The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-06-03

o4N9 I've Os9 y ~ 49,
grown from 200 in 1870 to abou
5000 population in 1880, 100000
worth of real estate bought and sold
| in one month. They had large to
bacco manufactures and were.an en-
terprising and business people. They
/ wanted the road and would meet any
demands made upon them. Had
good connecting lines. DR.. McAden
advocated the claims of
CHARLOTTE
as a point on this road. From
Mooresville to Charlotte, -twenty-six
miles, was a level country easy to
build railroads.; that Charlotte had
ample connecting lines East, West
and South. Engineers est mated
that the road could be graded for
$1,000 per mile. No streams to
bridge; they handled 60 100000
pounds of freight per year. Five
railroads center there and taxation
was less than before the roads were
built. They want competition and re
lief from monopoly all roads there be-
ing under control of the Richmond &
Danvflle system. A meeting of citi-
zens had unanimously resolved to
give 100000 for the Roanoke &
Southern and the bonds, would be
above par. Mecklenburg county had
$4,000 population and the wealthiest
and best paying railroad county in
the South. Mr.. r. M. Oates also
spoke for Charlotte and said that
county would give 100000, city
100000 and $4,000 by private sub
scription making $25O,0OO for the
Roanoke & Southern if it came to
Charlotte, but they did not want any
traffic arrangement or any other kind
of arrangement with the Richmond
and Danville.
Mr.. Jones, of Charlotte, said the
main point was to get out of the
hands of the Richmond and Danvilie.
The greatest man was the one who
controlled the railroad transportation.
They paid one and quarter millions
per year in freights, and had sub
sc-ibed nearly million dollars to
railroads. It would take fifteen mil.
lion dollars to put the line where the
Hon. Mr.. johnson proposed to take
i it; it would cost more than Mr. John
could get out of the Federal treasury.
He had hoped the Baltimore and Ohio
would have representative he.e and
indicate disposition to take hold of
this road. Mr.. Wellington, of Char
lotte, said that they would give plen-
ty of business to the road if it came
there.
Mr.. John G.. Moomaw stated that
he had a conversation with Mr.. Moore
recently and was told that the Balti-
more and Ohio had its hands full just
now with its New York road, but that
in 1887 it would take up its Southern
/ line and the Roanoke & Southern
was the line ofroad that net their ap.
prevail. MIR. Moore advised that the
scheme be pushed and he would send
an engineer if desired. Mr.. M. then
read the following letters.
VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.
Baltimore, M. D., March Sd, 1886.
ar. j. C. Moonsa,o, Winston, N. c..
DEAR SIR:-I beg to own receipt oil
your favor of the lst inst. Without
more definite inform alton as to the
points to be reached by the proposed
line, and in the absence of any perfect
ell plan for the extension of the Valley
Railroad hey ond Lexington, 1 cannot
do more now than say. in general
way, that any extension of that line OF
the construction of lines looking to co
operation with the Valley road is al
ways of interest to US, and we viii
therefore be glad to hear from you
whenever your plans are sufficiently ad
vanced to warrant discussion of them
Yours truly,
s. SPENCER. Presideet.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD Co. J
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT,
BALTIMORE, Nd, April 18th, 1886.
NJ. j. c.. Moomau,
DEAR SIR.-Your letter to Mr.. Sam
nel Spencer, President of the Valley
ruilro ad, has been referred to me-, will
. the request that if my business engage
ments would permit, to attend you
meeting upon the Goth inst. Mr.. Spen
Ger is engaged upon e great work o
building railroad competitive to thu
! Pennsylvania railroad, between Balti
more. Wilmington. Philadelphia ant
New York; this work together with thu
, administration of the Baltimore ant
Ohio railroad and branches, takes al
l his time and hence, his inability to b.
: ut your meeting. When / met you
l week ago, told you that, if my engage
ments were such. it would give M
; pleasure to be present, but I fluid tina
,, my engagements utterly preclude m,
, .i0ing SO. I will here state that, th
! officials of the Baltimore and Ohio rail
3 road and Valley railroad. look forwar,
e to connection with lines south of Lex
: ington with much interest and are mos
: happy to entertain any practicabl
a proposition which will attain that end
and enter into traffic arrangements wit
> my such line. I devoted much tim
J. TO the accomplishment of work simi
e IT to the one you have in hand an
: certainly wish you all success. 1t seem
r to me that y-ur compsny should OF
y ganize without falling into the hands G
i any company. unless they Can give vi
= doubted evidence of their intent an
ability to build the road. I have &C
J vised my friends in North Carol ma
+ attend your meeting. to see and lear
d what are the chances of building til
O road. I shall be most happy to knc
e the result of your meeting.
MI Most truly.
:. JAMES o. MOORE.
} Yorkville was not represented. NJ
l. William Monroe, of
T. UNION, S. c.,
IS took the floor. and advocated til
o Charlotte route, and said the liz
r south from Charlotte should be
J. Union and Laurens. Two thirds
% the traffic from the Piedmont A
,e Line came from the Southern side