The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-03-03
From the Wilmington Journal.
WILL, CHAR. & r. RAILROAD.
FayetteriIIe and the Coal Mines.

The stockholders in the Wilmington,
Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad Compa-
ny will shortly meet for the purpose of
acting upon the amendments to the charter
Of that Company, passed by the last Legis-
latGre.
In connection with this, various matters
will engage the attention of the stockhold-
ers and the public, and every idea or sug-
gestion bearing npon the subject, directly
or incidentally, ought to be duly and res
pectfully considered, and with this view,
and under this impression, we invite public
attention to certain views and suggestions
contained in a letter from gentleman in
Fayetteville to another in this town, by
been placed in our hands with the desire
that they should be given to the public.
The writer refers to the fact that the
charter of the Wilmington, Charlotte and
to allow that work to commence at Fay
etteville; he then goes to say that the
first ten or twelve miles of the Fayetteville
and Western Railroad, already graded, are
on the line of the best practicable route
from Fayetteville to Rockingham, the first
point west of Fayetteville mentioned in the
charter of the Company. That by starting
to build the road ON this line from Fayette-
Vile West, at least ten miles would be al
ready graded and only fifteen remain to be
done before the State could be called on
for an endorsement of bonds to the amount
of 100000.
From Fayetteville to Rockingham, by
the route suggested would be about fifty
five miles-a straight line between the two
places is fifty -one miles. From Rocking
ham to Fayetteville would be seventeen
miles less than from Rockingham to White
vile. Taking the Fayetteville route, the
Robson County subscription would of
course be lost.
Says the writer:-''At Fayetteville you
will have the advantage of the river, as
long as 1t acW be found sufficient to transport
the produce to your town, and when it does
not afford a sufficient avenue, then your
Weldon Road can make another which will
throw the produce and coal on the Filming
ton side of the river, and forever prevent a
coal deposit below you, or a rival town to
share the business
"Fayetteville and Cumberland, l think
will subscribe 100000 towards the work,
and the Coal Fields Road probably as much
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used
The writer thinks that by uniting the in
terests and efforts of the friends of these
works-the w, G. s. r. r. r., and the
Fayetteville and Western Railroad.-both
will be more certain of ultimate success and
prosperity. while the unfortunate alienation
of feeling too we'll known to exist between
Fayetteville and Wilmington, and which
under the influence of irritating newspaper
articles, is daily increasing.
We set out simply with the view of lay
ing this matter before our readers, as well,
or at least as clearly as we could under
stand it, and having done so, we mean to
stop without amy expression of opinion,
either for or against it. 1t is desirable that
two communities united by geographical
position, should also be united by the ties
of friendship and friendly cooperation. In
order to this an understanding must be ar
rived interpretations, formal or informal
must mutually be made and mutually con-
sidered, and although no particular propo-
sition may be accepted in its entirety, still
out of the intercourse SO carried on, an
agreement and an understanding may arise.
Our own views on this matter of a union
with Fayetteville and the coal mines have
already been expressed and need not now
be repeated. But whether this, that, or
the other proposed mode of efecting this
connection be adopted, we are for some
mode of uniting the interests and securing
the minerals.
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