Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-11-09
DURHAM TO GET MAIN Line.
No Authoritive Statement, But
Plans Are Practically Made
Seaboard May Purchase Durham
and Charlotte Railroad.
Durham Sum-

Durham Sum-
1t is now a practical certainty
that Durham will get the Sea-
board main line from Henderson.
The people of Raleigh have prac-
tically given up the fight to re-
tain the road and have decided
to adjust themselves to the in
evitable.
No positive official information
as to the intention of the Sea-
board company has been receiv-
ed, but for some time it has been
known that the matter was as
definitely settled as such plans
are ever settled. The informa-
ton to this effect has come from
various sources, some of it from
high authority, and there has
been none to the contrary. Just
how soon the construction work
on the line will begin has not
been definitely decided, but it is
thought that it will be begun at
no distant date. A deal has been
in contemplation for some time
by which the company is to raise
sufficient funds for completing
the work.
There has been much specula-
ton as to the intentions of the
Seaboard in the construction of
the line south from Durham.
There has been a persistent ru-
NOR that the Seaboard intends to
establish a new through direct
route for its main line from Dur
ham to Monroe. 1t has been
stated on good authority that the
company contemplates the pur-
chase of the Durham and Char
lotte road from Colon to Troy and
build a connecting link south by
way of Norwood to Monroe. The
road from Durham to Bonsel
could be used as the connecting
link from Durham to Colon and a
direct route from Henderson to
Monroe would be established that
would shorten the distance be-
tween these two points consider
ably.
The Raleigh News and Observ-
er this morning carried the fol
lowing local story in regard to
the plans Of the company that
throws additional light on the
subject:
durham is making a strong
pull for the main line of the Sea-
board and there seems to. be a
strong probability that she will
get it. The Henderson Gold Leaf
learns on what it considers very
good authority that the main line
eventually will pass through Dur
ham. There is little doubt that
the proposition is being favorably
considered by the authorities of
the Seaboard. 1t is claimed that
the proposed change would not
only shorten the distance be-
tween Henderson and Hamlet,
but would also greatly reduce the
grades and make the hauling of
much heavier trains possible.
Here is another story of the
contemplated change in the route
of the Seaboard. The Montgom-
erian states that Mr.. Browson,
route agent for the Southern EX-
press Company, stationed at
Hamlet, and who travels the S.
A. L. over a large part of North
and South Carolina, was in Troy
last week, and his authority for
the statement that the Seaboard
Air Line thinks Of purchasing
the Durham and Charlotte Rail
way from Colon to Troy and then
build from Troy to Monroe via
Norwood and also either builC
from Durham to Gulf or buy the
road from Durham to Bonsel. or
the present main line, and use
that to Colon. This line WoulC
put all through trains By Hender.
son and Durham, Troy, Norwood
and Monroe. Some Of the know
ing ones claim that this WOULD bt
a direct line. We fail to see j
that way. The road would eros.
Deep river three times. a Lock
vile. Cumnock and near Glen
don. II would ran in q z.g "a