Wilmington journal., 1876-01-21
THE WESTERN N. g. as. ls.

We copy the following from the Sal
isbury Watchnsa,a for the purpose OF
urging that, in our opinion, tn"
people of Salisbury and those inter
ested in her welfare, should arouse
themselves to an appreciation OF all
her circumstantial surroundings or she
will suffer more in the future than she
has done in the past.
There is but one thing that can
keep Salisbury from being made
aOajy station. This one thing is to es-
tablish railroad connection with the
Carolina Central at Wadesboro, or
some point, between Wilmington and
Wadesboro. When this is done, Sails
bury will again assume the command
ing position which she held the ID
fol mer history of the State. as great
trading centre.
1t will not do for the people of Sails
bury to weary themselves with consid-
ering the question as to whether the
shops of the Western N. G. r. K. shall
remain at Salisbury. They must
arouse themselves to an enquiry be-
yond that. Salisbury is in the midst
OF one of the best farming sections of
the State. It was once the great dis
tributipg point for all the articles OF
merchandise used in the Western part
If the State. It lost It's controlling
trade when Charlotte secured the con
centration of railroads that now ter
inmate there. The way for Salisbury
to regain her lost ground is to form
railroad connection with the Carolina
Central, and then she can laugh at the
idea of moving the workshops of the
". n. C. r. R. from her corporate
limits. -- r-.
The Commissioners of the Western
Y. G. r. K. held meeting at Old
Fort last week, hut we are not ad-
vised of their deliberations further
! than that no action was taken AS 20 tue
remova! of the Machine Shops Of the
| Company, question in which our
Cit zens very natureily feel some utter
| est.
Salisbury did good deal towards
building this Road. and her people nc
| doubt thought they We're laying out
their money and labor to the advance
mant o their local interests. They
would d n o | ii m anything de-
trirn.utal to the permanent interest o
the Road, but it Is difficult for then
| to understand how 1t can be to the
70 h
hor- from this p ace. The location
should be preferred entirely with re
ference TO advantages to the Road, a1t
upon this principle we know of n'
point where the advantages would b.
greater than they are here.
This poi It will continue to be one o
| the termini of the Road where train
will lie over, giving time for small re
pairs as well as large ones: which i
often on item of great importance
No intermediate point could possibl.
be better for this purpose.
All the stock freighted over the n
c. Road for the use of this line will
require transhipmenti if the shops shal
be removed, whereas it is now brough
into use without such extra labor an.
cost, which, in the course of year
make All it. N no insonslderable sav
ing.
These considerations, taken in con
nection with the loss of property by
removal, the sacrifice of buildings an
grounds now in use, tearing up an
shipping machinery and stock, pur
chasing new grounds and erecting ne,
buildings at some other place, shoul
demand every urgent reason for
step involving 50 much.
We have no sympathy with th
views of those who think this move
ment proceeds foom histility on th
part of the Commissioners toward
our town. We can conceive OF no jus
ground for such a view of the case
and with the present lights before u
must do the Commissioners the jns
tice of according to them prope
motives in the premises-certainly
l. asst and last of all, motives SO utter
ly unworthy of gentlemen havin
grave public respon sibilities whic
they are doubtless anxious to discharg
with fidelity to the State and credit
to..themselves.