The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-04-05
ToAD-FROGs AND MAIDENs.


have for a brief period been dam
med, gathers its strength and, will
one grand rush, overcomes all obsta
Giles and goes onward in a resistles
tide, the Twin City is moving to-day
Like all towns, all over the South, il
felt the depression last year, but while
other towns were almost lifeless, it re
tanned some of that vim and energy
for which it has always been noted
and day by day the men Of capital and
brains seemed more determined to
make a big city. While other towns
lay quietly in the bonds of "hard
times" Winston Salem was planning.
As result of this planning, the
Wilkesboro Railroad is to-day being
rapidly pushed forward, and the faint
hearted see the gladness of bright
day dawning. The Roanoke & South
ern Railroad will begin operations in
Martinsville, Va, working $50 con-
victs, ON April 18TH. On April Goth.
work will begin at the Winston end
and will be pushed through to Mar
tinsville within one year. Then work
will begin from Roanoke, Va, to
Martinsville, and, at the same time,
the directors hope to begin work from
Winston-Salem to the South. The
''pull together of the people of the
Twin-City is shown, 200, in the organi-
cation of the Savings Bank and in
many other ways.
To an occasional visitor the Win
ston-Salem of today would be a sur
prise when contrasted with the town
even of six months ago. THE SENTI-
MEL doesn't claim that there has been
an overwhelming increase in popula-
ton or that land sharks have come
here and made thousands of dollars
dealing in iowa lots, but we do claim
that there has been a remarkably sur
prising business revival; that stores
that once were empty are now crowd
ed with goods that long faces have
frightened into smiles OF cheerfulness;
that new people are coming in pros
pecting; that THE SET1NNEL hears
new industries talked of earnestly
almost every day; that big cotton
factory, with plenty of capital to
back it, could be started if some re-
sponsible party would take the lead,
and that Winston-Salem's men are
tremendously in earnest in their eff
forts to build a solid, progressive,
dly-growing city. These things
The SENTINEL firmly believes.
Right now and here we believe it
would be in order to repeat previous
suggestions regarding two minor
points, yet points having very i'm
portant bearing on our prosperity as
a community. One thing we ought
to have before the dry heat of sum-
mer sends forth the deadly gases sure
to be generated in city this size, is
sewerage system.
The commissioners, always will
ling to abide the decision of the ma
jority, instead of voting $780, 900 in
bonds for sewerage last fall, as they
had the right to do, put it to pop
ular vote. Everybody expected it
to pass and consequently little effort
was made to carry the election. 1t
was lost. As every one who did not
vote was counted eas voting against
it, it failed to pass because the color
ed people, and some of the whites,
did not go to the polls.
This year we land when we say
a0e we mean the majority of the tax
paying population) want another
election held, or, what is better, we
want the commissioners to cote q
sewerage system to the toac'a. IF they
will do it they will receive the COM
and thanks of the intelli-
gent citizens of the community. We
can't afford to have people die here.
1t is healthy, and we must keep it
-.
Another matter of Importance,
we ought to let the outside world
know what an excellent, admirable
town we have up here in Western