The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-01-09
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Mana Correspondence Of the Sentinel
1t was the pleasure of your cores
pondent to spend the holidays amid
the scenes of his boyhood, and in his
journey from this place to his old
home he saw much improvement GO
ing on. In company with his friend
Mr.. J. A. Bowles, OF DIN, n c., and
behind Il pair of splendid bays, we
soon re:iched Maj. Reeves ferry, and
there we crossed the Winston and
Wilkesboro R. r. You can see big
piles of cross-ties up and down the
grand old Yadkin, as far as you can
see it. as the road runs near it's banks
for miles. This road, Mr. Editor, is
going to be a bigger feather in the
Twin-City's cap, than the electric
railway (street.) The section along
the road shows rapid signs of i'm
provement, and when the iron-horse
begins to travel from your thriving
young city to her younger sister of
Wilkesboro, the throbs of a new life
will be felt, not only along the road
but for miles away. 1t opens up
splendid farming country and will be
tremendous feeder to Winston
Salem. There could be volumes writ
ten upon the vast resources of this
section opened up by the road but
we must pass on. The roads we
found excellent and we made good
time. All along the road we travel
led could be seen new buildings
going up and the old ones improved.
We crossed the Ararat, where the
c. F. & 7. V. r. r. crosses it. Here
again we saw the grand effects a rail
road can do for country and peo-
pie. We arrived about 4 O'Clock in
the White City of the Mountains, and
found it truly 'bee hive" 1t being
Saturday the little city was unusual
ly busy. The warehouses had done
a huge business during day. We
found vast improvements had been
made since we were there last. We
have known the little city all our
life, and believe she has a bright
future before her. s4 So.
We spent the Sabbath viewing inn
provements that had been made
since we were there. Monday morn
ing found us rapidly nearing the
grand old Blue Ridge, and it made
my heart throb with pleasure, as /
drew nearer to it. The day was
lovely one and by 10 o'clock we be-
gan to ascend the mountain. The
scenes were grand indeedI If you
have never crossed the mountain up
"Fancy Gap" you have missed one
grand sight in your life. AS you as
cend, the scene becomes grander; the
old Pilot can be seen in all her mai
esty looking down in a half frown
upon the world below, and beholding
in wOnderment the Iron Horse as it
rolls along at her feet. The scene is
too grand for me to describe: you
must see it to be able to take in the
grandeur. We arrived at the old
home about shutdown, being delayed
by an accident coming up the noun
tain. We found the old home, the
same as in years gone by. The
scenes of my childhood crowded thick
and fast upon my mind as drew
near that dear old spot. Here you
see cattle and sheep on every hill,
with thousands of tons of the very
best of hay to feed them on. saw
in one lot one hundred head of two
year-old steers No dogs there, but
hundreds of fine sheep. 1t is truly a
land of plenty. Ispent very pleas
ant week indeed, and met many
friendAof other days. The N. & W.
r. R. aims to put three thousands
hands on the route from the Ivan
hoe, Va, to the N. C.. line, and says
she will connect with the c. F. & Y. V.
r. R. in twelve months. The Twin
City will be greatly benefited by this
road. Your city has a grand future
before her.
NOTES.
Messrs. Morse & Wade, of East
Bend, have opened out a mammoth
stock of goods here, under the style
of C. B. Wade & Co., which adds
more trade to Winston. They are
thorough business, men.
Mr.. W. G. Logan commenced the
new year with big wood chopping,
quilting, etc.
The Enon Farmers Alliance has
some fifty members, and still they
come
Mr.. j. W. Reavis has opened out a
barrel fatory here. E.