The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1872-12-25

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neft Of the change. Wilmington q lssesh /
began to reap the harvsst sown ioag bsSbss.
BY the faith and sotsspriss = hss win NJ.
Phat town has now bseons : sosSGy !
point for an extsnsivs sytsx y hiszl
insercommunisation: Tho islprtep =,
which becomes aaily mots IN srsal. ~
il - clear that the epsrsI~ q - -. ass
aroused. that they are faf sselhg ~ -
reaching. A plethora q sspfssl = SjkIt
employment IN nov invcatmsnls. III -
cessfuI opening q new h;shssy tx'6s
Pacific has siiuiahtad rival enlsiDt ia
The far East has bsea rolssd froa iisslsM-.
bers. md Is ready to pour out iss rsdpa-.
dant wealth upon our shores. New sss-s
nues must lie opened. fuller modes Of trsss4
ror,ation provided. Already the Southern
Pacific road is . iixed fact. Mcnpbis b.
comes point on that line. and that city y
nearly in the same parallel n Wilmingtos.,
and between the roads already estsudias
from Memphis cast, and tho w. q. 4 II.
road. there Is comparatively ! small gap.
This filed up. makes Wilmington virtually
an eastern terminus Of the southern Psci6g
road. while another connection easily s9qsts
cd. uhitcs her with tho Cincinnati system.
making Wilmington terminus Of the
Northern Pacific also. Il is not to DO ex-
pccted Of course that tho bulk. or even !
very large proportion Of transportation will
find lis ultimate point Of deposit here. but
the position u Wilmington gives it pro-
minencc in the return trade which should
distance all rivalry. As mentioned in 4
former article, its situation South VI all tho
dangerous capcs on the coast. her greater
proximity to the West Indies and South
America. than any other port embraced IN
the Pacific, or even interior connections,
must make her most.important entrc-rort
for all the productions Of tse tropics. The
Coffee, the Sugar. the Salt, tho Molassos.
articles Of imperative necessity and con-
stantly growing demand, mus, he distribut-
ed from this point. The whole great west
must seek its supplies here. because Of tie
greatly diminished length and cost of trans
por,ations. Should tho work for the deep
ening Of the channel. and on the bar be car
risd out succcssfully--ns they can DO with
regular and sufficient appropriation-tbe
port Of Wilmington becomes one Of tho best
and most accessible harbos on the South
ern Coast.
\ This is q matter which should be urged
upon Congress with por,inacious yigor. and
through every possible agency. And II !,
really ! matter Of as much interest to thc
General Government as to tho interests Of
Wilmington, since. when restored 70 il
original capacity. ], furnishes nfs harbor.
and place Of retreat for tho national vssscls
as well as for merrhsn,man. Mr.. Bcnnstts
bill FOR the incorporation Of 'wilmipgeoa
aud Western Railway 20. and the purchase
u the w. q. & II. X Il. Offers prompt
solution Of other difficulties. and look for
ward to speedy connection with tho Me.
sissippi aud Ohio valleys. The reported
lease W the w. NV. R. X. ofiLat pories
Of tho North Carolina r. Il. sxtsndisg frps
Greensboro to uoldsbvro. givss pr~iss.
too Of aow Of prosperity from aneths'
source. Ilis not to 10 denied tbst ~
roads have not always worked Ia harnouy
and that Wilmington has suffered for vss'
Of close and prompt eouusctioos With ~
interior Of tho State. II may be prssanel
that the restoration Of this osmmupiastieu
will DO the fut object Of the nsv prePsis'
torship. 81 !. q .fs'y 8
II tho ideas indicated abpvs arc e1irriSe
out. aud they are FAR frou being ohinsricai,
. grad future may bs predicted fos Wik
lniugton. and she will besons. wbst ~
certainly d not nov an object 70 y ebsriss'
ed and advanced BY our State IegisIatsrs
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LEGISLATURE. ,s "
On Tuesday tissb.) Il sssass. M
Covlcs announced the closing Of contrss'