The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-11-12
on To

The movement Of four hundred rep
resentat.vo citizens 81 Raleigh. on =
washington" t51ay. marks the appre-
/ citation Or the people % the capital cts
and Of the thriving ami p~rogreAsast
metropolis Of Eastern North Carolins
of the completion or a line of railway
that all prove equally beneficial e
the people Q. both communities
Bringing the city OF Washington aid
the City u Raleigh together b. E d.
rect line OF railroad. connecting al
wilson. midway with the lines Of the
Atlantic Coast Line. the Norfolk q
Southern has afforded both peoples a
means Of communication which they
have always felt tre lack or a3d IN
which there is every nope OF a sub
~stantial Impulse 10 enterprise and IN
crease In PROPERTY.
The road. which was completed sew
eral weeks ago. VIII tomorrow get
the formal recognition Of its value TO
the State and to the sections that ben
eft peculiarly by its operation me
large delegations that viii go from the
Capital City viii represent the best
that Raleign affords in citizenship,
from the Governor and chief Justice.
representing the executive and judicial
heads of the State government. To the
delegates from the trdaes VINO repre-
sent the Better elements OF labor that
have nightly contributed TO the city's
growth and character. In scope the
delegation IS intended TO include rep
r~esentative men in every walk Of eff
fort in the capital city. They viii
show the people of Washington what
the men of Raleigh are. and they viii
find in Washington an inspiration for
better labor and a sympathy in pur-
pose vastly ~deepened by the sealing
OF mutual interests by the railway
which it is the purpose Of the day to
celebrate and memorabilia.
In the past the city OF Washington
has made strides which make its APP
pellation Of little" a misnomer cling
ing to tradition. 1t has been stirred
to its depths by energetic men who
nave made it the prosperous center OF
a rich section, limitless in further pos
sibflity. With the completion of the
Norfolk & Southern is opened for it
direct communication with central
North Carolina and speedier and more
sa tisfactory n to all other sec
tons of the State. With Washington
and Wilson, which also falls heir to a
rich section newly opened up, Raleigh
greatly on account Of the tacti-
cal position she occupies as the central
of the road and on account.
too, OF the opening at her doors of Q
fertile and richly endowed portion OF
the State hitherto Without railroad ia
~cilities.
The value Of the Raleigh and Pam
leo branch in this one respect OF
opening virgin fields to business, is
each other, with better understanding,
with increased trade and more liberal
opportunities of extending their inter
ests, both Washington, Wilson and
Raleigh have every reason to be con-
graduated. Along the line of the road
new and prosperous towns are al
ready springing up. They are grow
jul III - III III III IN =
The man who Journeys from Raleigh
will be surprised at what
he sees along the line as well as with
he finds Washington to be. But
the character of the people with whom
the road has put the world in touch,
h extent of the Of the
and it makes available, and the for
ward movement that is d~iscernible al
ready in the hope that the new Ven
affords, makes the prophecy easy
the M who goes ION to Wash
tomorrow and does not re-
peat the trip in ten years viii not rec
Dgnize in the changes wrought by
capital and initiative the section over
he will pass tomorrow.
There is every reason for cOngratu-
.ation between Raleigh and Washing
ton and Wilson-and today's "on to
Washington" movement Is one. the
significance of which it will take years
upon years of development cOmpet-
entity to gauge.