The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-08

The Atlantic and North Carolina Kali
| road has been a great factor in the oe-
velopment of Eastern North Caroln-a'
and especially of all that section extend
inc from Goldsboro to Beaufort, ana
branching out in either direction.
| Under the presidency of Mr.. James A.
Bryan, of New Bern, it has taken on re-
newed life and activity, and its power
as q prime factor for aiding the great
| industrial future OF it's section IS ptine
! enhanced.
What the Atlantic and North Carolina
| Railroad has done is best told of in the
history of the towns along its route. LOT
their progress has been largely due 10
the road. A summary of what has been
accomplished will tell of the value OF
! the road, and this is as follows
The town of Beaufort has Increased its
population one-third or more since the
construction of this road, and instead Oh
wooden stores they have replaced tnem
with good and substantial brick build
ings, end otherwise improved the town
with many new residences, some Of which
will compare faVorably with most inland
towns. The fish interest at Beaufort and
Morehead City formerly was done with
a drag net and a canoe. Now the fish
ing interest has developed to the extent
that there is invested from one hundred
to one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars in the business.
Morehead City, the eastern and ocean
terminus of the road when it was con-
structed, had but one building, that Of
a farm house. 1t is now very thriving
wit from
twelve to fifteen hundred white popula-
tion. They have many fine residences
and brick stores, and an ice factory, ca
racity 90 tons per day; the shipping
interest there, as at Beaufort across the
Bay, is immense. During some months
of the year they ship from twenty to
thirty tons of fresh fish by express per
day. During the fall and winter months
there have been from ten to fifteen car
loads shipped per train. The amount OF
capital invested in this business is very
great.
The Atlantic Hotel, at Morehead City,
is capable of accommodating one thousand
Q,000) persons, while there are other
hotels, boarding houses and inns, that
can accommodate from one hundred to two
hundred guests each. The ocean, surf
and still salt water bathing is acknoWl-
edged to be the finest and safest on the
Alta ntic coast.
The country and towns and villages be-
tween Morehead City and New Bern
have greatly improved, being we'll
adapted for the cultivation of early
fruits and vegetables, corn, cotton tobac-
co. And the forest is well timbered for
milling and manufacturing. The city of
New Bern has greatly improved in every
particular, some of its interests being
immense. Truck is shipped from here
ard from the line of A. e n. G. r. r.
to all points North. East and West, as
New Bern is the center of the trucking
lands. The A. & n. G. r. r. has ship
ped and delivered to A c. l.. at Colds
boro as many as fifty to sixty car loads
Fer day. the steamer lines, rail and
water at the same time being loaded to
their full capacity. The lands are also
we'll adapted to corL, peas, cotton, fruit
and tobacco.
The towns and villages between New
Bern and Kinston have all more or less
improved. The lands are also "ell
adapted to the cultivation of early vege-