Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-01-05
OUR PLANK ROADS.

Al the beginning OF the last year we gave an &C
count OF the progress of the several Plank Roads il
course ofconsUuction from this town. We propos
now TO continue up TO the present time.
FAYETTEVILLE AND WESTERN Road. We learI
that LOG miles continuously of the main stem of this
hoad are now under toll-that some 5 miles mort
are completed, but not in connection-leaving only
about miles unfinished between Fayetteville anc
Salem. Besides this, the company is about to con
struct branch, Qeaving the main stem 33 mile.
| from town. about IL miles long, to Evans Mill or
/ Deep River. This branch has been surveyed, loca
i lec' and steam mill removed TO the work. Active
! operations VIII be commenced on it in few days
In addition to this, the Company propose u build
another branch to this branch leaving it about II
miles from the main stem, and running Al miles to
Gull Haughton's Bidge.) Active operations will
be commenced on it in few days. Contracts fol
constructing both these branches have been made al
1890 per mile
| separate Company has been organized under a
charter granted by the last Legislature, struct
a Road from Gulf 10 Graham, in Alamance county.
stock has been subscribed to the Dad Dix
on Foundry within II miles of Graham with every
prospect OF lis continuance. This may be considered
as continuation of the Western Road, although con-
| structed under different charter.
FAYETTEVILLE AND SOUTHERN ROAD. This work
| Is now complete. The Road leaves town through
both Gillespie and Winsow Streets unites in about
| 1t miles, and goes thence to Lumber Bridge, l53
miles, passing through all the heavy sand, and ter
mlnaung In Robeson county, where there are frm
good roads. This company has made good ividends
during the past yeor. In to-day's paper there is
semI-annual dividend of 4 per cent. advertised.
FAYETTEVILLE AND NORTHERN ROAD. Ten miles
OF this Road have been constructed duriag the past
year and are now under toll. The Company pur-
chased the Clarendon Bridge in March last at cost
OF lZOO0. From the receipts of the Bridge from
April Is and from miles of the Road since Sept.
10, this Company has been able declare per cent.
dividend on its capital stock, leaving considerable
surplus. The work will be prosecuted vigorously
during the ensuing year.
FAYETTEvILLE AND CENTRAL ROAD. Fifteen
miles of this Road have been completed, and 20
miles more put under contract, reaching to Blues
bridge in Richmond county. The Company is ma
king every effort to have this Road extended to Con-
cord, In Cabarrus county. Great hopes were enter
tained OF aid from the ate Legislature but the effort
tailed. If any assistance due to any section of
our State, it was TO this. The Pedee country has
never heretofore asked received any thing from
the State, and we think something due it. The
contact 10 Blues Bridge will be vigorously pressed,
and by January, 1854, that much, if no more, Will
he completed. 1t is to be hoped that Richmond,7
Montgomery and Seanly counties will not let the
work stop at the Richm md line.
FAYETTEvILLE AND RALEIGH ROAD. This Com
pany, organized as joint stock Co., and without
charter, has constructed Road from Fayetteville 10
kingsbury, Ii miles, and has put the same under
toll. Surveys have been run II McNe!'s Ferry on
Cape Fear. A charter was obtained from the last
Legislature, and the Company will soon be organ |
lied under the charter and will be prepared 10 carry
on the work advantageously.
hINGsBURY AND LoCK<AILLE PLANK Road. On-
der charter grant ID at the late session OF tho Gene
TAI Assembly, preliminary survey has Deeh Wdue
for a.plank Road from Kingsbury "a point on the !
Fayetteville & Raleigh Plank Road, II miles from
to Louisville on Deep River, point
about miles above Haywood. This road will run
through pine country, admirably adapted to the pro,
duction of turpentine for distance of twenty odd
miles, and it is confidently anticipated by its friends
that when completed it will pay very handaOme divI-
dends. A large portion of the tIade OF Chatham,
AIamance. Guilford, and the counties lying north of
these, will pass over this Road. lis extension to
is contemplated, and a charter has |
been granted for the purpose, if this project carried
out. it will greatly add to the amount of travel over
The Road. A still further extension north, into the
tobacco country, would afford strong prospect TO
regaining the tobacco trade (now divert
ed to Petersburg, Va.,) which in former times was
very extensive and important business to Fayette-
vile. If the scheme Of opening the Cape Fear and
Deep Rivers above Fayetteville should prove sue
;essfuI, the Kingsbury and Louisville Road will be-
come doubly important to this town as means OF
keeping large trade which might, without this me-
iium of transportation, seek market higher up the
River.
The estimated length of this road is 35 miles, and
he estimated cost 81 900.
Fayetteville Carohnian.