The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-09-08
No. SO
Of Guest River. a dlstancelof about TWEEN
tY- live inilrs

ton with the branch line above mention.
cd At or near the mouth Of Toms Greek.
up Toms Creek To the head waters of
Toms Creek and the branches thereof. an
aggregate distance OF about aiteen miles
u. brief statement of the reaSons re-
lied upon Ia show that thr present OF IA.
ture public convenience aud necessity 10.
qu!te or will require the construction and
operation OF the said branch lines OF rait-
road is as follows. to wit:
The main line of the Interstate Railroad
company as at present constructed er-
tends from Stoucga on Callahan Creek in
Wise county, Virginia, down Callahan
Creek to Appalachia, Il distance ni about
tour miles, and thence up Powclls River
la Norton, distance Of about twelve
mites aud thence up Guest River 10 Ola
morgan. distance OF abont live miles.
linnch lines OF the railroad extend up
Mudlck Creek nf Callahan Creek. Pigeon
Creek of Callahan Greek. the Roaring
Fork of Pnwcll's River and M powell's
itiver from Dorchester Junction, tho to-
tal length of the road and iis branches
being about furty eight miles II seryes
Divers coal mines and cooking plants 10
| Gated within The territory aforesaid. 10
wit, eight coking plants ami twenty two
coal inineS, operated by bunibpr of diff
ierent companies. II is belt line rail
roai which serves all cl the mines and
eoking plants in Wise county. East of
that section of the Virginia field known
rs Black Mountain field aud West oil the
town of Norton, The output OF coke In
virginia exclusive OF pocahont.,s for
1919, WAS $50, l3i net tens. Cokr trans,
| ported 10y Interstate Was ~ SCI tons or
| ,-i per cent of the total. The output OF
coal for the same period was. for the
whole state, exclusive of l'ocahontas, 3
di2 ha6 tons OF this $50, Isl tons or 10
per cent, Was transported over the lntor-
| state
The Interstate Railroad connects with
the Norfolk and Western At Norton;
with the louisville aud Nashville Rail
road at Norton. Dorchester Junction and
| Appalacl,ia aud with tho Southern Rail
way at Appalachia Nome Of these lines
nave direct connections with any al the
MINES served 10y the Interstate Railroad.
and even IL they lid have such direct
| connection, they could not, hccansr ut
their location, give Ia the mines and COX.
ing plants ON the Interstate Railroad any
thing ike as good service MS they rrceIvc
| from the Interstate
The Louisville and Nashvl!r Railroad
extends irom Norton ia a Sdrthwu,tcrly
direction to the Ohio River aud affords \
meins OF transportation from the Var.
ginla field to the Central West bnt rrniyhi
rates ia All directions over the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad are adverse To tile
mines and ovens in Wise county aud in
| many Instances pruhibitiyc
he Norfolk and Western Railroad AZ
lords an outlet to Underwater At lambert,
point, Virginia, and intermediate sta
tiohS, but has pcrhistently refused tn al
lprd any means of transportation for ship
pers on the Interstate Railroad to any
othef points on or via or reached 10y its
tines
The southern Railway connects with
The Interstate iiailroad at Appalaulia and
affords transportation To the Port oil
Charleston, >. e.. and large section OF
the Southeast, but ior many years its TIA
cllil!eS have been aud are NOW inadequate
To the demands made upon IL by shippers
nh The Interstate Railroad
his situation has prompted shippers
oii The Interstate RAILROAD to request II 10
b'lid an extension uf its line 10 direct
connection with the Carolina, Clinchiield
AMI ONO ltoad at or near tho mouth of
| huest RIVER such connection would
afford Interstate shlprnrs greatly incseli-
td facilities Tor reaching the markets OF
th1 southeastern states, both hy tho
Cllnnhiield road direct and by means of
us connections with tho Atlantic Coast
| Line and ScabJard Line tu tine south
AMI II IS hoped and believed that this
! connection will also enable them Ia obtain
additional facilities Tor the movement oil
eoil ana coke anal other property into the
| central W est and tu thr Great Lakes by
| means al the connection nf the Clinchtirld
| hu1l With the Chesapeake aud Ohio Rail
| T"ad at or near Elkhorn City, Kentucky
| Ahotiier matter or Importance to The
operators ia TINS section Is that the Louis
vale amd Nashville Railroad serves An inl-
rneuHn coal territory in Eastern kentucky
Oh tie Cumberland River and Ia, waters
Amd the kentucky River and its waters
| II caters Ia the operators on its lilies In
HE kentucky field and s;rcnuously oh.
lJects to serving the Virginia field except
| insofar is IL may be compelled Ia do 80
his Is especially true with reference TO
coal destined for lake points and for Cen
tfai Freight Association Territory Fur
| thls reasou IL Is OF great Importance to tho
Operators IN this section to get another
outlet Ia the lakes atd tu Central Freight
Association Territory via tile g.. q. " %.
and the Chesapeake aud Ohio.
/ 4 u ho Interstate liailrosd Company
does moi desire any hearing ia the matter
of this application unless objection is
| matte To- tlr granting Of the Certificate.
| II objection in ma,l.. aud ii the Coinmis.
sion should have any doubt rs To the pro-
pretty oil granting the Certificate. theu
The Interstate Company would ask for
] full hearing.
Respectfully submitted,
| 'STREsrArE RAILROAD COMPANY
By ii. l.. Miller, President.
state of Pennsylvania