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The Roanoke Times, Tuesday, January 29, 1907.

RAILROAD NOTES.

   The Iager and Southern branch of the Norfolk and Western has been 
completed from Ritter, W. Va., to the mouth of Canebrake creek, in 
McDowell county, 24.53 miles, and other extensions have been built 
during the past year as follows: Speedwell extension, from Cripple 
Creek to Speedwell, Va., 5.28 miles; Big Creek branch, extended above 
Richlands, Va., to coal mines in Tazewell county, a distance of 1.18 
miles; Clear Fork branch, extended above Coalwood, W. Va., to coal 
mines in McDowell county, a distance of 1.27 miles; Blackstone and 
Lunenburg railroad, from Blackstone to Dillard, Lununburg county, 
Va., a distance of 5.53 miles; Coal Creek branch, extended to reach 
coal mines in Tazewell county, Va., a distance of .29 miles; Lick 
fork branch, extended to coal operations in Mingo county, W. Va., a 
distance of 2.79 miles. C.S. Churchill, chief engineer, Roanoke, Va.
   This company is constructing a second track from Valley Crossing 
to a point in its Joyce avenue yards, near Joyce avenue, Columbus, 
O., a distance of about ten miles. It is also enlarging its Joyce avenue yards.


Low Rates for Jamestown Exposition
   The Jamestown Exposition passenger bureau at its meeting at 
Norfolk, decided to recommend to the various passenger associations 
that the same rates be made to the Jamestown Exposition as were made 
to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis.






Ron Davis