| From the Raleigh Standard |
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| December 17, 1862 |
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| The Chatham Railroad Company |
| We are gratified to learn, from the
President of this Company, that Messrs. I. N. Clegg & Co. have
contracted to grade the middle division of the Road, twenty-three
miles, from Carey, on the N. C. Railroad , to Lockville, on Deep
River, two miles above Haywood. We understand that the firm consists
of enterprising and substantial men, who will prosecute their
undertaking with activity and energy. They are to finish their
division by the 1st January, 1864. |
| The valuable products of the coal basin of
Chatham and Moore can be transported on the Deep River to Lockville,
whence they will find their way along the line of the Chatham Railroad
to the N. C. Railroad. The Directors of the Chatham Railroad intend,
however, as soon as sufficient stock is subscribed, to extend their
line from Carey to Raleigh, and from Lockville to the Coalfields. |
| We wish this Road complete success. The
valuable deposits of coal and iron are necessary to carry on the
workshops of the Government and the Railroads. The coal is essential
to the comfort of thousands, who, on account of the difficulties of
Railroad transportation, are deprived of their usual winter supplies
of wood. |
| Why should not the State become a
stockholder in this work at once? We know of no work of the kind which
is more important to the State. The general wealth will be immensely
increased by this Road. No Road can be considered local in its
character, which develops the boundless resources of the Deep River
valley. |
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