The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-12-02
WHAT has CLUvERIUs done to the
Greensboro WorEmans

much railroad activity as at present.
The magic influence of the railroad
tie has touched some communities and
gilded their prospects to so inviting
degree that other ambitious towns
long and clamor for a similar inn
petus. There are to do day a perfect
net work of roads in prospect and if,
all are built hardly township in the
State would be out of hearing distance
of the locomotive whistle.
This activity is indeed gratifying to
all true lovers of North Carolina's in
dustrial growth, and it presages fut-
ure for our State, which certainly
ought to quiet the grumblers, and
make the "mummies" rise up and shake
off their old time lethargy. These
signs of railroad progress, all indicate
that the young, vigorous manhood of
the newer South, is at the helm, and
will guide our old ship Of state into
haven of grand industrial triumphs,
and to more complete and practical
prosperity.
Among the more prominent railroad
schemes now being discussed in the
State is that of the Roanoke & South
ern Road, whose route tends from
Roanoke, in Virginia, to Martinsville,
in Henry county, thence on through
Caswell and Rockingham counties in
this State, to Winston, where the re-
mainder of the Southern outlet is still
in conjecture. The prospects for the
completion of this road are fairly en-
couraging, but unless Forsyth county
offers substantial inducements, the
route may be averted to another di-
rection.
Another road which has very good
prospects of being built is that which
is intended to extend from Lynchburg
to Durham. This will be valuable
acquisition to North Cardinals rail-
road property, and the town of Dur
ham exercises her usual discretion
and wisdom in putting her best efforts
forward in behalf of this scheme It
is indeed "red letter day for Dur
ham," and dates the beginning of an
era of progress which will make her
one of our largest Southern cities.
The projected road from Smithville
on the ocean to Bristol, Tenn, and
known as the South Atlantic and
North Western Railroad, has every
indication and assurance of a success
full termination. The route will ex-
tend through Brunswick thence into
South Carolina, afterwards through
Stanly on to Salisbury and Mocksville
through Cookies Gap into Tennessee.
Winston might have secured this road
with the proper sort of effort, and it
would have been valuable connec
ton, but it seems that her railroad
men are worshipping other idols and
the project represented by Col. RISE
LY, met with a cold shoulder.
The proposed Southern extension of
the Bait more & Ohio through North
Carolina is an interesting topic of
railroad gossip, just now, and the
route of the extension, is as yet, unde-
cided. Ashevi.le, always alive to her
interests, has recently sent a delega-
ton Of her representative men to Bal
timore to present to the B. & 0. peo-
pie the advantages of embracing that
popular Summer resort in the route
yet to be selected. It has been init
mated that the B. & o. intend secur-
ing control of the Virginia Midland,
complete the pigeon holed North Car
Dina Midland, and thus take Winston
in. This is only a possibility, but no
concentrated effort has been made, or
is likely to be made, if we are to judge
by the past, looking towards the pre-
senting of Winston's claims to the B
& 0. Co, and the advantages in
freight traffic which would accrue 10
thai organization, if the route touched
this city.
The Wilmington &c Weldon r. r.
Co., is one of the most active and pro-
gressive organizations in the State. It
goes quietly to work, builds connec-
ton without apparently thinking it
was worthy Of any especial amount of
applause, and pushes vigorously on