The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-29
GREAT RAILROAD SYSTEM
CONTRACT FOR SHORT LINE
FROM CHERAW TO +. c. AND
I. RAILROAD LET.
WEE PRIS. (. ST. JOHN HERE VEST 4RDAi
The City Of Columbia Has Unanimously Vote'
the Most Available Site And the New
Road from Chrraw VIII Go
Through Columbia.

The first of the year 1900 will for the
first time see Raleigh on a through line
on which solid trains will run from New
York TO Tampa, Fla That has been
Raleigh's dreams and desire for many
years When the Georgia, Carolina and
Northern was built from Monroe to AT
lanta. it was believed that the time for
solid trains from the Metropolis to the
Gulf had come, but the Seaboard had no
reads South of Atlanta, and Northern
connections were not made, for one cause
or another. Now every arrangement
has been perfected for this through ser
vice!
I'VE expect to run through train
over the Seaboard Air Line system from
New York to Tampa on the first day Of
January, 1900.
1.-The Seaboard Air Lime is destined to
be a. great railroad system, developing
and blessing every town, village and city
through which it passes
Thus spoke Vice-President st. John
OF the Seaboard Air Line. who passed
through Raleigh yesterday morning, at
IL 80, in his private car, ON his way to
Portsmouth, from Columbia. S. G.
Mr.. st. John spent Tuesday in Col
umbia, where the question of granting
rights of way through the streets of
that city as we'll as the use of Sidney
Park fer station purposes, has been un
der consideration for several weeks.
Capt. Y. Z. McBee. General Srperin-
tendent, has been in Columbia for son 9
time locking over the territory through
which this rev connection would be
made between Cheraw and the Florida
Central and Pennsular Railroad. and Mr..
ST. John said that the success in secur-
ing the ideal entrance and station at
Columbia was mainly due to MIR. Nc
Bee.
Mr.. st. john was very cordial in mis-
expression as to the growth and promise
of Columbia, hut would not speak with
entire deiiniteness except to say that con-
domination proceedings would be begun
at once to open the way through Sidney
Park to the streets ON the southern side
of the Park, rights of way through
which were unanimously granted at a
meeting of the Common Council last
night
Sidney Park is the most available site,
in the judgment of the Seaboard Air
Line management, for the comdnodio5is
passenger and freight stations it is their
purpose to erect, and Capt. McBee has
been frank to state this to the citizens
of Columbia, with the reservation That
the Park property could be procured for
a reasonable amount. 1t was the sense
of the Council last night that $4,000
world be. proper damages to assess In
condemnation proceedings which will fol-
low and this amount was embodied III
an amendment which, however, was af-
forwards withdrawn as the Council de
cided to leave the matter for the jury to
determine.
No time will he lost in pushing forward
the contemplated line. and Assistant
Chief Engineer Lugoff is already ON the
spot with six engineer corps and work
will be commenced at once simultaneous
~ at different points.
The contracts for the ties were let last
week. respectively. to Mr.. S. l.. Adams
of Cheraw. and Mr.. Mike Brown, oi
BarnweIl. S. C.. The contracts for the
construction of the line, with Mr.. Nj. j
Condor, of Knoxville. Tenn, who was
the lowest bidder call for it completion
by December 18th, 1899, and already so
pound steel rail, covering more than the
distance. has been ordered. The work
of completing the telegraph line viii
also be hurried through at the earliest
possible moment, a force of men already
having been engaged on the northern
portion of the, proposed line, and wires
poles and other necessary material have
been shipped for this purpose.
Capt McBee remained i'm Columbia
where he will continue in charge of the
details of this new extension of the Sea
board Air Line. the satisfactory consum
nation of which has been largely due
to the confident belief on the part OF
Columbiails that both Vice-President St