The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-10-19
NEW TRUNK LINE.

The Greenville News seems to have
an inside F'tip" on the railroad situa-
ton which might ultimately effect the
| future of HendersonvilIe If built.
Within the last few weeks corps of
civil engineers passed through this
city and surveyed a route first select
ed by the, consulting engineer, Mr..
Bailey of this city.
Whether the Transcontinental or
the Greenville & Knoxville have all
sold out the citizens of Henderson
county want read through here and
are willing to do their share in get
ting it.
The following might be read with
interest by those who have been keep
ing up with railroad news in Western
North Carolina:
Atlanta, Oct. ia new trunk line
which will connect the Tennessee coal
fields and the South Atlantic sea-
board, will be built from Knoxville,
Tenn, to Savannah, Ca, according to
the most authentic rumoFs that are
row heard IN AtIaata It Is under
stood that the road will be built by
English capitalists and that work will
be begun as soon as the necessary de-
tails can be arranged.
It is understood that President w.
]. Oliver of the Oliver Construction
company is now in New York closing
the financial arrangements for the
road. 1t is said that the concern that
will build the road has already secur-
ed control of the Knoxville and Sew
ieryille railroad which runs from
Knoxville, 40 miles, toward Green
vile, S. c., branching at Patterson to
Canton, N. G.
Right CT way has also been secur-
ed from Greenville to Augusta. This
right of way was that which was once
surveyed for the old Augusta and
Greenville railroad when that project
was undertaken by the late Gen. Gle
ment A. Evans and others.
/ Options have been secured on a
/ number of roads from Augusta south
including the line that has been built
from Bullochville to Stephens cross
| ing.
The new line which will give di-
rect outlet for the Tennessee Goa
fields, will bring the valuable deposits
12O miles nearer to the Southern anC
will bring great trade to Savannah.
The above despatch to the Columbif
Record Of yesterday afternoon viii
fcreate no great surprise in Green
vile. for already The News has pub
Iished practically the same facts. Tht
tissue of September 3rd appeared :
news story entitled Negotiations OF
For the Purchase G. & K aud K. s..
/ E., setting forth the facts contained
in the above Atlanta despatch.
The first paragraph of this partic
ular story published in The News reat
as follows:
"That the South Atlantic Trans-con
tinental Railway, the great proposes
line which is to connect the Tennes
see coal fields with the Atlantic Sea
board at Southport, N c., and upo1
which work has already begun nea
the North Carolina-T Tennessee stat
line, has entered into negotiation
looking toward the purchase of tn
Greenvi1Ie & Knoxville Railway an
the Knoxville & Eastern railway wit
the view of getting into possession Q
route from the west to either tn
South Carolina or the Georgia coast
tvia the city of Greenvi11e. is the start
ling rumor which gained currenc
yesterday among a possible half-doz
en- business men of this city.
The rumor was taken up by rep
resentative of The News and traced
u a certain source, and there the rumo
|. was confirmed. The source frOI
which this Information was secure
, cannot be divuIged, but the confrma
]. ton of the report is thoroughly relia
Bile and little short Of authoritative.
At the particular time the News car
. not comment further in regard to tn
above story, other than assure th
Ipublic that it not mere talk" Cel
tain facts relative to the above maj
ter, far more enlightening than thos
! contained In the Atlanta despatch ar
. known tc The News, but cannot be d
J vulged at this particular time.
! due course of time announcement
will be made which will not onl
prove glad tidings to GreenviHe. bl
will bear out the truth of the stat'
ment made heretofore by The New
: in reference to the trunk line bein
lbuilt.