Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-12-17
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
w1.mIseros. N. c., FRIDAY. DEC. ", 's'a.
Internal improvements.

Internal improvement
internal Improvements of all sorts, shapes and e
sizes are the oder of the day throughout the coun-
trv and in no State that we know OF is the feeling
more strongly excited than in the good old North
State which seems at length anxious to dispense
with and repadiate her unfortunate so6rq"et OF top
Van Wrinkle Perhapsit displays itself less noisiiy
than with some others, but cafcful examination Oh
the proceedings of recent Legislatures ana some
knowledge Of the views of the people OF the interior
obtained through the medium Of the press and by
.e.u.I contact with them in repeated visits to the
Western section have convinced US that this spirit
amounts to determination, and will not rest sats
fcd unt, a very general system shall have been
.eootod The only difficulties to be dreaded are.
that matters will be hurried on in advance OF the
,;,la resources of the State and that local and
sectional interests may force through conflicting and
,o-b.,s r,utnallv injurious schemes thus destroy
;r ali idea Of a system 1t will be the policy OF oil
.houoltfuI friends OF Internal Improvement and OF
tho State. to make haste slowly and cautiously
Already VIZ are threatened with two main lines
,hro,yh the State competing with each other TOR the
.,o th~oreb travel we mean, Of course, that by
tho RaIs;eb ana Castor and Central Road, connect
:;b the Charlotte and South Carolina Road
i;oh ,;l, y; some measure be competitor with our
tho travel betweeu the North and the South,
d,
and still again q connection between the Centrai
pa.a ~ Greensboro and the Richmond and Danville
pd !; among the things to be dreaded in the future
,.bor comnetitor for the same travel and
e,s;nr nrec;selv the route contemplated by tho
c;ds of tho Charlotte and Danville scheme Ant
f,r,ber It would seem that the idea of metropoli
ION Route from Raleigh to the South Carolina ROADS
49,; E,rct,aville Cheraw, etc, has not been ye
abandoned. but has revived by the contemplated con
.-rct;on of the North Eastern Road from CharleS
Tom 70 = mint on the Inc of the Manchester hoau
anil the Cheraw and Darlington Road from that pom
.. cbcr.v with the avowed de: ire and intention
+h mart of the neople of Charleston to exteno IL
4ho Nortb Carolina Coal Mines in Chatham county
NC From the Mines to Raleigh Is a very Sho'
a;s+oncc and that rap being filled, as Tiled II "ou'
Ia tho p,uch talked of metropolitan route oao"
oon,rstitor for the same through travel would
,lo,aJ It can neither be the interest OF u
S.ota nor in accordance with any wise system
;+ l;cv tn encourage and foster the conStructl'
- 90 rorv lines which must necessarily prove III
.u ;r;ur;,us instead of mutually advantageous
L .Lor and to the State. What Is done is oo'
nl ro will not saw anything against It. p"t cer'a'
J., - would seem that two routes through the o'a
tho 1owpr bv way of Wilmington and the upper
,, IF Charlotte and Raleigh arc enough III "
wov without setting up two others-'he on''' ~
"a D.rv;lle and the Metropolitan. New "o'
It'd either he feeders to those already cohstruc
uho,!d omen up new channels of trade Tor the
o,os We attach no blame to the counties ale
.ho line nc saw. the Metropolitan route tor they
o,,r.o want to be placed in communication VIII"
st of mankind bv Railroad and are willing 10 ID
With anv nroiect which will afford them the
ol;,;os thew REQUIRE but certainly it Is the part
+ho ooslature Of the Legislature OF the State vi
:tnF,r1Is ~ them the facilities which are Their
- soo that the works for that purpose are plan
,r;.h rorord 10 some Just system and Will not
oe.ot IF beln;ue to cut the threats OF works
..u,,o,od and in which the State is a Ii
stockholder. of rooch;no
os 10 concerned it need give us very little
80 e,~ at least as a competition in the
.-aaa - concerned. Our people will never aba'
~, NJ, River ;mnrovement, until it can be
f,uv available, and if so made, some mooe WI
do,;scd To remove the difficulties between this
an, Fayetteville. Or, even surprising that
road communication should be considered ino'
clio we have still UNNECESSARILY the advanta
Cborleston The charter OF the "llmlhS'o"
pa1o;ob Railroad gives il the power to cons
br,nches. A branch from Falsons oepo'
o.ob tho mines in distance of q little oVel
more than the length of a road from F"ye''et'
that noint, and the branch coolo oe ou'' WV
unsold stock stock of the company "n'c" Is
WILTON of dollars. We mention thlS "ei'
matter Of speculation, which 1t may never oe
s,rv to reduce into practice, but wmch again II
and which will be available to guard against
contingencies -