Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-05-04
FOR CONGRESS:
L. OBJ. BR A n G. Fl ,
OF WAKE.
Through Freights on our Railroads.

The resolution passed by the Board of Internal
improvements at its late meeting, in relation to
through freights, is as follows:
"Resolred, That in the opinion Of this Board, the
public works Of North Carolina in which the State
interested, and to the construction of which, in
part the public money has contributed, ought to be
50 managed to give the largest facilities for the
transportation of the produce merchandise of the
citizens of the State, consistent with due regard to
the interests of the property invested in such works.
and that in order to attain this object, the Governor
be authorized to communicate with the Presidents
of the different Railroad Companies in which the
State is stakeholder, with the view of obtaining
such united action may result in producing system,
and concert of management 10y which merchandise
or produce may pass promptly and certainly from
the interior to the seaboard and from the seaboarl
To the Interior without ranshipncnt and the delays
resulting therefro,n and at such uniform and rea-
>onble rates shall be just to ALL and prevent the
diversion of North Carolina trade and products from
North Carolina improvements"
In explanation of this resolution and the motives
which prompted the Board to adopt it Gov Ellis
has addressed letter to the Presidents of all the
Roads in which the State is a stakeholder, in which
they are requested to hold conference in Raleigh
on the 18th instant The Governor has kindly per-
mitteG US to give the substance of the letter re-
fericd to.
The object of the conference, as set forth in this
letter. is to effect an arrangement whereby freight
may pass all the State roads without changing
cars, and at uniform and reasonable rate of char
ges. That cheaper freights and more expeditions
transits are to be expected from such an arrange
ment in addition to the greater safety to produce
and merchandise the prevention of waste, &C.
The prominent idea in the communication is to eG
feet such conplete and entire cooperation between
our different roads in the transaction of business,
that the public in the transportation Of their pro-
tuce and merchandise, will not realize the fact that
there is more than one road in the State That
whatever of inconvenience exists in the fact of our
having several railroads instead Of continuous
road from the seabeard to the Interior should he
moved from the public, and borne by the railroad
managers upon whom properly derolves the bust.
Of transportation.
Such close connection is represented as necessary
to pre"ent the diversion of North Carolina trade,
and securing it to the works that were constructed
expressly for its accommodation
The right of the people to expect such an arrange
ment is based upon their having contributed largely
to the construction of these works and it is insist
ed that this was the original design of the Legisla
ture, as evidenced by the taken IN the acts in
cooperating most of railroad companies to ITO
vide for an actual joining together of the tracks
several roads.
An entire confidence is expressed in willingness
on the part of all the Presidents Of our railroad com
panies to remove every possible barrier to speed,
and cheap transportation of freights-a confdenc
derived from the activity and enterprise manifested
by them in the management of their separate roads
which encourages the hope that the cooperation in
dicated as desirable in so many points Of view, ma
be effected.
We think we correctly reflect public opinion, ant
especially the wishes Of farmers, merchants, ant
business men, when We express the hope tina
the arrangement recommended by the Board Q
Internal improvements may be made. Such Al
arrangement, it soea,s to us, will be benefcia
as well to our Railroad Companies as to the pee
pie themselves; and it will certainly create deepe
interest among the people generally in works of ir
ternal improvement render the existing works NOR
popular, and incline the public to authorize, SAINT
ton and sustain new works of the kind as they ma
be required by the wants of commerce and the grow
ing prosperity of the State
We look forward with much interest to the meet
ing of the Presidents of the Railroads, to be hcl
here on the 18th.