The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-05
A Deal that Means Much
to This City.
THE CAROLINA NORTHERN
REPORTED THAT TT HAS COM
BINED WITH ANGLERS ROAD.
the CAPE FEAR AND NORTHERN RAILROAD
Other Plans and Extensions Of The. Seaboard
systt m. Wo,k in Virginia and South
Carolina. Alliance With The
Baltimore & Ohio.

Carolina. Alliance With The
Baltimore & Ohio.
There is on foot an important railroad
deal if indeed it has not already beeh
contaminated, that means much to Rai-
eigh and its future prosperity.
The Carolina Northern Railroad -
now being surveyed from Llmberton 10
Fayetteville, and it is expected that IL
vii he connected with the Cape rear
and Northern road, being built through
Wake and Harnett counties. and there
hy be extended to Raleigh via Apex:
Negotiations are also going ON to extend
the road from Marion. S. C., on t.
Georgetown. Already a large number of
hands are grading in the direction OF
Marion. S. c. So much is old news. But
within the last week engineers have com
meryced the survey westward toward the
Cane Fear river. The general undet-
standing, when the charter was obtained.
was that the roath would be built To
GoldsbOro.
That is not now. if indeed it ever has
been, the intention of the promoters of
the road.
Raleigh has been preferred to Colds
boro, and SeabOard alliance to con-
nection with the Coast Line.
Nothing more definite than this could
be learned here yesterday as to this con
solicitation of interests. but private let
ter from prominent man in Lllmberton
gives the following additional facts:
Il understand that Inducements have
been made to the Carolina Northern to
go to Raleigh instead of GOldsbOrO.
understand the inducements were made
by the Dukes of Durham. 1t is said
they are interested i'm a road from Apex
to Fayetteville. My opinion is that the
Seaboard Air Line is back of this Caro-
lima Northern road. although it ap-
pears TO be a Philadelphia Company. 1t
is believed that the Atlantic Coast Line
is doing everything it can to prevent
this road being brrilt from Lrmberton.
1t is learned also that a lively business
fight is going on between certain lumber
companies as to who shall buy up the
timber lands along the route.
This extension of the Cape Fear and
Northern road. which is really a branch
of the Seaboard. means march to Raleigh
1t will OPEN UP to this market one of the
finest timber and agricultural sections OF
this State and South Carolina.
As for the Seaboard Air Line. the
construction of this road will give it
line practically paralleling one of the
best paying branches of the Atlantic
Coast Line.
But these are not the only Doints in
North and South Carolina at which the
SeabOard is spreading out. greatly to the
- <.sf
Work is being pushed on the Richmond.
Petersburg and Carolina Railroad.
which brings the new combination from
Ridgeway. n. c., On the Seaboard Air
Line. to Richmond, Va. This road is
under contract to be finished by Deem
her 1st. It will put Raleigh one hours
ride nearer Richmond and all Northern
points. The Williams syndicate is also
back of this enterprise. AT Richmond
all the arrangements for the building OF
a modern depot were completed some
time ago This depot will be Jointly
used by the new system and the Cheasa-
peake and Ohio Railroad.
December 10Th is the date set in the
contract for the completion of the con-
Meeting link between the SealOard Air
Line and the Florida Central and Pen
insular This new line runs from Chs.-
raw to Columbia. S. C. THE money for
building this line has already been pro-
vided by the Williams syndicate.
While the above plans are in process
of execution by the SeabOard's progress
sive management. other projects are un-
der consideration.
4 route has been surveyed from Col
umbia, =. C.. to Augusta, which is one
of the most important business centres
of Georgia BY the survey, the route is
GO miles long. much shorter than the
present line btween these cities. Sur
yeys which have been in progress for
two months from Augusta to Charles
ton. s. c.. are being made on the an.
thority OF Vicc-President st. John 70!
the Seaboard Air Line. The route pro.
posed is 20 miles shorter than the South
Carolina and Georgia Railway, now run
ming between the two cities. 1t rs SAID
to be the purpose in planning this line
to reach n seaport so as to furnlsh an
outlet on the Atlantic Coast to the Louis
vile and Nashville which now gets To
Augusta from Atlanta via the Georgia
Central Railroad.
Then there is the proposed alliance OF
the Seaboard Air lime with the Balti-
more and Ohio.
The movements Of the syndicate which
proposes to consolidate the Georgia and
Alabama Railway, Seaboard Air Line
and the Florida Central and Peninsular
Railway are being closely watched by
iinanciers and railroad men. who are
awaiting an authoritative announcement
of the financial plans Of the syndicate
Mr.. j. William Midderhorf vice. resi-
dent Of the Georgia and Alabama Rail
way has announced that these plans
We're progressing satisfactorily and
would be ready TO announce by the end
of this month.
1t is believed in Baltimore that the
new SYSTEM will enter that city by
means of an alliance with the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. Pennsylvania in.
terests are. however in close touch with
what is going on. 1t is stated that over
lures have already been passed between
the dominating interests in the proposed