Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-06-23
Board of Internal Improvements.

The Board of Internal Improvements met in this
City on Friday last, present His Excellency Gov.
Vance and j! 81. Flanner Esq. The Hon. E. G.
Reade was prevented by indispositIon from being
present The following appointments were made :
DIRECTORS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD
John Everett of Wayne, John D. Flanner of Craven,
Rufus S. Tucker of Wake, Albert johnson of Wake,
John Berry of Orange, Cyrus P. Mendenhall of
Guilford, D. A. Davis of Rowan, and W. G. Means
of Cabarrus. Ralph Gorrell, State proxy.
ATLANTIC AND NORTH. CAROLINA RoAD-Peter G.
Evans of Carteret, G. R. Thomas of Carteret, A. T.
jenkins of Craven, W. B. Wadsworth of Craven,
Council Wooten of Lenolr, James M. Parrott of Le-
noir, j. H. PEBBLES of Lenoir, and Council Best of
Wayne. William H. Oliver, State proxy.
RALEIGH AND GAsroN RoAD.-R. W. Lassiter of
Granville, j. B. Lttlejohn of Franklin, and George
Little of Wake. DR.. E. A. Crudup, State proxy.
WESTERN N. q. Road NJ. Cathey of Hay
wood, w. W. Avery of Burke, A. NJ Powell of Ca
tawba, William Murphey of Rowan, N. W. Wood6n
of Buncombe, Geo. F. Davidson of Ireiell, F. E. Sho-
Der of Rowan, S. B. Erwin of Mcdowell Anderson
Mitchell, State proxy. =.
ALBEMARLE AND CHESAPEAKE. CANAL.-Henry N.
Shaw of Currituck, Charles Wood of Perquimans,
and John H. Leary of Chowan. John NJ Mellow
ell, State proxy
The following well-timed and appropriate resolu-
ton was offered by Gov. Vance, and adopted
We trust it will have the desired effect:
WHEREAS, Owing to the greatly increased travel
and transportation on our Railroads during the last
two years, increased expenditures have been neces
sary to keep them in proper repair, and the Rail-
road companies have been compelled thereby to
raise from time to time their rates of freight and
travel; and whereas, the agricultural interest Of
the State, which is our main reliance to support
and carry on the war, may be seriously injured if
no restriction or Limitation is placed on these char
ges:
Resoloed, as the opinion Of this Board That
hereafter no further increase of charges should be
made by any Railroad company, unless cause for
it should arise which does not now exist and that
only sufficient sum of money should be raised by
each of said companies. to defray their necessary
expenses to provide for the repairs and renewal of
their Roads, and to declare such dividends as may
be reasonable in amount. And the State proxies
at the meetings of companies hereafter to be held,
are hereby instructed to ascertain what limitation,
II any, may be necessary to effect these objects.
letter from the Secretary Of War, dated May
IL, 1868, Published in Savannah paper, admits
the fact that the conscrpton law has been suspend
ed in Gen. CObb's department in Georgia. The law
has never be en- enforced as it should have been in
Mississippi But there is no suspension of it in
North Carolina, though we have been nearly strip
ped of our fighting men, many of our Counties es-
pecially those in the West having sent more sol.
diers to the field than they have voters But CON-
plants are offensive to the authorities at Richmond
and useless in themselves. The more aee complain
especially the tighter the cords fastened on our
noble old State. But to-day is, not always. JUS
tice will yet be DONE