WWWi I? :e fire. ■ECTION. Tell Us. im, I!, c. j Lumber piles OQNE BRAND” ulcaniic Rcofingt A ccmpletc line* riLLE, N. C. ALLEY I List is Revised? beral pat- ise to do even hich we will your order Come in and my pecialty only newspaper in TRAN! OBMiTY vs < X.. ' J. J. MINER, OWNER AND MANAGER L'^omb paper for home people—aijL home print VOLTJIE*XVI f BREVABD, NORTH CAROLINA* I'RIDAY. FEBRUARY 3.191L NUM^ER*5 Railroa^News! The Gmvii & KniHvllle To Be ComplatBil! Mortgage for Six Million Dollars Has Been Filed for Rigistration in Greenville County, S. C. It Ms Now as if tiiis loog-Waoted Road Will Be Built in tlio Near Fotore, and Our Transylvania People Shooid Prepare to Reap Its Bonofits Watch Brevard Grow! the Knoxville -end the Knoxville, Sevierville & Eastern has been coh- strncted as far 'as Sevierville. Should the K. & GFV people co-oper ate with the T. & N. C. road, a very important strip of road already in operation through 4ii€i gorge of the Pigeon river would' be acquired. Between Knoxville and Harri- man, the Knoxvillei Harriman & Eastern railway, has already let contracts for the construction of about 30 miles. At^'Harriman con nection would bo made with the Teunesseo Central which may be come ^ part of this system. ECUADOR IS MAD WITH UNCLE SAM From Greenville Daily News. “To provide funds for the im provement, changes and extensions already contracted for and in con templation,” the Greenville & Knoxville Railway has been mort gaged to the Central Bank & Trust Company, of Atlanta. A copy of the mortgage, filed in the office of the Greenville County Register of Mesne Conveyance, states among other things that it is the, desire of the mortgagors to issue bonds on the property to the extent of $40,- 000 for each mile of the road al ready completed and on each mile yet to be built, and dxtend the railroad from its present terminus at River view to Knoxville, Tenn. Inasmuch as there are already 25 miles of the road built, it will be seen that the promoters have some $1,040,000 as a fund with which to begin the construction of the pro posed extension. It is understood that Mr. W. J. Oliver of Knoxville, Tenn., has already constructed a railroad from Knoxville to Sevier ville, Tenn., a town some 30 odd miles this side of his home city. Since the mortgage filed in the office Of the Register states that the proposed extension of the G. & K. is to go through Sevierville, it is not improbable that the mortgagors of the latter road will either ac quire the use of or purchase this line and enter Knoxville over it. The mortgage filed in the local Register’s office states that the bonds to be issued will be used, in part, to pay certain debts of the company secured by a trust deed of Feb. 1st, 1906. This deed is first mortgage bonds held by the Central Bank & Trust Company for $325,- 000. Gejperal mortgage 5 per cent, gold bonds are to be issued of the denomination of $1,000 each. Pay ment is to be secured by a mort gage on the railway equipment, its franchises and all its other prop erty. The agreement, as recorded in the mortgage, was made on the 1st of October. At a meeting of the stockholders of the Greenville & Knoxville Railway Company, held August 10th, 1910, it was decided that in order to pay the outstand ing debts of the company and carry out certain improvements general mortgage, 5 per cent, gold bonds would be issued, the same to be payable at the financial agency of the company either in Atlanta or New York on the 1st day of Decem ber, 1940, to be dated from Decem ber 1st, 1910. . As has been stated, there are some 26 miles of the road already huilt. This, mortgaged at $40,000 l^r mile, would yield over one mil lion dollars. The line already con structed extends from Greenville to Riverview, a^ distance of some 26 miles. While rails have been laid covering this distance, it is under stood that the line has been graded some four or five miles farther to a point designated as River Falls. Those who have been in that region of the county of lat« say that the grading done on this extension has about been completed and that the road traversed some very rough country. The proposed route of the exten sion, as specified in the mortgage, will be across the Saluda Moun tains. Leaving Riverview, the present terminus, the line will go on to River Falls, some four or five miles farther. Passing from Green ville county the line will enter North Carolina by way of Hender son county. This county will be traversed, as will Transylvania county. The line will touch at or near Brevard. Buncpmbe county will be crossed next, the line touch ing at or near Asheville. Haywood county will be traversed next, the line touching at or near Canton. From here the line will extend up Pigeon