The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-21
over THE A. {. \, c.
Improvements Noted on the
Way From GoIdsbOro.
Splendid Freight Depot, New Passenger and
Truck Platform Built. Shops and
Offices at New Bern

Offices at New Bern
In company with President Jas. A..
Bryan a trip was made over the A. and
NC. In discussing with him the i'm
ments en- route. the thought was sug-
gested that the road being the property
of the people, the people would enjoy
recital of the improvements at each
station made during the present agrees
siye and efficient regime. So turning to
Mr.. Bryan said, as we fly onward: Help
me note the improvements" Beginning
with Goldsboro we find the A. and n. G.
has the largest and handsomest freight
depot of the several lines entering the
city. The building is of brick and is 2OG
feet long and 20 feet wide. The pitch is
high. The offices are pretty, commodious
and so arranged that the agent sits at
his desk having a full view of the In
terror of the warehouse.
NEW BERN.
Several needed buildings. Among these
New brick carpenter shop and foundry,
25Ox8O feet; brick paint shop, 90x45 feet;
new metal and wood working machinery
warehouse on Neuse river. 210x70 feet
new dock and warehouse on Trent river,
240x7O feet; 10 large offices nearly COM
pleted over this warehouse; belt line
connecting tracks of A. and N. c. and
o. c. l.. roads: new fences around A. and
N. C. grounds; on long siding pit dug
for erection of new platform scales for
weighing cars; addition to passenger
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express freight.
WILSON'S.
New platform
THURMAN.
New platform. 40xS0 feet, with two
large waiting rooms.
CROATAN.
New passenger depot, S0x70 feet, two
waiting rooms and warehouse.
HAVELOCK.
New freight depot, 30x60 feet, with
waiting rooms for both races.
MALLISoN's.
New platform
GREEN'S CHAPEL
New platform.
THE ELMs.
New passenger depot.
AT BOSTON.
A new cotton platform has been erect
ed-a great convenience to the people.
AT LAGRANGE.
There has been builded one new wait
ing room for the cOlored race, a baggage
room, a passenger platform and a cotton
platform.
AT KINsTON. Fl
Besides a brick warehouse, 220x40 feet
new passenger platfrom has been built
the elton platform enlarged, two long
sidings, one spur track and track l 300
feet long to Mantel factory put in and
a new water tank erected.
CASWELL.
The station shingled and repaired.
DOVER.
Buildings repaired. Passenger depot
moved back and new passenger platform
put down.
COVE CREEK.
New iron on siding and bed graded for
new side track. New track platform
erected and buildings repaired
TUSCARORA.
Has been favored with a new depot
and warehouse, 3Ox70 feet. with wait
ing rooms for both races.
CLARK'S
Two long side tracks for Hyman & Co.
and Abbott & Jones brick kilns.
NEUSE CROSSING.
The side track heightened 800 feet and
the truck platform and shed doubled in
capacity.
BLACKBURN AND WILLETTS.
new truck platform.
ATLANTIC.
New platform, 4OxSO feet, ticket office,
two waiting rooms.
HOLLYWOOD.
Platform repaired.
CAMP GROUND.
New platform, 25x50 feet
NEWPORT.
New platform, 16x80 feet.
MEALS MILL.
Long track for logs and lumber put in.
MOREHEAD CITY.
Platform and shed in front of Atlantic
Hotel, lighted by gas. An entirely new
pier-pier and warehouse lighted by gas.
New 10000 gallon water tank and
gasoline engine house; new we'll, 267 feet
deep, cased with 6-inch iron pipe to depth
of 1877 feet.
Besides the improvements noted above,
many new sidings and spur tracks, not
previously referred to, have been put in
all along the road. The road is being
thoroughly ditched by the regular ditch
ing force. Some twelve to fifteen miles
have been ballasted. Eight to ten miles
of, new 60-pound rail have been put in
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