Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-02-12
GEORGIA INTERNAL MPRovp,,

oI-oh'oAA AH Elm AL IMPROVEMENTS I
We copy from letter published in -, ~
York Express, dated Southwestern Georris 2'
uary "a, the following interesting sketch 6" =. 's
rise and progress of the internal improves" L.
| Georgia: DS&
IS Great confidence seems to be felt in IT,,
Georgia lays her hand to-. have often ha,, %soatere
dered how the citizens of Georgia had ES@
IN building railroads, keeping out of deb, eded
king their roads pay well. and %.
! Great caution and Prudence were obso,u.,
quIrIng good liberal bona fde subscrinI'eu In 7
starting, rather than relying on finanrio.; oefr
selling bonds OF the company at ruinops diIs' o.
and then lie most watchful economy in the OScoPn;
ture of the money; this characterized tho eApendi
ginning and progress Of Georgia railroads 'afyN,
Such things are not perhaps generally IooIo,
" down South" but it has been true of II ,oOAed h
contrary practice even now, with the CPasstan
and AustraIlanStnines showering gold worIJ LIoa
more honored in the breach than the observau Or
The first great private enterprise, the bUIS'
the Central Road, 100 miles long, was COMING
In 1884, when the times were hard and uonhc 4
AT the time of its completion, it was The Iy ScrCs
gle road In the United States; it has hem SeS' Sh
model or example for others. The nersont, sort Of
road had much 10 do with its success As Of ibis
this and showing with hat caution and OuAnOllls
proceeded. lmay state that William w Gor5"y@ey
distinguished msmber of the Savannah bo' Esq,
time member of the State Senate, posseseinnd 81 The
~ the public confidence, most practical ~ dfge
going man, was elected President. Mr.. G "Iioush
piled 10 gentleman of high reputation At tbo aP
Civil Engineer, 10 survey and locaIe % I Mort,
his salary, think, was to be $4,000 wear H. road
and rather unexpectedly brought with him me came
fy assistant engineers. Harvesting six mnI '@en'
carriage with his champaign baskets un bab%, oa
proceeded to place some half dozen corps in be
The cautious and astute President looked ~" heo'
ter CONSERVATION, and finally said 10 him ,S ut
have mistaken enfirelV III, you
our subscribers through the country 10 do 'h OOA
ing, or to contribute the means for il as thew s4
able, while We hope to raise as much MONEY nay os
citizens of Savannah, will in time enabio @s
buy the IRON, and erect the superstructure: Lr,m
cannot afford the expense of your nunerone wy
engineers for single year, The resrL was S
they were paid off, the matter satisfactorily u
and they left the work. "''0NsaeO
Among the aseistant eng ineeIs as F, P. Ho,o,u,
young man barely at majority, but with consiJ.-
Die experience and who had attracted the attention
of Mr.. Gordon, and Mr.. l., o. Reynolds, the I"
now the able and efficient President of the Son%
Western road. 1t was arranged that Mr. Reyn.rI
should take the chiefship, and he gave 10 M IJ |
comb the location of the road. Upwards of fouT ra,
were occupied by him with his single small corns
me survey, The road passing through country
difficult topography, great pa!t of ii wilderness
and Interseced by immense swamps, The corns liz
Ing In their tents summer and winter, sIeeping in
their blankets in The absence of mattresses and III,
annual expense o! the whole engaged probably nd
equalilng the salary of the former Chief Enoinesr
may remark as showing the good judgment of Messe
Gordon and Reynolds, that from the admirable jo.
lion Mr.. Holconb was universally conceded 10 have
made OF this road he was recomm ended by the Cbsr
alier Bodisco, The Russian Minister, 20 his poyem.
nent' as an Engineer of high capacity and esiabisb.
I'd reputation. But Mr.. II. did not 90 to Rnssa bn,
las since located the South w ester6. the CoInSn'
'ranch, the Waynesborough and Augusta and is now
ngaged with his corps In preliminary survey Of
he Savannah and Pensacola road. These roads ali Is
ave connection with the Central, in most of them
Is GirecuV Interested. their length when compeed
Including The Central, will be some 700 miles
Among the early employees of the Central Rail
load In very subordinate capacity, was w. NJ
adley, eThose talents and great business eDeruig
ere discovered, and who became superintendent d
le Road, managing it and its great Freight bushes
18th an efficiency and success unsurpassed. He's
ow managing the State Roads, under an Execu,ivs
prominent from Gov. Cobb the poor mechanic ov |
Jay now be said 10 be the sc RAILROAD King" of Geo.
la. he IS the same gentleman to whom your cid.
IN u. b. Lamar, Esq, recently addressed letter |
rough the public press as The prominent internal
Improvement man of this State, on TIE subject of III.
aloric engine.
Mr.. Gordon, who died before the completion of This
'ad, and to whose memory Savannah should erecta I
atue, since he started her for growth and com.
erclal Importance that will be unrivaed in the
odth, was succeeded by r. r. Cuyler, ESQ.,, whole
ne financial talents, joins that industry order care
I'd attention to business, necessary in good ex.
;utive officer The annual receipts of the road
nder his administration have reached one mil!iODd
oliars the stockholders are receiving eight pei
7nt. dividend, with handsome surplus on hand
Re stock being above par, the road out of debt and
receipts annually increasing. The system Of
leck and accountability is the most perfect have
Ter seen, full reports in writing being required Of
oh conductor of every days operations.
80 much for the personnel, and have dwell the
ore upon this because it has, probably. generally
much TO do with the success of railroad enterpn
$ as The character and capacity of the general and
hcers of an army have TO do with the success Of
llitary campaigns.
The Savannah and Pensacola road starts under "a
raeie auspices DR.. Scriven, man of large wealth.
citizen of Savannah, is devoIing his fortune 10 the
eat enterprise, and he is strongly co-operafed with
The merchants and others OF Savannah, and large
lount of stock has already been subscribed. But
Immediate destination should be Pensacola, then
hlie greatly bene6ting Georgia and Florida, it will
rtake in the objects ii will accomplish of that ma
nal character that will make it one of interest 10
> whole country
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