of
land held by Mitchell Taylor, and six
acres included in the Hayden and
Evans properties close to Danville,
and also a part of the tract occupied
by the Danville Ice & Coal Co.
1t is reported in Danville that
should the railroad company be I'M
able to secure the lands it needs for
its development plan that the divi-
sion headquarters will be moved else
where and a movement is on foot in
Danville to give the railroad the CO.
operation of the Danville Commercial
Club in securing options.
In regard to Col. Evans property
the Danville Advocate said last week :
"Col. Evans forever showed to the
people of Danville yesterday his 10y
atty public spiritedness and love for
renfil!t gshe@ = ~. Sf &. ss3,@'.-zf5h&t
the right of way through his farm
would be donated outright up to a
certain point on his frontage. As
Col. Evans farm is to be more Sc
riously damaged than any other prop
erty save that of the Danville Ice
& Coal Company, he cannot be too
highly commended for his liberal
spirit. Every property owner and
every business man in the town of
Danville, and every farmer in the
county owes him a debt of graft
tude that can never be repaid"
Big Business For Railroads
The Louisville & Nashville Rail-
| road Company is erecting new
brick freight depot at Pineville. II
| will be two stories high and Up feet
| long by 81 feet wide.
The Louisville & Nashville Rail
road Company will build this year
in its own Shops 1000 box cars OF
I forty tons capacity, 500 gondolas
of fifty tons capacity and 100 furni-
ture cars of fifty tons capacity.
The Queen & Crescent railroad
has placed en- order with the Gads-
den. Ala, Car Works for 500 box
cars.
The L. & Ms new through train
service between Louisville, Lexing-
ton and Eastern Kentucky points be-
comes effective Sunday and promises
to bring the mountain sections OF
| the State into closer touch with the
Bluegrass and the GeargrasS coun-
try. In addition to two through fast
trains daily between Louisville and
McRoberts, via Lexington and Win
chester, the local trains will be run
with the view of affording a better
service between Lexington and
points onthe line east of that city.
The L. & N. pump house just
south of Wilde, in ROckcastle, burn
ed to the ground. about nine O'Clock
Monday night. The L. & N. inspec-
ton train had just been along not
more than two hours before and
/ found it in good shape. The FIRE was
| of unknOW origin