The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-08-22
NEW RAILROAD is CERTAIN.
Editor CAN'T Says He is Ger
WINGED 1t will go To Southport
will Come Through Union

w a. NN-N 500 NhoA -NN
County.
The journal has had strong
faith that the proposed Trans
continental Railroad from Ten
neSSee to Southport would be
built, and if II is it will come
by Monroe.
Editor CAN'T, of the Whitevil-
lie News-Reporter, is up in the
mountains and is enthusiastic o.
Yer Colonel Jones transcontinent-
al line. Writing his paper ON
the 10th from Chimney Rock,
Editor CAN'T tells his paper of
his observations and convictions:
Today a string of wagons load
ed with tents and other equip
ments for an engineering party
passed my hotel, en- route to
Rutherfordton. They belonged TO
the surveying corps of the Trans
continental Railway, having COM
pleted their work to Reedy Patch
Gap. and which is the entrance
of the llickorynut Gap. |
talked with the head of the corps
of engineers, and he says they
will meet Monday and set to work
at Rutherfordton, to connect up
the work they have already done.
The most difficult parts Of the
road have been located from here
to the Tennessee line, and at
which latter point a squad of
hands are now at work grading
the road. The road will pass
through this (llickOrynut Cap,
and which is one long grade. Col
onel Jones brought the charter
and subscriptions vote to a form
err company, which gives him
right-of-way through the mount
aims. just as soon as the survey
is completed squads Of hands will
be set at work all along the line
from Tennessee to Southport,
and il is believed that in a little
more than two years the work
will be completed and in opera
ton.
There is not a shadow of doubt
ahout the building of the Trans
continental, for the money is in
hand to complete the work. So
Whitevillc can confidently count
on having another great railway
system.
| am indeed glad that took
this vacation, for it satisfied me
about the building of that great
system and which will mean 50
much for my people and Column
bus county, The people of Hay
wood county have voted S235, GOO
in bonds; Buncombe. 100000;
Henderson, $4,000, and two
townships in Rutherford county
have voted $4,000 toward the
building of this railway. Add to
this the $4,000 per mile from the
State in convict labor, and which
will grade and crosstie the road
to the foot of the mountain, and
our people will see there is no
doubt about the building of this
road Now, let the other count
les do their part.
The Transcontintal will open up
the finest section of the South
and through this beautiful
Land of the Sky to the doors
of our people. The road will be
an airline, passing through Ruth
crfordton, llendersonyille, Ashc-
vile and Waynesville, and be-
come a great highway for sum
mer travel.
Colonel Jones made ten strike
when he secured the charter to
the projected Appalachian Inter
urbanRailroad, for il gives him
passage throgh the most desira-
bic and available pass in the
Blue Ridge Chain. Ready Patch
is the lowest gap in that mount
ain range, and the grading
through this beautiful Hickory
nut Gap, into which il is an inlet,
will he very light. For ten miles
the survey follows the headvaters
of Broad river and which really
affords a natural grade. Beyond
here, toward Way nesyille, there
will be several tunnels, but
through the heart of the mount
aims the grade win be compare
lively level.
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