The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-10-11
THREE NEW RAILROADS.
Report of Inmittee Internal Inn
prove Inents to the Chamber
If Comm rec


Report of mmittee Internal Inn
prove Inents to the Chamber
l,fComm rec.
Do you want to know why we
claim that Winston-Salem are going
right ahead? Read this report to the
Chamber of Commerce and you'll
find facts that will open your eyes.
We are on the rising tide and it will
not belong, we think, before we'll
have the biggest city in the State.
WINSTON, N. c., Oct. 8, 1888
To THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
Gentlemen: Remembering the hard
and earnest work, the great anxiety
and the contests we have gone
through during the past three
years it is with unfeigned pleasure
that we make this our third annual
report.
When the Chamber was organic
ed and this Committee appointed
Oct, 1885, we were without any
organization locking to the protec-
ton and developing our interests as
community, one railroad was being
built through our territory and 9TH
er lines were talked of that if built
would sap our trade and take from
us our best territory. This Cham
Der has been advised from time to
time of the work of the Committee
and it is only necessary now to re-
port on the various enterprises which
have been worked up through the
Chamber of Commerce.
N. w. n. C. R. R. WINSTON WILKES
BoRo EXTENSION.
The grading on this road is near
Iy completed to Rural Hall and a
construction trian is running on
the line, and within the next sixty
days we expect the cars to be run
ming regularly to Rural Hall where
they will make connection with the
trains on the G. F. & Y. V. R. r.
for Mt. Airy. 1t is useless for this
committee to enumerate the advan-
tages Of this connection to Winston
and Salem. 1t gives us all air line
to Mt. Airy and makes the distance
from Greensboro via Salem and
Winston to Mt. Airy only about
one mile greater than from Green's
boro to Mt. Airy, via the G. F. &
Y. V. R. R. A large force of
hands is now at work between Ru-
aal Hall and the Yadkin river at
Hauser's Ferry and it is hoped that
the cars will be running to this point
by the LIST of 1889. About six
| miles of the road bed has been gra-
ded in Wilkes county and we feel
assured that Wilkes county will
grant an extension of time is
months) asked for by the Company,
and if they do the road will certain
| ly be built to Wiltshire and if they
| don't it will be built to Fish River
or Elkin.
ROANOKE AND SOUTHERN.
The Va. & n. G. Construction
Company, a home Company, have
taken the contract to build the sec
ton of this road from Salem Win
ston to Martinsville Va, distance
of 60 miles, IA miles of the grading
on the Martinsville end and II miles
on this end have been let out to con-
tractors and much of the work has
already been done and we expect to
see the cars running on this road
yet this year. We have great con-
fidence in the management and fl
nancial ability of the Va. and N. c.
Construction Company and feel as
sured that the Company will COM
plete the road to Martinsvllle next
year and then be able to take the
contract before the option it now has
expires, to build the section of the
road between Martinsville ano
Roanoke Va, thus openinga NORTH
and South line that will revolution
ize both travel and freight and pu
our trains in an enviable position.
n. C. MIDLAND ROAD.
! It will be remembered that il
making the contract for the exten.
sion of the n. w. N. G. r. r. i
was part of the same agreement tina
the section of the N. G. MIDLAND
from Winston-Salem to Mocksvill,
was to be built and that the private
subscriptions to be paid in install
ments as the work progresses. Ane
the corporate subscription of Win
ston be paid as soon as the cars hav,
crossed the Yadkin river, interest tt
commence to run from the day o
the delivery of the bonds. The con
tract for building this road has no
been signed but is now being prepar
ed and is all agreed upon so tina
work will be commenced in few
days. The Penitentiary Authori
ties have agreed to do the work Will
convict labor.
The three roads mentioned ar,
assured facts and they enable us tt
utilize the whole of the C. F. & Y
| V. road besides opening up mucl
new and valuable territory to US
| We feel that our towns and Forsyth
county are now absolutely safe S,
| far as railroads are concerned, we
we are not content to let matter
stand still for moment. We re
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