The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-20
DURHAM,s NEW RAILROADS
The Two About Completed - One
Through Fine Timber SectioD-The
Other to Tide Water.

Durham will soon have two new
RAILROADS operating trains into the city.
The Durham and South Carolina
road, which connects this city with
the Seaboard road at Merry Oaks,
has been operating work trains over
the road for sometime and a regular
schedule will be put as soon IS the
road bed is in condition for a regular
train service.
The other new road, the Durham
and Southern, which connects this city
with the Seaboard Air Line at Apex
and then with Dunn owe the old Cape
Fear and Northern road, will soon have
the entire road completed. This road
mad considerable difficulty with a cut
some distance from town and with a
trestle near that place. The cut has
been practically completed and the
trestle Is almost finished. There Is
now about three miles of track to lay
n the road will lbe completed. Soon
after this a regular schedule will be
put n This will be about Apr. LIST.
From what can be learned it is
thought that the building and compile
ton of these new roads will not be the
only feature of interest and pooft to
Durham. One-the Durham and
South Carolina-will mean the build
ing up here of a great lumber industry,
and the other-The Durham and
Southern-may mean the extension Of
a great railway system.
These two roads were both started
1H0,,% oJnv,o~ -o0ntIc 0oo nn6 within
the twelve months will be completed
and trains in operation.
LARGE LUMBER INTERESTS.
With the completion Of the Durham
and South Carolina road, which runs
from here to Merry Oaks at the pres
emf time and with indications that it
will vet be extended further south,
there will be tremendous lumber deals
in fact many of these deals have
already been made. The opening of
the road will open in East Durham the
large new lumber business of the
Chatham Lumber company, the two
being owned by n and the same in
terest.
The new road has been completed
and trains have been over the entire
distance, principally lumber trains
and trains hauling coal and supplies
and materials for the road. AS soon
as the road bed is in condition regu-
lar schedules will be put On and the
large lumber plant her will be opened.
This new road passes through fine
timber lands and the Chatham Lum-
Der company has purchased thousands
of acres of his property for the pur-
pose of getting the timber.
Underwater RUMORS.
With the building and completion
of the new Durham and Southern road
there are other and larger rumors 1t
is rumored that this road is the con-
Meeting link that will mean the ex-
tension Of a great railroad scheme, con-
ceived several years ago. There is
not much doubt but that the Durham
and Southern road will be the connect
ing link that will connect the Norfolk
and Western road with deep water
or rather will give Durham and this
section connection with deep water so
that the coal fields can furnish coal for
tide water purposes. This connection
will no doubt be made at Beaufort, the
deal securing the control of the At
lantic and North Carolina road proba-
bly, having much to do with this
AS o as the new road is opened
to traffic there will be put on a good
schedule from her to Dunn. The
connecting link from that point to
Goldsboro will give connection with
the Atlantic and North Carolina road