Southern Pines Adds New Town Water Lines, April 24, 1925

Southern Pines Pushes Eastward. . . Water Line Extended to Old Duncan Shaw Farm House

Could the old settlers witness the continuous miracle that is constantly progressing in the Sandhills, they would be interested as completely as they would be astonished. The Duncan Shaw home of the older days is a mile and a half from the railroad station at Southern Pines, but a six-inch pipe line has been extended out toward the old farm to within two or three thousand feet of the place, and a two-inch line will in a few days deliver water to its door, and to all the other houses between. When the water is turned into the mains from the new plant of Mill Creek, the Shaw farm and all the intervening territory will have access to the supply from nearly five miles away, carried over two high hills, and discharged into a stream beyond the second water shed. Duncan Shaw would have marveled if he could has stepped to the spigot in his house and drawn water from the springs of Mill Creek any day or hour. But that is what is about to take place in his house, and in all the other houses that have been built on his old farm. He had more or less trouble in finding a large supply, but he never thought of going to Mill Creek five miles away and over two high ridges for his water sources, and he never dreamed that when water came to his house it would come with all the force of the tank on the summit above Southern Pines.

Weymouth Heights is spreading out toward the Shaw house, and that is the occasion for this extension of the water lines. Last week three lot sales were reported out that way. Mr. Allen of the Southern Pines schools bought a building site near the dogwood hedgerow in what was the old Huttenhauer orchard, where Jack Boyd has laid off a plan of building lots, and opened a street and planned a big park. On beyond Mr. Olmstead’s new house, on the ridge overlooking Mr. Lemon’s new house and facing the picturesque region of Fort Bragg, Mrs. Jordan has secured a location and Mr. Dunne another. Work still goes on in opening the streets out that way, and in clearing away the undergrowth.

Mr. Durgin of New Hampshire has bought the lot on May street, opposite the Abrahams home, and has begun building, where he will make an attractive new residence in a good location. He is on the Connecticut avenue corner above the Sutherland house.

From the front page of The Pilot, Vass, N.C., Friday, April 24, 1925

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