Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-13

and CheroAee-for the benefit of Bal
timore and New York, Mt the expense
of Morehe ad City and Wilmington
Surely, the Examiner does not want
this line built merely to compete with
General Mahope for through Northern
bound freight, That paper must know
that the Southern Security Company
no longer owns the Knoxville line. and
that General Malone will, if he does
not already, control it for all through
competing business. Long before our
road can possibly reach Morristown
with it's wide gauge, Malone will have
firmly secured all of this coDlpetiny
business. And then when Kentucky
and Ohio seeks us as they are rapidly
stretching out their arms to do, if we
cannot 90 to meet them, they will find
but cold reception with our differ
ence of gauge. Cut off from one line
by other and older interests aud dis
connected with the other by differ
ence of gauge, we will find ourselves
with no friends at the Western termini
of our great line of railway.
We want direct trade with the far
West, but we do not desire to obtain it
at the expense Of our producers in
the Western part of our own State.
We have no desire to sacrifice their
trade to accommodate those of other
States. Can this be done by any
arrangement that requires the "break-
ing of bulk" between Asheville and the
Eastern markets? Most assuredly not.
The Examiner seems to forget that a
full understanding was had in 1866
that the Wilmington, Charlotte & Ruth
erford Railroad (now Carolina Central
Railway should not cross the noun
tain, but to connect at Hickory with
the Western N G. Railroad, and join
hands and push that line through to
Asheville with all the means the State
could raise for the purpose. Ts that
end there is binding provision in the
charter of the Western N. G. Railroad
requiring it to carry freight and pas
sengers on as favorable terms for the
Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford
Railroad as it carries like persons and
freight for it's own line.
Many of the great lines have to break
bulk at some point, and this one can
do it, we suppose, at Asheville or Nor
ristown until the Cumberland Gap
route is opened, when Cincinnati
connection with our State gauge will
be made.
We alluded to the promise Of the
owners of the Carolina Central Rail
way to issue stock to the stockholders
of the Wilmington, Charlotte and
Rutherford Railroad only incidentally,
because some unfriendly parties were
saying that they did not intend to
make good promise given some time
ago. There was no purpose to deceive
the old stockholders in the Western
North Carolina R.ilroad. There could
be none, as they were not interested.
So far as the able and distinguished
representative from Arson, Colonel
Bennett, is concerned, he needs
no defense at our hands. He
has the brains and the courage tc
take care OF himself. We have not
seen Colonel Bennett since the Consol
idation bill has been introduced, mol
has there been any direct or indirect
communication between us. We woult
at all times be glad to consult with gen
tlemen SO capable of giving advice ant
SO familiar with the legislation of tn.
State as Colonel Bennett. but we have
not had the good fortune to do SO in re
gard to this matter. We are unfa
miliar with his views, except SO far al
we can gather them from the meagr.
reports of the Legislative proceedings
and he is in no wise responsible tol
our views. There can certainly lie nc
management" between Is in anything
he may have said and in what we hav.
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