Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-06
SOUTHERN RAILWAY PLANS
completion of Line between MIN
ston and MOOresviIIe. Nc.
washington starr

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The Southern Railway Company I1 a5.
dition to going ahead rapidly with r.
part in the development of the r'4rs f.-
the erection Of a new union pass.r,.-
station in Washington and the corsfr,r.
ton Of yards Of its own I'm the vicinity of
the city, is making Important improve.
! ments in other directions
Within the next few days there Wu De-
completed a line Of railway ax-.gl.r.
from Winston-Salem 90 M00resg.U.. 9
North Carolina, which will civ. Nh.
Southern a new and independent Ira b.-
tween Greensboro and Charlotte. .rI
which, it is expected. will entirely r..
lieve the Southern from the enare...
ments in which il has recently been r-
volved by the action Of Governor Rus
sell, Of that State.
At present the Southern uses. as "a D4r,
of its main lire between washington and
Atlanta, a strip Of railway ninety-t1r..
miles in length between Greensboro and
Charlotte, and which Is a portion OF OBJ.
North Carolina railway, thrce-f.urfhs 0f
whose stock is owned by the State at
North Carolina. The North Carolina r.H-
way really extends from Charlotte. y4
Salisbury and Greensboro. Oh RaIslh
and GOldsbOro', a distance OF g3 miles
and since ISL has been under lease t1
the Southern and its predecessor. the
Richmond and Ddnville system This
lease was made in 1871 for a period of
thirty years, and everything worked uiea-
sanity between the State and tine rH.
way company until about two years aso.
when the Southern began negotiations
for an extension of the lease from t. sx-
piration in 1901 for a period of ninety
nine years
In 1895, however the Seab0ard AIRLINE
made a bid for the lease a. The rur1
Carolina road and this resulted in pa cone
hict between the two railway companIa-.
and also involved Governor Russell
Many months Of contention have follow
ed between the Governor and the South
ern railway officials, during which OBJ.
Governor has filed a number ~ suits f0..
damages against the railway officials. laI
efforts have been made in the NorH
Carolina legislature o. abr0g1te tha
lease, all Of which failed. however. of ar-
Recently N has been ml-
tually agreed 10 submit 10 Judra simon
ton. of the Federal Court. the question a8
20 whether or not the original lease OBJ th.
Richmond and Danyille was or was n1t
made in legal manner. The court meets
at Greensboro next week
Inc southern railway people age comic
dent that the decision Of judge simOrt.u
VIII be favorable 10 them. but i'm view III
ne fact that they have experienced cone
siderable trouble In the past. Dog reason of
ne TACT that part of their main line has
been, and might again be-. in control of
parties antagOnistic 20 them they some
months ago decided 90 build the now
DAD between Winston-Salem and N10ras-
Vile. as above stated. In securing
possession OF the property necessary uroa
which % construct this line the Southern
pursued a policy different. it is alleged
rom that Of any other railway company
n the country SO far as known. and .u-
tead OF acquiring the right of way under
ne terms or the charter. or by C0uI .W-
atlon proceedings, purchased aIl tIo
property needed outright and paid cash
or it.
IL Is stated 10 be probable that II there
Eould be any future trouble ON account
# the lease OF the North Carolina rH-
way, the Southern would parable. tla-
art Of the line between Greensboro aUf
ioldsboro', "a distance Of $50 miles and
'ould follow the precedent seq in fhe
ther instance by buying the necessary
md along the entire route. Since OBJ.
outhern has made It's vast system Dt
improvements an Norfolk. which is to ts
IS deep-water terminus. 10 is matter
{ importance 20 them either % have tls
orth Carolina railway. or at least thlt
art OF u between Greensboro and Sr.-
"a, or 20 parallel the North Carolina line
etween the same points
The decision Of Judge Sim0ut0n. which
eagerly looked for I'm many quarters
I'll not, IL IS understood. bee appealed
ON, either by the Governor of North
lrolina or the Southern officials. what
Ter the decision