1907 - Tidewater Official in Town

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Roanoke Times - November 30, 1907

Tidewater Official in Town

   Mr. John Kee, chief of the maintenance of way department of the 
Tidewater railroad, and one of the directors of the company, was in 
the city Thursday, having come up from Norfolk, where he is located, 
on a tour of inspection. Mr. Kee came for the first one hundred and 
twenty-five miles on the Tidewater road. This part is now in 
operation, and a regular schedule of both passenger and freight 
trains is being operated. The road is ninety-five per cent completed, 
and there are only a few points where work is still in progress. 
There are several tunnels and large cuts east of Roanoke which are 
being completed as speedily as possible, and also several west of 
here which are delaying the laying of rails. There has been no 
cessation of work at all, and it is being pushed with all possible 
speed. Just when the entire road will be in operation could not be 
ascertained, but that ... be finished, and that soon ... is assured. 
Mr. Kee left ... train yesterday moring ... west.....

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[Original newpaper article had been taped before being scanned to 
microfilm. The diagonal strip of tape crossed the end of this 
article, and made it unreadable when scanned to computer for 
transcribing. Hence the "..." sections.]

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