The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-10
BUSINESS MEN TO
co OVER new line
Raleigh Chamber Of Com.
rnerce Special to Run
to Washington.
BRANCH OPENS UP
A FINE COUNTRY
Connects North Carolina Capital
With Prosperous City of
Washington, and Passes
Wilson, Greenville
and Farm
vile.
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RALEIGH. N. c.. November s.-Ths
business interests OF Raleigh and
Washington. N. c., and Intervening
points. notably Wilson, Greenvil1e and
Farmville are preparing to celebrate
in commensurately elaborate manner
the completion OF the Raleigh w ash
ington division OF the Norfolk and
Southern Railroad. which IL Just open
Ing up some OF the finest and most
promising territory from CONNER
clal and general industrial viewpoint
in all the State.
Freight trains have been operating
over the new line for the past two
weeks. but the first solid passenger
train will make the run Monday. No
ven,ber 18th this being the "Raleigb
Chamber OF Commerce Special" place&
at the disposal OF the. Chamber by
the Norfolk and Southern authorities
and laden with moro than $50 repre-.
sentative people OF the city. who VIII
carry greetings from the State capital
to Washington, Greenville, Wilson and
the people of all the vast territory
that is brought into this closer com.
munlon with the State capital by this
Norfolk and Southern line.
Ii Young, But Lusty.
The Norfolk and Southern is TIKI
youngest. but remarkably "lustys
trunk line. operating In North Carolins
and Virginia, and the line Just opened
up from Raleigh to Washington bid1
fair to be one OF the most important ot
the whole system. It Is 104 miles In
length, and the stations include such
important points as Wilson. Farrnville,
and Greenville. besides the flourtshtns
towns OF Wendell. Xebuion. Snow Hill
and others. all with rich back country
thatlwill develop1rapidIya and add vast
Iy- to the business interests Of the
whole State and Virginia as well, this,
being but an important arm Of Hreat
system the Norfolk and Southern has
created. extending south from norfolk
through Elizabeth City, Edenton, Ply
mouth. Belle Haven. Washington, New.
bern. Goldsboro, and from Washin gtoe
to Raleigh, with important side llnee
to Beaufort, Oriental. Jacksonville, Co
lumbia. and from Edenton to Suffolk.
BY Large Tobacco Markets..
Some idea Of the vast freight traf.
tic, to say nothing of the passenger
business that can but be d Heloped on
this Washington Raleigh line can be
formed when it Is considered that tbs,
towns OF Wilson and Greenville alone
have within the past few years coma
to be among the largest tobacco mar
kets In the country. Wilson has 81
900 and more population, three four
lshing banks, one Of the largest car
riage and wagon factories In the
South. mammoth cigarette factory.
TOBACCO factories, cotton mills, lumber
plants. machine shops and other Inn
portant industries on large scale. The
sales of leaf tobacco in Wilson last
year exceeded 100000 pounds. More
than $1,000 bales OF cotton were sold
there. <
Greenville has more than 5000 popu.s
lation and three. prosperous banks and
five warehouses for the sale OF lesf
tobacco. the sales OF which bring
Greenville high up in the ranks OF leai
tobacco markets OF the world. There
are big ice plant, three mammoth
portant knitting mills. big plants Of
the American and the Imperial To.
bacco Companies to handle the vast
quantities of the tobacco these CONF
panies purchase on the ,Greenville mar.
ket.
| Farmville has nearly 1000 populs.
| ton. with number of important In
dustries already established, with ops.
portunities for many others that will
certainly be utilized in .he near fu.
ture. Wendell. Zebulon5and Snow Hill
are towns that are already Of much im-5
portance. and give great promise Oh
rapid development.
Prosperous Terminal Points.
So much for the Intervening towns.
division, Raleigh and washington,
mass ws aa frsFht tpaa hal
must be attracted to the capital of
the State. a city Of 10000 population.
with her business interests on res
l II, I'll, Goo trl neSfn
bracing hourishing cotton mills. knit.
| ting mills. iron foundries, numerous
wood working plants, fertilizer tacto-
ries, cotton-seed oil mills and numer.
nortunities and Induce ments for others
Washing ton, with nearly 10000 popu-
lation, three we'll financed banks. ex,
mills. grist mills. brick-makins plants.
machine shops shirt and mattress fac
tories and other smaller Industrial en-
terprises. Thc. town, too. is in a very
ane, agrlcultural section, has a rich
sources will be drawn to swell the
volume Of business that Is sure TO adj
vance with marvellous strides with the
adequats operaston Of the transporta-
folk and Southern and connecting lines.
Plans for the Day.
/ The special Chamber OF Commerce
train to he operated Monday in cele-
bration of the opening Of the Wash
Eington-R Raleigh Division will pull out
4 from the Union Station at 1880 A. ~:
lat will have on board the members of
Tho Chamber ~ Commerce. fifty mem
hers OF the Merchants Association, the
Stat officers. including Governor Glenn,
4 With special escort OF the Oak City
y Guards and the Third Regiment Band;
members OF the Supreme Court, the
,Won,ans Club. the Elks, Masons, Red
Men. Royal Arcanum, furniture dealars.
4 building contractors lumber dealers
and ali the business and fraternal In
-Slterests of the city. togather with the
) city officials. headed by Major James
{ !, Johnson. IT.
! The officials Of the Norfolk and
Southern who tender the train To this
!, Chamber OF Commerce will also bA
/ special guests.
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