1908 - South & Western Railroad

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Roanoke Times - February 11, 1908

South & Western Railroad

   Bristol, Va., Feb. 10. - Special - Good news comes from the east 
relative to the completion of the South & Western Railroad, the new 
coal carrying line, now being constructed from the Southwest Virginia 
coal fields to the seaboard in North Carolina. It is stated that the 
company has disposed of its bond in a sufficient quantity to allow an 
average of about $20,000 per mile for completing the road. The heavy 
tunnel work has never been suspended for a moment since the road was 
begun, and the new sale of bonds means that as soon as the winter 
breaks, several thousand men will be put to work with the view of 
completing the road by the end of the present year.
   It is understood that the Southern Railway, which is now working 
for a direct connection with the Southwest Virginia coal fields, is 
to complete the Holston River road this year. This new line extends 
from Moccasin Gap, Va., to Persia, Tenn., where it connects with the 
Southern for Asheville and Salisbury and points south.

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- Ron Davis, Roger Link