The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-31
The Completion Of The
COler Road

Railroad (the Coler. ToaO will be- in
operation to High Point by Septemb-
er 1st when a mammoth celebra-
ton is planned for High Point. the
following bit of history of the
road will be read with interest:
On June 1st, 1912, w. N. Coler &
Company, of New York, purchased
the Piedmont Railway Company.
from the Jones estate and changed
the name of the railroad to the
Carolina & Yadkin River Railway.
The road at that time extended
from Thomasville to Denton, N. c.,
a distance of tWenty-one miles, pass
ing through the towns of Light,
Mable, Gordontown, Cid and Snider,
which ship large amount of cross
ties, chair stock and rough lumber.
Immediately after the purchase,
the extension of the road from
Denton to High Rock was started
This extension passes through large
tracts of virgin oak and pine. The
extension from Denton to High
Rock was started the latter part of
July, 1912, and finished in February
1913. The construction of this part
of the road is of the highest type;
maximum grade being 1 per cent;
curvature less than 4 degrees;
culverts of cast iron pipe and con-
crete head walls; also reinforced
box culverts. The two bridges at
Little Creek and Lick Creek are. of
the highest type, same, specifica-
tons being used as On the Norfolk
& Western Railroad, 70 pound steel
being used on the new wolk. 60
At High Rock a connection was
made with the Winston Salem Rail-
way and joint track and yards were
established.
At the completion of this ;, extern
sion. Thomasville enjoyed a direct
connection with the Winston-Salem
Southbound Railway at High Rock;
also with the Norfolk & Western,
the Atlantic Coast Line and the
Seaboard Air Line Railways: -
The middle Of March the Carolina
& Yadkin River Railway started
construction on the extension from
Thomasville to High Point, passing
through very rich farming COM
munity. This extension is being
pushed with great rapidity and is
of the highest class construction;
"Y" being installed at Thomasville
and also at High Point, connecting
the Southern Railway Belt Line with
the Carolina &, Yadkin River Rail-
way. At High Point there will be
exchange tracks and ample storage
tracks.
On the completion of this work
High Point will be connected di-
rectly with the Winston-Salem
Southbound, Norfolk & Western,
Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard
Air Line Railways. 1t will no doubt
be of interest to the manufacturers
Of High Point. to know that this
road passes through a country
W lere there is approximately $50
million feet of timber within a
radius of five miles of the railroad.
The company expects to reach all
of the important manufacturing es-
tablishments. both in. Thomasville
and High Point in the near future.
AS soon as the work is completed
to High. Point, work will be started
on the revision of the line between
Thomasville and Denton, which will
be brought up to the same standard
as the new work now in progress.
C. W. Lane & Co., Inc, railroad CO:
tractors, have the contract for build
ing the road, supervision and engi
neering being done by W. N. Coler
& Co., Engineering Department,
which has Offices in High Point.
CHAS. GHEEN FALLS ON SLEEP.