Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-08-06
THE WILMINGTON & MANCHESTER
RAIL ROAD.

RAIL ROAD.
We last week gave somewhat rapid ac-
count of the manner in which our citizens are
progressing in this great enterprise of the age.
We stated then that we should be able to give
IN this number of the journal - more def
mite account of the progress of the Committee |
appointed to solicit subscriptions TO the Will
mington & Manchester Road. We now place
the proceedings of the meeting OF last Thurs
day evening on record. 1t is with pleasure
that we discover that we have not over-rated
the success that attended the efforts of our
citizens. Bot we have much 10 do yet. The
amount of stock already subscribed in this
town and vicinity is upwards of 100000
nearly 500, 900 more has to be raised by Will |
mington- She is expected 10 raise this sum. |
We feel confident that she can and will raise
it, and that, too, in very short time. The
report of the Committee was truly fatiering in
every particular and we hope that the spirit
already aroused in our community will con-
tinue 10 progress till the enterprise is fully
completed, We repeat that there is no longer
any doubt OH our mind as to the building of
the Road. This great enterprise must and
will go through to Manchester, notwithstand-
ing the opinion of the Raleigh Star that our
q efforts are INSTRUCTED" in the construction
of the Wilmington and Manchester Road
We do not view the matter in the same light
that our rivals do We look upon our route
as the only route yet suggested, whereby our
State will receive the benefits of the products
of her soil, in commercial point of view
and we also look upon the Manchester Road
as the only route yet spoken of that is in the
least calculated 10 build up a commercial city
within our own borders. Wilmington is the
only town in North Carolina that can be reach
ed with heavy shipping. She is, therefore,
bound to go ahead, and eventually compete
with Charleston.
Our neighbors and friends of the Metropoli-
tan route may view these remarks as idle and
visionary, but they Will find that we are cor
rect, at least in the main features of our ideas.
The rich districts of Marion, Darlington and
Sumter, must find market at Wilmington,
cars are placed upon it. And thus we shall
not only receive vast quantity Of the pro
duce OF our own State at this port, which we
now lose, but also portion Of the products of
South Carolina But we did not commence
this article with any intention Of going into
discussion of the propriety of building our
Road That point has long since been dispo-
sed Of
While on this subject, we mad as well no.
tice an article which we published on the 23d
rlt, from the Camden Journal, which stated
that Company Of Boston capitalists had pro-
: posed to subscribe 100000 to the Metro
poIitan route Now, we venture the assertion
that no such proposition has ever been made
and we challenge the Editor and all others in.
terested, to shew us the proof that such a
proposition has been made. unhesitating-
" pronounce the whole matter as totally
without any foundation Of truth whatever. 1t
has been gotten up for the express purpose of
throwing stumbling block in the way of the
friends of the Manchester Road who reside
in Sumter District South Carolina. We most
positively assure our friends in South Carolina
that they need entertain no fears on that
score. We, in this section of country, are at
work, and we intend to keep at work, until
our object is fully acquired; and we exhort
our South Carolina friends to go on, and cast
deaf ear TO all reports they may hear with
respect to the probability of Northern capital
lists subscribing to the Metropolitan route. If
we understand the matter correctly, this Bos-
ton Company (Henshaw & Company, for we
take it for granted they are the persons alIu-
ded to) have no idea of interfering in any man.
ner with either route; at all events, not for
the present. So far as that Company is con-
Cerned in the matter, the Raleigh Star of the
28th ult., says that it is " authorized to state
that they do not propose to purchase the Raj
c1gh Road; nor have they made any PROPOSE
lion as to continuing that Road" And again
I've have before US a letter in the Charleston
Courier of July 31st, from gentleman of this
place who has conversed with the Com
pany above alluded to, to gentleman in Ma
zion, South Carolina, which states that Hen
shaw & Co. have no intention of subscri bing
to either Road Every thing we have seen OF
can hear on the subject, goes to prove that the
report was gotten up for effect Effect it has
had, but that effect has been contrary to the
inteatOns of our rivals. 1t has stimulated us
in this section TO renewed perseverance, and
we doubt not it will have similar effect in all
other places interested in the WILMINGTON and
Manchester Road.
DALI DOAD MEETING