The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-10
An 1mportant Ra,lroad r.rojsct.

1t would be- Q pleasant thing surely to
run through from Washington "a, Charleston
in twenty one hours; not by the Californian
air ship, or by break neck: Lightning
Train. but by cars running at . moderate
speed via Alexandria, 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 Lynchburg. e5
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
whers the project has been favorably re-
oeived. Nor is this surprising. The dis
tance to be built from Cheraw to Greens
bors'7is only one hundred miles. with, easy
grades and but little excavation neces,
sary. At present the lands along the
route are Of little value, but II the road be
built they will at,-onoe command q good
price In the. market. This the people
know, and the 1andholders 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
acre this gives the North Carolina Central
Railroad Company . working money basis
to begin with. Of $500, 900. There lis 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 timo in transit would un-
dou5tedly cause the whole tide ofrthrongh
travel to, aow over the new routeto Charles
ton, whence the Savannah and Charleston
Railroad would oarry 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 ell travel from Boston, New York, Bal
bsnaOre. Washington and, Riokmonda tod allo 4
points ON the Southern Atlantic ooasg and
& Gulf e of Mexico, the nsRsa route, via Alex
andria, Lynohburg, Gresnsboro' ,And
would ba the quickest and most
direos. So much fer passenger travel..a In
rsssrd to freight business 1t may be said
that the aiua Of the shipper now siss rapid
delivery combined with low rates. Upon
lines Of railroad the quiskness and cheap.
ness should be determined by the distance
totbe travelled. II stands TO reason, there.
fore, that If the Cheraw and Dauyille line
Is shorter than the old line BY Richmond and
Weldon, It can compete successfully for ell
regular railroad freight now. passing over
the old line. And by the, oompletion Of the
Chsraw and Greensboron Railroad fknown
BY its corporats name of North CAROLINA
Central Railroad) Charleston should be able
solsyyhsr Ihandslnpon the trade Of an i'm
portahs section or ooautry from which; she
u now out Of. Tbs road crosses The whole
system Of East and West North garoolinA
Rsilroads, and would allow sCharlsston Co
compete with Wilmington for the trade of
Western Va! North caroiins, while with Lyashas
burg there would undoubtedlysbs = tatgs
lbusiness both wsys. From that poipt va
should draw tobacco, and, when necessary,
bacon and breadstuffs, while from Charles
ton should be ahippsd. Wis Lynohburg,
supplies Of cotton, rice and manufactured
goods fovshe West ~ ~ a Z agia
!, The whole prospect for business BY
ths new r'saq.t route g., y bright ana 4 steering
AL athAt 10 wanted is A. saompiets the
'direct line from Lyuchburg 80 Dsuville,
and 70 build the North Carolina Gen.
trail Rsilroad Toe Lynehburg ana Dan