The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-03-03
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railroad companies that is interest
ed IN the SPEEDY and substantial
development of the South and If it
shows the same spirit of progress in
North Carolina and will lend it's aid
towards the building up of Winston
Salem at it has done in Roanoke and
Southwest Virginia. the Twin City
will rival any town in the South.
[ commend very highly the report
of the transfer male by FHE SENTI-
MEL Saturday.
Judge S. j Wilson: regard it an
admirable thing for Winston-Salem
just as this time, in fact [ think it the
best thing that has occurred here for
some time.
L j Reynolds: 1t willenhance the
valuation of real estate in Forsyth
county at least four million dollars
inside of ten years.
w. a. Blai,, President Peoples
Bank: I don't know enough of the
deal to express definite opinion,
but hope the Norfolk & Western
will extend the road South, in that
event it will mean great things for
Winston Salem
Clement Manly: The virtual lease
or sale of the R. & S. to the Norfolk
d Western was a good thing for the
company. The guarantee OF the
payment of the bonds will relieve
the men who have looked after its
construction and invested their mon
ey. 1t it becomes a trunk line south
of the Norfolk and Western it will
mean a great benefit to Winston Sa-
lem. This opinion is expressed only
on what the papers and general ru-
NOR has said about the deal as |
have not seen the contracts of lease
j. NJ. Rogers: The Norfolk &
Western has the reputation of foster
ing the interests of its territory and
the lease regard good thing. 1t
places our towns in an entirely diff
ferent conAection with the outside
world
W. B. Carter: The Norfolk &
Western is the most progressive com
pany in the country, hence [ am of
the opinion that the Roanoke &
Southern could not have fallen into
better hands
w A. Lemly, President Wachovia
Bank: | regard the transfer some
thing great for Winston-Salem. Any
one who has visited Southwest
Virginia can tell what the Norfolk &
Western has done for that section Of
the country, and with proper encour-
agement the Norfolk & Western will
no doubt show the same spirit for
this section OF the country.
JAS. A Gray: Its policy of the
Norfolk 4 Wertern to assist III devel-
oping all communities in which it
enters. The operation of the Roar
oke & Southern in connection with
this large system assures Winston
Salem being the largest city in the
State, and therefore necessarily en-
chances the value of real estate.
j. W Hanes, President North Car
DINA and Virginia Construction Com
pany: The transfer | regard
means as big q thing for Winston
Salem now as it was when the road
was first commenced. Hon. IL. S.
Trout, ex-President of the Roanoke
& Southern Company said ina speech
at the directors meeting in Roanoke
Saturday that the citizens there were
satisfied with the lease and he assur-
ed his southern friends that they now
have all to hope for and nothing to
fear in the Norfolk & Western Rail
road.
E. G. Edmunds 1T is the greatest
move ever made for Winston-Salem
and her people
T. L. Vaughn: don't think they
could have made a better deal. [
consider it the salvation of our Twin
| City.
G. w. Hinshaw: I regard the
transfer of the Roanoke & Southern
to the Norfolk g. Western the very
best thing that could have been
done for WinstonSalem aud the
stockholders of the Roanoke and
Southern.
The Roanoke Times in its report
of the deal says:
ga Times reporter had converse
tons with large number of bust
ness men yesterday regarding the
matter. and it was the general opin-
ion that the deal was great era for
| the prosperity of the road.
"Some said that they regretted
that the Norfolk and Western had
secured control of this road from
the fact that it would take away one
of the principal objects for the Bal
| tlmore and Ohio to come into Roa-
| noke.
"But majority of the business
men seem to recognize IN the Nor
folk and Western the greatest patron
Roanoke ever had, and are satisfied
| that under its splendid management
the Roanoke and Southern will be a
| finely equipped and accommodating
| road.n