The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-08-01

aseI eaaniFs naaEs N'adulasang. saFeffnlln-
deeper rasinss. more frequent edges 49,
larger msstc, II sask. Than aill b found
II ~ nosi lliiicula serilon 81 Oar road
| happened il i.nd 80 genll~men ii lie
rsEs. fle native Ill G.niiluIL. lie niiier
III | 'lsa,hain. rtslasas 4 present II Mis-
sissipgl sai tssnEgia. i,oill II Item lnuga
snorv lssnlliatlA acquainted niiA lie soua.
~ bginrsn llaw Riksr AMI Raleigh lhan
nj, srii. $ IN rpn.Duei niih me ii opla.
in. iltai Hi ditlirniles n he encountered
easl ii iIaw lsirer are Ii hi means ii
ggfai. j. tlinse wiaish l.s.e been overcome
ii lhe t:ea4.e Rps,l.
Il i almost stI.,siinnus ID remark. iiiag
lie safre slnnuni II labnr ran a Eli ilm,s
H. t.e,s,t..s.! ~ iess money MI. II ll.an
heie. III 4efoant II tie comparative cheap
nsss u mases ami rrn,isinns, and ihe
sgfstr ss.g',fiiy III our climate. Tile
sases engaged iii lhfse operations nj
,;togsia It'd, If pfs sent hired i Ill aarl.
49, pnre II SitlO psr anniltA. II. then.
s,tis = faui II tl4t described In Judge
ktHg. rau II. httils and squipq 1 iii ST..
50ti ppr uiir III t.e,,,gia, lhai stm will br
found ample with IL. The line ul rail
raa. brlntrn Raleigh and t;olishnrongil
viii more prahabis exceed lie I'll sl,ori
III ile distance rs Tile road ordinarily ia.
tellsd. Suppose Them instead III si0 i
prntes 10 D. $50 miles IN lengil.-il viii
BE perceived iilai &c will have something
more tlran sl3.0r0 per mile.
'fhe branch r"-.l ltum Kingston 10 ihis
Flare. rnmpltied about SIX nnn,hs no, il
hut ! miies ii Iength and Cost with oil
i!se apIuneHaurts abpui $1,000 ptr mile,
Tie nert tiui.1s lar the fist l,sli ,tar ne
equal 10 pfr cant. TIE President II l!te
enrmtaut i native Anah laralinian, 4
shfew,l MN, whom | haze hnown laniil'
arlv isem iut hasllnn,l. AID il "nu ,fmany
romprtn, persons. vito have. expressed
10 mr. llr confident heliti iitll Tie anliei.
palinus .ni Judge King. under lnilrious
management, will IL fiily realized. Many
errors productive of heavy losses, were
rnmnilt,d IN Ill lie roads in Ills State,
III lie mianrs IT tile system, nhull ex.
Perleurr vii enable Ii, III avoid. Iii the
construction II tie Raleigh anil Gastln,
and Wilmington and Raleigh Rnl Roads,
~ haze purchased some oni,lse Ill i
Itch price. ana yel OH hlunders we're ii
small moment snmpared with Georgia and
South t'arnlm errors. Tie Former en-.
deaFoied II escape iiom her prlpleaiiies
by susprntliag Ill operations III her great
wnik-lhp Western and Atlantic rail road
aud directing II IL he spli 10 lie besl
bidder. nj price mol less tlan i million
1T dollars. Fortunately lnr her best in
ierests, IN Purchaser could lie obtained,
mud ailer ihr entertainments had been great.
III injured. bridges burned, and snpeislfuc.
lures derayed, her Legislature wis inl,ic.
ell 10 enier With increased energy upon
her great rHierpri1e. She llas now about
66O miles 81 road IN successful operation,
her scrip i ii par, her rail loal stock i.
generally Al 4 premium, she has nite nt tie
best devised systems Of Internal Improve.
menis in The uuipn, ana il nat 50 already,
promises II NJ distant day 10 he tie most
magnificent 81 the Southern >trlcs.
In December, 1887. the Georgia rail
road terminated at 6irrenshnreugh, So
miles lrom Augusta. The Western and
Atlantic road, beginning IN the wilder.
ness, nj what is nnw the ilourishing town
Of Atlauta, - niles beyond Gfeensbo-
rough, WIS graded neatly 10 The Tennessee
line: travelled in the cars 10 Grrensbo-
rough, and in stages along tile proposed
line Of road To CaSsyile. | came To the
conclusion al the close Of my journey. that
a minority OF the people IN North West
ern Georgia not merely believed thai The
road never wauld ar could he completed,
hut were anxioas tur thu immediate alan.
d"nmrat ri an lupractlcable and visionary
srAeme. The EXPIRE sSiun of opinions OF
this character was by no means confined
la the ignorant. but was heard from the
i}ps OF gpnl!euen OF luah reputation. The
possibility OF constructing lie ROAD with
any mc4ns Al the command Of Georgia,
was not uniy denied, bit il was nrasclv
insisted that no such improvement was
peeessary-ttat If Tie road were compile
ted. the country would be found To pro-.
daer tor expiration nothing but apples
aud feathers"
In any subsequent visits, | perceived,
a the Foad advanced, the tribe Of crackers
retired. The entire race has now ceased
1" exist Tn my presen, journey have
huad no one, W i,o would not resent as an
imputadon of defective intelligence and
patriotism, the suggestion that lie had, at
anE TIME, ur under any circumstances, Up.
posed this great scheme OF State policy.
The day may not be far distant when
the derded Stockholders in our present.
rati roads Hay he regarded as successful
pioneers III noble system Of improve
men'S. How such Il result may be pro-
durtd | may attempt to show hereafter.
North Caoliua like tieargia, has made am
Intellectual effort 10 sell our; whether she
VIII further emulate the exam le Of her
SISTER. and 'o1fE OF, Is now 10 be deter,
mined.
:. Taking it for granted that three mil
Inns will prove an ample fund to CON
strnti ami equip the rn.ui, the more diff.