The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-12-15
Railroad Schemes.

There arc ecvcral Railroad schemes before
the Legislature, gotten up for the purpose of bleeding
the Treasury and making places for oaiecseckcrs.
One proposition is to build a branch Road from
Catawb; Station, on The " tern Y C. Road, TO the
Lime Beds I miles distant
Another is to divide the vii Char. & Ruth. Rail-
road ST Charlotte and place the Eastern and " est
ern Divisions under the control of different sets of
oficcrs-making two Presidents for the Road.
Arorhcr is. to consolidate the \. c. Road and the
Atlantic & n c. Road, placing the two Roads under
the control of set of officers. A correspondent
the Standard advocates this scheme and gives the
following for favoring it:
when each of these Roads proposed. and
subscription the part of the State asked, the
indUccmcnt vas held out, and an appeal was made
the patriotism of citizens veil legislators,
the ground that it would be grand trunk road, and
that it would build mp port in the State.
The measure carried against strenuous opposi-
ton-rlill!ons Of dollars were appropriated by the
LEGISLATURE, and expended. The Roads were built,
and what do see? SO far commercial inter
course is concerned Beaufort is far from the
mountains 5 ever. The intentions of the builders
of the roads frustrated by want of concert of
ton III the mama cement of those improvements. Ii
you doubt it, send Il barrel of potatoes from Raleigh
TO friend at Morchead City. or try TO get barrel
Of fish from Beaufort to Salisbury and you will find
that by using the Virginia Railroads you get it
chcaply and as cxpeditioUsly from New York.
Why is this? Simply because every facility is given
to running in connection with Virginia Railroads,
and every impeachment and obstacle thrown i'll the
way of freight going 10 or coming from North
Carolina port. As things arc now managed your
frciglts going TO coming from NcWbrrn or More
head City. gets to Goldsbor0' where it is stopped
until it can be moved from the cars of one company
to those of another. By this management, freight
which leaves Norchcad Ncwbern in the morning,
and which should reach Raleigh in the afternoon of
the day. commonly three days in reaching its
destination. Now, this would be obviatcd if both
Roads under and the same management,
and worked in concert.
Again if this consolidation of management and
interests brought about, n trade would flow to
Newbern and Morehcad which would soon give en-
ploymcnt a daily line of steamers to the city OF
New York.
the products Of the State in the counties natur
ally tributary these Roads, were carried over
their whole length, they would give them employ
ment Men of capital and enterprise would be at
tractcd TO Morehcad and settle there; and the day
would he distant before that port, never OBJ
sructcd by ice and in 4 climate where rigorous
winter does not ohstruct business, in direct line
between Memphis and Liverpool. would be the port
from which the cotton of the Mississippi would be
exported, at Il less expense, and reach European
markets sooner than from any other in the United
States. Saving in time and distance involve a saw
ing in interest the money value of the crops and
enhance their value