The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-29
WANT THE RAILROAD.
Pam|ico Co., Ready to Vote
$4,000 Worth of Bonds
The Pamlico County People Wish the Raleigh
and Eastern Railroad Completed to
Vandemere or Oriental.

The subscriptions in Raleigh to the
Raleigh and Eastern North Carolina
railroad now exceed $500 A gentle
man, who has taken deep intrest in build
ing the road, said yesterday that he be-
lieved that Raleigh would subscribe $780,
600 and that the other towns would do
equally as we'll in proportion to their
ability. The people of Wilson, Green
vile, Washington and other points in
Eastern North Carolina are deeply in
terested in the road that would do great
things in developing the resources of one
OF the most fertile sections Of the State
The Bayboro Sentinel, edited by Mr..
w. t. Caho, has an article in it's last is
sue on this new railroad from whilh the
following is taken:
In our opinion now is the time for all
who desire railroad into and through
this county to be up and doing, here is
an opportunity to join in with this move
ment and instead of stopping this road
at Washington extend it on down and
through the lower end of Beaufort
county lying on the south side of Tar
river, on into and through the county,
to either Vandemere on Bay river or
Oriental on the eNuse river. If such an
extension could be made the county
could we'll afford to issue fifty thousand
dollars of bonds to this road for this
purpose, or even more. We think that
it could be accomplished for the fifty
thousand. Fifty miles or less would
connect Washington with either Vande-
mere or Oriental The route would take
the road through a fine farming and tim
Der lands, as fine as can be found any
where in the State. 1t would open up
lands and put them in market that are
now isolated and will remain so until.
railroad is fuilt into and through this
county. 1t would put the farmer, the
trucker, the merchant and the business
man from twelve to twenty four hours
nearer the great metropolis of New York
city and other points equally. You'll be
in a few hours ride of your capitol city,
Raleigh; you would cross, intercept and
connect with all the great railroad sys-
TENS gong North and South, and East
and West, through your State. The in
terest on the enhanced value of property
in your county would more than pay the
interest on the bonds and create sink
ing fund to pay off the bonds, without
have talked railroad with the people and
we know they are anxious and more
than anxious to get attached to some
scheme that will bring them a railroad
and dc it quick. Now is the opportune
time to strike all that is needed is Or
ganization, some one to start, and we
can have a railroad. Why not have
railroad meeting here of the farmers, the
tbo ha h1tci
men and all people who are anxious for
q railroad, and that embraces the entire
body of the county? Why not have a
meeting at the court house and organize
and appoint a committee to push this
matter? Now is the time, do not delay
and railroad for Pamlico county is in
sight. Organize at once. The people
throughout the county are spelling for
railroad, and are now anxfous-yes,
more than anxious to vote $4,000 of
bonds for one. The first Monday in
May would be good time to meet at the
court house in Bayboro and put the ball
moving.
t'Later-At a meeting OF the business
men of Raleigh, April 18th, 1000 in
per cent preferred stock was subscribed
for the railroad from Raleigh to Wash
lngtOn, n. u, distance OF elgnJy-
seven miles. The promoters, Capt. j. M.
Turner, formerly superintendent of the
Seaboard Air Line, and Claude B. Barbee,
of Raleigh, expect to get $4,000 sub
scriptions in Raleigh Wilson and Green
Vile are expected to take considerable
stock Now let Pamlico ask permission
to have the line extended, and let Pam
leo take 900 of stock on the same
terms and get a railroad. Now is the
time. don't delay. We must have
railroad, and il we trty we can get it
SOON"