Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-07
SOUTHERN RAILWAY PLANS.
Completion OF Line between Mn
ston and MOOresviIle, Nc.
CWashlngton Starr

Washington starr
The Southern Railway Company. I'm at.
dition to going ahead rapidly With rs
part in the development Of the plans n-
the erection Of a new union PASSENGER
station in Washington and the corsrr.r.
ton Of yards Of its own I'm the vicinity NJ
the city, is making Important improve.
ments in other directions
Within the next few days there WIu o..
completed a line Of railway axtagtr.
from Wnston-Salem to M0oresvu. g
North Carolina, which Will give Nh.
Southern a new and Independent limo t..
tween Greensboro and Charlotte. .rI
which, il is expected. will entirely Dol.
lieve the Southern from the ertsr,...
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 r4rf
of it's main line between Washington and
Atlanta, a strip Of railway ninety-tbr..
miles in length between Greensboro and
Charlotte, and which is a portion OF th.
North Carolina railway, three-f.urfhs of
whose stock is owned by the State of
North Carolina. The North Carolina r.H-
way really extends from Charlotte. STA
Salisbury and Greensboro. OBJ RaIs.lh
and GoldsbOro', a distance 0f 23 milo,
and since 1871 has been under lease t1
the Southern and its predecessor. the
Richmond and Danvile system This
lease was made IN ISL for a. period of
thirty years. and everything worked rle.-
sanity between the State and the r.T-
way company until about two years aen.
when the Southern began negotiations
for an extension OF the lease from BE-. .y-
piration in 1901 for a period Of ninety
nine years.
In 1896, however. the Seaboard AIRLINE
made a bid for the lease Cf 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 n.
Governor has filed a number ~ suits f0..
against the railway officials. and
efforts have been made in the North
Carolina Legislature q abr0gate trs
lease, all Of which failed however. of ar-
Recently A. has been ml-
ually agreed TO submit TO judge simon
ton. Of the Federal Court. the question as
to whether or not the original lease t1 th.
Richmond and Danylle was or was NOT
made I'm legal manner. The court meets
at Greensboro next week
The Southern railway people are comic
lent that the decision Of Judge Simunton
VIII be favorable 10 them. bur In view ~
he fact that they have experienced cone
siderable trouble In the past Dog reason OF
he fact that part Of their main line has
'een. and might again be-. I'm control of
PARTIES antagonistic 20 them. they some
months ago decided 90 build the now
DAD between Winston-Salem and 1l10ras-
1lle as above stated. In securing
possession OF the property necessary urol
which % construct this line. the Southern
pursued a policy different. il is alleged.
rom that Of any other railway company
n the country SO far as known and iu-
tead Of acquiring the right OF way under
ne terms OF the charter. or by Clud.m-
alton proceedings. purchased au tlo
roperty needed outright and paid cash
or it.
IL is stated to be probable that II there
could be any future trouble on account
f the lease OF the North Carolina rH-
'ay, the Southern would parallel tlat
art Of the line between Greensboro aUf
'oldsboro' a distance of 80 miles. and
'ould follow the precedent seq Boo fH.
ther instance by buying the necessary
nd along the entire route. Since th.
outhern has made It's vast system ot
an Norfolk. which is to hs
$ deep-water terminus. 10 is I'd matter
importance 20 them either 20 have tls
orth Carolina railway. or al least tllt
art OF 10 between Greensboro and Ss.-
"a, or 10 parallel the North Carolina line
etween the same points
The decision Of Judge Simout0n which
eagerly looked for In many quarters.
Ill not IL IS understood. bee appealed
ON, either by the Governor of North
lrolina or the Southern officials whal-
er the decision