The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-05
Among the Railroads.

The report comes from Knoxville that
the Southern and the Louisville and Nash
viii both coyet the same territory In the
mountains of East Tennessee, near the
North Carolina line The Southern has
ordered a large corps of engineers to
hasten at once to the headquarters of the
Little Tennessee river, where they viii
be engaged on surveying jobs for a route
for the extension of the Knoxville and
augusta Railroad, which now has its ter
minus at Maryville. AS it is known that
the Louisville and Nashville desires to
enter this territory, it is thought that this
road win do something to circumvent the
efforts of the move made by the Southern.
a repetition of the war of one year ago
near Jellico, when the Louisville and
Nashville invaded this territory and was
fought by the Southern, would not in the
least be surprising.-The Common Carrier
George w Conrad, recently made as
sistant to the claim agents on the Penn
sylvania lines "West''-a position of large
responsibility and requiring a broad
knowledge of railroad business and of the
LAWS believed to be the only negro hold
ing an official position on an American
railroad. Two things has operated to give
it to him-his own perseverance and self
Improvement and the opportunities given
him by his lifelong friend and benefac-
tor, Col John F. Miller, of the Pennsyl-
vania Company.
The Winston Sentinel cannot understand
our claim that Winston got our depot. It
Is simple enough. The plans and pictures
printed in Winston paper show that it
is the same building Colonel Andrews told
US we could have.-Durham Herald.
The Lawndale Railroad, in Cleveland
county, is to be extended from Lawndale
to Casar. The people of Casar will raise
$500 to secure the road.
The Charlotte papers favor union de-
pot for that progressive city. The present
locations are serious obstacles to traffic.
The News says: "The two roads. the
Southern and the Seaboard, come near
enough together in the neighborhood of
their crossing for them to secure union
depot at no large expense, to the great
convenience of the citizens of Charlotte
and of the travelling public generally. We
ed viii be conducted to a successful issue.
Charlotte is practically a unit on the
question"
1t would seem that the railroads would
do everything possible for the protection
of human life. considering the number of
damage suits with which they have to
contend. but here is Concord asking in
vain for gates at the railroad crossings
in that town.-Durham Herald
Vice-President Barr wrote a letter to
the Portsmouth city council entering com
plant of the fire departments delay at
the fire that destroyed a portion of the
S. A. L. shops last week. Some of the
members of the council didn't like the
letter. Mr. Barr says: ut is the unan-
imous opinion of those who were engaged
in fighting the fire that if there had been
a prompt response to the alarm on the
part Of the fire department of Portsmouth
that the car erecting shop would have
been saved" There will be full investiga-
ton.
Mr. ". II. Hudson, formerly master
mechanic Of the Southern shops here, but
who has been on the road for the past
three years. has been appointed master
mechanic of the Southern shops at At
hnta. He entered upon the duties OF his
new position yesterdays Salisbury Sun.
Inc seaboard Air Line Railway offers
TO pay hall the cost of strawberry plants
10 all who will go into the strawberry Gus
ture along the line of their road between
Wilmington and Hamlet.
EUVITA IS non-alcoholic and non slim
ulating. At all fountains.