The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-19
RAPID PROGRESS MADE
IN BUILDING RAILROAD
From Abingdon, Va, Into Ashe
County, North Carolina.
IN OPERATION FIRST OF YEAR
Ii Crosses Mountains Via White Top
Mt Elevation of $500, Highest
Railway Elevation East OF Rock
tes-Aid Asked for Sufferers.
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North Carolina, particularly Ashe
County. is here comforting with the
pertaining to the road. The rails are
laid across the mountains as far into
Ashe County as Todd. a station near
the town OF Jefferson. The road
. crosses the mountains via White Top,
where it reaches an altitude OF $500
feet. the highest railroad elevation east
Of the Rocky Mountains. lie expects
! to have the road in operation from .\b
insdcn to Jefferson 10y the end OF the
year.
Chairman Travis. of the Corporation
Commission. goes on Sunday TO More
head City. for a short vacation with
Ms. Travis and other members OF his
family He Will take with him the
papers i'm the case of l.aurinburG X
! southern Railway vs. Seaboard Air
Line. involving the intcrlocting cross
! ing dispute between the roads. and
prepare the ruling OF the commission
ana the order disposing OF this appeal
state Treasurer p. Il, Lacy and Mrs.
for two weeks vacation. the second
pleasure vacation that the state
Treasurer has taken, he says, since he
has held the office
coa,, ehaT!er WAS issued to;H !; !; for the
capital Slo.e0o authorized and $4,000
subscribed. by J. -. Riggs. &. II. God :
win and others. for Il grocery business.
Regiments North Carolina National
] Guard. to 20 into camp at Camp Glenn,
MGrehead; on Monday morning. with
Colonel j. T. Gardner In command.
/ The etcampmcnt Will continue ten
days. The Second Regiment goes to
AUG usta, Ga for ten days encamp-
ment with the United States regulars
on August 4.
Appeal for relief.
Being assured that many farmers in
! Il al ISL. al
Counties suffered great loss. many Of
them having practically all their
growing, crops wiped out. stock and
poultry killed and houses unroofcd 10y
/ the terrific hail and wind storm that
swept that section OF July I. Cover
nor Craig has issued to the people of
| The relief Of these people in Il sub
sstantial way ana show to thcr that
Of the state are neighbors to those II
all tho other sections. '"hc Governor
! points cut that the losses sust1;ne'
| by these North Caroliniaus In the
, serious as those that befell old Salem
| Mass. recently. in being swep; by fire
I th:; constrained the Congress of the
! United states TO make Il special appro-
r',atiou uf 100000 for their relief
The GoVcrLo' declared that North Caro-
ltnians should hasten to the relief Il
their fellows. and that by doing 50
they will receive a benefit surpaSSin,:
that which will Some to those they
| Meeting Is Called.
br. Clarence Poe has called Il meet
Ing u: the executive committee OF The
Con ference OF organization and lnsti
ilutiors for Rural Cphuildiug, to nc
held in this city or Tuesday. Tor al;
purp"s" of working out the details o,
:hc program for holding civic Ser
vice Week" obscrvanccs throuGhuu
the state In the fall. the dates To u,
determined later The executive com
mittce consists NJ Major W. n. Cir,
ham Dr. W. j. Shuford. DIR. II. t.,
Alexander, D.. y. II. lin DR.. j. Y
Joyner. Dr. T.. *. Graham. DR.. j. I
foust and Captain Il. Is. Parker. u
tho meantime. Il special committee @
the North Carolina Farmers unior
Is sending to al the local union:
urgent appeals for them TO arranS,
for their community Improvement day
and special school days TO he obscrveo
in connection with the periods sci
aside for the State wide civic Servic,
week ohscrvanccs. Governor Crail
will issue IA proclama ton that will al,
to the dignity and Importance Of til,
civic service week features. and tn,
State Department of Education ant
the Department of Agriculture vii
take hand In the work.