Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-15


and saw "we' can be of no interest TO anybody but
himself; we do not therefore propose TO infct upon
our readers any prolx account of mere prosaic bust
ness trip taken by the editor through portion of the
State no, much different in its natural other fea
lures from that around them every day II is true,
that in going from Warsaw to Fayetteville over
week ago, we entered into sort of rvalsbip with I
Leander of old, who swan the Hellespont. while our
vehicle and horses swan portion of Big swamp /
two of the passengers walking the foot log, and q
third with the driver going the voyage all which was
romantic in the extreme, considering that the said
foot log was some six inches wide, and perched up
pretty high above the water, through which the hack
came tunblng along the horses SWIM nng ana snort
ing, the driver whipping and ripping-'the inside
passenger fussng, and we fear, cussing etc, ETC.
but it all came right after while The Stage, as
usual was unaccommodatng, and passenger there
in unnecessarily and unpleasantly oficious, but tile
presen, contract expires with the 3Oth., and as no.
BODY will regret it, let it pass The foot log is
half mile long.
FAYETTEVILLE shows considerable evidence OF i'm
provement, but like every other place seems TO feel
the hard times they have built new Female Col
lege which appears 10 be quite extensive and
substantial building. The Fayetteville Hotel is
really very well kept, by our young friends the
Messrs. Roberts 1t is really capital house. The
Dobbn House and the ShemwelI House are also said
10 be we'll kept. Leaving Fayetteville the morning
of this day week. We did not hear Messrs. Winslow
and Reid who spoke that day The impression seemed
to be that " Sam " was out of spirits.
We regretted to find so much backwardnes~, not
10 say apathy on the subject OF the Railroad Anson
County has not yet subscribed one cent The books
Lave not the scratch of pen We gentleman
from Union who gave report of the backwardness
of the people in that county, almost if not quite up
to that exhibited in Arson. Little or nothing has
yet been done in Mecklenburg, Richmond has gone
some twenty-six thousand, and we presume some
thing has been done in Robson, but upon the whole
the Counties East of Charlotte very slowly, or
not at ALL and YET remember how anxious they
were for this project last Summer at the Charlotte
Convention, and last Winter in the Legislature
Roads can't be built for nothing, and Wilmington
can't do everything. She can and will do her share
her full share, but those mutually interested must
and WILL trust, do theirsunless they do it would
be folly for to sacrifice ourselves. Let US go in
literally on condition that we are met somewhere
about halfway nearly SO.
The South Carolina interest holds up to the people
the project brought forward by Gen Barringer i'll the
last Legislature, namely, that of Railroad IRON
Cheraw to Concord in Cabarrus county being d.
rect extension of the North East Road into western
North Carolina, and running throug h Arson, Stanly
Cabarrus and small portion of Union. This road, the
people are led TO believe Charleston will build
for them If they stand IF from our Road Upon
others farther East, the old Metropolitan project is
foe knoXU
blame the people of Cheraw for ondeavoring to avert
destruction from themselves, feel it our duty to
make known the existence of such stale of things
for the inform alton Of citizens also to state
our opinion that the obtainment of charter for any
of these s. G. schemes is a very remote contingency
1t may be that Western brethren in fact
awaiting the action of Wilmington, and will evenu-
ally become stirred up with will. 1t is more than
probable that considerable subscriptions may be OBJ
tanned if it be arranged that the stock great
portion of it can be worked out The fact is that
there is little stimulus incentive to rivalry
laton between Charlotte and Lumberton If the
road be built at ALL it must 90 through Rockingham,
Wadesboro and Monroe to Charlotte las indeed it must
through Lumberton. There are no competing routes
10 stir up the friends Of each to eXertion There is
actually nothing dependent upon local subscription.
If the road be built at all, any portion OF the ndca.
ted route may holl back and moi take cent and yet
fare equally we'll with the mrs: liberal portion or
portions. Let Wilmington, or say New Hanover and
Bladen do 80 much - get up enough somehow to
guarantee the road all through Them provided the other
counties each do as lnuch--r aking some condition
which will distinctly draw the rule Of work no
road" We hope the people will give the necessary
| TO In he Yta hat he
missioners will exercise it somewhat as indicated.
Nay, hard as times are, we look for individual sub
scripons after the town has gone the extent OF the
authority she will grant.
! There or two other things that think
should be mentioned in this connection 1t strikes US
! that were the company organized, stock might be
obtained upon the guarantee thai the subscribers
would he allowed to work it out There appears TO
be more labor than money. Again, the people in
Richmond, Arson, ETC., to incline to the White
vile route, they have fear that II The start is
made al Wilmington it will cost much to get it to
Lumberton that 1t will be long time before il gets
up their way, that they may be called for to pay
the money without having chance to pay in work.
These things worthy of consideration, and we SO
offer them although we, for part, still favor
able to the n e. guage and the direct route. Still,
is question to be decido upon in vie al all the
facts, and these some of the facts.
u The crops throughout the State at least where we
have been, promise more than an average Wheat
better than it has been for three or four years
is doing very we'll after the rains oats are very
low, and not heavy in the ear. What the cotton
will be remains to be seen. Its maturity is too faI
off to enable any calculations to be made