The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-22
ROAD WILL Be BUILT
Raleigh to Ellington, Fayette-
Vile, Lumberton.
Some Railroad Talk With the Folks Who Usually
Know What's What in Railroad
Circles,

road matters yesterday 'in writing about
that new direct line of railroad from
Raleigh 10 Charleston, via Sippehaw,
Lilling ton Fayetteville. Lumberton and
Marion. S. C. 1t is going 10 be built,
and will do great good to Raleigh and all
the section through which it passes. Do
not ask me exactly how it will be built,
whether by merger of the Mills road
with the Carolina Northern or some other
way. But that line is going to be built,
and will be running before a great many
months pass by. Just make note CT
that, if You please"
7 was examining the map today with
view to seeing how the route was be-
tween Raleigh and Lumberton. via Lii
lington and Fayetteville. If you will
draw a line from Sippehaw (Fuquay
Springs) the present terminus OF the
Mills road (Raleigh and Cape Fear) you
viii find that II Is as straight line as
the crow flies. 1t is perfectly straight
line, and runs through a heavily timber
ed country. 1t is sixty three miles from
Raleigh TO Fayetteville. The Mills road
is already built twenty miles, leaving
forty-tbree miles to get to Fayetteville.
The plans have already been made and
bonds sold to build it fifteen miles fur
Their South. 1t is something like thirty
miles from Fayetteville to Lunberton.
The road South OF Lumberton is already
built to Marion, S. c., and is in opera
ton. More than that; 1t is paying inter.
est on its bonds and is earning d divi-
dend besides 1t has plenty of capital
Ind 81
eieh Mr.. Mills is going South and
wants connection to Fayetteville and
Lumberton. The road is going to be built
and before a great While you can get on
train on the Mills road and so into
Charleston without changing cars.
The conference held in Raleigh be-
tween Mr.. Mills and Mr.. Proctor repre-
senting the Carolina and Northern road.
Will bear fruit within 4 few days.
The air Is rife with railroad talk.
heard man yesterday talking about the
Angler road. built by Angler and Duke
from Apex to Angler on the edge of Har-
nett county 1t has stopped at Angler.
and nobody can find out what its plans
are. Mr. Angler was here yesterday.
as TO extension, it, indeed, he has ma
tured any plans yet. Last year they
boughtsa lumber plant and short timber
railroad leading out from Dunn. ard it
was then thought the road would be
built on to Dunn and thence into Samp-
son county into rich farming and tim
her section. But nothing looking TO that
direction has been done. A gentleman
who usually knows what is going on in
railroad circles, though having nothing
to do with .he railroad business, said
Yesterday:
Il am rather surprised at the probable
junction cf the Carolina and Northern
with the Mills road. 1 have always held
an idea that ultimately the Norfolk and
Western, which reaches Durham, would
buy the Angler Duke road and extend ii
to Durham. And then 7 have thought
they would buy the mills road or make
traffic arrangements with it whereby tbs
Norfolk and Western road would enter
Raleigh If they did these things, OF
course it would then extend the road
from Sippehaw or Angler on to Fayette-
vile. and they might then form traffic
arrangement with the Carolina and
but YOU never can tell about where
railroad will go or what it will do
A suit has been brought by Louis
Whitfield colored. as administrator for
the estate of his brother. George "
Whitfield, against the Atlantic Coast
Lire Company for $4,000 damages
The suit Is brought through WhitfielGs
attorneys. Messrs. Wooten & Wootcn
It will be recalled by our readers that
Joe Whitfield was killed by Coast Line
train near Grifton last May He was
riding on the COW catcher of the engine
and either fell off or was frightened Oft
by Engineer Turrentine. and in some
manner was caught under the wheels
and killed.--kinston Free Press.
Mr.. p. Il. Albright is in Atlanta at.
tending a meeting OF the Car Service
Association.
BY the action of tho stockholders OF the
Scaboard Air Line at the recent Peters
burg meeting, the Georgia and Alabama
was made q constituent part OF the Sea-
board system and the board of directors
OF the Georgia ana Alabama, together
with the road, are now things Of the past.
Engineer Cooper had one leg painfully
mashed in an accident on the Southern
in the yard at Winston-Salem. Two
shifting engines collided and both We're
badly smashed.
The Wadesboro Messenger and Intel
ligencer has this item OF News: "Mr.
w A. Lilies, of Morven through his at
torueys. Mesrs Robinson & Caudle, has
recently instituted suit against the At
lantic Coast Line Railroad Company for
$50, 900 damages sustained from personal
injuries received upon this road some
time ago. Mr.. Lilies has been section
master upon the Alorven section of the
Coast Line for q number of years. He
alleges that while assisting in filing a
washout on this road last year he receiy-
ed injuries in a collision of lever car
and dump car that have ruined his health
and seriously crippled and disabled him
for life.
The Textile building at the A. ana NJ
College is now nearing completion The