The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-10-08
A NEW RAILROAD.
A MUCH TALKED OF
SCHEME DEvELOPMS---
SURVEYORS AT WORK
BETWEEN MURPHY
AND DAYTON.
A Charter Already IProcurod.--
Chattanooga to Join In the
Prosession---Fins Fsrm-
ing and MiAeeal Lands
to be Brought into
Msrketand Do.
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The Times has .of lAss recsivsd
several private eonnunicstions ni1k.
ing inquiries % TO csrtain mybtexIous
horse back riders and others, which
indicated that o new railroad vas
heading towards Dayton. Gradually
these indications have assamsd Z.
tangible shape. ~ to.dsY's develop.
ments show. The Times learns from
Trustworthy sources that men promi-
nsnt in railroad circles, among them
some enterprising Chsttsnoogans, nss
tably DR.. n. /. MayssJ. g. Garter and
others, have already procured . chE-
tor for . railroad from Murphy, N;
o., down the Hwasses river % the
Tennessee, thence through the coal
fields at Piedmont and Dayton with
Q branch or main line 10 Chattanooga:
Whsther or not Q junction win be
made with the Cincinnati Southern
or an independent line built TO- the
latter city remains FOR an after cons
sideration. However that may be,
the new road Is regarded BY the pro. !.
jectors q q certainty. Men Nave for Z
months been working on different
rights of way, which srs ssstly pros
cured. There win be but few heavy
cut or Glls to make on; the line, -
all the routs chosen lie rnosely beA
tween ridges from this city 70 The
Hiwsssee river, nor win there be =
many heavy grades along that river
from its mouth 10 MURPHY. .hni III AZ
The road when built willIg p4ss 2
through many rich farming and inin-
eral lands, and will develop unteld 9
hidden wealth, which viii slwsys
find Q ready markets;n gf4z - eiat9
In North Csrolins Il will pass orsr Z
yeins Of magnetic and specalar ores,
mica, tale, slate, copper, granite,
free+tone, and various other useful
metals and stones. In Tennessss it
will cut the Coksr creek gold 6slds, y
the Stars mountain brown henstite,
the Connesssugs, Ohestns, EstsuelIse :
and whits Oak mountain leads Of {
red ores, lithogrsphic stons, marble,
lead, fns farming lands and timber,
all Of which will need ths coal, and
the coal fields will need the iron and
the farm products Of Q valley hersso.
fore cut Of from the world. The ins
corporstofs are negotiating with thG
Company thst built The Knoxvills
southsrn and The matter ofconstrnct. {
Ing the line or lines ID being cozsids
cred By them. i. --.~. !. q llet i.
This road will cross the Knoxville
Southern ct the hesd Of the 6ayans !,
nah farm on Hiwmsss river, and ths
East Tennessee st Charleston, aad
tap the Tennessee river at some suit.
able points. -. - 1o7s u
clN'r BOTTLE THxH. 'til.4
That tho Western North !CaroIina
road will reach Murphy In. Q very
short time everybody knows, but not
10 hitch up here a. some would think.
An organiEstion such ~ The Riohs
mond and Danvills are nes addicted
10 bottling themselves MP. having ths
stopper ramsd In and seaIsdf No
indeed. The =. q d. VII have ths
best connections that money csn ~
cure and We are Of The candid epin.
ion that when the w. N. o. reaches
Murphy IL will take o "bse lines for
Chsttsnooss, and II order 70 do this
il will require the adoption Of fhs
route via Ducktown and down the
Ocose river. This route u dscidsdly
the most direct and practicable, "a
has been demonstrated by numerous
surrey. The Engineer Who msde I
survey Of this route for the late Capt.
]. Z. Rail, Of Ducktoun copper fame,
informed u that the Ocoes riyor
route was exceedingly easy and cheap
10 build for 9 mountainous ssuntry.
A road from Murphy 70 CAsttans
ooga Wis the Duektown and Oooss
route, snd one from here 10 ths name I
city via the Hiwassee Gap routs viii
give Murphy two Of the finest dsyel-
oping roads that could possibly b.
constructed. The two roads would
be almost Independent Of ssch other
with the exception Of the liam of
through freights. si>a. So e
By the completion Of the Knor,
vile Southors Railway vs an nov
enabled 10 reach Knoxsills In lsas
than ten hours II 10 mmorcd thAl
hat road will build o branch from
Hiwassss Gap 10 Chsllsaooxx and
also . line up The river 10 M1rphy
provided tssy could gsl oontra Of
the charter nov held Iy D syndioats .
for no other purpose, 10 Ia believed.
other than speculation. AZ there :
slwaYss rensdy. h tsksn In dus
time, for any diseass. We would aug.
gsss as o cure for this mAlsdr that
the nsxt legislsture Of North caroli.
m be pstitiousd 70 repeal Tie pfessnl
Hiwsssee Railroad charter, and thsrs-
By throw the gate vide open 10 the
Knoxville Southern, or any other
company that dssires 70 build the
line 70 Murphy. The general IN.
tsrests Of this psopls nssds protec.
ton regardless 81 ths speculative dc.
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