The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-01-31
Edltor's Corresponlcnce.
RALEIGH Jan. a5th 1877.

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aud make tbe i,eait glad that nature has
honce again put on Winning way.
wont complain. however, ofths past bad
weather. for bad 'spellsn belong to the
winter season; but 1 think l,ayearight
10 make loud and h publicoutcry against
The side walks ofRaisigh. Remembering
that IL Is "ciiy's boosting It's ten or If
teen Thousand people, wilhits Mayor ard
its Aldermen. It's dizzy aud Us night police,
its army Of street hands, and is heavy tax
lisls, its shortcomings In the way finud
and darkness cau fini 40 excuse infhe
commons plea ospuyerty, or iuexperiel'ce
intlle nanagementof municipal details.
With gas works, whose pipes extend to
the remotest parts Of the city, during the
absence sof the n,tou Cinimerin darks
ness settles down like pail, and lie
miserable pedestrian has the equal choice
ofiIie srsboniam hog wnicts has invadsil
alike the street and the side walks. on
from Fsystirsille street. these side walks
are little better thai The paths which
of.en run along the margins offhe country
roads, offering perhaps an occasional
| firmer fooiing than Is t0be had IN the
roadway. There seemsa deliberate pur-
pose 10 make things worse than they afv.
The soil OF Raleigh ls, In NEST parts Of the
cry, d grayirh ioam. When worn
through. red or yellowish clay Of great
tenaclty Is reaclie'i. and this Is the stree.
way OF most Of the tIiorough-fares. In
the repairs 4. OF the sidv walks the mud
Of the streets h used 10 fillup such holes
oi washes as tile rain has made In the
fnlmer. Asa consequence. walking Is
attended with troubles that no one likes
10 encounter. These only who have .'india
rubhersn or 'afriicsn "a sell look with
compls.si.,s upon The evil. i saw to-day
how side ~niks were "repaired.n The
accumulated mud OF many weeks had
chokesl certain gutter, street hands were
employed 10 open 1t and The foul mass OF
muck and mad was throwB out upon the
sidewalk topre~ent Al, obstacle more than
ancle deep Of lac sillsliupus fillh-and
| there was no getting around Il a
0fcity news. there Is none 10 tell, for
cities sometimes. like country towns. be-
come barssn inl igral items. The ceilan
trade Is d little more active Than Il was .
month ago siilce fainiers eau once again
fiud their why 10 market. Prices are well
susia lined. and Raleigh maintains It's re-
putatIon ~ geod cotton market. The
increase here ibis yenr FOR The same period
over last year is nearly 5000 bales, and the
receipts for the season viii he about 1900
Lales. E
The Legislature well-iiis right hard
10 give any very satisfactory sccmIHt az
what 1t IL doing. Working 4 certainly Is.
aud every constituency may be assured
that II h iailhfnlly served by lis represent
ialiyrs But of matters of public moment,
there Is naiLing 20 speak of definitely.
The Senate yesterday ialssed a bill ON Is
second reading providing Tor the compie-
ton Of the Western n. q, ". n. giving to
the road. To- addition TO the PenItenliary
hands. AN annual appropriation Of $4,000
10 be expended principally Cor iron. This.
fin comparison with tho huge sums spent
for The construction of r,ich works. looks
/ ridir,loasly snHlI. Viewed in eesnec-i
| ton with what has already l,ern appro.l
praied to The work, aud wasted AMI stolen.
q Iookr.like exlravass.It addition 10 past
wastes. r eFw~g4T rrrN.
have not heard nor feAdsny AZ the ar
gun,ents an either sidss only know that
the State, 20 rave itself frpm total loSs, be-
came the purchaser ofthe rad. Wise
economy urges further expenditure suiii-
cirnt tn make this purchase effective.
| This can never lie until thr terminus v
reached. Untilit - reached. the ruHd Is
ikea bridge ialf built acrrs a river.
When the other ~hls:is reached, there h. nn
I.doul,t II " III at once yield MI Income sufii-
! eielit 81 Pay gsod interest. aud hecon,s
source Of revenue TO the State, with con-
stsntly Increasing receipts.
THERE'S question " State pride, 81
sentiment II may be called. cnnnrcitd
!! with the construction Of this Western
road. Beyond the mountnius lit- nearly
aIhird Of Tie whole area of the State, rich
anil beautiful beyond ennrarison, Iillc'l
! with an maise population, restlers Ia
energy, burning with impaiiemce At their
seclus,on, shut on ny mountain barrier
from communications with The rstoftne
State, and determined 10 have M outlet
Geographically. they belong 60 North
j csrollna. Socially and by mercantile
association, they may be made tnsrleils
81 either GeorRla or South Carolina,
Tennessee or Virginia. Co whom soeycr
! shall lie the ilr-t 10 furnish the iron links
\ Of rail- rad runnsctlon. aal
North Carolina cannot afford close the
West. II rannot afford to lrgIslate for
alien Interests. IL cannot afford inab-
dictate a. rights 10 the trade aud The In
tercour-e Of tbs. region bsyoud the n'oun-
talns, IL eannot aii;.sd 70 icse lie beiIilss
~ revenue toLe carried OH l'y vti,er STATES
n uuul,i iett0 inse that llns ln the cliaiil