N&W in 1909--Big Stony

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
July 22, 1909

THE GRAHAM DAILY NEWS
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Iron Furnace May Resume
    The article in yesterday's Telegraph to the effect that the Big Stony Railroad was nearing completion, was read with considerable interest by the people of Graham, for it is believed that the penetrating of the Potts Creek ore beds means the putting into blast of the Graham iron furnace just as soon as the ore from that region is available.  The furnace property is owned by the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company, and it is known that the owners have refused to consider offers to lease or sell the property during the past year, which is taken to mean that they expect to operate it themselves as soon as the Potts Creek ore can be gotten.  In years past, while the furnace was in blast, the ore came from the Toledo Lakes and it is said the freight rates were so high from that point to Graham that it was found impossible to run the furnace at a profit, hence its operation was abandoned.  The Graham furnace when in full blast employs close to 200 men and its operation means a good deal to the town in an industrial way.

[The previous posting on "Big Stony" should have mentioned that additional information on the interesting Potts Valley branch line can be found in John Joseph's article in the July/August 2002 issue of The Arrow.]
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Crowd Will Go to Roanoke
    Quite a crowd from Graham will take advantage of the low rate offered by the Norfolk and Western and go to Roanoke today to see the baseball game and other good things to be seen there.
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Gordon Hamilton
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