The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-06-26
RAILROADS AND RAILROAD MEN.
The Cape Fear a. Kadkin Valley
Road ausl Other Maffera.

Tho completion Of the Cape Fear Il Yadkln
valley Road, from the Atlantic Coast In North
Carolina to Greensboro, is one OF the most i'm
portaDt works OF Internal improvement ever
completed In the Old North State. Last Thurs
day when the road was declared opened to
Greensboro the business men and citizens
vieiBg with the railroad company had grand
mass.meetipg. The-business interests of ali
the principal cities, towns and counties in the
State were represented at tho celebration.
This road passes across tho State from the At
lantic seaport OF Wilmington to the northwest.
ern corner OF the State, there uniting with the
great system OF railways for tho granaries
Starting at tho sea 1t passes along the beauti-
Cape Fear and YadSiiS, and PEN en-
etrating the very heart of the Piedmont
region, the most delightful country In the
United StateB for scenery, fertility and salu-
brity OF climate. Many OF the counties through
which the road passes and contiguous to It are
rich in mineral wealth, arordng specimens
OF some OF the Richest ana rareet minerals to
be found on the continent. They comprise In
mica, asbestos coal. ETC.. tRe n sS' beds Of
kaolin and potter's clay are found in abund
ancc. Enterprising capitalists have already
and are prospecting along the line OF this new
avenue OF transportation with Wow OF In
vesting and developing this great interest,
which VIII BIO q profit to the capitalists, the
State and the railway company.
This road Is North Carolina enterprise. 1t
was built by o syndicate OF North Carolinians,
and with their own money. Mr.. julius Gray,
awealthy banker OF Greensboro and man OF
great State pride and public spirit, undertook
tho herculean task OF building this road with.
out seeking aid outside OF his State. Being q
gentleman OF high business talent and UNI
doubted integrity at homo, he had no difficulty
in securing capital among his own people.
They put up the money, he built the road, and
the bonds OF the company are held by North
Caroliniane to-day as good Investment. The
treasurer OF the State, who has been O most
successful business man, advised the people
in public speech at the celebration OF the
completion OF the road last Thursday that no
better Investment could BIO made than to buy
the bonus Of the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley
road. He said they were safe and would prove
profitable investment.
North Carolina should no longer DO called
Rip Van Wrinkle. She Is on the car OF progress,
and fully aligned with the advancing column
OF this age. In 1865 ehe had 800 miles OF
railroad. To-day she has 2,100, thoroughly
equipped for business, and several hundred
more under contract. She has since the war
more than quadrupled her agricultural and
manufacturing products. She has moro cot.
ton mills than any State In the South. Ber re-
lations between capital and labor are better
than any OF her sister States. She is conserva
tive In political matters, and invites labor
capital, immigration and all good people to
como and settle within her domain. She has
established a broad and liberal system OF edu-
eating her children, OF all classes and races
Consequently capital feels secure In making
Investments In any OF her bonds, mines, real
estate or manufactures. An era OF steady i'm
provement and prosperity has dawned over
the once eleeping old North state. She has
thrown on her lethargy and has awakened 70
new life.
rho Virginia, Tennessee Georgia Air Line,
which embraces the Kenesaw, Great Southern
Mall, Chickasaw, Blue Mountain and Shenan.
doah Valley routes, has fitted up neat and
well.located passenger of1lce in this city under
the National Hotel, where the polite passen-
senger agent OF this great trunk line to the
South and Southwest can always be found To
give Information as to time and rates to all
points over this popular route. Mr.. L. j. Lock
WOOD, the newlX.appointed passenger agent OF
this line, has charge OF the ofllce. He has been
in the railway service from boyhood, having
first started with the Richmond & Danville,
and afterward with the Virginia Midland as
assistant passenger agent In this city, which
place he resigned TO accept his present posi-.
ton with the Great Kenesaw Route. Colonel
Pope, the general passenger agent OF the
route, Is one OF tho most accomplished and
successful passenger men in the business. He
knows good man when he sees him, and
never falls 10 have the most active and relia-
BILE agents to do his work.
Frank Trigg, the passenger agent OF the q. &
o. road, is out OF the city.
Captain J. W. Pickle, passenger agent OF the
Chicago, Burlington Quincy, is on q bust
ness trip for his company.
Travel for the Virginia Springs has set In
via Virginia Midland and chesapeake Ohio
Captain A. j. Galloway, travelling agent Of
tho Atlantic Coast Line, was elected d dele
gate yesterday from North Carolina to tho
Democratic Convention at Chicago. His cleo
ton, however, does not Indicate that the Coas
Line is for Bayard.
The Coast Line has done a fine business
owing to the breaking up of the colleges IL
this city and Baltimore.