The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-04-22
CAME THICK AND FAST
The Road Will Reach Washington
Vic Wilson and Greenyille.
WILL MAKE RALEIGH A JO8BlRG CENTRE
There Now Remains Less Than $50, 600 TO be
Raised in Raleigh. The Next Meeting
Will be On tuesday, April
22nd at 6 O'cIock.
,.v to Underwater now!

tw to now!
Raleigh business men in a few minutes
H.. might raised something over 500. O0C
ta. The railroad from Raleigh to the sea
coast at Washington. The meeting was
called by the Chamber of Commerce and
tae Merchants Association jointly, and
Na- largely attended by the representa-
tive business men of the city. 1t was
Very clearly shown that if Raleigh could
raise $4,000, it would be a comparatively
easy matter to float bonds for the con-
srluetion Of the road. Accordingly there
remains now less than $50, geo to be sub
ser.eed before the road is absolutely as
-ars1.
The meeting was organized with Mr..
James II. POu in the chair. Mr.. Pou
outlined the situation in a few very clear
cut remarks. stating that Raleigh and
the subscribers to the stock would be
sure to benefit in any event. If the other
roads should not cut rates to compete
with our road, it would pay large divi-
H.ule. if the other roads should cut
down rates to try to drive the new road
Our Of business, then all would benefit
hy the immense volume of business that
would come to Raleigh.
In speaking Cf the great benefits that
would accrue to Raleigh from the build
ing of the road, Mr.. Pou referred to what
the Chatham road has done for the city,
and the Mills road into Harnett county.
The country through which the proposed
road would run, he said, is a very much
better one than that which those roads
traverse. This road would go through
the garden spot of North Carolina, John
stem. Wilson, Pitt and Beaufort counties.
W.. l. ID Dn-l0O ,r1 49, Ito +l-4
this road being the shortest way to the
water would necessarily make Raleigh a
f~oblhing centre, as the shortest water
route IS always the basis for rates.
Mr.. c.. B.. Barbee, in reply to d ques-
tton. said tina $50, 900 was the amount
that should be raised in Raleigh, in Or
der to insure the building Of the road.
Mr.. J~csephus Daniels was called upon
n. give his views. He said in part: q
am n favor Of building the road, be-
cause it will benefit Raleigh, and senti-
mentally I want it because it would bring
me nearer to Wilson and Washington. l
think the strong argument for the build
ing If the road lies in the point made by
Mr. Barbee. that it would make Raleigh
d labbing CENTRE MIR. Daniels then went
an to speak Of the country which the
ro.I WOul6 traverse, saying that it was
rich and fertile, some Of the best in the
State. and that it would so through the
towns of Wilson, Greenville and Wash
iugtJn. than which no better for
their size could be found. This road, he
said. would have great advantages in this
way over the Mills road, which had done
more for Raleigh than anything else
i'm the past ten years.
Atta~ some discussion on the question
Of rates. participated in by Mr.. T.. l..
Harris. MIR. r. B. Arendell. Mr.. Adams
ao. others, Capt. J. NJ. Turner said that
ho had been over the matter very care
fully AND was confident thar the entire
r""I could he built for 81 600, 600. and that
shops could be put in operation here for
2..' The investment, he said, would
IN. repaid in q years time.
NH notion Of Nh. c. 3. Barbee, the sub
e".ru'ion books were opened. and the fol
lowing gentlemen subscribed: