The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-22
TWO BIG SYSTEMS
MAY GET CONTROL
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Official Discusses Developments
in Railroad Situation in
North Carolina.
Especial to The Times .pispa,ch.l

lSpSSiai 10 nc 1lTncS -DlSnatClll
raleigh. y. c., November 2l-An
official in close touch with the dom
inant railroad interests in this State
made the remark to-day that recent
and impending railroad sales and COM
binauons make 1t appear that ere
long there Will be only two big systems
In this State. the Southern and tho
pennsylvania. In reaching this con-
clusion he puts the Atlantic Coast
Line. the Norfolk and Southern, und
the Norfolk and Western in one COM
plnatlon, as the Pennsylvania system.
well Informed men arc taking the
view that the extension of the Nor
folk and Southern through the pur-
chase of tho Raleigh and Southport.
the Durham and Charlotte and Aber-
deen and Ashcboro has the Norfolk and
western back OF 1t. and back OF tho
Hortolk and Western they figure tho
pennsylvania, with which 1t has long
been closely allied. The Ashcboro onS
Aberdeen. It IS believed, will be built
10 winston Salem and connection mad.
by purchase or construction, with the
Eikin and Allegheny, Eliin to Sparta
ana from Sparta an extension will be
made across the Virginia line to con-
meet with the Norfolk anu Western
Tor coal carrying purposes to whining
ton charleston. and ultimately to
south Florida ports for expansion of
Panama Canal business
announcement has been made at the
state Department Of Education that all
arrangements have been made for /.
Die attendance from North Carolina. MT
Houston, Tex. for the Southern Edu-
cational Association, November 40 to
December ..
Governor Kitchin to-day went 70
Ne"oern to deliver an address In con-
nection with the Craven county fair,
which is in progress this week.
Inc southern Five and Ten-Cent
Store. OF Rocky Mount, was char
tered to-day with $4,000 capital au-
rhorineo. and $1,000 subscribed, by
L. Schuitz Howard Cohen. Rosa Powell
and others for general 5 and io.cent
store business. There was also a char
ter Tor the Mak-Nu Furniture Polish
company. Hickory. n. c., capital $780,
ooo authorized. and sl.5oo subscribed.
by Fl. l. Horoman and others.
Governor Kitchin to-day offered for
the state a reward OF 800 for the
arrest OF tho unknown parties who
attempted to wreck n passenger train
OF the Carolina and Northwestern
fNaiiroad at Crowder's Creek CASTOR
county. September 10. The railroad
5000. VI
Tho Raleigh Lodge of Elks, No. 7s5,
last night celebrated with an elab
crate banquet Its tenth anniversary.
! GoVcrnor Kitchin and number OF the
othef State officers wore special
gueSts There were many toasts, and
thorouEhly delightful evening was
accorded to all
John TaIala. Indian octagenerian.
etghty-one years old. arrived to-day
from his Swain county home TO be
with his grandson. Ross French.
twenty one years old, when he dies In
the electric chair at the States prison
hero on Friday morning. with him
came sarIe Thompson, a hrst oous,n
OF tho condemned man. who also has
wife and two children. who are not
coming tho young Indian and his
wife not being friendly since his CON
Viction and sentence for the murder
OF Miss Ethel Shuler which he has
confessed. The grandfather and cousin
were with the condemned man in the
death chamber this evening quite n
while. and are to see him daily until
the electrocution takes place. Talala
says the prison authorities misunder.
stood his request when they sent him
the tickets to the eiectrooution. Ne
docs not desire to actually see the
electrocution. but only to be with his
grandson as near as may be to the
very last There were to be two elee-
trocutfons Friday. the other victim
being Taylor Love. colored, who is
under sentence for the murder OF an
other negro in Mitchell county. How
ever, Governor Kitchin granted a re-
prieve for him for one week to De-
cember in order that ex-ConKTess-
man T, W. Crawford and other caun-
sci may have time TO prepare their
appeal to the Governor for, contmu-
tation to life imprisonment on the
ground of e1tenuating circumstances.
Accidentally SHOOTS HIMSELF.