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Title
Bemis
Firm
to
Top
Lumber
Belt
Creator
Ruralite (Sylva, N.C.)
Medium of Original
publications
Date of Original
1/24/1928
Dimensions
12.5
"
x
2.3
"
Description
An
article
from the
January
24
,
1928
issue
of 'The
Ruralite
'
(Sylva
,
N.C.)
entitled
'
Bemis
Firm
to
Top
Lumber
Belt'�
indicated
that the
Bemis
Lumber
Company
,
under
its
subsidiary
operation
of the
Graham
County
Railway
,
planned
an
extension
of its
rail
line
in
order
to
develop
its
timber
resources
in
Graham
County
,
North
Carolina
. The
article
commented
on the
rail
line's
role
in
transportation
in the
county
, and
reported
that '
[f]rom
Topton
to
Robbinsville
, the
Graham
County
Railway
is
a
common
carrier
, but from
Robbinsville
back
into the
mountains
the
line
is
for
logging
purposes
exclusively.'�
Topton
is
a
community
in
Cherokee
County
,
N.C.
, and
Robbinsville
is
the
county
seat
of
Graham
County
,
N.C
.
Subject
Railroads -- North Carolina
Lumber trade -- North Carolina
Bemis Lumber Company
Time Period
1920s
Location
Graham County (N.C.)
Source Institution
Western Carolina University Hunter Library
Collection
Printed Documents
Inventory Number
HL_Ruralite280124p8
Copyright Information
All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
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