The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-09-01

road is AS fellows. to wit.
The main line of the Interstate Railroad
Company as at prvsen; constructed ex-
tends from Stonega on Callahan Creek in
Wise county, Virginia, down Callahan
Creek To appalachia. Il distance OF about
tour miles, ami thence up powell's River
to Norton, a distance of about twelve
miles and thence up Guest River to Gla-
morgan, distance of about live miles
Branch lines of the railroad extend up
Mudiick Croek of Callahan Creek, Pigeon
Creek OF Callahan Greek tho Roaring
FORK ot PoNells River aud up PoWeils
RIVER from Dorchester Junction the to-
TAI length OF the road aud it, branches
being about iorty-cight miles IL serves
diVe.s coal mines and coking plants 10.
Gated within the territory aforesaid, to
wax, eight coking plants and twenty-five
eo1i mines, operated by IA number OF diff
iercnt companies 1t is belt line rail
road which serves all OF the mines and
coking plants IN Wise county East of
that section of the Virginia field known
AS Black Mountain field aud West OF the
town OF Norton The output oil coke iii
virginia. exclusive of Pocahontas for
lVlH, was SGD 1875 net tons Coke trans
ported by Interstate was OIL, SOL tons. or
W per cent. of the total III. output OF
coal for the same period vas. for tLe
whole state, exclusive of pecahontas, s
1,"26 tons OF this ,G35 13i, tons OF 10
per cent. MAS transported over this inter
state
The Interstate Railroad connects with
the Norfolk and Western at Norton
with the Louisville aud Nashville Rail.
road at Norton, Dorchester Junction and
Appalachia. and with tho Southern Rail
way at Appaiachh None oi these lines
nave direct connections with any ot the
mines served 10y the Interstate Railroad.
and even if They did have such direct
connection, they could not, because of
their location, give To the mines aud COX
ing plants on the Interstate Railroad any
thug like as good service as they receive
from the Interstate
The Louisville AMI Nashville RAILROAD
extends from Norton III u NorthwesteIiy
direction TO the Ohio River and Afford, a
means of transportation from the NIr.
gina field 10 the Central West, but freight
rates Ia all directions over the LouisyiIl,
aud Nashville Railroad are adverse to the
mines aud ovens IN Wise county and ia
many Instances prohibitivc
lhc Norfolk and Western Railroad af-
iords An outlet to 'iidcwater at Lambert's
point, Virginia, and intermediate sta
TONS, but has persistemiiy refused tu ri.
lord any MEANS of transportation Tor siS,p.
pets On the Interstate Railroad to s,yy
other points on or via Or reached by II,
lines
The Southern Railway connects with
the Interstate Railroad AT Appalachia and
affords transportation to the Fort oil
charleston, , e.. and large section oil
the southeast, but Tor many years ITS ia.
cilities have been an,l are nov iuade,jt,,t,
I" the demands made upon it 10y shippers
on the Interstate Railroad
This situation has prompted shipper,
on the Interstate Railroad 10 request IL to
build an extension of its linu 10 direct
CONNECTION with the Carolina, Clinchiield
ahd Ohio Road AT or near the mouth of
Guest hiyer Such connection would
Afford Interstate shippers greatly increas-
ed facilities far reaching the markets OF
tue Southeastern states, both by The
CllhchheId road direct aud by means oil
Us connections with the Atlantic Coast
Line aud Seaboard Line to the South
Ahu II Is hoped and believed that this
connection will also enable them To obtain
additional facilities Tor the movement Of
coal and coke and other property into the
central West and to the Great Lakes by
means oi the connection OF the Clinchiieid
i9oai with tile Chesapeake aud Ohio kail-
roaa At ar near Elkhorn City, Kentucky.
Another matter ut importance To the
operators III this section il that the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad serves .n i'm
iileilse coal territory i'll Eastern Kentucky
ON the Cumberland River and its waters
and the Lehtucky River aud lis waters.
itcaters Ia the operators on its lines In
the Kentucky field and stIenuously oh.
lecta 10 serving the Virginia field except
Insofar AS II may be compelled to do 50.
This Is especially true with reference to
coal destined for lake points and for Cen
trail Freight Association Territory. For
tins reason 1t is Of great Importance TO the
operators III this section 10 get another
outlet to the lakes aud To Central Freight
Association Territory via the G.. @. " d.
aud the chesapeake and Ohio
. The Interstate Railroad Company
dies hot desire any hearing ia the matter
Of this application unless Objection is
made To the granting o! ths Certificate,
Ii objection is made. aud il the Commls,l
Sion should have any doubt as TO the pro-
priety ui granting the Certificate, then
the Interstate Company would ask for !
full hearing
Respectfully submitted,
lSTEHsrArE ,kAILHoAD COMPANY,
by III l.. Miller, President
state Of Pennsylvania
County of Philadelphia
| Charles X. Vents, IL Notary Public
IN aud for the county and state oiorcsaid.
do hereby certify that II L. Miller,
whose name Is aigIed to the foregoing APP
plicaiiOn for certificate AS President, of
the Interstate Railroad Company, has this
day appcared before me in my county af-