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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In 1909 Bradshaw was located about 4 miles farther
up Bradshaw Creek than the current location. In 1909 what we now know as
Bradshaw was Coal Junction (across the Dry Fork from Dan). Bradshaw was
located at what is today called Jolo. Coal Junction was probably changed
to Bradshaw when the Bradshaw Coal Co started operations at Dan in 1919. A quick
check of Dry Fork timetables do not show any station between Carlos and Atwell
through April 30, 1922 (which is the latest date I have readily
available). The N&W train station was built at Bradshaw in
1926.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Bradshaw post office was moved to the new
community of Bradshaw on May 16, 1930, the Dan Post office was discontinued in
1930 and a new post office with the name of Jolo was established at the
original Bradshaw post office site on May 1, 1930. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alex Schust</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 23, 2009 11:19
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> N&W and Virginian in
1909--Fighting</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tunga size=2>Bluefield Daily Telegraph<BR>December 5,
1909</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><FONT size=4>TWO ROADS FIGHTING FOR BUCHANAN
COAL</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><STRONG>Norfolk and Western and Virginian Contesting Every
Inch of Ground--Mate Creek Storm Center</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV align=left> Commenting on the increased activity in the
acquiring of coal lands in Buchanan county, a prominent engineer said last
night that the Norfolk and Western and the Virginian Railway interests are
fighting every inch in the Buchanan county fields. Both roads recognize
the value of the undeveloped territory in that section and both are after
it. The Norfolk and Western,it is said, expects to be into the field via
Bradshaw, on the Dry Fork, while it is thought that the Virginian either
expects to get in via Mate Creek or from Matoaka.</DIV>
<DIV align=left> This raises again the question as to who is
really building or intending to build a line from the Island Creek property
down Mate Creek across the Norfolk and Western into the Elkhorn field and
other valuable fields in that section. Two sets of engineers have been
working and as they leave no marks on their stakes it is hard to tell just who
they are. The engineers have found that each one's route crosses the
other and this has added to the muddle to such an extent that although the men
higher up may know, the Virginian has never showed its hand as yet. From
Elmore east the road has a trunk line, but from Mullens to Deepwater the road
has only a railroad track. It is the evident intention of the Virginian
to go down the Guyan river to some point where it will connect up with the
Island Creek property and from there get into Huntington. The Deepwater
charter called for a fifty-mile branch down to Guyan river, but a connection
with the Island Creek property and railroad would give the Virginian direct
connection with the Chesapeake and Ohio and thereby an entrance into
Huntington over the Guyan Valley line. From the line down the Guyan the
road could throw out branch lines which could tap a great deal of coal
land. The presence of the men of H. H. Rogers as a factor at Swords
Creek would make it appear that the road intends to join up with the Carolina,
Clinchfield and Ohio, which roads Edwin Hawley is reported to be after.
It really looks as if the real heart of the whole affair is located at Mate
Creek. While everything would tend to show that other sections are being
taken into consideration, Mate Creek looks as if it is the eighteenth
hole. The whole golf links will have to be gone around before the John
D. crowd drive that ball into the last hole and walk to the club house.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left>[<EM>The last part of this article makes one think that the
reporter missed not being able to play golf in December. The mouth of
the only Mate Creek that I know of is at Matewan, some nine railroad
miles east of Williamson. With Pike County Kentucky across the Tug River
from Matewan, Mate Creek seems to be a unlikely route to Buchanan County,
Virginia. Also, the upper reaches of Mate Creek would be hard for
the Virginian to access from the Guyandotte (aka Guyan) River at
Gilbert. Any thoughts on this?</EM>]</DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Script size=6>Gordon Hamilton</FONT></DIV>
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