Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-06-24
Board of Internal improvements.

The Board of Internal Improvements met in this
City on Friday last, present His Excellency Gov.
Vance and j. b. Flanner, Esq. The Hon. E. G.
Reade was prevented by indisposition from being
present The following appointments were made {:
DIRECTORS IN TIE 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. @. Means
of Cabarrus. Ralph Gorrell, State proxy.
ATLANTIC AND NORTH CAROLINA RoAD-Peter G.
Evans of Carteret G. R. Thomas of Carteret, A. 7.
jenkins Of Craven, W. B. Wadsworth of Craven,
Council Wooten of Lemon, James N. Parrot of Ls
noir j. H. PEBBLES of Lenoir, and Council Best Of
Wayne. William II. Oliver, State proxy.
RALEIGH AND CASTOR RoAD.-R. W. Lasster of
Granville j. B. Lttlejohn of Franklin, and George
Little of Wake. DR.. E: A. Crudup State proxy.
WESTERN N. g. ROAD. NJ. Cathey of Hay
wood, W. W. Avery of Burke, A NJ Powell Of Ca
tawba, William Murphey of Rowan, n W. Woodfn
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.-HenryM.
Shaw of Currituck, Charles Wood of Perquimans,
and John H. Leary of Chowan. John N. Mellow
ell, State proxy.
The following we'll timed and appropriate resolu-
ton vas offered by Gov. Vance, and adopted
We trust it will have the desired effect:
WHEREAS, Owing to the greatly increased travel
and transportation our Railroads during the last
two years, incfeased expenditures have been neces
to boon in md tfgp 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
aud carry OF, the war, may be seriously injured if
no restriction limitation is placed these char
ges:
Resozued, as tile opinion Of this Board, That
hereafter 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,
if any, may be necessary to effect these objects.
A letter from the Secretary Of War; dated May
Is, 1863, published in a Savannah paper, admits
the fact that the CONSUMPTION law has been Suspend
ed.in Gen. Cobb's department in Georgia The law
has never been enforced as it should have been in
Mississippi But there is no suspension OF i in
North Carolina though we have been nearly strip
ped of our fighting men, many of our Counties, es-
pecially those 10 the West having sent more SOL
diers to, the field than they have voters But COM
plants are offensive to the authorities at Richmond
and useless in themselves. The more sos complain
especially the tighter the Cords are fastened on our
noble old State. But to-day is not always. JUS
tice will yet be done. =. 1880
BANK OF WAsHNeToN-A semi-annusl dividend