The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-02
Southern Railroad Progress.
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owe are informed that the Legislature
North Carolina has removed all restriction!
ms to the gauge Of the North Carolina Cen
trail railroad, and that the cOmpany's pros
meets. already bright, are growing brlShsel
daily. The proposed line runs from Greens
boro', North Carolina, to Cheraw, South
Carolina, and, when finished, viii complete
an airline route from New England to the
southern Atlantic coast. Passengers can
then take the cars and run through from
Richmond to Charleston in less than eight
cen hours, or from Washington to Charles
tom in less than twenty-one hours. The
Greensboro road is about one hundred
miles long, and can he constructed anu
equipped for $4,000, oOO."
The Legislature of NortE Carolina acted
wisely in removing the restrictions referred
to. because the connection between Green's
boro' and Cheraw is now rendered certain
at an early day. The same legislation not
only secures continuous broad gauge
from Richmond to Charleston, Savannah,
and the Gulf, but authorized the North
Carolina Central Company to build branch
roads. This means new road from Green's
boro' to Charlotte, and untes the broad
gauge, uninterruptedly, with all the roads
in south Carolina. Georgia, Alabama, Lou
isiana, Mississippi. and other States. 1t
was liberal policy, and such rs must
greatly benefit the Old North State and ali
her sisters. In connection with these pro-
sressiye movements, the fact that the Rich
mond and York River Railroad Company
have nearly completed arrangements for the
extension of their road from West Point,
IL another step onward III which Phi
ladelphia has vital and important in
tercst. 1t will give magnificent
chain of five-feet gauge railway from the
Chesapeake to the Mississippi ola Burke
vile, over the Virginia and Tennessee Air
Line to Memphis and points West; cia
Greensboro, Charlotte, and Atlanta, to
Vicksburg, New Orleans. and Mobile and
ria Cheraw to Charleston, Savannah, and
Fernandina; shorter than the shortest now
operated and run. Once on the CheS;-
peake, q line of steamers across the bay
will connec: the Philadelphia, Wilmington,
and Baltimore Annameeslc line at CrlS1leld,
and the whole grand scheme for quick
and expeditions route from Boston, New
York, and Philadelphia, TO the far South
and Southwest is accomplished. Success to
the enterprise! The Telegraph is decidedly
in favor of all new routes, aud particularly
those which facilitate trade and reduce the
expenses Of travel. The time for reaching
Richmond from Philadelphia will then be
less than twelve hours; Charleston, thirty
four hours; Atlanta, thirty-seven hours
and New Orleans, siXty-SiX hours. "-Phtld-
delphta Telegraph.
That our readers may understand the
foregoing little better, we state that the
road spoken Of as the North Carolina Cen
trail railroad is not the road that is COM
monty called by that name, that passes from
Weldon uia Raleigh to Greensboro, and
thence to Charlotte, North Carolina. That
is indeed the North Carolina railroad"
This Central road is newly chartered, and,
beginning at Greensboro, is intended to
connect with the Cheraw and Charleston
railroad ut Cheraw, S. 9. The line thus
formed will be direct from this city to
Charleston.
Mir. BuFonD, president Of the Danville
railroad, Is the president of this Central
North Carolina railroad. The charter is
most liberal, the road having the right to
construct branches in any direction to facil-
tate its business. We learn that this road
will be built very rapidly. 1t occupies an
important line, and must become part OF
the main route from the North to Charles
ton.
In the mean time the link of road lying
between Charlotte, n. c., and Atlanta,
Ga, is in course Of rapid construction
MIR. BuFoRD is interchangeable in pressing ii
ON, That link shOrtens the line between
the Gulf and the northern cities hundred
and fifty miles, and makes the through
route Ivy this city the shortest and quickest
of Nh the routes between the North and the
South. ..a..
These are highly interesting facts.
Turning to the remarks about the York
River line. If the reader will take map Of
Virginia and Maryland he will understand
it better. 1t is proposed to extend the
York River road to the mouth Of the Rap
pahannock, or to a bay little south of it ;
thence by steam ferry it will connect with
the railroad line already built from VIII.
mington, Del, to AnnameSsic river, just
above Pokomoke bay, eastern shore of Ma
ryland. That road was built by the Phila-
-aelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore road,
and fK~ the main line of this company the
passengerS proceeds from Wilmington
to Philadelphia. From the Vmginii
shore to Annamessic station ut Girls
field, upon the little Annamessic, is thirty
five miles in northwest hne-exactly
that of the mean line of the route. In two
hours the railway can take its passengers
from Richmond to the Rappahannock. II
three hours the steamer will have the pas
sengers on the railway on the Eastern Shore
and flying through Maryland. Five hour
more puts him down In Pbiladelphia-t. e.
ten hours from Richmond to Philadelphia
and three nom thence to New York, makes
thirteen hours from Richmond to New
York. .....
These facts are interesting to. the publi'
generally, but especially so to Richmond
There win be a decided revolution in.Nortl
Carolina commerce and travel produced
by the railroad movement here described
and it will be altogether advantageous t.
Richmond. Some little games, exceedingl,
contracted and shortsighted, that hav
been played for some time against us will
be broken up. We are much indebted t.
the indefatigable enterprise Of MIR. BuFoRl
for this favorable turn in railroad affairs.
THE CHINESE QUEsTIoN.-Mr. GREElE'
thus speaks Of it j: "We do not disguts
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