Newbern weekly progress., 1860-05-22
ProDo.ed Change of Schedule.

Proposed Change OF SFhcOuAc'
Application has been made for change of the
schedule of the A. g. N. c.. Rail Road Company.
BY this proposed change the Northern mail will
later as thought by the Progress The Western
and Southern mails by this proposed change would
gain several hours each. The local travel will be
morning, at 10, attend to Bank other business at
NewbeTn and return at night. We believe it would
be more agreeable to our Western friends to go
through at once. in their trips to Newbern, More
head City, Beaufort, &c, instead of laying over
6 hours in GOldsboro. We are in favor of the
change, with the lights before us.-Golds Tribune
It is to be regretted that the lights before >
our venerable and respected friend on this occa-
sion are so dim. The two principal lights upon
which he relies knock into a cooked hat
in dozen words He says: "The local travel
would be benefited, as person can go from
here in the morning at 10, attend to Bank or 9TH
or business at Newbern, and return at night
Here our friend makes grave mistake. The
passenger would arrive at the depot at New bern
at ] o'clock-the Newbern Banks all close at
that hour to minute; so that no bank business
could be done until the next day at o'clock 1t
is folly to suppose that the officers of our banks
will attempt to change their hours of business so
as to conform to the changes of Railroad Direc-
tory who seem to be experimenting for their own
amusement SO this is a complete extinguisher
to one of the :" lights before u.s.
Again the Tribune says: I'VE believe that it
would be more agreeable to our Western friends
to go through at once, in their trips to Newbern,
Morehead City, Beaufort, &C., instead of lying
over hours in Godsboro." We agree with our
friend, that six hours lost in coming down from
the West is very disagreeable.' The time be-
fore the last that we lay over there six hours we
were out about t,oenty and home with a
headache Very disagreeable. But did it occur
to the editor of the Tribune that, under the pro-
posed schedule, persons from east of Colds
boro' going to Raleigh or elsewhere west, would
be compelled to spend night in Goldsboro? Now
we can leave Newbern in the morning at and
get to Raleigh at o'clock same day; returning.
leave Raleigh at 6 in the morning and get to
Newbern at & in the evening. Now will
leave it to our friend of the Tribune to say wheth
er the present schedule is not best for the
commodation of travellers from the east to the
west. Persons returning from the summer
resorts on Beaufort Harbor will not thank the A
& n. G. r. r. Co TO, compelling them to pass
night at Coldsboro And thus falls another
eight
But another point: The editor of the Tribune
has fallen into the same error of the Adrocate
and the Route Agent on our Road. viz: that we
did not know that there were two mails received
at Goldsboro' daily. We know what mails are
received at Godsboro' at A. NJ. and what mails
reach there at 2,45 P. M.,-and have known all
along, and we do hope that those who seem to
think that they alone blessed with this know-
edge will cease their efforts to enlighten US. We
have contended and do contend that the most
important mail to this whole section of Coun-
try reaches Goldsboro' at 2,45 P NJ. We re-
spectfully submit to the editor of the Tribune
whether this is SO not. By what mail, Mr..
Tribune, did you get the first of the nom-
nation of Bell ahd Everett? Was it not by the
2,45 P. NJ, mail? BY what mail will you get the
result of the Democratic Convention at Balt-
next month By the 245 P M. mail, of
BY what mail do you get all your latest
news from the North, Congressional proceedings
New York, Baltimore and Philadelphia markets,
and all late and startling intelligence Is it not
the mail which arrives at Gold sboro IS minutes
before the mail now leaves for Newbern Know
ing that all these questions must be answered in
the affirmative we do hope that gentlemen will
their efforts to point out mistakes which we
have never made and to correct errors into which
we have never fallen.
We know that the people of this community
are more interested in the mail that arrives at
Goldsboro at 245 P NJ, than they are in the one
that is received there at ] A. M and for this
and other reasons this entire population opposes
The change which the Board has suffered itself to
be brow beat into by one or two of its members.
If the Directors would quit experimenting on
schedules and so arrange freights as to prevent
produce from leaving the markets on their own
Road to go three or four times as far to Whining
ton, they would indeed study the interest of the
stockholders and the convenience and welfare Of
the public. About the exhorbitant rates ma
ny articles of produce and manufactures have
heard much, but have heard no complaints
concerning the present schedule. Will the Di-
recters give the matter of freights little of their
attention!
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE CoMMITTEE-The fol-
lowing National Central Committee was appoint
ed by the Constitutional Union Convention, pre-
vious to its adjournment: Connecticut, John A.