The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-14

or the region through which It passes.
and bringing them 20 the splendid dccp
water terminus here for distribution to
the North and West and to The Old
World.
The Scaboard Air Line Is onp Of The
old railroads Of the South, the line be
tween Raleigh and CASTOR having been
completed as early as 1910 An old tram
road-ihc Seaboard and ItOanol: e. was
purchased soon after, changed 10 a rail-
road and furnished the outlet 4, Ports
mouth. The Raleigh and Augusta was
next built, and before the war the line
from Wilmington TO Charlotte, and be-
yond--thc Carolina Ccntrai--was com
Dlcteu. Save for the addition of some
small branch lines and extensions, the
system remained as tllus cons titutcd for
many years. doing conservative hut
profitable business, until it was deter
mined to extend the road from Monroe,
y. C., to Atlanta. This line was finished
in 1891.
The system now comprises 957 miles OF
road, all but cighty.Ive miles OF which
are owned by the company In addition
70 the main line from Portsmouth and
Norfolk 10 Atlanta and rom Winnings
ton to Rutherford, the system consists;
OF Branch roads-the Roanoke and Tar
River from Eoykin's. Va, 10 Lewiston,
n C., with spur from Pendlcton 10
MurireeAho!o; the Durham and North
n,
traVelEing the great bright ltaf tobacco
neit; the 1Iouisbu:G branch. from Frank
lnlOn to 14Ou!sburE; The P!ttsboro
branch, from Moncurc to I'ittsboro; two
branches from Hamlet. one TO Cheraw
ana the other to Gibson. and the Ellen
boro and Henrietta branch. in western
Norm Carolina, which connects the cX-
| tcnsVe COTTON mills of Henrietta with
the Wilmington and rutherford or Car
DINA Central line.
ihe!e are, in addition some ten branch
roads. or local connecting lines, with
Whonl traffic arrangements are In effeci
ana at all the important points, of
course, connections arc made with all
trunk lines. Along the line there are
thlrty-elght stations q. which functions
are made with foreign roads, giving the
Seaboard good connections with all i'm
portant points In the South. AZ Norfolk,
| TIE faVorite route for travel TO and from
me North, ana especially or visitors 10
| me magnificent resort hotels NJ Ola
! f'cint Comfort and Virginia Beach. IL
Dy wafer, either by the famous Old Hav
Line up the Chesapeake to R1lttrnorc:
ny the Norfolk and Washington up the
iotomac o Washington; by the Old Do
1nlnion Line OF ocean steamers to New
ork or by the Me. chants and Miners'
lime TO Boston and Providence. Pasgen-
gers, however, have q, selection OF sew
| cral AIT railway lines between The North
ana Ncrfclk-PortSmout Moreover. the
nope is expressed that the Baltimore
ana ONO and the Seahoard Air Line
| may shortly effect an arrangement
| which will let the Scabnarh Air Line
| trains into New York ana give The Bal
tlmore and Ohio access 10 Flo,ida and
Western business
AthAtlanta the Scaboard Air Line ha 8
western outlet in the Western and Al
lantlc road, and unnucs ionabIy 1t Il.
merely matter OF time when arrange
ments VIII b" perfected by which The
sea board viii have access TO a Inc into
| New Orleans
In comprchensivcrcsa Of plan and en-
ergy OF purpose the DEVELOPMENT york
oc!ns done by the DrcScn: management
OF the Seahoard Air Line never has been
| exceeded by any railroad IN the South,
ana IN some respects II Is wi bout Il pa.-
aiiel IN any other section Of the Union.
IN us equipment service and tariffs the
! road has shown an unccae.ng consirlora-