The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-01-02
Southern After Rivals
Right of Way.
NEW ROADS AS PAMnS
The South and Western and the Con
demnation Proceedings. How Sub
sidiary Computes are Organized.
Col. Andrews and His
Salary.

Salary.
\ hearing il Raleigh yesterday be
fore Commissioner Smith. in the office
If Vice-Prt sident 4. b. Andrews. Of
the Southern Railway, at which the
!cpositi0u Of Col. Andrews was taken
in the proceeding for condemnation
Of a right Of way by the Johnson City
southarn hallway against the South
and Western Railroad. brought out
conditions which are making for Il
lailr0ad war Of dimensions in the west
and which ELECTED some interesting
testimony as TO the methods pursued
by the Southern in the Organization
Il 3aalI roads under independent chart
crs which come under the control OF
the system.
The right Of way sought to be con-
damn4d is stated TO have already been
entered upon by the Johnson City
Southern. although it has been actQ-
.ify purchased from the original hold
ers by the South and Western Rail
road.
There appeared for the Johnson City
City & southern Messrs. w. Il. Rodman
+. i. Buabee and j. Bis Ray, all
Southern Hallway attorneys; for the
South and Western. Messrs. J. Nor
IItcIll / t-I I'll - - $3.50
tol, Tenn, !. &. Biggs, of Durham.
and =. r. Watson. Of huntsville.
Thc Johnson and Southern claims
that the land sought to be condemn
cd is the emily practicable course tor
& railroad from Johnson City to Mar
ion. which il claims to desire to reach
Tor The pul pose of q connection with
the Southern Railway; While the
South and Western claims hat the
Proceeding and the entry upon the
right Of way is merely d part OF d
scheme III the part Of the southern
Railway to retard and hinder as much
as possible the construction and COM
pletion Of the South and Western from
Bristol. Tenn, to Marion. REtherford-
ton and Spartanburg ana thus to
Southport, where the company owns
a water 'front.'.
The South and Western. as cOntem-
p.ateG, is one Of the most important
roads in the entire South. ORIGINATING
at Bristol, in tennessee. it is design
a TO zap Iurae coal field deposits own
ed by lhe company and obtain there
frCm Il speedy line of transportation 20
water at Charleston and southport. f.
;.jt.in this end it is necessary for the
r.'gtl 10 r,och Marion. TO which it has
a'"soa- 1-e4y contributed, then Ruther-
IuiGtcn. who're connection VIII b made
with the SoabOard AIT Line, and thence
to .iSp1rtanLurg. !. +. where cOnueC-
ion viii also be had with the A. G.
J., tAGIcoy putthhS me io1u III IouCl-
completed to Spruce Pines. a station a
te" Mules from Marion ana the f!Sht
OF way IN controversy II is CANNED
was acquired for the purpose OF
STRENGTHENING the line to Marion.
Now comes the Johnson City South
efn' Wnlcn IS organized ana onlcered
pfactlcaiF by the 9octhefn hall"2y
.&ao seeks condemnation OF the lahd
3lreaoy ~GTchased by the south and
Western Railroad for a similar pur-
pose "hH mas aIready put a force OF
h1no@ al work theE3on' canning TO
nave expended IN II a manner be-
tween $3.50 and $500 a day for three
weeks.
Ine South and Western is, Of course,
"P2oSL NJ we pr '%'foG ana EeIyInS
upon 'A2 "cedS Nhlch II EaS obt1Lne'i
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