The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-04-05
REGAINING THE PROMINENCE

REGAINING THE PROMINENCE
1t Once Held in the Commerce of North
Carclina..Thfs IL Fayetteville's Pro.
gramRe.
Special Cbsrespondence of The CAyonscIe.
FAYETTEVILLE, April 2.-The train on
the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Road
has now run froms Fayetteville to within
two miles of Greensboro With the pro-
gress of the road some of our merchants
have taken pains to make the acquaint-
ance of the people of that section-whose
fathers gave this town very valuable
trade thirty years agO-and have been re-
warded by gratifying increase of bust
ness. learn that petition will be for
warded to Washington, asking to have the
through Northern mail to Fayetteville
transferred to the route ola Greensboro,
just as soon as the connection is made,
which will probably be within month.
The completion of this road to Greens
boro will, it is claimed, bring us nearer to
New York city by from eighteen to twenty
four hours, a passenger who leaves Fay
etteville at O'Clock one day arriving in
New York on the following afternoon.
The outlook for the Southern extension
of the Cape Fear ard Yadkin Valley Rail
being pushed without interruption. Al
ready arrangements are in progress to
utilize for market much of the fine timber
along the route, comprising very con-
siderable area of round pine, while the
farming interests of all that fine territory
will receive substantial benefit. There is
peculiarity in the Typography of por-
tion of the country trayersed by this road
which is worthy of mention. Large bodies
of water called cypress ponds lie along the
line, which are extensive basins, without
seeming outlet, with a clear bottom or
grown with long grass, and guarded in
most instances on the eastern margins with
banks of white sand. They have much
the shape and appearance of huge holes in
the earth, scooped out by a whirlwind.
They are well timbered with cypress,
which, I suppose, will be made available
for crOss-ties.
At one time it looked as if this large
and important town had ''sinned away it's
day of grace" with ssIchabod " written on
the intels and the door-posts but the
whirligig of time has now apparently
thrown it just on the future highway of
travel, and it has fair chance of becom-
ing radiating railroad centre. A line
from Goldsboro to Fayetteville; the evil
son Short CUT" the Winston and Fayette-
u,
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley to Whining
ton are it's grand possibilities.
1t is q bad thing for a woman to get her
self talked about, but it is the making of
State; and, whatever may have been her
shortcomings in the past, North Carolina
is on her feet now, with her own trumpet
in full blast. The newspapers are very
sensibly following The CHRONICLES lead,
and glittering generalities are now ex-
changed for short, crisp articles of general
material interest, while long-winded polit-
ical harangues are sadly elbowed and
jostled out of the way by the pushing,
aggressive fellows who sCiN have the pub
lie to know about this factory, or that
mill, or big yield of tobacco or wonderful
crops of corn.
During pleasant ride the other day to
Col. BroadfoOt's place in the country,
which he is rapidly improving, and where,
some day, he will sit down under his own
spreading vine and fruitful fig-tree. /
was much struck with the rapid growth of
the suburbs of Fayetteville farms
clearing, buildings going up, and gen.
eral air of thrift and improvement, much
of which, am glad to say, is due to the
| colored people, many of whom are pro-
| viding themselves with comfortable homes.
Here and there can be seen the barbed
| wire fence, which is growing in favor.
This fence is said to give salutary but
painful surprise to depredating cattle
when they meet it for the first time. On
the road passed what was once "Rose
| HILL" the residence of Louis De Henry
long ago a commanding figure on the po-
litical arena in North CarOlina-and, a lit
| tie further on, Eureka remarkable
spring of truly medicinal virtues, which,
in the hands of Yankee with capital
would become a great resort, and would
be extensively advertised for its remarka
bic cures.
The supply merchants are in the heigh
of the season, making advances and tax
ing mortgages, and the grass does no
grow on the way to the court house bu
in general there is complaint of dull times
What a refuge for the tempest-tossed i
to be found within the folds of the Lib
erar' party, if we will read it's call an,
listen to its leaders All the tattered ant
torn; internal revenue disaffected, count.
government disgruntled, anti-prohibition
lists, friends of protection-anybody bu
Bourbons-can plunge into this exhaust
less reservoir and be washed clean of thei
political sins. It's dimensions are as elias
tic. as the consciences of it's leaders.
NJ.
Mr.. r.. l.. Steele for Governor.
To THE CHRONICLE While other cOun
ties are bringing their gubernatorial tim
ber to the front, the claims of Richmon
4 county must not be forgotten The ter