Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-28
THE ROANOKE AND SOUTHERN
RAILROAD.


Now that all the points of difference
between the Roanoke and Southern
railroad company and the gentlemen
who wished for further guarantees have
been settled, it is hoped the
additional appropriation OF $780,
900 will be voted for unani-
mously, and that tie road will be car
RED forward to completion as rapidly
as possible. The gentlemen on both
sides of tbs recent controversy off
fered honestly, and brief conference
was sufficient to satisfy each that
fair and frank explanation was all tina,
was necessary, which, when oace
given, made the advocates Of The sub.
scription more certain than ever of its
ratification by the freehold voters OF
the city.
Tn, TIMES has always been sn
earnest supporter OF the early building
OF the Roanoke and Southern railroad
1t saw SO many reasons why The road
should be built that it Was surprised that
any thoughtful or deep reasoning man
with the best interests of Roanoke ut
heart should oppose The measure. No
city can ever hope to attain large size
without full and complete system OF
transportaGo Where a large aud
navigable river is one OF these means
Of travel aud traffic. the town is safe;
but when.as in the case of Roanoke, !.
must rely wholly on It's railroad COM
muuications, it is plain that the highe>,
effort aud greatest aim Of lis citizels
should be to secure these ii;!es as rap
idly and as early as possible.
The Norfolk and Western, and Shen-
andoah Valley railroad companies have
contributed largely to the growth and
prosperity of this city, ard our people
are fully aware of their great services
in this respect: bat the size and i'm
portance of Roanoke is how such that
she must look elsewhere in conjunction
with the roads already mentioned.
for outlets, if she would reach tie
trade awaiting her, or reap the full IT,
ward Of The energy and foresight Of her
citizens. al the indications are tina
in the next twenty years the popula
ton of this city will reach 100000.
Besides the mineral aud manufacturing
advantages; besides tn wonderful
fertility OF the country of which our
beautiful city is the center in trade ana
commerce, there is a uaauinity anon
the people on every question relating
to her growth ami rosparity, which
increases and strengthens with every
passing day. They may dlifar in reli-
gion, may differ in politics and be of a
different color or previous condition OF
ssryitude, but on the question Of Roam
= ara and praapsri'y they are
: conpa6us, and will be- 80 to the end
'hiess this is ,hs proper Eway to look .,
ns question. All great cities became
such by the uoion of acir inhabitants,
and Roapoke's future III tho hands of
her people. To defea the additional
appropriation for .the Roanoke and
Southern railroad means the death of
the municipality. To ratify it unani-
mously means future growth as sur-
prlsing, comparatively speaking, as the
development of the past eight years.
five wish to hear the. whistle of loco
motives, aud The rush aud whrr OF
numerous industries, if we wish to
see our streets alive with energy, aud
our stores filled with all kinds of mer-
chandse, let US vote for the Roanoke
and Southern appropriation, II we wish
to hear the lonely boot of the owl in our
deserted buildings, and see the fight of
of bats in our streets BY daylight, let us
vote against the measure.
NELLY BLY, has made her much ad-
vertised trip around the world, and it
was made in sevsnty-two days and a
quarter. This is good time, according
TO the present means Of locomotion,
but with further invep tons in electrici-
ty, the discovery of other hidden forces
in nature, Miss Bly'se journey a hun
dred years from now will DO, compara-
lively speaking, like the old stage
coach of a hundred years ago in con-
trast with the railroad cars of today.
SENATOR DANIELS tribute 80 Jetfer-
son Davis was the greatest effort of his
life. 1t was brilliant in rhetoric,
sublime in oratery, unanswer