The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-24
A NEW MASTER MECHANIC
F. E. Tubbs of the Second and Third
Divisions Headquarters Here.
suPT. HUGER TAKES CHARGE THE 25TH
Circular Issued Yesterday Announcing His Ap.
pointment. Talk Of The Seaboard Reach
ing Knoxville Via the Ohio River
and Charleston Road.


This morning the Southern Railway be-
gan the operation of train No. IL to
Goldsboro, which was discontinued last
summer. The new train leaves Raleigh
at 500 a. M placing the morning papers
in Goldsboro at 1885 a. M, where con-
necton is made with the A. and N. c.. for
Newborn and Morehead and with the At
lantic Coast Line for Tarboro, Wilson,
Rocky Mount and points east. The train
is the most popular one the Southern
has ever run out of Raleigh and enables
the people of Eastern Carolina to get
Raleigh papers soon after breakfast. This
train leaves Goldsboro at 9:35 p. m. and
arrives at Raleigh at 11:45 p. m.
The Southern Railway is making extern
sive arrangements for the Forthcoming
winter tourist business to Florida and
other resorts and for the Charleston ex-
position business. The winter
schedules of the Southern Railway go
into effect today, when it will be ar
ranged to run trains from New York and
Washington to Florida as Independent
trains from those destined to the south
west via Atlanta. There are no changes
in the time of the arrival and departure
of Southern trains in this city, except the
passenger trains from Goldsboro which
arrives here at 346 p. nj. 1t will reach
here at 3:42 p. m. four minutes earlier,
beginning today.
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Mr.. F. E. Tubbs was yesterday ap-
pointed master mechanic of the second
and third divisions of the Seaboard with
headquarters in Raleigh, succeeding Mr..
/. c.. Newmarsh, who was appointed less
than month ago. The Seaboard has had
six master mechanics here during the
past few months. Capt. Lee succeeded by
Mr.. King, then Capt. Mayhem was fol-
lowed by Mr.. o. p. Murray and now Mr..
Newmarsh is succeeded by Mr.. Tubbs.
The circular announcing the appoint
ment of Mr. F. X. Huger as superinten
dent of the second division of the Sea-
board to succeed Capt j. M. Turner was
received here yesterday. The appoint
ment becomes effective November 25th..
Mr.. Huger is expected to arrive in Raleigh
today.
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The Knoxville Sentinel has an interest
ing story about the "Ohio River and
Charleston" the railroad on which $50
prison convicts are now working in
Mitchell county. The Sentinel says:
There is considerable interest in Knox
Vile to know the future purpose of the
Seaboard Air Line with respect to line
toward the west. The recent purchase of
the Knoxville street railway property by
a company in which John Shelton Will
liams of Richmond and other leading
stockholders in the Seaboard Air Line are
interested, increases the interest. We
are glad that such great southern imam
cier as Mr.. Williams has become inter-
csted in a Knoxville enterprise. 1t may
mean much for us in the future.
There have been various rumors to
the effect that the Seaboard Air Line had
it's eyes on the new railroad between
Newport and Waynesville, n. c. This road
is 40 miles in length and while built pre-
sumably for a timber road, may have
ultimately an altogether different pur-
pose. The Seaboard Air Line now reaches
Rutherfordton, which is about 60 miles
from Waynesville.
"a railroad between here and Newport
through Sewer county would open up
splendid new territory and be short
line. We have understood in quiet way
that the Seaboard Air Line was consider
ing the purchase of the Virginia and
Southwestern railway which runs from
S.onega and Inman. through Gate City
and Bristol to Elizabethton.
1.-The purchase of the Ohio River and
Charleston, or the old Three Cs road.
would give considerable system in East
Tennessee and North Carolina
Right now there is such tremendous
volume of freight traffic in Knoxville that
the Southern railroad has had great dff-
fculty in hauling it, and with the utmost
efforts there is still at times shortage
of cars. In the coal fields this has be-
come serious matter and some mines
are shutting down. There could be no
stronger argument for another railroad for
Knoxville than the fact that the present
facilities of transportation are made
quate."
The railroad companies all over the
countries have been discussing for months
the abolition of the issuing of passes, and
after Jan, /, 1902, it is said that no passes
at all will be issued.
An exchange says So rigid will be the
rule that the officials of one line will not
receive complimentary ANNALS over other
lines, and the whole pass system will be
abolished.
The ANNALS and even trip passes that
are often literally distributed will be
known no more, and it is said that the
railroads are thoroughly in harmony on
the subject of strictly keeping the joint
agreement to cut out the system of
passes.
The statesman and the big shipper
will have to pay fare, and the average
friend of the road" will have no show
at ALL The officers of the local roads
are by no means displeased with the
proposition.
Comparatively few people know the
extent of the work that is being done in
the Coast Line shops in Wilmington. 1t
is a very busy place and not only do they
turn cut first class work but they also
do so on very large scale. At the pres
ent time over 900 men are employed in
the shops here The new style fiat cars
of $4,000 pounds capacity and 40 feet in