Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-01-07

tency which characterize the operations of
those celebrated chemists.
Baltimore Clipper.
Branch Railroads
Dear Journal -YOur columns have re-
Gently introduced to the public through
correspondents the consideration Of two
projects of Branch Railroads from the Will
mington and Weldon Railroad. I DO not
desire to detract from the merits Of either
Of these projects, and I may be allowed to
say that the Intelligent manner in which
the respective correspondents introduced
their favorite measures is commeadable
and deserves encouragement. All such
communications tend to call attention to
the undevoloped wealth Of Our section of
the State, which is in many respects su-
perior to any in North Carolina, Tire most
farOyed spot Of earth, take her all in all
excepting the blight Of Radicalism which
st present hovers over her) in all Gods
creation. Let me, therefore, urge upon
your correspondents TO continue their
good work with your encouragement.
With your permission, I desire to intro
duce to the public, and especially the Will
mington and Weldon Railroad Interest, q
locality, or localities, the claims Of which
they ought not to disregard. East Of the
| Wilmington and Weldon Railroad and
south Of tho Atlantic and North Carolina
Railroad, is a vast territory OF the gerry
! richest and most fertile igHds IN North Caro-
| lima, covering al area which embraces
(,f iO pt
| New Hanover, Onslow and Jones counties.
West OF the Wilmington and Weldon
Railroad, and south Of Goldsboro' and
! Raleigh, and east of Fayetteville, is another
section of rich 0ld fertile territory like the
former, undeveloped by railroad enter
prises, embracing the eastern portion of
Duplin, the whole of Sampson, and large
portion Of Cumberland counties. These
important sections OF our State have at
tracted III former times the attention of
some OF our enlightened statesmen, and at
one time it was thought to be a fOregone
conclusion that a railroad from Eayette
Vile through Sampson, Duplin, Onslow,
and, perhaps, q part OF Jones counties
edStCaYd would be constructed in the not
distant future.
The people in all this vast territory,
| d
the population of Cumberland, Onslow
and Jones, are partial to Wilmington as q
market. They have for years considered
themselves as forming part of the Cape
Fear people, and the pleasant business as
sociations they have heretofore maintained
with Wilmington they desire to continue,
and hence the desire to be connected by
railroad by branches running out from the
Wilmington Il Weldon Railroad.
To Crrakifu this Ian6ahIo desire Will
mington and the Wilmington & Weldon
Railroad have only to aid in the cOnstruc-
ton of branch road from either War
saw or Magnolia, TVest through Clinton,
and from the same point East through Re
1dnsuiHe on to RichEaadS IN OnSIOa0, and
thus command the entire trade of this en-
tire territory for Wilmington, and the
freights for the Wilmington IL Weldon
Railroad. From points on the Eastern
branch smaller stems might be run out,
with but comparatively little cost, to &C
commodate tho interests of your respec-
J tive correspondents.
BY this plan SIMPSONS wealth is thrown
) right into the lap Of Wilmington. So OF
Du2)Iia and OnSlOOtU entire, and also O large
portion of Jones. The point from which
these important branches would run out
) from the Wilmington and Weldon Rail
road, being some fifty miles above Will
: mington, would largely increase the freights
, on that Road, while the plans suggested
by your correspondents, calling attention
: to the points much nearer Wilmington,
} would add but little to the freights over
the Road.
Another view presents itself which il
| may be we'll to consider. Unless Whining
ton, and the Wilmington and Weldon
Railroad give some attention to this mat
7 ter, and show some disposition to aid in
developing the resources of these sections
OF the country by furnishing the people
7 Railroad facilities, such as is herein sug-
| gested, the old project of the Fayetteville
Road East aUiU be reoived, and aCiN ultimate
~ succeed, and by it's success the trade O.
these sections may be directed atUay from
WIEnalngtOn.
l DUPLIN.
, PUBLIC MEETING IN HERTFoRD.-At
largely attended public meeting in Hert
ford county, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted by a committee, o
which the Hon. W. n. H. Smith was chair
man:
{ We the citizens of HEREFORD assembled
: at Winton, learning with regret the presen
! financial condition of our State, deem /
: the duty incumbent on all citizens, with
: out regard to present or past political as
soclations, to express our Misrepresentation
of the profigate and wasteful expenditure
: of the present General Assembly, there