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

Among the Railroads.
Under the heading "a Train For Mil
| lionaires is to Run Between Chicago and
Florida Resorts, special from Chicago
says: Chicago is to have a millionaires
| train between this city, Jacksonville and
other resorts, which will be as fine in
equipment and as fast in time as the IA
nous train running over the Atlantic
Coast Line from New York to Florida
points. The new train will be placed in
service by the Eastern Illinois soon after
the first of the year, and will make the
trip from here to Jacksonville in thirty
hours, instead of thirty one as here
| tofore.
"All the equipment to be used is to be
new and is now in course of construc-
ton by the Pullman company. The cost
of the necessary equipment will be be-
tween SOC, 900 and 81, 100000.
This elegant new train from the West
will be operated via Evansville, Nash
Vile, Atlanta, Albany and the Atlantic
Coast Line to Jacksonville, thence to St.
Augustine, Fla.
1T will be seen that the Atlantic Coast
Line will maintain its reputation for per-
feet passenger service from the West
as we'll as from the East
The Seaboard Air Lines comparative
statement of approximate earnings for
the third week in October is as follows:
Week ending November %, 1902, $780,
304; 1901, $219, 085; increase $17219.
Three weeks ending November %, 1902,
$75S, 009; 1901, $693, 4S2; increase, $65, 127.
July 1st to November %. 1902, $4,S61,-
1870; 1901, 81, 465, III; increase, $395,413.
J. W. Chaplin, of Aurora, who is in
town, tells us that work on the new rail-
road between New Bern and Bayboro,
via Aurora, has commenced in earnest.
The work of grading has commenced on
the New Bern end and the material for
the construction of the bridge across
| Neuse River is already upon the ground.
Washington Messenger.
Chief Engineer John ]. Dalton and
three assistants have begun the prelimin-
airy survey of the Rutherfordton, Hick-
DRY Nut Gap and Asheville railroad.
We continue to hear echoes of the big
railroad fight over a right of way through
Wilson's Creek gorge. The Morganton
Herald gives these additional particu-
lars:
1--WE mentioned last week the contest
between the Carolina and Northwestern
and the Trans Appalachian railway
companies over a right of way through
Wilson's Creek gorge, in Caldwell coun-
ty. We are now informed that a third
raj troad. the Caldwell and Northern,
has taken q hand in the fight. The lat
ter company owns line of road extend
ing from Lenoir to Collettsville 1t pro-
poses, it seems. to extend it's road into
the timber lands of the Penncarden Lum-
Der Company, on Wilson's Creek. The
Caldwell and Northern is largely owned
| by parties interested in the Penncarden
Company, and the latter company has
now come to its aid' and threatens legal
proceedings for tresnass against any
other company interfering with its right
of way. The Trans Appalachian people,
we are informed, axe determined to build
| through the gorge, and beyond, but they
will, in the event they are unable to
secure a right of way by purchase, pro-
| coed to condemn line through the Penn
Garden lands. The Carolina and North
western has begun proceedings for con-
demnation, which aresbeing contested by
| both the Penncarden Company and the
Carolina and Northwestern. 1t is a very
| interesting three-cornered fight. You
may say that the Trans-Ap Appalachian
railway is going through Wilson's Creek
gorge" said Mr.. Millner to a News
Herald reporter today, "by agreement if
we can, by process of law if we must
but we are going through the gorge
THE little squabble in the gorge does
not even temporarily stop work on the
Trans Appalachian, which is very Wig
| orously pushed. and work will go on un-
| interruptedly."
For three months the gross earnings
of the Atlantic Coast Line show a gain
of 1924, 900 and a net gain of 1888, 1888. 1t
| is not only one of the best paying roads
| in America, but is now the largest sys-
| tenn as we'll.
Mr.. Legare Carson, a former resident
| of Gastonia. but who now lives at
! Greenville, S. c., recently brought suit
against the Southern Railway for $4,000
| for the loss of an arm while coupling
court has given Mr.. Carson verdict for
$500. The railroad company took an
| appeal.
The negro Hawks. who sued the At
| lantic Coast Line, in NottaWay county,
Virginia for $4,000 because he was put
off the train for refusing to leave the
| Jim Crow car and go into the white car,
| lost his case. 1t was a queer occurrence.
| Hawks is so white that when the conduc-
| tor ordered him out of the Jim Crow car,
| he refused to go, but did not tell the
| conductor that he was a negro. The
railroad was held not liable for dam
ages as Hawks is apparently a full
| blooded white man and the evidence fail
ed to show that he declared to Conduc-
! tor Davis that he was colored Hawk S
| mother, brother and uncle appeared at
| the court Wednesday, and all apparently
| are white people. Two white men from
| his neighborhood lin Dinwiddie county,
| testified as to the good character of the