The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-21
AMONG THE RAILROADS.

the Atlantic and Yadkln to Fayetteville
than at first appeared. From what
Fayetteville Observer reporter can
gather. there is little doubt of the fact
that the Southern and the Atlantic
Coast Line have come to an agreement
of some kind by which the Southern
is to operate over the old Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley from Fayetteville to Mt.
Airy, and the Coast Line from Fayette-
vile to Wilmington and Newbern. This
very plausible arrangement, it is said,
will go into effect next month. The OBJ
server adds that the Southern has prob
ably leased, and not bought, the Yadkin
division of the Coast Line from Fayette-
vile to Sanford. as the recent mortgage
recorded here by the Atlantic Coast
Line to a Trust Company for $1.S00OOO.
included this part. which would hardly
have been the case if 4 sale to the
Southern was contemplated.
of North Carolina for railroad build
ing just at this time, says the Whining
ton Messenger, and adds:
The line for the Carolina and North
ern Railroad, of which Mr.. A. Miller. of
Philadelphia. is president. has been To-
Gated from LumbertOn to Marion, s. c.,
and about four miles of the roadway
leading out Of LumbertOn have been
graded and the crossties are being laid
The trestle over Lumber river is also
being constructed. and a lot of rails have
been received and will be laid at once.
1t is contemplated to have five miles OF
the road built in the next sixty days.
The Carolina and Northern will also be
extended from Lumberton to Goldsboro.
crossing the Cape Fear at or near Tar
Heel. The surveyors are now i'm the
field locating that part of the line. The
road will pass through fertile and well
timbered section in Robson county. on
both ends of the line. and two syndi-
Gates are now in the field buying and
getting options on all the timber lands
that are offering. A big saw mill is
being erected on this road at Lumber
ton and another five miles south of
LumbertOn. Other mills will be estab-
liShed along the line as fast as it is built.
The Atlantic Coast Line is also eX-
tending the Southwestern Railroad from
Ashepole, Robson county. to Boardman.
formerly Hub. on the line between
Robson and Columbus counties, where
it connects with the Wilmington and
Conway Railroad running by Chad
bourn to Conway. S. G.. The line is now
being located and it is expected that
the road will he completed by fall.
Mr.. John Blue. who owns the road
running from Aberdeen. in Moore coui-
ty, on the Seabard Air Line. to Raeford,
Cumberland county. is extending his
ID A,,1 30 "a.
with the Yadkin branch of the Atlantic
Coast Line at Hope Mills The extern
sion win pass through the upper por-
ton of Robeson county. The extension
will he about fifteen miles. The rail-
roads already running through Robson
and those being built will cut up Robe
son county so every section of the coun-
ty fifteen miles square will have a rail
road through it.
The Cape Fear Lumber Company. of
Wilmington, is building a railroad
through its timber lands from a point
on the Cape Fear river. below Eliza
BEETHOVEN to Clarkton,, Bladen county.
on the Seaboard Air Line The road
will cross the Seabord Air Line at
Clarkton and will be constructed south
ward several miles. The road will be
a narrow gauge and will be about TWEEN
ty miles long.
The Star says that over four miles Of
the new line of railroad from Shelby to
Lawndale, has been graded and is
ready for laying crossties and putting
down the rails. Mr.. j. Rush Oates, the
contractor, has been making all possible
speed and he will complete the worl: of
grading as soon as possible, and the re-
mainder of the work can be hurriedly
executed.
The Richmond, Petersburg and Caro-
lima Railroad now needs to acquire but
three or four tracts of land to have a
right of way the entire distance from
Richmond to Ridgeway-12O miles. 1t
is announced by an official of the road
that these tracts will be acquired in a
few days. President De Witt Smith,
General Manager Negley, and other Off
Gals of the Richmond, Petersburg and
Carolina went over the line from
Petersburg to De Witt on Sunday, and
We're greatly pleased with the progress
that has been made. The road will
soon be in operation to the Roanoke
river.
Speaking of the consolidation of the
Seab0ard Air Line, Georgia and Ala
bama and the Florida Central and
Peninsular Railroads. Mr.. John SHELTON
Williams is reported as saying that a
number of officials were removed on
June 18th, but there are many changes
yet to be made. What these were he
was not prepared to say, but the ANAL
cation of interests means that more than
half of the officials heretofore employ
ed will be removed Further changes
are now under consideration and will
very shortly be carried into effect.
'There is believed to be little doubt
that the shops of the Richmond. Peters
burg and Carolina Railroad viii be To-
Gated in or near this city," says the
Richmond Dispatch.
ut is reasonably certain that the gen
eral offices of the company will be es-
tablished in Richmond, the home of
President Williams.
Reasons which will influence the
management of the road to locate the
shops here are different. 1t is well
nm dopctooJ that Richmond will NOT nj