The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-19

He was deprived Of the contract and
the government will lose millions by
deciding to do the work, bet that's
another story He had faith TO
tackle the biggest job since the bui:d-
ing Of the pyramids and those Who
know him believe he would have done
the work we'll and more cheaply and
quickly than the government. A man
with such big ideas is at the head %
the Appalachian Exposition. In his
m~illion-dollar plant here he is making
300 steel cars for the work on the
panama Canal and one Of his best
young men goes TO Panama this weeh
TO bid on other work.
One Of the most interesting trips
enjoyed by the visiting editors was
the special excursion rendered them
by Mr.. Oliver Owe his new railroad
to SeVierNille. It is a new road con
structed from Knoxville along the
trail taken by Sewer when he settled
this country. going by the home Of that
Captain Of Progress Of his day. Ten
neSsee ought to put a statue of Sc
vier in the Hall Of Fame at Washing
ton and Will do so, for with Andrew
Jackson, he will stand az the States
biggest man. He blazed the way Tor
". j.. divers railroad up the noun
tain. The building of that road has
been the dream Of the mountain peo-
pie for generations. Four times have
the people voted bonds to get the
road and twice work has been started.
The completion Of the roa is con-
ternplated Via WaynesNille to Ashe-
vile, effectins a saving of fifty miles
Of the distance now by rail between
Knoxville and Asheville, the two met
ropolitan cities Of the mountain coun-
try. | was interested in the road that
took me to the historic places, where
Sewers was the first foot Of the white
man to trod the mountain Businesses,
interested in the grand
scenery, and Interested because the
road must come into old North Caro-
lima. traverse one of the most beau
tiful sections Of the State, and give
better transportation facilities tc
WaynesvilIe. Ashevilie and Canton /
has been a glorious day-a perfec
day with the warmth and sweetness
of the Spring and The perfume of the
early dogwood making the mountain:
a sheen of beauty and a blessing o
Fragrance. Nestled down by the banks
Of Pigeon River is S~eNierNille. named
for the old pioneer. and with the com
ing of the railroad it is growing int
--z +-, IT., JaaIip0 sitiIaJI } ~
Morris. is a native North Carolin1an
having been born in Madison county
What would have become of Tennes-
see but for North Carolinians?
The most interesting story abou
this railroad is thar it was built b,
Southern boys with Southern capital
After getting the money from Sevie'
county. Mr.. oliver went to New 4orf
TO get money to build it. and he hat
no trouble in getting offers of money
but he found that if he took tn
money upon Ii terms offered TIL
road would largely belong to the New
Norkers and not TO the men who bull
And so he LAID the matter before
the bankers and moneNed men o
Knoxville and they put up every dol
lar needed to build the railroad, an(
il is owned at home. 1t has been II
!, oDeration only q few months and /
already earning the Fixed charges ant
dividend on the money invested. That
: the best test of knoXNille's faith IN tn
Appalachian country and the best cyl
9ence Of their enterprise. Better thar
that the men who built the road ar,
Southern born young men. They dl'
: the surveying. the construction tn
!, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from the loca
ton of the route to the laying of tn
Ties and iron. and they are now op
Grating it. The hope Of the Appala
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