Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-25
WINSTON AND MORE RAILROADS.


The people of Danville are warmly
discussing additional railroad facilities.
Martinsville in Henry county held
a spirited meeting few days ago hav-
ing railroad project as the subject of
discussion.
Durham is zealou.ly espousing the
building of a railroad to Lynchburg.
The Henderson people are inter
ested in the proposed road from that
place to GAINESVILLE.
The citizens of Greensboro are
waiting with eager expectancy for
the completion of the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley Railroad.
Thus it will be seen that through
out the entire tobacco belt of North
Carolina and Virginia, sentiment is
taking shape which would indicate
that additional railroads must and
will be built.
Winston, alone, remains inactive on
this all important question. A sub
ject that is the very life blood of her
prosperity and continued growth.
Our city has glowing future, but
forgetting this important subject for
the nonce, it must occur to every
man Of intelligence that no large place
has ever attained its size and impor-
lance auth only ta0e,aty- mine miles OF
railroad tapping 1t. 1t must ever re-
main stunted in its growth, the posi-
bilities before it must necessarily be
limited. These are stern facts abrupt
ly stated antc it would be well for our
business men to pause awhile and give
the matter the thought it deserves.
Winston is now in the hey-day of her
young life and vigor; the fame of her
growth, thanks to her press, has gone
forth and people are flocking hither
to made their homes among Us or to
return and say that the half had not
been told. Now is the time when a
concert of action is needed. Now is
the time when petty personal pregu-
dices should be laid at rest, and now,
when the spirit Of pride in the place
and swelling enthusiasm for her fut-
ure, is formulating is the fit and
proper time to agitate the question Of
increased railroad facilities.
We malst have them!
Winston's salvation is centered in
the solving of this problem, and pro.
perty holders protect their own inter-
ests the more by giving serious con-
sideration to the question.
The whole of our population live in
hope ofseeing additional railroad lines
running into Winston some time OIL
other; half of that population would
feel sadly discouraged if they could
know beyond doubt that Winston
had already received her allotted share
of this great luxury and that no more
was forthcoming,a large percent of the
latter would be strongly disposed tt
pull up stakes and cast their youns
lives and fortunes in other towns tina
have undoubted claims to future great
ness, and these claims must ever be
made upon a basis of the character
and quantity of the facilities for carry
ing and bringing the raw materia
and the manufactured article to ant
from the markets Of the outside world
if they have not favorable facilitie
then they do not possess the element
of greatness the germ of future mag
nitude is not there.
1t is to the interest and profit o
every man in Winston Salem that w
have more railroads, and the larg,
property holders here ought to bt
deeply interested in this mattee.
Elk Senator DAVID DAVIS mad,
his fortune from a tract Of eighty
acres of land taken for bad debt
That tract was at the time of the trans
fer on the outskirts oChicago now it i
in the heart of that great metropoli
and has made its owner a millionaire
We have in Winston and Salem mel
who own valuable tracts of land il
and around the two places who coult
coin immense wealth by cutting VI
their land into building lots and sell
ing to new corners, did such deman.
exist 1t is to their interest to "boon
the town." they ought to do all ii
their power to help bring about sue
: a condition of affairs that such a DE-
: mand alluded to above scould exist
This demand can be created in n
better way, this booming Of the tow
: can be effected no more thor oughly
than by the adoption of decide
and substantial measures looking t
the lettering Of our railroad facilities
The intelligent moneyed men Of tn
, two places owe it to themselves an
to their home place to inaugural
this matter with vigor, discretion an
: practical foresight.
Will they do it?
Winston's future hinges on tn
answer to this question.
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