THE 



Railroads of North Carolina, 



The forestry interest has latterly become so impor- 

 tant in this country, tliat (since this volume went to 

 press) it has been suggested that some readers may 

 wish to know something of the people who inhabit 

 and to see for themselves the territory in which so 

 great forest wealth has been permitted to remain ; 

 where also the climate is excellent, the soil fertile, 

 the mineral wealth inexhaustible, the water power 

 unlimited. To this end, the information obtained 

 from the Census Department in regard to the people 

 and their occupations has been added to Part II. ; 

 and Part III. compiled that those who wish may 

 know existing facilities for travel and transportation. 



The State of North Carolina covers an area of 

 52,286 square miles. Its land surface is 48,666 

 square miles ; that under water (sounds and bays), 

 3,620 square miles. Thirty railroads, 2,040 miles in 

 length within the State, make sixty-two counties 

 which they enter or traverse easy of access. Of the 

 other thirty-four counties seventeen will soon be 

 reached by roads now in process of construction. 

 Nine hundred miles of inland steam navigation on 

 the Cape Fear, Neuse, Tar, Roanoke and Chowan 

 Rivers, and on the Sounds and Swamp Canals, add 

 to the facilities for travel and transportation. 



