New-York tribune., 1884-01-28
THE ALMA AND LITTLE ROCK.
SOMETHING ABOUT A SINGULAR ROAD IN NORTH
CAROLINA.

eoMETnING ABOUT SINGULAR ROAD IN NORTH
CAROLINA.
CHARLOTTE, n. c., Jan. 27.-NOrth Carolina
has a curiosity the shape Of a railroad called the ANNA
and Little Rock" but better known as the "BackWoods
Railway" Probably not dozen people outside oi 'he
State know of its existence, although pays larger dV
dends than any piece OF railroad property III the Unea
States The hidden railroad taps the Carolina Central
near Laurinburg and TO Afredville, 3 c. distance
of twelve miles. The company which owns and manages
the road consists of two men-Messrs John A. WILKINSON
and Robert T. Fore the being president secre
tary and treasurer, and the latter dliec-
tor vice-president general manager and pas
senger and freight agent. Singular to say they 40
forty per year the capital invested having been
innning nearly three years. ..,o,,,,o, 90 t,iI1
When Messrs. wilkinson ana Fore concluded 20 DHilu
their railroad they did not organize anu Issue stock Dd
instead bought lot of iron rails, had the in9Glnen
the tcs and In time they had twelve miles OF road
built through fourlsinns ana co~sanS ~ g iiiI nn
cineers and laid ont the road TO sit their own le'
q mailcoarb and one passengcrcOach leased from the
Carolina Central Railroad few gondOla ana po1caIs,
and then, hiring an eng3eer' nTemadn' nrened' one Phe
road for business Ihey caIiE h,,Eer ard ,ner se
chandsc, while the passenger rhc eoSGera1t. ICy
have schedules hut run trains MhGneT@a i ~. r, are
The track is the same width as that OF Inc CeouIa
tcen ar ioIrteen cars switched from the BackwOods
Railroad the tracks OF the Carolina central coh-
aud ecOn REGION and all the local merchants 90 lae
business consequence of which the road does paving
slocal freight" business, While It's "thiOnRh IIeiShs
are Immense The road will be EXTENDED INTO Suih
Carolina 10 connect with either t.e Charlotte COiuupa
and Augusta or the Wilmington, Columbia ana augusta
Railroad.
EEW-YORK AND CONNECTICUT AIR LINE.
BRIDGEPoRT, Conn, Jan. 27.-Ihe announce
mont was made yesterday by H. r. Parrot' director OF
the NeyyYork and Connecticut Air Line Railroad, that
contracts for building road its entire length from the
NsSYork state line to New Haven had been awarded TO
the firms OF Arnold & Stevens Cameron Il FaSan, and
others OF New-YOrk The men now at worh near BerR-
,bre Pond near A. L. wnton's mill, in this city, VIII be
Increased 10 100 on Monday On the same day at MIL
Hill town OF Southport Hubbard's Hill, Stamford;
Gregg's HILL in Greenwich Prinde Hin, in Orange near
New-Haven; and StTatford, the west bank OF the
uousatonc River and in NOrwak, gangs of men VIII be
set TO work; and in the town OF WespOrt operations
will begin near the foundry, about halfway be-
tween the village and railroad station at Saugauck, on
land belonging % Mr. Staples president OF the
Irst National Bank of that tOwn soon as the Ighl OF
wav be purchased. The movement 10 c0nsrucl j
received with enthusiasm along the iihe. ospSclI p1
fhoss of lis friends who during sixteen years nave du
accession TO doubt the compdnys Intentions ly act "I
the General Assembly the charter or the AT Line ceits
March SS4 unless certain amount ouOhey NZlpW
Is exDended ia actual construction before that dac.
The line miles ''nc The law requires tat
fhe articles association shat not be hle0 ana recorded
1uiil at least So 900 OF stock every mile of rallro td
proposed be made Is subscribed thereto ana 10 per
OF such subscription PAID IN cash i nc company
ASSERTS that this provision has been complied with