Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-10-11
From the Charleston Mercury, Of last Monday,
The WlImi,gtOn Boats.

The wIImimgton Boats.
The Savannah Georgian of Saturday has the fol.
lowing reply to remarks which escaped our at
tentiOn
The Editor of the Wilmington Aurora with his
characteristic effrontery, makes most ptiable at
tempt to sustain the character of the boats on the
line between that place and Charleston against the
statements of the passengers as published In the
Georgian Of tie och ult.
"The article in the Aurora bears its own contra
dction and the Editor that it will re-
quire ingenuity than is displayed in his attempt
of the I'd inst, to make the trareng public swallow
such misrepresentation. Wind and lreather permit
ting Those who have travelled in the boats all
derstand the literal translation of this, far
Germs the Wilmington line, to smooth sea-
The insertion very I'M udicous your part MIR
Editor
What justification the Georgian has for the not
very courteous tone of this ragraph cannot
not having the Auroras article. But in regard
to the matter it certainly far from doing justice
When it is remembered that for ten years the Will
mington Company have kept up their long line of
communication without profit to themselves, living
on the hope of that gradual increase of business
which should at last give value to their stock, it
seems to that they have secured the most perfect
right to demand of the public generous judgment
in MISUNDERSTANDING just 1t is not true, them
that the condition of the Wilmington boats making
their trips, is a 90 smooth sea- They would make
but few, if that were the These boats have
braved many a storm, and shown their mettle and
good management in many hard trials. Moreover
they have met with fewer accidents than any line
be named, and in the whole period we believe that
not single life has been lost by them. These facts
are of themselves high praise.
It is true that these boats not of very great
power, and consequently, head wind retards their
speed very considerably. But it is only such class
Of boats that can be employed. Neither the Govern
ment nor the travelling public would pay the cost of
running powerful sea steamers, and if they would
such vessels would not be adapted to coast naviga
ton where reasonable speed requires that the course
be kept near the land Boats of larger class than
those employed by the Wilmington Company we
cannot expect will be employ I'd this route, and it
is by no means certain that their introduction would
diminish the amount of failures and Irregularities
What the past shows is that this line is managed
with sngu1ary fortunate attention to the safety
of life and property. In regularity it will bear a
comparison with the best line of boats the coast,
exposed to the open sea. For ten years the Compa-
ny has served the public to the best of its ability
with little or no profits to divide among the share
holders Now, considering this, think dispo-
sition to exaggerate its failures and deprive it of its
reputation with the public, is the very last feeling
that generous man would cherish
STATISTICS OF FAYErTEvrLLE.-We have already
stated the population of this town, by the present
census, at 45O3,an increase of 2lo over the census
of 1910. We have further been informed by Z. L.
Winslow, Esq. the Magistrate on whom was devol-
we'd by the Court the duty of taking the Tax List for
the town, that
| 638 persons have filed tax lists
So q have failed to file tax lists.
The valuation of Real Estate listed within the Cor
| poration limits. is S5O4, 500.
Unlisted, far as known, 50, 500.
Total s5O7,766.
The number of white polls in town, taxable (males
from q to As years of agc) 100.
Free black polls 81.
Slave polls, (both sexes, from u to so years Of
age) 4l2.
Number of Gold Watches 1888.
Silver do. 100.
' Pianos Al.
" Carriages worth more than 5000, I.
| - Dogs, 90.
Dividends and Profits subject to taxation, ST. rs
Interest sIO,SS2 OF
| "a persons list Salaries of Fees above $500.
% persons list Plate above $50 value.
Observer