Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-05-05
The Aurkrille Gmqllirer.
YORKVILLE. S. G.. /:
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 5. 1881.
NORTH CAROLINA MIDLAND RAILROAD.

NORTH CAROLINA MIDLAND RAILROAD.
As we indicated last week, meeting OF
the Board of Directors of the North Carolina
Midland Railroad. was in session in Winston,
N. c., on the 26th and 9th ultimo, for the
purpose of considering propositions for ex-
tending the road from Danville, Va, through
North and South c, rolina. 10 render this
enterprise more clear o our readers, we would
state that the Mort. Carolina Midland is a
new company form d by the consolidation
of three other comp ,nies, to wit: The Dan
Valley and Yadkin River Railroad, the Win
ston, Salem and M olson Railroad, and the
Winston, Mocksvills and Mooresville Rail
road. These three companies were consoll'
dated into one company, with a gauge to
suit the Virginia Midland Railroad, of four
feet eight and a half inches, and this is the
company under whose management the Vir-
ginia Midland is to be extended through
North Carolina and South Carolina, to con-
meet with the railroad system further South.
A full quorum 'of the board was present,
viz. Hon. j. S. Barbour. president; j. T.
Morehead, vice.president; j. w. Alspaugh,
secretary and treasurer. Directors, Major
P. w. Hairston, Major L. w. Anderson, j.
B. Vaughn, j. w. Fries, J. E. Gilmer, A.
NJ. Boole, w. C. Wilson, A. Leazear and
C. H. Wiley. The board heard the different
delegates from Virginia, North Carolina and
South Carolina on the advantages claimed
for their respective localities in the proposed
extension. According to our information
great interest was manifested in the enter
prise, and large delegations Of representative
men were present, urging the extension Of
the road through their respective sections Of
country. The following towns were repre-
sented by delegate rs: Danville, Va, Sails
bury, N. c., statesville, N. c., Lincolnton.
N. c., Shelby, N. c., spartanburg, S. c.,
Gafney City, S. c., Greenville, S. G., Ander,
son, s. c., Yorkville, S. c., and Union, S. c.
The representatives from Yorkvills were
l. D. Witherspoon, Esq, and Mr.. james l..
Clark.
During the two.days session of the meet.
ing of the board, full and impartial hear
ing was given to the different delegations,
each, of course, anxious to have the road ex.
tended through their section, and offering ma
terial aid in the construction of the road.
The board decided to commence the work OF
construction at once, and elected Col. j. B.
Yates chief engineer Several surveys were
conditionally authorized on the proposed
routes in North and South Carolina, the ter.
minal points being left open. The Virginia
Midland Company ia expected to contribute
to the construction Of that portion of the
line in Virginia, and the President is author
lied to commence the construction at once
between the Virginia line and Mocksville,
N. G. 1t is expected that the work will be.
gin at an early day at the points most diff
cult of construction and requiring the longest
time to complete. Meantime, preliminary
surveys will be mada from Walnut Cove Gin
Stokes county, about 1S miles beyond Win
ston,) to which point the line is already de6n-
itely located, over the different routes pro-
posed, and as regards the probability Of q
survey being made through York county, we
are enabled to publish the following official
letter from COL Yates, the chief engineer:
SALEM, N. c., April 80, 1881.
Col. I. D. W1TBERsPooN AND JAS. L..
CLARK, YorkviNe: GENTLEMEN: am di
rected by the Hon. John S. Barbour, Pres-
dent n c. Midland z. R. Co., to inform you
that upon official notification that the amount
necessary to make surveys from Mooresvi!le
to Lowesville, Ycrkville, Unionville and
Greenwood, has been raised, and subject to
the order of this company, to Immediately
place party in the field. In pursuance with
these instructions, beg to state that the
amount required for such surveys from Moores
Vile, south, will be $4,000, for surveys, MAPS
pro6les, and estimates, the latter to be the
property of this company until the line is
decided on. l have written to Mr. Allen
Lowe and DR.. Sidney johnson, of Lowesville,
to same effect The above is supposed to be
in accordance with the understanding had
with your committee. Respectfully yours,
j. B. YATES, Chief Engineer.
From this letter it will be seen that by a
proper effort on the part of the people along
the route in Iredell, Lincoln and CASTOR
counties, N. c., and York, Union and Lau-
rens, in South Carolina, a survey will be
made through this section, which may lead to
the adoption of the proposed route by way
of Yorkville; though this will depend not
alone upon any natural advantages which
the route may possess, but to great extent
upon the exertions Of the people and the ef
fort they may make to secure this important
work through the county. But they must
bear in mind that other interests are at work;
,otably Spartanburg, Gaffney City and
5reenville, and while our own people may
lit sdpinely by, the prize may be borne off by
another section.
Col. Barbour, President of the Midland
Road, was in Augusta last Saturday, in con.
lection with this enterprise, that city being
me of the proposed connections via Green
wood or Spartanburg. While there he was
net by delegation from Spartanburg, who
we're assiduous in presenting the claims of that
own for the route. In the evening, Col. Bar