Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-06-12

not altogether the present Indications there
s will be- strong and powerful efforts made, BY the
friends of the Fayetteville and Coal Field road and
those advocating the Western Extension, together l
with several other enterprising Of less important to
get State aid. To what extent these schemes are /
entitled to Legislative favor, the more Immediate adj
vocate of each are quite competent, and will in due
time as heretofore set forth but fother appropria
tons are to be made, as we think there Wilde TO
some of these il becomes section, in all fairness
and Justice to present the claims Of our people to
road leading from some point, either from High Point
Jamestown, or Townsville on the Central road, cia
Salem and Winston: thus connecting with the markets
of other sections the mineral wealth of Stokes and
the rich productive counties along the valley of the
Yadkin river We hatter ourselves the more upon |
the probable success Of such enterprise, when
properly presented with its inherent merits to the
Legislature not only from the fact that people
have so cordially and under the most unfavora Bile
circumstances operated with other portions of the
State in building roads, from which great profits are
realized but especially rom tue fa. he' inter-
ests Of both the Central Road and the State must DO
alike fostered and advanced by such connection.
We learn that it is now subject of remark from
Wilmington to Charlotte. that no Depot locates so
much freight upon the entire road. as the one at
High Point. In travelling from Salem to High Point,
distance of about eighteen miles. almost any day in
the year may be met large teams and heavily laden
Wagons, upon nearly every mile OF the way. The
Fayetteville and Western Plank Road leading by
that place and through Forsyth County, will soon
be in decay and unless we can get some other and
more efficient of transportation, our section,
with all it's mineral wealth. its marble hills, its i'm
mense beds of coal and iron, its productive fields
and fruitful SOIL must become excluded and almost
entirely isolated from other more favored portions OF
the State. These things demonstrate in unmstaka.
BILE language the necessity, the practicab'ty and
the Importance, if futher donations are to be made
by the State, of early looking to our claims. But
in addition to these it has been and is STILL we
trust the pride and policy Of the State to build up
its cities and inland towns. From spirit OF
this kind comnendable in ITSELF legislators es-
pecaliy those of the East have opposed to the bitter
end the Danville connection favoring the ports and
and inland towns Of Virginia. Now it is the opin.
ion of men older and more capable Of judging and
approaching the advantages OF great work than
ourselves who reside in different sections, that if an
arm of the North Carolina Road were extended into
this fruitful region of the country our town at an
early day would become one of the most important
in the State Here them in favor of connection,
we have combined the pride and policy of the State,
the interests of the Central Road, as well as sheer
justice to a loyal and faithful people.
But it may be argued by some that we have char
ter. 1t is true have one-a ina ed one; but
unaided by the State, We cannot soon if ever hope
to be able to get the stock necessary to the building
of the road. The through connection to Lynchburg
Va, spoken of and attempted, has utterly and
forever failed The Legislature of that State, its
last session, believing that such project would cut
off and obterate Virginas long cherished scheme OF
making the Danville connection. entirely repudated
the idea of chartering road 20 meet naked and
now hopeless charter upon the State line. But
possible for the necessary stocks to be taken by nd
vidual subscriptions, would it, ask under the cir
cumstances be right or just SO to do? Our people
have without a murmur generously supported meas
ures of far greater magnitude in point OF expense for
the benefit of other sections, while they themselves
have been benefited at most comparatively in small
degree. Upon these consider atoms we assume the
position that If another appropriation is made to
any uncommenced work, we are beyond doubt the
party entitled and that it becomes our section siren
ously and unyieldingly to demand our just ard i'm
! perative Claims Winston Sentinel
For some time past we have had fine weather for
the growing crops and we learn from well informed
planters, that the prospect for good yield is most
| excellent. As yet nothing has suffered from dry
weather in this section. The wheat crop in this
| vicinity promises an abundant yied.-West Point
| Citizen.
Our section is suffering greatly from the effect of
protracted drought. More than six weeks have
elapsed since we're blessed with gracious shower.
Our gardens, many of them, present scene of dry,
scorched and withered plants. Consequently, vege-
tab!es-at this season the ornament and attraction
of our tabes-are very scarce.
| So far, do not think any serious damage has
resulted to the crops For several days promising
| prospect of rain have appeared, and we hope ere
long, to be refreshed by its coming.-Sumter Watch
man, 2d
| EARLY CorToN.-We were informed by a friend,
on Monday, that on that day he~saw in one of his
| fields stock of cotton with five forms. This,
think in consideration of the unfavorableness of
the season, quite early, and the forms were of
different sizes, the probability is that the largest
were developed several days before they we're first
discovered rangeburg Southron, I'd.
We have been shown stalks of cotton from two
plantations in this vicinity during the past week.
Some from Gen. VIM. Evanss place. measuring eight
| incho n r.
| Mr.. James Graham's measuring thirteen inches in
length, with an abundance Of forms.-Aaraon Star,
| June /.
| LARGE CoTToN.-On Saturday last we were hand
ed two stalks of cotton from the plantation of II. L.
Pinckney Esq, situated in this District two miles
above Statesburg, which contained twelve branches
and eight forms each. This is certainly large.
| sidering the unfavorable spring.-Sumter Watch
man. I'd inst. t
We have had very little rain for the last three or
four weeks; consequently, the oat crop is suffering
badly. The crop is fair, and the wheat crop is
fine; cotton, however, looks badly. owing to the
| cold nights and mornings-indeed in places it will
do to cry over.-Cberao Gazette, I'd.
| We are in the enjoyment of weather most
favorable to crops of all kinds-warm and sufficient.
ly moist. We believe the unanimous verdict is that
the crops in this section Of Georgia never held out
better promise.-Macon Telegraph, June I.
Wheat in this vicinity is now nearly ripe. We
any of the bad effects of the rust, about which so
much has been said lately in the papers of this State
We think the farmers hereabouts will gather least
the usua: yield, whatever losses may be met with in
other Decentralization (Ga) Tisitor
The Richmond (Taxas) Reporter had placed on it's
table the FIRST cotton bloom Of thaE part of the State
IT was grown about four miles from Richmond, and
planted February Is. Some Of the stalks in the
same field have from rs TO 80 forms, and are about
20 inches high. The following are the dates Of the
blossoming of cotton on The Brazoss bottoms dufir