The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-09-21
At Work on Railroad.

proposed route of the Transcontinen-
tai railroad through Henderson coun-
ty. A corps of young men arrived
in the city yesterday and this morn
Ing began work on the route select
ed by the consulting engineer H. G..
Bailey some time ago who was work
ing under the instructions of the Off
Gals OF the Transeontinental Con-
struction company.
The route through this county is
mainly to connect the western road
with that-of the Knoxville and Green
vile railroad-which has been in
operation from GreenVille to Cleve-
land, s. C., and is now being con-
structed through to brakes, N. G..
The. most ACCESSIBLE route and
n that Mr.. Bailey had decided
should be surveyed comes very near
H~endersonville and will no doubt if
the road is built. be the one select
ed.
One of the recent happenings in
connection with the road is the fact
that enough bonds have been aoated
by the company in New York City to
complete the construction of the
road. 1t has been rumored here
sometime that the TranscontinentaI
road would pass through Henderson
county and it comes with no little
surprise that there is actual a corps
Of about fifteen engineers located
near the city at work on the propos-
ed route.
Construction work on the Trans
continental read is under way on the
Tennessee end of the line The
surveys and right aways are being
made all through Western North
Carolina. The engineers have lust
finished the survey of the route from
Rutherfordton through the famous
Hickory Nut Gap into Henderson
vile. This road will penetrate
some of the widest and most pic
turesque mountain enc ever seen
from a railroad car.
This same company several months
ago bought over the belongings of
the well-known I~nterurban railroad
company, with head offices in this
city. The late T. c.. McNeely one
of the best known railroad men of
his time was instrumental in getting
through the amount CT work which
was accomplished by the I~nterurban
company. w. A. Smith of this
city was president of the
1t is not thought that the new com
pany will follow the old route select
ed by the Interurban all the way. as
its own corps of engineers are now
in the fields and indications look as
If they business.
The constantly increasing popular
ity of He~ndersonville and Of Hender-
son county as the homes of the
wealthy people of the prosperous
south is again evidenced in the real
estate deal just closed by which Mr..
William B. Wilson of Sumter, s.. c..
becomes the owner of a large tract
OIL land bordering on Osceola Lake
Mr.. Wilson is one of the South
Cardinals captains of industry. He
is reputed to be a millionaire and
has very extensive interests there
which embrace. lumber, cotton and
railroads.
Mr.. Wilson has purchased block
number twenty-five, comprising fiji
teen lots, on the South side Of Hen
Jacksonville most beautiful lake-one
Of the most desirable and attractive
parts of the property
He will at once tranform his pron-
cray into a beautiful park and has
already engaged landscape engineers
fer that purpose. The home he will
erect will be modern and one of the
most attractive in a county becom-
ing famous for it's beautiful country
residences. and viii be ready fer oc-
cupancy by Spring.
Mr.. Wilson, who is a most affable
and genial gentleman and who has
COPIED successfully with the world
and who has come out of that strug-
gle with a keen appreciation of the
good things CT this old world, has
spent the entire season at Lake View
hotel. With his has been Mrs. Will
son, a charming lady who antici-
0ates the delights which a residence
during a large part of the year
amidst such suberb surroundings as
her new home will furnish her.
The deal was closed through the
real estate department of the Wan
teska Trust & Banking Company
and a most fortunate deal it was
in that it adds to HendersonviIle's
citizenship so desirable people as
Mr.: and Mrs. Williams B. Wilson
of Sumter, s.. G..