The farmer and mechanic., 1906-12-04
NEW RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION.

ZebuIon and Chocowinity a distance
# 3 miles: also between Oriental AMI
Eayboro. Il miles. and snow Hi AMI
FarmvilIr, 70 miles. There are ~.y-
eral other extensions contemplated
Mr.. stewart. who Is also chief engineer
ii the Virginia and Carolina Coas-
Railroad. says that track has been laf1
on it from Nackey~ Ferry toward co.
lumbia. y G.. 13.2 miles and should
be completed into columbia > Il
miles. by the end Of December. The
Tidewater Railway, being constructe J
from the coal fields Of West Virginia
10 Norfolk. will enter Norfolk over The
Norfolk and southern tracks and thc
opinion j. general that the same great
interests that have constructed tha'
wonderful railroad, being built without
the issue Of a dollar of bonds with na
consideration except to find the bes-
grade leaving large town mii
away if 10 go there made a more diff
fcult grade are those in control of tao
Norfolk and southern. Last week
the extension Of the Atlantic
and North Carolina railroad To-
Beaufort carried the trains on the
Atlantic and North Carolina railroad
through to Beaufort. IT is not believed
that the big money was expended or
that long and expensive bridge merely
10 reach Beaufort though reaching the
prosperous and growing old town that
is renewing its youth was Of great i'm
portance The impression among well
Informed people is that the Norfolk
and southern will extend the road -
Point Lookout and that there VIII b
established coaling station, 2 Wirter
and summer resort. modern hotel, ana
that the protected harbOr Will bring
many ships for protection aud Tor
coaling This system is building q
road from Washington direct to Ne"
Bern, from New Bern to P0l!ocksvill",
from kinston to HallsviIle. i'll Duplln
county, and from Kinston 20 SNOW
Hill, thus connecting all their now sep
arated lines in Eastern North Carolina.
When the Raleigh and Pamiico Sound
railroad is completed there are not
many who believe that Raleigh Will
long be the Western terminus OF the
road, but that it will be extended To
Durham and thence to HaW River and
to Burlington for the big Gotten mil,
business and on to greensboro. The
men who own this new system have
invested millions of dollars in timber
lands and other properties whose
value will be greatly enhanced BY rail
road construction, and there is every
reason to believe that it Will be extend
ed until it will rival in mileage and IL
business the three other big systems IN
the State.
In the meantime the Atlantic Coast
Line railway has not been idle. 1t is
building a road from Washington to
Nandemcrc and on to New Bern, and
its tributary, the East Carolina, has
built road from Tarboro 10 Farm
Vile. in Pitt county and to Hooker
ton. in Greene county, giving railroad
transportation to one of the most fer
tile farming sections of the State, ana
those who are in touch with That rich
system believe it will build all the
branch lines necessary to protect and
extend its big business in Eastern
North Carolina.
No. Nh Hartman, while there may
Of the North that have been honey
combcd With lines there is need Of
much more construction in the South.
and rich capitalists see in North Caro-
lima the opportunity Of constructing
profitable lines.