Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-02-02
LOCAL.

ItaF ON THE WILMINGTON. CmAI;-
Lotto AND RJTHEHEoED RAILROAD
We made short trip to Wadesbolo, on
Tuesday, over tho line 4 the Wilmington,
Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad. lcavn"
here Tuesday morning and returning on
Wednesday afternoon. The read is low
completed 20 within about one mile OF
lilcSville, but it is expected, very shortly, to
be built to Wadcsboro, tic iron for this
purpose bcir1 now on the way hero. from
brunswick. ga, where 1850 tons. origin
ally intended for the Brtlnsw lex and Albany
Railroad, have been purchased by the au
thoIitles of oar road. for tls purpose of
err Division. and Shelby on thc Western
Division.
We reached The trrpIinl> of tho road
about !! o'clock, aud from there had very
cold ride of about 10 miles, over :, very
rough road, hut y most beautiful ami NEST
beuntifttl country, 70 WalcSboro As we
ncaTcd he town it grew dark, and as We
left there at ! o'clock Yesterday morning,
We Saw noth!n. Of il nv daylight But we
know that it Is located very r1cttily. OH a
very high ridge of hills. 80 tcct above the
level OF the sea, and surrounded. or all
sides. by very rich cotton and grain coIln-
try. lis high and healthy situation Will
probably make il a great summer resort
during the summer months, when the road
shall have been completed to that point.
the town, but will skirt around 1t, as it
would he impossible for the trains to climb
such heavy gradients The depot will be
located in the valley below it, and about
one mile from the town.
We dropped in at the ltryrx office, fol a
few moments after tea, where we found
our old friend Mcneil, porins over his
mail, by candle light. He, as we'll as every
ono else that We met i'll Wadcsboro', was
chock tul of cotton and almost every
body wants to buy. Sales were made there
on Tuesday at POI cents for strict middlins,
which is brushing the Wilmington aud New
\ Ork markets very closely. We were
pleased to find the evidences of 50 much
business life and activity in the good old
town, and III such a prosperous business
mart IN the aute-bellum days. Bat with
WadeSboro', "a with Fayetteville, the new
is sure 20 eclipse the old, and the place is
bound to grow and thrive. The Whining
ton. Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad
will be knocking at its very doors, in few
weeks, and the Cheraw and Coalhelds
Railroad is graded to within few miles of
the place.
Cotton. although king at Wadcsboro', is
not now Il king along the pinev districts
pierced by Our road. There turpentine has
been enthrOncd, and thousands Of new
boxes are being cit IN every direction. The
price OF labor, too, has increased, and good
hands are paid $40 per month, in sema sec
tons. The recent advance in the market
tur all classes OF naval stores and the re
ducrd stock. has impaired a wonderful en-
ergY throughout this section, TO a business
that was being clasSed, last Summer, as
dead. We only fear that beth the cotton
and the tuipehtine business may be over
done next year, and that, between the two,
hrcadsttuiS may he neglected too much.
The ride from the city TO the head of the
road, and the return, was very pleasant
orc OF itself, but il was rendered doubly
80 by the kind attention OF our old friend,
Capt. i. n. WoOtcn. We have never yet
found more efficient and, at the same
time, Il more courteous official, than is
Capt. Wooten. And, while at this part, ne
must not neglect TO mention that we had
the pleasure o. meeting ! nrumbcr of old
acquaintance, among whom may be reck-
oned Col. T.. Il. Lilies and Col. Cox,
Formerly of Cox, Kendall & Co., Of this
citv,) OF Lilesville, which is a beautiful lit
tie place Just OH the line of the road and
about one mile from its present terminus.
Secretary Fish has scratched a Russian
and found Tartar.