River valley, passing thro’ the Great Smoky Mountains and into Cocke county. Tenn. Sevier county will then be crossed, with the line touching at or near Sevier ville. From here the road will ex tend through Knox county to the city of Knoxville. The mortgage bears the signa tures of the president of the G. & K. Railway Company, W. H. Pat terson, and the secretary, D. C. Patterson; the president of the Central Bank & Trust Company, Asa G. Candler, and the secretary of the same company, A. R. Coles. From Knoxville Sentindl. In connection w;tth the K. S & which was built by W. J. Oliver, the railroad wizard of thi« city and finainceS by the Knoxville Banking & Trust company, it has been con templated that it would be extend ed beyond Sevierville and through the Tennessee*Carolina mountains % into the seaboard country, there to make connections for the Atlantic coast. The propgsed connection with the Greenvill'p & Knoxville is through a route in the mountains that is said to be the only available unoccupied motitetain pass. Sur- veys and rights of way are said to have been ' secured through this pass, and to be in control of the K., & S. E. people. This, therefore, gives Mr. Oliver a distinct advant age. The Greenville & Knoxville is controled by the Pattersons of At lanta, who are closely associated with Mr Oliver. They have, there fore, been working in harmony, with a view to connecting their re spective lines and thereby making one through railroad that^will have splendid earning power, i)enetrat- ing a rich, nndeve^oped section of the south. It will also create a new outlet for the coal mining interests of East Tennessee,;; particularly if the pi^oposrd 0IWan e!fctension of the Tennessee Central into this city to connect with the K., S. & E., is puifc through. When seen today, and asked con cerning the project, Mr. Oliver stated that it is true that thoiGreen- ville & Knoxville is to be extended westv/ard and the K., S. & E. will go eastward. The two lines will ultimately connect, he said, and at Greenville the road will have con nections with .other lines for the Atlantic coast, thereby giving Knoxville another direct line to the seaboard. Mr. Oliver said he expected a party of financiers in Knoxville within the next few days, to look over the local situation and to e:^- amine the Sevierville railroad prop erty. The visit, he said, will be in connection with the railroad ex tension plan, which Mr. Oliver says is sure to become effective at once. V- WHAT MR. PAHERSON SAYS When Brevard, first hearrd the Serious Demonstrations Been Made.’ Have ANTi-AM WN RliTTS. Opposition to Proposed Lease of . Gala* pogos Islands Has Resulted in Anti- American Riots—Troops Used to Re* pptss the Mobs. ' , The opposition of the people to the proposed lease of the xGalapagos Is- glands to the United States has result ed in the most serious demonstrations of ill feeling against everything Amer ican seen in Guayaquil, Ecuador, in many years. The disorders, which be gan Friday, were continued all through Saturday and an immense crowd, numbering not less than 10,000 persons, headed by Ignacio Robles, marched to the government palace for the purpose of protesting to President Alfaro. Troops with loaded rifles prevented the crowds from approaching,- and on'y Robles was received by the president as the people’s delegate. He informed President Alfaro that Ecuadoreans were opposed to any negotiations ■'(v^ith the United States on the subject of the Galapagos Islands. After a lengthy interview the president said that in view of the manifest opposition, the government would desist in its pro posal to negotiate the lease. Notwithstanding thiife promise the crowds still remained in the streets, parading in many of the thorough fares.. Mounted troops have been dis tributed in all parts of the city for the purpose of maintaining order. De tachments of armed guards are also surrounding the palace. From Asheville Gazette-News. The Greenville &; Knoxville rail road, projected between those two cities, via. Asheville and Canton, is attracting marked attention and the probability of its early completion ne^er looked brighter. There is a very interesting rumor going the rounds in some circles that the Louisville & Nashville is interested in seeing this road completed. The Knoxville Journal * and Tribune says: “It was stated Thursday night by a gentleman in a position to know that the Louisvilfe & Nash ville railway is probably interested in the scheme of financing the new line from Greenville to the middle west, but so far, the name ot the L. & N. has not been conspicuous in reported plans.” To complete this road all that is necessary is to build several con necting links. On the Greenville end about 25 miles is already com pleted and in operation, while on news our citizens thought it al most too good to be true, and were anxious to hear from head quarters, so Mr. Estes wired to Mr. Patterson and this is his re- 4 ply: Greenville & Knoxvill Railway Co., ^ 231 Candler Building, Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 27. / Mr. B. G. Estes, Brevard, N. C.