The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-13
NEW ROAD OPEN.
Ashpole is now on the Splendid Adam
tic Coast Line and is Making Pro-
gress-P Personal Mention.

Ashpole, n. c., Feb. 12-(Special)-
The Atlantic Coast Line has just COM
pleted q branch road from Elrod, Il
station on their main line, to this point
and our people were much gratiied To
see the first locomotive and train OF
cans ever seen in these parts, yes
terday morning.
The building of this road means much
for Ashpole and vicinity as it connects
one of the finest sections of Robson
county, and will aid SO much in the fur
Their development of this community.
The Coast Line people are making fine
road bed. have put ON the best steel
rails and this road win be in keeping
with all their other lines, which or
course are unsurpassed by any roads
in the South. The grading of this road
has been done by the State, under the
very efficient management Of MAJ. NC
Iver and Capt Bradshaw Maj Me
Iver was dropped by the present State
administration several weeks ago ana
the entire management Of the convict
forces has developed upon Capt. Brad
shaw and he has shown himself equal TO
the task. Capt. Bradshaw began his
services for the State - years ago under
the administration of the lamented
Vance, and has been in the management
of the penitentiary as a supervisor ever
since and this department of the States
interest has never had a more efficient
officer.
Capt. Bradshaw, the Overseers and
in fact all the men connected with the
construction of this road have shown
themselves to be masters of the Situa-
ton and by their gentlemanly bearing
have made many warm friends in this
section who VIII regret to see them
leave.
The result of this road has put Ash
pole on a level. We are building a
handsome new Methodist church. one
of the best in the county, the Baptist
church is undergoing some needed re-
pairs, lots are being sold almost every
day-every store house in town is Oc-
cupied and four ne stores are going
up at once, besides a number of new
residences are going mp. We are also
i'll touch with the outside world by telc-
phone, line having been run from here
to LumbertOn. Maxton, Laurinburg.
Hamlet. Gibson Station, Bennettsville,
s. c., &c.
Our farms are forging ahead in the
preparation for a new crop Of cotton
and tobacco and with a railroad ON
which to market our products. we ex-
pect to do better in everything this year
than ever before. The fact is Ashpole is
going to do her part to help ''h0ld Robe
son and save the State" next Novem-
ber
There is no better land in North Car
olina for corn, cotton or tobacco but
it is especially adapted to the trucking
business.
Near here are the finest truck farms
in the State; Chadbourn. Rose Hill and
others: and there is no reason why this
place should not do as well-every rea-
son why it should do better The lands
are more fertile by nature and we are
on the direct shortest route from the
South to the North. Mr.. J. p. Brown
says he has seen from a strawberry
patch in his garden about sixteen feet
square, from two to four gallons of fine
berries picked every day for three weeks.
and that with no special cultivation.
We have fine school at present num-
bering 100 employing three teachers.
No whiskey allowed in the place. not
even in the county.