The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-31
Served on the Dining Car Just Before
Reaching RidgewaY.
CROWDS GREET THE PARTY
At the Stations AIon. the WaY-Presi-
dent Williams Presented With
Copy of Congratulasory Resolu-
tions at Henderson, n. G,
Road Runs Through 4
Fine Stretch Country
(Staff Correspondence


COLUMBIA, S. c., May GA hand
some lunch was served on the Pullman
dining car of the Seaboard Air Line
special through train from Richmond TO
Tampa just before reaching Ridgeway.
at which point large party from Nor
folk and Portsmouth met the train. The
party consisted of Judge Leigh r. Watts,
A. E. Warner, of Portsmouth, and Judges
T. II. Wilcox and A. r. Hanckel. and
Messrs. w. w. Dey, F. 3. Daucey, A. e.
Kirse, Walter Doyle, j 2. Andrew Aottu.
Barton Myers, Caldwell Hardy ana the
Mayor c. Brook Johnson: Messrs. r. c.
Hoffman, ]. r. Sherwood and +. S. Ham
beton.
At Henderson Director d. Y. Cooper
met the train and presented President
Williams and Nice-President st. John
with a copy of the resolutions adopted
at the meeting of the Board of Commits
sioners of the town of Henderson on the
previous day. in which the management of
the Seaboard Air Line were congratulated
upon the accomplishment of the compile
ton of the line from Richmond to Tampa.
The Board pledged to heartily cooperate
to add to the present and future
success of the road. The Chamber OF
Commerce of Henderson also presented
the president and vice-president of the
new trunk line system tribute for the
magnificent work which had just been
completed. and expressed their profound
appreciation for the magnificent service
and broadminded spirit of the manage
ment, which. in the opinion of the Cham
Der of Commerce, would be of inestinabie
value to their city and every other section
reached by this great system. The
Chamber of Commerce gave its earnest
and cordial support to tn extension of
the usefulness of the SeaboaCd Air Line.
INTERESTING SIGHT.
A most interesting sight was seen at
Henderson, where train of freight cars,
loaded with smoking tobacco and cigar
cites, was standing on a siding as the
Tampa special pulled in. Some idea OF
the extent of the field covered is shown
by the fact that on the train were con-
signments for Cape Town ana Delagoa
Bay South Africa: Melbourne and Ade-
laide, Australia; Stockholm and Copen-
hagen, Northern Europe; Bombay and
Calcutta, in India; Singapore and Manila
Julian S. Carr joined the party at Ra-
leigh, where a large crowd OF citizens
were assembled to cheer the train.
The lire from Raleigh to Cheraw' shows
great activity in the lumber industry no
less than in cotton manufacturing AT
Henderson a cotton mill was proposed,
which was to cost S10O.O00. Such great
interest was taken that 100000 was sub
scribed. which will be used in building
and equippins plant.
WE'LL CONSTRUCTED TRACK.
Cheraw, which is one terminus of the
Seaboard Air Line between Cneraw and
Columbia, had a large gathering to see
the train go over the new line. During
the short stop the Seaboard Air Line
Band played and congratulations were
rendered on all sides to the new road
Cheraw is in Chesterfield county, the
place where Tillman first begun his cam
paign against the Charlestonians, by ar
raying these up counties against the low
country The country around Cheraw Is
the best farming country in South Caro-
lima, and shows a high degree OF cultiva-
ton.
From Cheraw to Columbia the train ran
over the tracks which have just been
completed. The excellent construction of
this line which is built with eighty-pound
steel rails and well ballasted. enabled the
run to be made in very good time. The
track is all that can be desired in point of
smootnness and ballast. and the run was
very pleasant.
On Thursday morning al o'clock the
train will reach Tampa, passing through
Savannah and using ids own tracks all the
way, thus giving a new through line from
the heart of the trucking district of Flori-
da and the Northern markets.