Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-06-11
Wilmington as a Trading Point.

In pursuance of the purpose indi-
| Gated i'll the preceding issue of this
paper we recur to this subject this
week, and invite the attention of our
readers TO 4 few suggestions herewith
| expended.
O Wilmington as a trading point.
Its facilities for trade with the West
Indies and South America give Will
| mlngton d very important advantage
| over any other city on the Atlantic
coast rs market for coffee, sugar.
moiassrs, salt, guano and all the 9TH
er productions of the countries named
ali OF which we receive in exchange
for our corn, wheat, flour, bacon and
cotton-ard heretofore through other
ports, viz: Norfolk, Baltimore, Phila-
delpbia and New York, principally.
The peculia: facilities Wilmington en-
JOYS over the ports mentioned is due
u It's position on the coast. Being
south of all the dangerous shoals and
capes the trade to that point is sub
Ject to less hazaYf and del Y and con-
scquently less insurance. This is an
important item in a large trade. The
difficulty against which Wilmington
has SO long struggled aud which rem
Gered Its advantages III the particular
ing trade to that port from this section
OF the State, has been the abuse of its
railroad facilities. The management
of the North Carolina Railroad, whose
construction was ultiIa ately due to the
ilberaiity and State pride of the peo-
pie of Wilmington, has been Inimical
to the commercial interests of that C ty
For instance: Ii " lmIngton can ex-
md RI af
other ports or at the same cost, WHY
has IT not supplied our State trade ?
Simply because our own State institu-
tions have Disseminated in the trans
portation Of freights in favor of other
points. The freight on cargo of salt
is less from Norfolk or Baltimore to
this place than from Wilmington-and
that, too, when the latter place is al
most within a stones throw of us. It
IS to no purpose now to inquire into
the why's aud wherefores OF a policy |
So palpabiy stupid and rUinous to orr
frul6s may be fOund-in |
the lease OF our great thOrOughfare to |
a foreign corporation, whose interests |!
require the diversion OF our trade from |
our STATE, and which is now partially |
&C 'omphshed IN the legitimate results !
that have followed. And behold! how |
complete would be the alienation of |
our chief seapOrtfrom the trade which, |
by right, belongs to it, and how little
the great work of uniting the East and |
the West, but for the timely construc-
ton OF the Carolina Central Railway.
This is now our only important
North Carolina Institution and in this
must our State pride center.
We can no longer remain a divided
and Western North
Carolina are united and now it be-
hOOves US to direct our best efforts in
building up the fortunes of our own
State and people, by sending our pro-
lncts to Wilmington and purchasing
our supplies from her worthy and en-
serprislng merchants, instead of Nor
folk, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York and foreign ports. We can get
hem as cheap, as good, and with less
cost of fteight.
Then encourage our own merchants
md manufacturers. thereby building
Up the manufactures, industries and
commerce Of our seaport, enriching
)ur own State and keeping our money
It home. Landmarks.