The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-10
An Important Railroad rrojeot.

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run through from Washington to Charleston
in twsnty.ons hours; not BY the Californian
cir ship, or bya break neck Lightning
Train, but by cars running at moderate
speed via Ale1andris, Lynchburg, Green's
boro' and Cheraw, SO avoiding the twists
and turns in the present route via Will
mington, Weldon and Richmond. This
result, 80 much to be desired, can, it
seems, be accomplished by the construction
Of the North Carolina Central Railroad from
Cheraw to Greensboro, and by the com.
pletion Of the direct railroad from Danville
to Lynohburg.
The North Carolina Central. Railroad
Company is already organized, Public
meetings have been held in different places
to test the feeling Of the people, and every
where the project has been fsyorsbly re-
ceivsd. Morris this surprising. The dis
tanos to be built frbm Chsraw to Greens
bore is only one hundred miles, with easy
grades land but little excavation neces-
ssry. At present the lands along the
route are Of little value, but If the rosd be
built they will at ohse command q good
prics in the market. This the people
know, and the landholders have already
agreed to subscribe 100000 acres of
land at the present cash value for stock in
the road. At the low price Of So so an
.scre this gives the North Carolina Central
Railroad Company q working money basis
to begin with Of $500, 900. There is no
question that the line will benefit every
rood Of land through which it runs, but
what will it do for Charleston
The saving of time in transit would un-
doubtedly oause the whole. tide of through
travel to flow over the new route to Charles
ton, whence the Savannah and Charleston
Railroad would carry the passengers to
Savannah, where they wsuld CONNECT with
short lines to every part Of the South and
West. A glance at the map will show that
for all travel from. Boston, New York, Bal
timore, Washington and Richmond to all
points on the Southern Atlantic coast and
Gulf Of Mexico, the new route, via Alex
andris, Lynchburg, Greensboro and
Charleston, would be the quickest and most
direct. o.muoh for passenger travel. In
regard to freight business it may be said
that the aim Of the shipper, now is rapid
delivery combined with low rates. Upon
lines Of railroad the quickness and cheap
ness should DO determined by the distance
to be travelled. It stands to reason, there
fore, that if the Cheraw and Danville line
is shorter than The old line By Richmond and
Weldon, it can compete successfully for all
regular railroad freight now passing over
the cid line. And by the completion of the
Cheraw and Greensboro Railroad (kuown
by its corporate name Of North Caroliua
Central Railrpad) Charleston shoull be able
to lay her hands upon the trade of an i'm,
por:snt section of country from which she
is now cut off. The road crosses the whole
system of East and West North Carolina
Railroads, and would allow Charleston to
compete with Wilmington for the trade of
Western North Carolina, while with Lynch
burg there would undoubtedly be a. larga
business both ways. From that point we
should draw tobacco, and, when necessary,
bacon and breadstuffs, while from Charles.
ton should be shipped, via Lynchburg,
supplies of cotton, rice and manufactured
goods for the West
The whole prospect 'for business By
the new route is bright AMI h.ttering
All that is wanted is to complete the
direct line from Lynchburg to Danville,
and to build the North Carolina Cen.
,ral Railroad Tae Lynca5urg and DAN