Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-04-15
R RAILROAD M ATT Frs.
TWO PROJECTS OF VITAL IMPOT-
LANCE TO THE TwIN-CITY.


The Action of the Chamber of Commerce
on tho Roanoke s. Southern and Wins
ton s. Fayetteville Railroads.
The Chamber of Commerce held called
meeting in their new quarters in the Gray
Block last Friday night. L. was essentially
a Railroad meeting and spirited one it
was too. The Chamber listened to the IN
teresting report of the Committee on Inter
nal Improvements. consisting of George W.
Hin.haw, Chairman, and Messrs j. c. Bux-
ton, james A. Gray, II. E. Fries, and r.
D. Brown. The report is as follows:
Your committee on internal improvement
bey leave to make the following report: At
ter the various Railroad projects had been
referred to us, we found it necessary to have
additional help and at our earnest solicita-
ton, Messrs. F. II. Fries, &. A. Fogle and
John w. Hanes have on all matters been
acting with US.
FAYETTEVILLE AND WINSTON R. R.
In compliance with agreements made and
heretofore reported to the Chamber, a small
amount of stock was assigned to Messrs ii.
E Fries, c. A. Fogls, j. W. Hanes and
George W. Hinshaw, all of whom, together
with w. S. Ball and A. NJ. Farnum, Of
Greensboro T. c. Worth and Sam Brad
shaw, of Randolph, and A. III. Mcneil, of
Moore, were elected directors of the Eom-
pany. III. Z. Fries was made President
and Geo. ". Hinshaw, Secretary and Treas
urer The Carthage Railroad Charter has
been thoroughly investigated and found to
be all right, and as this Charter allows
Townships along the line to take stock by
vote and allows convict labor to be paid for
=. do he Directors have
made arrangements to consolidate the two
Charters The Raleigh & Castor system,
represented by J. NJ. Robinson and Major
J. c. Winder have verbally agreed to iron
and equip the road from some point on their
road to a point in Randolph county at or
near Asheboro but have not agreed as yet
to come to these towns and go ON through
Yadkin to Wilkesboro, as we desire them
to do. Pending further negotiations with
these gentlemen, the committee OF directors
have been empowered to negotiate with
President Railroad bridges o. the Whining
ton & Weldon System, with view carrying
out the original idea of starting the road at
Fayetteville and running it via Salem " IN
ston to the Northwest, making through
line South and the shortest possible through
line West to Cincinnati, Chicago and other
points. After the F. & w. and Carthage
are consolidated and responsible
parties legally agree to iron and equip the
road after it is graded and the cross-tles
furnished, $4,000 is to be paid to the orlgl-
nal stockholders for the controlling inter
est in the stock, one-half of which Is to be
paid by citizens of Randolph and the other
by citizens of Forsyth counties. The more
we look into this matter, the more firmly
we are convinced that it is the best possible
line for local road, and if it can be built
through to connect with the South and W est,
it will make Through line equal to any
line that can be built. As a local road, 1T
opens up much good new territory to US and
will add very largely to the general trade OF
our community, and We recommend and
urge that it be pushed as rapidly as possible
CAPE YEAR & YADKIN VALLEY r. R.
In response to overtures made by this
company, We have agreed to consider
proposition which is to be made to us look
ing TO the building of an arm of the road
from or near 3. L. Bitting's to this place,
which line was surveyed several years ago
The grading will be comparatively light
and the line will be almost direct line
from here to Mt. Airy. As negotiations are
now being made in this matter, we don't
deem it advisable to go into details. We
hope, however, that plans will be perfected
very soon for an arrangement which Will
insure the work to be begun this summer.
ROANOKE & aOUTHERN r. r.
This is to be-a grand trunk line from New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore via. Ro-
anoke City, Rocky Mount and Martinsville,
Va, Madison, Winston-salem and Mocks.
willie in this State and thence on to Atlanta
by some line to be hereafter decided upon.
This is the line of all lines. Our commit
tee has had several meetings with the orig
inators of this line and with citizens along
the proposed route and feel warranted in
saying from personal knowledge, that 10
line originated since the war has created
So much excitement and enthusiasm as has
this line and no company has had SO good
prospects for ultimate success as the Roam
oke Southern Railroad Company.
Your committee. f. III. Fries and r. d.
Brown, appointed to accompany col John
c. NORMAN, Of Roanoke, Va, to Mocks-
vile and Mooresville, did so, and at both
places met with substantial encouragement
Since that time Messrs. FL. +. Fries and
Geo. w. Hinshaw by invitation met dele
gates from Roanoke, Martinsville States
willie and Charlotte at Danville, Va. At
this meeting Madison, Winston-Salem and
Hocksyills were fixed as points on the pro-
posed road and committee consisting of
Geo. ". Hinshaw, F. II. Fries and DIR.
the latter of Charlotte, were APP
pointed to draw up Charter from the Vir-
ginia line via Madison, thence by the most
direct route to Winston and on to Mocks
vile tee some point on the South Carolina
line to be hereafter agreed upon and to sub
init thi. Charter to the general meeting to
be held at Roanoke the both, at which
meeting our tewns are invited and request
cd to send delegates and we recommend
that the Chamber appoint six delegates
from Winston and four from Salem to at
tend that meeting, and that this delegation
be authorized to guarantee that when there
are proper guarantees, that the road will be
built from Roanoke to the Nortl, Carolina
iiHe, and that when the road bed be grad
al in this direction, it will be bri!sed,
cross-tied. ironed, aud equipped as fast
as graded and that Forsyth county or
Winston Township will grade the road from
where 1t enters the county, ut or near Bellows
{ reek, and where ii crosses into Davidson
county, at or near Douthit's Ferry, a distance
of say about 30 miles and if needs be will do
more. We further recommend that if the
n. c. Midland Charter and road bed cannot
be obtained that the committee appointed
at Danville finish the Charter they are now
under the general law and that
the work of organization be pushed as rap
idly as the law will allow.
The Chamber at the suggestion of the
above report selected Messrs G. w. Hin
shaw, ]. G. Buxton, DIR. w. L. Brown, Maj.
7. j. Brown, J. E. Gilmer, r. ]. Reynolds
of Winston and Messrs. III. w. Fries, C. H.
Fogle, DIR. III. T. Bahnson, F. HI. Fries. of
Salem, as delegates to represent the Twin
City at the Roanoke Railroad meeting on
the Goth inst.
: The City Election takes place MAY Sd.
We have been asked if convention will be
held to nominate candidates for Mayor and
We suppose there will be
and that Mr. Benz. Sheppard, Chairman of
Inc Democratic Exec,:tiYe Committee will