The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-16
NASH COUNTY FOR
THE IRON HORSE
And Other Engines Of
Development
PENDING PROPOSITIONS

= News story Dealing With Railroad
puiId;nc and the Further Rapid
neyelopment of a Fine Section of
Central and Eastern North Carolina
-fIorses Trained That One Of
Them ar Things Wont Run On
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(Special to News and Observer
Nashville, May 12.-The election
held this week for bond issue Of 49,
600 in Castalia township was car
ried by a vote of 90 to 10. The mon
ev from sale Of bonds will be used in
aiding in the construction OF d rail-
road
Castalia Is Il miles from Rocky
Mount, 10 miles from Nashville, ana
- miles from Spring Hope, n II
miles from Louisburg. 1t Is in the
midst Of some Of the finest farming
land in the State, and between the
various places named above and cas-
talia the farm lands are the very
hest. The little town Of CaSualla mas
about 200 people, but it has a sp1en-
did school and very enterprislng cltl-
zens. For a long time these citizens
have wanted railroad connection with
the outside world. The bond issue
means they expect to nave the rail
road.
There are two or more propositions
under consideration. Mr.. w. l..
Groom, of the Tar River Lumber Co.,
has built his lumber road to within 8
miles Of Castalia. It is proposed that
the Tar River Lumber Co. with the
aid of the bond money, and private
subscription from citizens of CaStalla
and Griffin townships, n from the
citizens of Rocky Mount, make this
road a standard gauge road The Cas-
Italia people are ready to give the
right of way and also a depot site in
Castalia. Griffins township folks have
expressed a Willingness to subscribe
for stock and a number of Rocky
Mount people nave said they were
ready to extend a helping hand.
No road in the State a paid bet
ter than the Spring Hope branch OF
the A. c. L. Railroad. The road is a
fraction under 20 miles. The road
from Rocky Mount to Casta1ia would
be about q miles, and it would run
through a fine section Of Nash coun-
ty. There isn't a man anywhere who
doesn't believe the roa would be a
paying one, and one that would revo-
lutiOniZe the northeast section Of NaSh
county. Then Rocky Mount, already
known as the gate way Of Eastern
North Carolina" would be the gate to
another fertile section.
Another proposition in regard to a
railroad for Castalia is to tap the A.
{. L. Railroad at Momeyer, a station
half way between Nashville and
Spring Hope, and about IS miles
from Rocky Mount. From Momeye1
to Castalia, a distance Of some 8
miles, the Roanoke Railroad and
Lumber Co. have a we'll graded lum-
Der road, and this company is open
10 a proposition from the Castalla
people and their 49, 600 in bonds
Tree right of way, depot site, and prl-
Nate subscriptions
There has been talk for years of a
railroad from Wilson across Nash
county by way of Spring Hope, a
The latest suggestion has been tina OF
an electric line joining Wilson and
henderson. Should the Castalia peo-
pie and the Roanoke Railroad ano
Lumber people get together the roao
might no longer be a dream but 8
reality It would in that case no1
Rouch Spring Hope, but would tap the
r. I, l.. Railroad at Momeyer or Dun:
ola, as it is called by the railroad
people. This little town. while it i:
not Incorporated, is getting to be {
rather healthy little village.
should the A. C. L. extend its linz
from Spring Hope by way Of Dunn t
tfalelgh Or Durham, as many people
beIeVe will be done in the near fu
lure, the Castalia people will be GLAD
10 tap the A. c.. l.. at Dunola Jus
now they look with favor on tn
proposition to go into Rocky Mount
No matter what Rocky Mount, tn
various lumber companies, and tn
railroad companies do, the Castalis
people mean to w a railroad. Thu
people have voted the onds, and loca
capitalists are ready to put NOR
money in the pGaiect The moving
spirit IN the matter is Mr.. S. J. Bar
tholomew, one of C~astalia's leadin.
business men. For years he has plan
hed to see that Castalia had a rail