Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-05-03
The WILMINGTON JOURNAL
WILMINGTON. n. c.,
FRIDAY. MAY 3. 1861.
Express Freight Train.

Express Freight Train.
We are pleased to learn OF the success
which seems TO attend the eXcrtlons of oul
Railroad officials in securing now business
for their roads. Intelligent and unceasine
energy and industry characterize THEN
management, which laust not only result in
the commercial prosperity and advance
ment OF our city, but will most assuredll
rebound to the success and profit Of oul
lines of Railroad.
One of our leading dry-Goods merchants
informed us yesterday, that he teloGraphed
to Baltimore on Wednesday of this week,
for several boxes Of goods to come by the
cold Bay Line and Wilmington and Wei
don Railroad Through Line" and that he
had them in his store on Friday morning.
This, we learn, is no uncommon occurrence
nor, since the late arrangements have been
perfected. One or more freight cars, we
are Informed, are attached to the passenger
trims between Portsmouth and this place
daily, and all goods, by the Bay Line. the
Annemessic steamers, the cold Dominion"
Line of steamers from New York, the Clyde
steamers from Philadelphia, OF the Boston
steamers, fot Wilmington, Goldsboro', and
all points South and West OF Wilmington,
90 directly into Mrough cars al Portsmouth,
and leave by the first passenger tram, and, OF
course, come as eIpeditiousiy as possible at
the following extremely moderate prices
For first class goods per 100 lbs, from Bal
timore to Wilmington, 81 90; from Phila-
deIphia (per Aunemcssic, 10 insurance),
81 20-per steamers, 81 %; from New York
81 O5; from Boston 81 IS. We should
think that these rates would attract the at
tention Of shippers, and il the former de
laws al Portsmouth were overcome, as We
learn they have been by the earnest and
successful attempts CT our officials, this
line must certainly become the fayorite for
lighter and more valuable goods.
We know nothing of any special despatch
by way Of Portsmouth route for freights
along the North Carolina Railroad in
fact, We are reliably informed that much de-
lay is experienced, but thanks to the en-
ergv of our railroad officials, this matter
has been pressed SO determinedly and per-
sistently upon the agents at Portsmouth,
that the line hence is working efficiently
and promptly, as daily experience clearly
demonstrates.
Shippers on the North Carolina Railroad
who have experienced expensive delays by
other routes, viii find none here. The
business facilities of our railroads are most
ample, and goods received here for points
in Central and Western North Carolina will
be forwarded Immediately by passenger
trains to Goldsboro'. Especially for heavy
goods upon which insurance is not SO great,
is this route preferable. Besides, beng
more expeditions, no delay being met
with here, the distance to Goldsboro' is
only about half as much as from Ports
mouth.
The success with which our railroads arc
transporting froights both asto dispatch and
price, is compelled to have most healthy
influence upon al branches of industry i'll
this section of the State. Not only arc al
ticles Of prime necessity made cheaper, but
products arc enhanced on account of de-
creased rates OF freight and the certainty
and dispatch with which they reach mar
ket. The effect upon the value of our
railroads themselves, must be most bene-
fetal by the skill and intelligence with
which they are being managed, and we
predict for them prosperous future. Our
observations i'll such matters have been
somewhat extended, and we are yet to find
any roads conducted with more ability or
energy than our own.