The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-24
S0UTHBOUND IS
NOW FINISHED
Last Spike Driven Sunday Even
Ing al Six O'clock IL,
| DREAM OF MANY YEARS
II K " W. "a w
FIRST Passenger Train Over New
Railroad VIII Leave Wadesbore
Friday Morning Stopping at all
the Stations aud Carrying
Many Railroad Officials.

uiSdin VI Inc years 10 CoIlpicleu. lie
last rail Is in place and the last spike
driven and forces of men are at Wort:
getting everything in readiness for The
first train-an inspection train
which will run over the line, leaving
tWadesboro Friday morning and will
reach winston-salem that evening.
The last spike was driven Sunday
eyening at six o'clock sosth of
Wadesboro where the new line con-
meets with the Atlantic Coast Line at
Wiloughby tressle. Quite number
Of citizens were present and Mr..
George w. Huntley, president of the
Wadesboro Wide-Awake club and
one Of the directors OF the Winston
salem Southbound when first organ
lied, placed the spike and II was driv-
en- by Colonel A. F. Cornell and MT.
L. ID. Robinson, president OF the Bank
of wadesboro.
From the beginning of the agitation
for the new line several years ago
Mr. Huntley has been an ardent sup
porter and worked increasingly for
the right Of way and was chosen by
Colonel Cornell to place the spike on
account OF his interest In the new
road After the arrangement by which
the Norfolk and Western and the At
lantic Coast Line we're TO build the
road a new directorate was selected
representing those interests and Mr..
Huntley Is not now a director
The new line starts from wades-
boro. husiling town OF 1000 people
and well located as the initial point
for a new road. Here with a splendid
back country. well developed, produce
/ Ing cotton. corn. and other grain is
one OF the most prosperous commun-
Titles of the Piedmont territory.
wadesboro now has two silk mills, a
cotton factory. furniture factory.
three banks and several isbing houses
In addition : TO a number Of other
smaller enterprises. Blewitt Falls
hydro electric plant which is TO de-
velop 10000 horse power is only IL
miles away.
Here at wadesboro the new line
connects with the Atlantic Coast Line
and this opens up a new trunk line
to the coast. reaching Charleston. The
Atlantic Coast Line has placed 30
pound rail on its entire line from
wadesboro TO Florence and has prac-
ltically rebuilt the entire line. putting
| IN new bridges and making a new
grade
Starting north from wadesboro the
Southbound comes first TO Ansonville.
heretofore undeyeloped. although IL
| is an old town. once the seat Of Car
olina College, famous institution Of
the years gone by. Ansonyille now
has two banks. and several supply
stores. and Is booming since the COM
ing OF the road.
Norwood. the second town on the
new line. IN the terminus OF branch
line Of the Southern from Salisbury.
They have a cotton mill and several
other Industrial plants.
At Aibemarle. the southbound again
reaches the Southern. This Is the
county seat OF stanly, aud the town
has two cotton mills and splendid
educational advantages. Just north
of Albemarle You will find a large
granite quarry In operation.
Above Albemaric the new road runs
Through the property Of the Whitney
company, where the great hydro-clcc-
uric plant Is being developed. The
new bridge completed yesterday
crosses the yadkin river just above
the Whitney dam.
The next town IS Southmont, for
merry old Fairmont. which Is being
built BY John T. Patrick, formerly In
ldustrial agent Of the seaboard Air
Line and the pioneer town builder OF
southern Pines and Pinehurst.
This Is to be- a splendid Industrial
copmunity. Already number of
manufacturing plants have located
including silk mills aud furniture
factories.
Going north Is Lexington. Here the
main line of the Southern Is crossed.
Lexington Is the county seat Of Day-
idson county and is an important
manufacturing town. They have
several furniture factories. aud II il
an excellent tobacco point
Extending north TO winston-salcm
the southbound connects with one Of
The main lines Of the Norfolk and
Western. Several lines OF the South
crn also radlate from Winston. With
IN a few years this town has become
a city. due to It's large manufacturing
Industries. Winston leads the world
IN the manufacture of tobacco This
lefty has splendid educational institu.
lions. among them Salem Academy
the only Moravian college in The
south.
Railroad contractors are eytrava.
giant In their praise Of the new road
They say that no road In the state
with possibly the exception Of the G
lie. and o. Is 80 vol built No grade
lon the extension exceeds one PEI