Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-10-07
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bern should be stopped Have these pledges been fnhi.
No The tariff with Determinations Is stu IN oper
alton and will in all probability continue long as the
road controlled by the present Hala&fs. Inc co.
is all kinds of bu~ess this nd OF the road is
and all the interests road the State and
suerbut obtain any redress under tue present
management The honest im atrial stockholders have e
come sick and usted with the tricks OF ecept" ana
fraud practced upon them, and we earn WIN ~ m I
before the Governor and the Beard Vi lhe'udl "
provements at its next meeting. ., -
We find the above copied tut" Ehe v inllneton jour
nal from the Carolina City paper, publication WIN
which do not exchange Rather oao pace We 'Ta'
to get assistance the Governor ard the boafn OF III
ternal improvements for two out OF the three mem
bers of the Board reside on ard are dtntleo WIN ue
Wmingto ton and Weldon Railroad, anu We have not yer
heard OF any interference with the affairs o. INA, I'm
panv for Determinations IN FAVOR OF ''ooSV"'"
| against other cities aud towns an the road
NescJern Progress.
For obvious reasons We wish to make our remarks 1T
reply to the Prog brief possible For the same
reasons we have heretofore avoided anything like dis
cusson with that paper arising out Of the acton OF the
Board OF Internal IMPROVEMENTS, although the TogfeSS
has appeared to seeki Wedo MOI wish 10 give strength
to any feelings of jealousy between two towns OF our
own State-we do not wish to have any remarks OF ours
SO tortured or misunderstood as even appear TO
press hostility to Newben which is wholly foreign to
our views We have not been ignorant of the fact that
capital has long ago been sought 10 be made against the
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count of the locality OF or two Of The members
that we know, sought to be done oug before the
affairs of the Atlantic n. G. Railroad ever came be-
fore the Board The Progress only, i'll the above article
comes out little pointedly than usual vi The
propriety Of appointment to position on that
Board we have nothing say, neither sought nor
expected nor even knew Of until saw III the pa
pers, but that something was due to Wilmington, we
think even her bitterest enemies will acknowle ge.
OF the " interference OF the Board of Internal In
provements with the Atlantic aud North Carolina Road
we have word TO say The State of North Carolina
as Stakeholder aid Mortgage. holds largely pre-,
ponderating interest in that Rad the charter OF which
gives her eight out Of the twelve directors The Board
is the official reprH atve Of the State In this matter
charged with the appointment OF directors behalf OF
the State and with nrhcr supervision for the protec-
ton of the States Interest Can it he said that body
representing tht twobds interest in corporation has
no right of interference, since that is the word We
think differently. We think ii las not only tie right
but it is also its duty to exercise the powers contded to
it, for the purposes for which they so contded
If the appointing power on behalf of the State is
ally to exercise no power or discretion in the appoint
mint of directors but merely to reg lister the degrees
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of the Legislature in comforting such appointing power
would be farce and the States right of protecting her
own interests nulty. We do not think the Legisla,
meant any such thing yet such would appear TO be
the opinions of certain parties who represent
the views aud sentiments of OF the communities al
least along the lire OF the road in question.
That the State appropriation to the Atlantic n
g. Railroad was mauy carried through the Legislature
by the excitement got up with respect 10 Beaufort Har
bor and the magnificent visions INDUCED ill., n view Of
great city thereon be built there be no
doubt That as soon as the company was organized
and long before the road put in operation those who
got control of its affairs ignored this idea there can be
as little doubt That the Legislature deemed some in
vestgation Of the afuirs Of the Company right anC
proper, is apparent from the fact Vi its having author
lied the Speakers of the two houses appoint com
mitee for that purpose. Why this has not been done
what has become OF the committee, do not know
it'll all these facts before them the Board of IntcrDa
improvements in June last. cut OF abundant caution
confined its action to matters brought before its oficia
capacity by memorials bearing the signatures OF wei
known citizers and the propricy OF the resolutions
passed by the Board and communicated to the State
Directors has rot that know Of been denied lhes
resolutions had reference the unuiected state OF th
viaduct at or near NewberD being be xpensve oD
on the Road, aiso the regular running OF fright trains al
through the line down to the Atlantic TERMINUS TIL
Board was informed by Il communication tIs- pr
cipal Executive Officer OF the Road that arrangement
were made and would be promptly carried out PFC
tect the important work in question: and that the rui
ming of the freight trains regularly 10 the Atlantic tel
minus of the road would be commenced within a ceEtai
number OF days.
The resolutions Of tho Board expressed the belief
that body in tie tccSsy and propriey of tic meas
ures spoken OF, and its qualification receiving tn
y communication stating that such measures wtrt to
# promptly carried out.
The other resolution had reference the freight tarif
expressing tie opinion OF the Board III avor Of equalt
to all interests ard also OF the placing OF the rates
% freight to best promote the interests OF tie stat
=, as well OF private citizens The Tariff dated New
. bern November 1853, Of these conditions az
equately, and promised The last Stool
. holders meeting,
Would it not he hettr for the Progress to show tbs
the pledges made have been fulfilled than to turn roun
" to sheer at the Governor aud Board? The Kinston IL
- rocqe asks Tor Information also. Ii is unpleasant to
forced into what appears like Tsona explanation, b
d, we could not longer avoid it. No cne on the W.
4" w. Road has complained 10 the Board.
a Our RalIrOass-CurTecIiOn.
d We stated yesterday that extra items had swell.
% the expenditures of the Wilmington and Weldon R.
% to point above those Of last year. Our statement
based upon information derived from most reliab
source, although it SO happened that informant W
mistaken in one important particular as We learn fro