Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-11-14
RAILROAD BUILDING IN THE STATE
A Showing That viii Prove a Sur
prise TO North Ca-oHni2us.

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! while.
The figures OF the Corporation Com
| mission showing the amount of rail
| way constructions for the year are not
yet complete. but Secretary r. G.
Brown says there is unusual activity in
railway projection and construction
We have secured IS nearly as pos
sible list Of railroads that are being
| planned and arc in actual course CT
| construction. II is a remarkably large
| list and gives evidence OF the fact that
! North Carolina is moving s.Iong ct a
rapid pace industrially.
Interest in railroad matters for TIE
past few DAYS has centered in the r.
port that the Seaboard Air Line was
| contemplating an invasion CT Ashe-
vile, While this has been an Oft Ie-
peated story, cTeduHty was given to the
report by reason OF the fact that Wee
President '. Z. NcBec. of the S aba j
Air Line, recently made q trip through
the country over the proposed route in
J company with Mr.. Frank Cox and other
J AsheVilie gentlemen. The Seab0ard has
| traVersed the greater part o. the s ate
and stopped almost at AShevillaS
gates. Il has been a matter Of surpr Sc
for years that the Seaboard id not
! span the gap between Rutherf2rdt2n
and Asheville, which is Only about fl
ty miles. Mr.. McRee's recent trip over
the proposed Seab0ard extension to thg
Land Of the Sly is very significant It
this time. 1t is known that the no%
| mana cement Of the Seaboard AT Line
has many big plans on foot.
One Of tie most important railroad
| Developments n the State is the Cx-
tension Of the Chic River and Charles
ton, which is in operation from John
stOn City in Tennessee to Euntsdale in
! fancoy county. The company is MAX
! Ing big preparations fer the exten5 on,
1874 ccnVjcts from the prison at Raie.gh
! having gone to Iancey county and
there are orders for as many more As
the pc1itcntiary can spare. These con-
VictS have been put to work a few
miles this side Of FIunts1a!e. The Oh
| jectiye point Of the new extension IS
mere speculation. One report is that it
VIII be pushed to completion as far as
Marion, where connection can be had
with the Soaboard at RutherfordtOn.
There IS another report that the cy-
tension Will so direct to M0rganton
vita the ultimate object Of extension
ID Wilmington. AsheViIle is also re-
fcrred to as a possible terminus Of The
road. However, the people of Yancay
and Mitchell are satisfied with the
fact that the railroad is being built IN
their midst. As soon as the prs
crops are harvested SunariHt ndent
Mann Will disp3tch another squad Of
cOnVlcts to the scene Of construction.
The Washington and Plymouth rail-
road has twenty miles in operat on
from Plymouth, and is building thir-
teen miles more to complete the road
to Washington, N. C. The road will
be completed by January LIST E. \.
Armstrong is president and S. Parker
is general manager.
The Carthage railroad from Hamlet
to Carthage is also considered an ex-
tension to Greensboro. Mr.. W. C.
| Petty is president Of this road
The Hast Carolina. from Tarbor3
to MaccIofaIl. proposes an extension
tC Snow Hill, distance Of about TWEEN
ty miles.
The Aberdeen and Rcchfsh is build
ms an extension to connect with the
Atlantic Coast Line at Hope Mis-. The
RCc&fsh road is now forty miles IN
cngth
The Cape Fear and Northern propos-
eS an extension to Ellington and
Fayetteville.
The Carolina and North Western is
being made standard gauge from
! Chester, s. c., to Lenoir. 100 miles. \
! branch twelve miles to a point in Lin
coin has been contracted for and a
thirty-fve mile extension north Of
Lonoir is projected.
The Charlotte, Monroe and Columbia
| from McBca. s. c., to Monroe, has ten
miles cOrr!oted. Work is progressing
on this road. of which Mr.. Chas. e.
! Johnson is president.
The Fast Tennessee and Western
North Carolina has completed twelve
Mills Of an extension via a proposed
route through Montezur-o and Nor
canton to LincOlntOn, total distance
Of siXty-fVc miles.
The Raleigh and Western is graded
to Harper's, a distance OF fifteen mi es
and there is talk of an ultimate ext II
sion to ASHORE.
The ADralachia Short Line, at App
lachia. n. c., has ten miles Of railroad
| in operation and is building thee
miles.
The Atlanta, Knoxville and North
. ern has ten mile branch from North
Town to Appalachia nearly comp d.
The Atlantic and North Carolina is
surveying a branch Of fifteen mills
| from LaGrange to Snow Hill.
The Caldwell and Northern has SIT
veyed an extension from Collettsyilte.
mines miles west to HancIz
The Elizabeth City and Western, I
new line from Elizabeth City on the
Norfolk and Southern, about forty
miles to the Seaboard, has been survey
ed.
The Fayetteville and Albemarle from
Southern Pines to Fayetteville, thirty
three miles. Eight miles have been
graded eastward. J. c. Brown, CT
Southern Pines is president.
The French Broad and Southern has
proposed an extension from ToXaWay
to point near Walhalla, S. c.
The Great Eastern is projected 137
miles via Trent, Snow Hill to DoT2 las
Bay. on Pamlico Sound. The grading
has beenDartly done from FreemCnt to
! Snow Hill. The promoters OF THIS
road expect ultimately to extend it o.
from Fremont to Raleigh. Mr.. ]. ".
Lynch, Of KinstOn, is president.
The Norfolk and Western is buil!-
! ing three branches IN the state. ne
! first branch is from a point one mile
this side Of Graysoa. Va. where tn
! North Carolina division crosses New
River to extend up Now River.
Cotton factories and other industr IS
are TO he reached there. The b.2nc,r
is to hc about siXty-four miles in
North Carolina. Another branch is be
ing built from Chestnut Yard, Va, s1u-
tn to the blue iron ore in ishe C0un-
ty.
The Stone Mountain Railroad cn
Roaring River, to run northeast Via
StOnn Mountain to the coal feds i