N&W in 1909--Lumber Road

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
September 2, 1909

CONTRACT AWARDED FOR TWELVE MILES OF ROAD
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Walton & company Will Begin at Once Construction of Line From Honaker into Buchanan County

    Walton & Company, according to news just received from Honaker, Va,. have been awarded the contract for grading twelve miles of railroad for the Honaker Lumber Company from Honaker to Buchanan county.  Work will be started at once.
    The road is to be used as a lumber road, and the entire length when completed will be about thirty miles.  It will tap the timber areas owned by the company in Russell, Buchanan and Dickinson counties.
    The company is employing a big force of men on its plant at Honaker and rushing construction to completion as rapidly as possible.
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[Anyone have any info on this lumber railroad?  1916 topo maps show a lumber railroad north out of Putnam, just east of Honaker, winding around as it followed several water courses in Russell, Buchanan and Dickinson counties.  A Shay Website lists 6 Shays at Honaker, and a Climax Website lists a 36" gauge Climax at Honaker.]

Gordon Hamilton
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