— Dear Mr. Estes: Answering your wire of early this day, I beg to say that I do not know of anyone who should be more interested in the announcement of a $6,000,000.00 mortgage by the Greenville & K!nox- ville Railway than ourselves. I am not at liberty to state anything further than to say that such a mortgage would not have been is sued without some good reason thererfor,and I very earnestly hope that before a great while a definite announcement in connection with the road which will be most satis factory to ^erybody concerned will be mado, ! ^ Very truly, W. H. Patterson, President. At the Restaurant. **Pah, waiter! How long do you keep eggs here?” “Until ate, sir.”—Lippincott’s. NEUTRALITY VIOLATED, Troops Sent by U. S. to Guard Mexican Border. Determined that the territory of the United States' shiUl not be used as base of revolutionary expeditions against Mexico, the Washington gov ernment has taken steps to increase materially the American military and customs forces guarding the frontier. The secretary of war issued orders more than trebling the soldiers guard ing the border line, and the secretary of the treasury authorized the collec tor of customs at El Paso, Texas, to appoint ten additional deputy collec tors of customs in order to establish a more effective survey of smugglers It is understood that these orders were issued by direction of the president upon ^representations from the Mexi can embassy that the neutrality of the United States was being violated. Secretary Dickinson directed that the military patrol of the border be in creased by six troops of cavalry from Fort Sam Houston, Texas, detach ments of mounted infantry from Forts tVhipple, Ariz., and Wingate, N. M. The army officers have been instructed to co-operate w*th the marshals of the department of justice and the customs ofilcials of the treasury department stationed along the border. GET DEATH SENTENCE. Mutinous Sailors of Hatien Gunboat Tried by Courtmartial. Twenty-three officers, non-commis aioned officers and sailors, survivors of the Haitien gunboat Liberte, which sank at sea off Port de Paix last Oc tober, following an explosion, were tried by a military tribunal, charged with mutiny. They were found, guilty of complicity with the massacre of the -Law BREVARD, N. C. H. G. BAILEY Civfl and Consulting Engineer and Surveyor BREVARD AND JiERDERSONNiLlE. R. C. NOTt^ OF EXECUTRtX. Having* qualified as executrix of the last will and testament of Wash ington E. Galloway, late of the coun ty of Transylvania, this is to notify all persons having claims a&rainst the estate of the said testator, to present iheir claims to the undersigned on or before the 9th day of July, 1911, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. Ail persons indebted to said estate will make immediate settlement. This July 9th, 1910. SARAH LUCINDA GALLOWAY, W^lch Galloway, atty. ^Executrix. ADMINISTRATOR’S. NOTICE. Having qualified as administrator of the estate of J. C. McGaha, deceased, late of Transylvania county. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to ex^- hibit them to the undersigned at office of R. L. Gash, Esq., Brevard, N. C., on or be fore the 27th day of May, 1911, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 20th day of May, 1910. V. B. McGAHA, Adm’r estate of J. C. McGaha, deceased Entry No* 2568* W. J. Owen enters and claims six hun dred and forty (640) acres of land, lying in Hogback Township, on the waters of In dian creek. Beginning on a white oak, E. D. OwenJs comer,'and runs thence north ^deg. east sixty (60) poles to a hickory stump on top of the Blue Ridge; thence south 24 degrees east with S. A. Owen’s line to a stone^ S. A. Owen’s corner, on top of the Blue Ridge; thence south with the top of the Blue Ridge to a black oak, John Kizer’s corner; thence west, running so as to include all the vacant land on Indian ercek. . B. A. GILLESPIE, * * Entry Taker. Executrix Notice# , Notice is hereby ^ven that the under signed has been appointed Executrix of the last will and testament of W. B. Duck worth, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate are hereby noti fied that they must present same before the 25th day of November, 1911, or this noticc will be plead in bar of their recov ery. All persons owing said estate are required to make immediate payment. MRS. 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