Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-22
The Southern Extricates Itselffrom
aDiIema.
., Finds mn on,ie, From, .Coinmbia 10
Savannah = ho cnbonrd, Air Limo
and Atlantic coast Line Rsach nm
Understanding o,hcr ,Inl,rrs.

Columbia. S. c.. Nov. 21.-The South
ern railroad has in neat way eX;ri-
Gated itself from the dilemma~in which
1t was placed last spring. when the
Seaboard acquired the Southbound divi-
sion OF the Florida Central and PENN
sua. which the Southern had been
using for Its Florida connections. Its
lease expires January LIST. but the
Southern has found a parallel outlet
from Columbia to Savannah.
Trains are now running over new
link thirty-two miles in length between
Columbia and Perry. AT this point the
Southern's Florida specials will u.s. the
Carolina Midland. which has been
bought and practically rebuilt by the
Southern Thence forty-siX miles to
Allendale on the Charleston and West
ern Carolina. which is operated 10y the
Coast Line, and will be used by he
Southern to YemaSSee, thirty five mics.
From this latter point the Southern en-
tiers Savannah over the Plant System,
fifty-three miles. BY this arrangement
the Southern built but thirty-two M las
of road and obtained Il route of 166
miles between Columbia and Savannah,
which is but little longer than the Sea-
bonrds acQuisltion-thc Souhbound-
I43 miles.
Chief Engineer Wells supervised the
construction OF the Perry branch built
by Il. B. Jones & Co. of Baltimore
The completion of this thirty-two miles
was accomplished in exactly four and
half months, Il phenomenal record
considering that the road cuts through
n sand mountain and thence across the
swamps of the Edisto. requiring difn-
cult work night and day. The track
is of very heavy rock ballast and heavy
vestihules over this route will be in
augurated December 10th!
The work on the Richmond. Peters
burg and Carolina is being pushed
steadily and the progress OF the Sea-
bo"rd's new link is considered as sat
lsfactory.
Ten miles OF the track arc yet TO be
laid between Petersburg and Ridge
way, but this will be done within the
next two weeks. The bridge over the
Roanoke River is practically finished,
and within the next thirty days it is
expected the bridges over the MOTTO
way and Neherrin will be complete
1t is reported that the company ex-
poets to have the line between Peters
burg. and Ridgeway in operation by
the early part of the year.
The work on that part of the road
between Petersburg and Manchester is
being pushed and good time Is being
made.
The Raleigh Post of yesterday con-
tanned the following: "a gentleman
who arrived in Raleigh yesterday
states that the settlement at Chester.
5. c.. where the Scaboard forcihly and
against the will OF the Atlantic Coast
Line ran the track of It's Palmetto ex-
tension ocross the Coast Line track.
has assumed very interesting aspect.
After the Coast Line forbade tho
Seaboard to cross its track and sought
an injunction to restrain the latter
road IN It's purpose. the Seabonrd went
ahead and perfected the crossing.
I'm order to check any move on the
part of the Coast Line, the Scaboard
stationed an engine at it's new cross
ing with number OF guards. The
engine is still there. with steam M.
and in the event of Interference the
men on duty have instructions to run
the engine across tho track OF the
Coast Line SO as to block it and stop
THE Post is also Informed that the
force employed on the Seahoard ex-
tension between Chcraw and Columbia
S. c., has been doubled and the work
OF constructing the road is going on
night ana day. The night force is
working under electric lights. which are
furnished with engines with electric
lights. 1t will be Impossible to COM
plete the extension by January 1st. as
was first hoped
Columbia. S. c., Nov. 21.-Thc Atlantic
Coast Line and the Scaboard Air Line
have arrived at an amicable adjustment
Of the wrangle occasioned by the former
building n side-track across the Sea-
boards right of way on Lincoln street.
this city. General Manager Kenly, of
the Coast Line. appeared before Il spe-
cial meeting of City Council to-day and
disclaimed intention of violating ordi-
nance or of unfriendlness to the Sea-
board. Council adopted resolutions
granting right OF way to Coast Line.
not to interfere with SeabOard's main
line. This was accepted by Captain V.
%. McBee. general superintendent of
the Seaboard.
MIR. James NJ. Thomas. Jr, formerly
foreman of the roundhouse of the Nor
folk and Western Railroad at East
Radford, has been promoted to the
position OF general foreman of the