Virginian in 1908 --Rumor?

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
October 29, 1908

NEW ROAD FOR ROGERS
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Feeder Line for theVirginian Is Now Being Surveyed

    Roanoke, Va., Oct. 28--The new railroad line now being surveyed from Roanoke to Floyd, a distance of 25 [Second numeral blurred.  Best intrepretation shown.] miles, will be built by Oil Magnate H. H. Rogers, builder and owner of the Virginian Railway, which runs from the West Virginia coal fields to Norfolk.
    Rights of way are being taken up and the mystery surrounding the identity of the backers of the proposed line was cleared today when it was found that Virginian engineers employed by rogers are doing the work.  It is said the line will be pushed on into Surrey county, N. C., where a connection will be made with the Southern Railway at Mount Airy.
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[Was there any factual basis for this report, which was based on un-named sources?]

Gordon Hamilton
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