Neighboring RRs in 1907

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
September 10, 1907

South and Western Wins Nola Chucky Gorge Fight
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    In the superior court of Yancy county of Burnsville, N. C., Judge Peebles rendered a sweeping decision in favor of the South and Western railroad [Later the Clinchfield] in the famous right of way contest between the latter and the Southern railway.  The Southern railway attempted to block the construction of the South and Western about two years ago and organized the Johnson City Southern to parallel it for a distance of over 100 miles.  The contest came up over the right of way from Embreeville, Tenn., to Burnsville, N. C., and through the Nola Chucky [also Nolichucky] gorge, both claiming priority in the location of their lines.  For months this has seriously impeded the construction of the South and Western, the new truck line from Eastern Kentucky to the South Atlantic seaboard, the selection of another route being impossible, and Judge Peebles' decision gives the latter the right to build its line and the advantage without compensation of about $100,000 worth of grading done by the Southern.

Gordon Hamilton
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