The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-07-05

IMPROYEMENTs.

tied :. Hats on the intefnai Improve
meat Of North Csrslina. respectfully
addressed 60 his countrsmen by North
caroiinian." IL contains City pages
neatly printed. and two maps The
authors public spirit and generosity.
in-prrparlng. Publishing. and gratult-
uasly distributing copies IL this publ
sxtiun. with the sole design Of advanc-
ing the true interests Of the State, en-
title him TO the thanks Of all Narth
Cardinals. There may be err0rs IN
the system ef Rail Road improvement
which he has here sketched out for the
benefit of his countrymen; bat no one
can refuse commentator for the zeal
and industry he has displayed in the
calculation Of the subject.
We like this pamphlet as a whsle,
because IL IS intensely North Carolina
ish. We shake hands with the author.
for his opposition To the Danyille and
Greensbnrough, and the Cheraw and
Raleigh connections. We honor him
for the spirit he displays in endeiyor-
ing to procure the adoption of some ge-
neral comprehensive system, by which
all parts Of the State may be benefits
ted towns built up. avenues to mar
ket opened. Il is our intention 20
make liberal extracts from this PAM
phlet, aud we regret that our limited
space prevents its entire republication
in our columns.
The author endeasors TO lay down a
North Carolina system Of Internal I'm.
provement, designed Ia prumote the
benefit of her own citizens through the
whoie State and he enlarges upon these
three governing principles which
are Of paramount Importance.
I. To build up our own ports. Will
minston and Beaufort.
Q. tn connect our own east and west
by as many lines as are necessary.
8. Not necdlcssly TO make ourselves
reservoir from which our neighbours,
North aud South, are to be perpetually
drawing.
To cIuci,ate these principles. having
FIRST laid Oft the State into five diyi-
sians, he recommends the construc-
tion of CERTAIN Rail Roads, which we
can but glance at in passing.
The first division recommends the
construction Of Road from Beaufort
through Newhern TO Guldsborough.
The extension of the Road from
Goldsborough to the Coal Fields.
The building uf Road irom Fay
etteville to Beaufort.
And, the completion Of the Road from
Fayetteville 10 the Coal Mines.
The second division recommends
the construction of Road from the
Coal Mines to Salisbury.
A Road from Salisbury TO Shelby,
IN CIcaveIamd county. From Shelby
through RutherlorIton TO Ashevillc,
CI'Iic Road from the Coal Mines Ia
Asheville will be about 600 miles long.
The third division. recommends a
road from AsI,cvillc to Newport ia Ten.
nessec, connecting our sea SHIRE with
Knoxville and the adjacent country.
Asheville to Chattanooga, connect.
ing the Mississippi with the harbors
OF our State, and completing Rail Road
communication from our own port.
nearly half way to the Pacific.
And. third, the building Of Road
from Fayetteville, through Richmond,
Ansm. Charlotte to Shelby ia CIcave,
land, ting with the Road to Ashe.
vile, as laid down in the second di-
vision. These Reads combined will
be about 500 miles long.
The fourth division suggests the
construction of Read
T. From Salisbury to Abingdon, Vir,
Q A Road from Newborn, through
Trenton, to Kcnansvillc, Duplin.
s. A Road from Wilmington TO Fay
etfeville.
The united length Of the Roads vii
not exceed $40 miles.
The fifth division recommends
l. 4 Road from Newbern to Wash
ingtm-
g "A Road from Washington to Ply
mouth.
5. A Road from Windsor to the mar
row point Of Chowan River.
A. A RGtl from EtIenton to strik,
the Elizabeth City Road.
The united length Of all these is no
moro than 100 miles.
The whole system contemplates tn
building Of 1850 miles Of Rail Road
which when built the author declares
will, in cannection with our alread
existing Roads. give North Carolina
marc perfect system of Railroad i'm
provement than is now possessed b
any State in the Union. For, we shal
have Hiree roads reaching from the cas-
far awav to the west; and four crossin
the State at different points North an
South; all tending to build up Beaufor
and Wilmington; so arranged as to ael
vance the interests Of the majority q
our existing towns; and afforling til
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