The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-30
CHANGES ON THE SAL.
Capt. Turner Receives a Well
Merited Promotion.
Complete Reorganization Of Divisions Rendered
Necessary by Consolidation Of the
System.

Some important changes will go into
effect tomorrow on the Seaboard Air Line
Railway system. A complete reorganiza-
ton of the division of the road has been
made, effective July 1st. The new divis-
ions together with the superintendent
are as follows:
First division:
Superintendent, r. w. Whisnant, at
Richmond, and Assistant Superintendent
l.. A. Boyd. This division embraces from
Richmond to Raleigh, and to Durham and
from Portsmouth to Raleigh.
Second divisional
Superintendent j. NJ Turner Assistant
superintendent William Moncure. EN-
bracing from Raleigh to Wilmington, from
Raleigh to Columbia, and from Whining
ton to Monroe.
Third division:
Superintendent E. Burnley at Atlanta
Embracing from Monroe to Atlanta, and
from Monroe to Rutherfordton.
Fourth division:
Superintendent Cecil Gabbeth, at Sa-
vannah. Embracing from Columbia to
Jacksonville, and from Savannah to Mont
gomery.
Fifth division:
Superintendent d. e. Maxwell at Jack
sonyille. Embracing all the Florida
roads.
Other changes:
Captain McBee is made general super
intendent of the entire S. A. L. system
A rumor is current that Mr.. J. B. Mar
tin, formerly of Raleigh but now auditor
at Portsmouth. will not have the same
office under these changes. The report
seems to be credited here, but there is
no authentic statement made. Major Mar
tin will doubtless continue with the sys-
tenn, but in a new position.
There are two important links of rail-
road in North Carolina that will probably
be built within the next year or so, and
will mean much for the sections that
they are intended to develop.
One is he extension of the Seaboard
Air Line to Fayetteville, and the other
is an extension of the Southern from
Madison to Leaksville. Neither of these
gaps is more than twelve miles long,
and would amply repay the cost of their
construction by these great railway sys-
TENS
IF the Seaboard would come to Fay
etteville," said Capt. Jas. d. McNeill at
the Marlborough the other day. lit would
get 50 per cent. of the business of that
city. We have made some effort to get
the road extended there, but have not
yet succeeded. We hope, however to be
able to do SO in the near future. The
-6ch VII, ioh
connects with the Seaboard at Aberdeen
and is understood to be backed by the
Seaboard is now within twelve miles of
us and by building can get into Fayette-
vile. There IS no doubt that it will
be built in the near future. If it is not
we hope the Cape Fear and Northern
road, which connects with the Seaboard
at Apex, will come on to our town. 1t
is now some thirty or forty miles away
Speaking of the proposed extension of
the Southern from Madison to Leaksville,
Websters Weekly says:
"a leading citizen of the county re-
marked a few days ago that if the broad
gauge road was extended from Leaksville
to Madison, few counties in the State
could boast of better railroad facilities
than Rockingham. The main line of the
Southern runs by Reidsville, the N. & w.
by Madison, a branch of the Cape Fear
and Yadkin Valley from Stokesdale to
Madison, and the d. M. & S. w, from
Danville to Leaksvilie. The completion
of the gap between Leaksville and Madi-
son would add much to the county's rail-
road advantages. Reidsville has one good
opening left, the construction of line
to pierce the rich agricultural county of
Caswell. 1t should be the first work un-
dertaken next year. the beginning of the
new century, so rich in promise"