Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-30
And the entire State will reap in q great

And the entire State will reap in great
degree the benefit of such traffic.
We have thought. and still regard it as
better that the Western RAILROAD should
have been extended to High Point, Salem.
Mount Airy, and thence to the Virginia
line, because it would open a new and fer
tile country. and we would be without
| rival fer their trade But this s, ems at
present impracticable. We therefore pub
lish the resolutions of the Salisbury meet
ing to urge their Importance upon our own
people and those of Fayetteville. We had
supposed that before we could be in con-
nection with Western North Carolina
by means of this route we would pos
sibly obtain the same ends by the Whining
ton, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad by
means of branch from Lincolnton to
Hickory Tavern, and we presumed our Fay
etteville friends and the Western Railroad
would hesitate to build q road to
Salisbury to find in addition to
competition at that point with the
lines to Norfolk and. Richmond
ciu DanVille, also a shorter line from
Hickory Tavern to this city. But under
present circumstances this scheme.is noS
likely to be adopted. We fear the man
agement of the Wilmington, Charlotte
and rutherford Railroad will soon pass
into bands hostile to this city, and the
western end will probably be operated in
the interest of other roads and ports. How
1oy This mill fan lint
sufficiently long, we expect, for the West
ern Railroad to be in operation to Sails
bury if that work is pushed vigorously
forward
We therefore shake hands with our
friends of Rowan and Davie, and wish
them Godspeed in their efforts to direct
attention to Salisbury as the western
terminus of this road.
The meeting at which the following
preamble and resolutions wer, adopted
was presided over by Mai. WILLIAM NJ.
ROBBINS Gov. VANCE and Judge OSBORNE
were among the speakers delegates were
appointed to attend tho meeting of the
Board of Directors 10 Fayetteville, and it
was recommended to the Commissioners
of Rowan and Davie counties to subscribe
literally towards building the road:
WHEREAS, The amended charter of the Western
Railroad Company authorizes the Directors OF
said road to extend the same to connect
with the North Carolina Road at, or between
Salisbury and Greensboro; and whereas, the
Directors OF said road, at recent meeting at
Fayetteville, have directed the route from the
present western terminus of said road be sur
veyed to Salisbury and report of the same to be
made to the next meeting Of the Board, to be
held in Fayetteville on the 9Th day of May
therefore,
ResolUed, That in the opinion of this meeting
said road should connect with the N. G. and
Western N. @. Roads at Salisbury, for the follow
ing reasons:
First, That it is almost in an air line from the
port OF Wilmington on the Atlantic coast to
the Western terminus of the w. n. @. Road,
which is to connect the State Of North Carolina
with the grand railroad system If the Great
West, and consequently much the shortest line
from any of our ports to tbs West.
Second, That direct connection with the
valley Of the Mississippi and the Great West will
induce such an amount OF commerce and travel
as will unquestionably make it the most profit
able road in North Carolina.
ResolUed. That we, the citizens of Rowan and
D awe, pledge ourselves that said counties will
do all in their power to forward this great enter
prise by subscription to it's capital stock and
otherwise.
ResolUed, That We especially in 9ite the atten-
ton of the Board of directors of said road to the
great advantages of this route, as by taking this
route the appropriation of $500 600 made for the
extension of said road between the North and
South Yadkin Rivers, will be secured.