The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-12

returned to work at Knoxville.
Lawyer ]. F. Hendren, of Elkin, spent
the night in the city, the guest of his
brother, w. NJ. Hendren, He reported
that the question of building an electric
railway from Elkin to Sparta is being
discussed again. The citizens of both
towns are anxious for it. Mr.. Hendren
thinks tho road would prove a great
boon to Roaring Gap.-Winston Sentinel.
A special from Knoxville, Tenn, seys:
"The presence of Third Vice President
Cannon, General Manager Ackert, Gen
eral superintendent Dodson, Chief Engi-
neer Wells and General Counsel W. A.
Henderson, in Knoxville gave rise to
report that they had come to look over
the situation and formulate a plan to
block the entrance of the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad into Knoxville. This
they vigorously denied and their actions
bear them out, for before night all had
departed with the exception of Mr.. Gan
non, who will spend the night here. The
third vice-president said the Southern
was too busy to be thinking of what
other roads were doing"
The Aberdeen Telegram gives these
particulars of an accident OH the Aber-
deem and Rockfish Railroad: ION yes
terday when the passenger train on the
Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad was
coming down the steep grade at Bethesda
Hill just out of town, with a heavy
train il hacama Onmanapaab la on az
count of the air brake failing to hold
and came into town at full speed AS
luck would have it the switches were
set right to run it on the side track
and there was no train on that track,
but a lot of loaded and empty cars, into
which it crashed with speed of fifteen
CIR twenty miles an hour, smashing up
the engine badly. Engineer Randall
Fireman Herbert Blue and G. n. Blue
were on the engine, and seeing the crash
was coming they all jumped as the en-
CINE started on the sidetrack near
Sharp's machine shop. MIR. Randall
broke one bone in his left leg just below
the knee, c. n. Blue was badly shaken
up, but Herbert Blue was unhurt. But
for the presence of mind of Conductor
the train when he saw what was the
matter, a number of the passengers
might have been seriously injured. We
hope Mr.. Randall will soon be OUT again
and are glad that the accident was 10
more serious than it was"
The Coast Lines already long side
track at Mount Olive has been still fur
Their extended to make room for refrg-
orator cars during the strawberry Sc a.
son.-Wilmington Star.
Employees of the Plant system VINO
have their lives insured in the Plant
system insurance and relief department,
have been asking themselves what is to
become of their policies when the change
of ownership takes place July LIST, says
the Savannah Press. The policies will
probably be allowed to continue if the
Atlantic Coast Line has a relief depart
ment also. 1t is not known if the rules
of the Plant system and Atlantic Coast
Line relief departments are the same,
but the policies now in vogue in the
Plant system could probably be ex-
changed for those of the Atlantic Coast
Star.
Some months ago there was a report
that there would be a consolidation of
the l.. & N. and Seaboard Air Line rail-
roads. The recent activity in L. & N.
stock and the fight between the l.. & n.
and the Southern has revived that re-
port. Yesterdays Richmond Dispatch
l.. l. I1,xI
''Thcre has not been such interest dis
played in Richmond in the course of
stocks at the board since the memoir
able furry in Northern Pacific about
twelve months ago, as was evidenced
yesterday in the rise of Louisville and
Nashville. a great deal Of the stock is
owned here, one Of the foremost figures
in the financial world of Richmond be-
ing an investor to large amount,
though it was said yesterday that he
had recently disposed Of hos holdings
to a great extent in anticipation of a
decline.
1T was one of the rumors of the day
that the rise in the price was due to
the purchase of big block of the stock,
if not controlling interest, by the peo-
pie who are in control of the Seaboard
Air Line. and it was stated yesterday
that this rumor was current in Wall
Street also.
"Mr. John Shelton Williams, President
of the Se2board Air Line, has been in
New York for some days. 1t is not
known that bis visit has anything to
do with a deal such as is reported to
have heen made. The day was also re-
markable for the jump in price Of Sea-
board preferred and common
Waynesville Dispensary Profits.