The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-02-16

boro was built In 1873, people came
in, enterprises were established, and in
1876, $500 people were here. The
town continued to grow and in 1886
its population was 10000.
IN 1875, the number of tobacco fac
tories was five, employing only $40
hands; to day they are over thirty
factories, employing, it is estimated
5000 people.
In 1876 the value of town lots was
$415, 638. In 1886, $1,276,769- Show
ing the enormous increase within ten
wears OF $685. 29. During the five
years from 1868 to 1873 Ono railroad)
the increase Of county lands, outside
of Winston-Salem, was s201 ,956; dur
ing the three gears, from 1873 to 1876
(railroad running) the increase was
s492,666 more than twice the in
crease of ths. preceding fire gears, the
rate of increase being about five times
as fast. During the ten years from
49, $50 the increase was $2,076,S15,
still mora astonishing increase con
sidering the great values.
Now if population, industries, city
and country property will make such
splendid advancement after the com
ing OF one railroad, what must be the
result of an extension OF one road up
through the rich countries to the west
and the building Of a through line
from the North to the South The
one will be feeder to the other and
when hundreds of cars 60 whirling
past Winston-Salem on the shortest
line to the south, we may expect to see
our city prosper and make an advance
heretofore unknown even in the his
tory Of its past rapid rise.
Inc lin lItoU q CtCi 10
circulated IN the city to the effect that
if the Roanoke & sSouthern Railroad
is built, it will jeoparelise the building
of the Winston & Wilkesboro Rail
road. 1t is a very, great mistake.
The R..& D. R. R. Co.. through
President Scott andCol. Andrews have
made an agreement with a committee
Of business men from Winston Salem
which makes The road certainty if
the citizens and parties along the line
comply with certain conditions which
they are entirely willing to do. Not
only does the3R. & S. R. r., project
fail to interfere with the building of
the Winston.& Wilkesboro Railroad,
but it is help to it,. Since..the through
line to Roanoke has been canvassed,
the Richmond & Danvijle Railroad
Company have been even more desir-
GUS of building the Winston& Wilkes
boro road, for they expect to push it
through to Tennessee, thsreby COM
peting with the Roanoke & Southern
for Western shipments. However, it
takes little argument to. prove .that
the report going the rounds is erron-
eous, so the SENTrNEL..will stop with
what proof 1t has given.
Now we have shown how shipping
facilities have built, Other towns and
how one railroad has. doubled and
quadrupled the property values of
Winston-Salemss; how people have
come and put up enterprises. Reason
ing from analogv,we think it fair to
say that if ones branch railroad has
done so much, an additional road and
a through line will do vastly more !;
from this it flows that the increase
in taxable property will: more than
pay the amount Of the bonds.
Now the citizens must decide if the
road is to come; and we haven't
a doubt but that they will
render a decision in keeping with
their we'll established character for
push, enterprise and far sightedI bust
ness capacity.
The only thing we fear is that many
will stay away from the polls. They
will not be of the energetic,s business
class, but will come from those who
compose the floating population,
therefore the SENTINEL wishes to
speak a word to the active, thinking
man: talk railroad to every
man you have anything to do with
see that he is interested, don't let him
become Indifferent; and when election
day comes on Saturday, see
that your. neighbor GOES TO THE
POLLS.
The issue is almost upon us-only
one day between-and We must WORK
The newspapers of the city have
done their duty, the leading men have
spoken earnestly and well-now tor i,
with earnest, active work the road
is ours. Vote and ~ Opk!
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