Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-12-18

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. Internal Improvements
of all sorts, shapes and sizes. the order of the
day throughout the country. and in State that
know OF Is the feeling more strongly excited than in
the good old North State, which seems at last anx-
ous to dispense with and repudiate her unfortunate
sobriquet of Rip Van Wrinkle. Perhaps it displays
itself less noisily than with some others, but
full examination OF the proceedings OF recent Legls
atures, and some knowledge of the views OF the peo
pie of the interior, obtained through the medium of
the press, and by actual contact with them in repeated
visits TO the w esern section, have convinced us that
this spirit amounts to a determination, and will not
rest satisfied until very general system shall have
been perfected The only difficulties 10 be dreaded
are, that matters will be hurried on in advance of The
available resources of the State; and that local and
sectional interests may force through conf cling and
perhaps mutually injurious schemes, thus destroying
all idea of system. 1t will be the policy of all
thoughtful friends of Internal improvement, and of
the State, TO make haste slowly and cautiously. AL
ready threatened with tw main lines through
the State, competing with sach other for the same
through travel, mean Of course, that by the Rail
egh and CASTOR and Central Road, connecting with
the Charlotte and South Carolina Road, which will
in some measure be competitor with line for the
travel between the North and the South, and still
again connection between the Central Road at
Greensborough and the Richmond and Danville Road
is among the things be dreaded in the future, being
another competitor for the same travel and forming
precisely the route contemplated by the friends OF
the Charlotte and Danville scheme. And further,
would seem that the idea OF a metropolitan Route,
from Raleigh 10 the South Carolina Roads, via. Fay |
eteville Cheraw ETC., has not been yet abandoned,
but has revived by the plated construction of
the North Eastern Road from Charleston 10 point
the line of the Manchester Road, and the Cheraw
and Darlington Road from that point to Cheraw, with
the avowed desire and intention on the part OF the
people of Charleston 10 extend it to the North Caro-
lima Coal Mines in Chatham county, N. C.. From
the Mines to Raleigh is very short distance, and
that gap being filled, as filled it would be, the much
talked of metropolitan route, another competitor for
the Same through travel would be completed.
II neither be the interest OF the State in
cordance with any wise system just policy en-
courage and foster the construction OF so many lines
which must necessarily prove mutually Injurious in
stead of mutually advantageous to each other and
the State. VIVA, is done Is done, and We viii not
say anything against ii, but certainly 1t would seem
that routes through the State, the lower by way
of Wilmington and the: upper by way of Charlotte
and Raleigh, enough in that way, without setting
up two others-lhe Charlotte and Danyle aud the
New works should either be feeders
to those already constructed should open up new
channels of trade for themselves We attach no
blame to the counties along the line Of say, the Me-
ropoltan route for they OF COURSE want TO be placed
in communication with the rest OF mankind by Rail-
road and willing to take up with any project which
will afford them the facilities they require, but GER
ainly it is the part Of the Legislature OF the State
while it affords to them the facilities which their
1ue to that the works for that purpose are plan
ned with regard to some just system and VIII not
nave the effect of helping to cut the thIoats OF works
already constructed and in which the State Is large
stock holder.
So far as the Charleston project of reaching our
mines is concerned. it need give US very little unea
ness, so far, at least composition in the coal
rade is concerned Our people will never abandon C
he Deep River Improvement, until it be made p
ulIy available, and if SO made. some mode will be
evised to remove the difficulties between this point
md Fayetteville Or, even suPPosing that railroad
municaton should be considered Indispensable,
We have still UNNECESSARILY the advantage of Char
sston. The charter of the Wilmington and Raleigh
eailroad gives it the power to construct branches.
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distance of little over half more than the length
f road from Fayetteville 10 that point, and The
ranch could be built with the unsold stock OF the
ompany, which is over million OF dollars. we i,
MENTION this merely matter OF speculation, which
! NAV never be necessary to reduce into practice,
ut which again it may, and which will be available
. guard against certain contingencies.
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