The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-08-31
SEABOARD AIR LINE.
TALK OF EXTENDING THIS SYsTFn
TO BIRMINGHAM.

me mystery Of the Surveying Be-
tween Augusta, Ga, and Charles
ton, S. G., Cleared Up-Iron Fields
or Alabama to be Tapped by the Sea-
board-New Owners to Build Up a
Strong System.
The following which is taken from
the Atlanta ConstitutiOn, will be read
with interest:
The Seaboard is headed for Bir-
mingham.
The great coal and iron district
OF Alabama is the Seaboard's obiec-
tive point.
The announcement in yesterdays
Co'1St1t"ttom that application would
soon be made for the charter of the
Chattanooga, Augusta and Charles
ton Air Line railway was surprise.
1t cleared up the mystery of the
survey between Augusta and Charles
ton, but it does not follow that the
road will be built TO Chattanooga. AS
pointed out in the Constitution, there
Is no visible induccment to carry the
Scaboard to Chattanooga, but there
are abundant reasons for believing
that the system means to 90 to Bir-
min9ham.
And instead of building from
Athens across to Cartcrsville to con-
meet with the East and West. it
would be more natural for the COM
panv to build from Atlanta to Maret-
ta and thence to some point on the
East and West, Southwest of Carters-
willie. This would make more
direct line. and ut Marietta connec-
ton would be made with the Atlanta,
Knoxville and Northern. which is
anxious to get into Atlanta.
The East and West extends to
within about twenty miles of Birm-
ingham. At the latter point Sea
board interests own Il belt line, fine
terminal property and large tract
of mineral land.
The Seaboard has probably OBJ
tanned control of the East and West.
About a month ago President Will
liams and Eice-President St. John, of
the Seaboar'l, had conference at
Savannah with Eugene Kelly, whose
father owned the control of the East
and West. AS an independent line,
that road has a hard time, but if it is
made part Of the Seaboard system,
the little road would become a great
coal and iron route.
The advantage Of building from
Atlanta and via Marietta is apparent.
Al the latter point the Seaboard
would tap connection with con-
siderable business coming into At
Ianta and going East. Major Thomas
has always refused to give the At
lanta, Knoxville and Northern any
division of rates which the latter
considered reasonable. 1t would
Jump at a chance to get into Atlanta
over friendly connection. The Sea-
| board has a freight terminal here
| which it reaches over the Western
and Atlanta tracks from Howell's
| junction.
The cost of building from the
| belt road to Marietta and thence on
to the East and West would prob
ably amount to $1,OO0,OOO.
The cost OF building from Athens
to Charleston will be not over 81
500. 900, according to the estimates
of engineers The South Carolina
and Georgia is said to have cost the
Southern nearly three times that
| sum.
The Southern touches the Allan
tic coast at Norfolk. Wilmington
Ohrough the Atlantic Coast Line
Charleston and Brunswick, and it is
building toward Savannah.
The Seaboard reaches Port
smouth, Wilmington, Savannah and
Fernandina. If it builds into Charles
ton it will reach all the principal
South Atlantic ports except Bruins
wick, and it is only twenty-three
miles from that city at Everett.
The Seaboard's new owners have
started III to huild up strong
| system, and they appear to have
plenty of capital
During the Civil war, as well as in on
late war with Spain, diarrhoea was one o
the most troublesome diseases the arm,
had to contend with In many instances
became chronic and the old soldiers still
suffer from it. Dr. David Taylor of Wine
Ridge. Greene Co. Pa, is one of these
He uses Ceamberlaiu's Collie. cholera an'
Iiarrhoea Kennedy and says lie never toun'
anything that would give him such qnc
relief 1t is for sale by the Dorsey Drug CO