The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-30
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John 2. King, Esq. President Of the
George Railroad, closes his report 10
the stockholders as follows
Upon future profits ths Board VII
tndnlgs N no idle spsculAtlons, but do
nct sIpe1 results from the current
EeAE squll 70 Ihosz Of the last The Ex-
ports remaining IN the country AZ the
Occurrence OF pace, have mainly been
hurried 20 marks md with The proceeds,
supplies much DeefSsd have 6=en F1ar-
chased and returned fo- consumption
Tns crop Of the last year was very in
considerable. and the crop Of the pres
euf too uncertain 70 be the sut5eS4 Of an
estimate The Sudden change of our
labor system leaves everything IN doubt
On this bad The production Of eoztoa
by free labor II an experiment Al The
South. and IS All other experiments
il mus BE- fairly fS1ed bzfu-s re-
suits can b sen We souId risk 51i
iirEas, psrhsPs, in anticipating d crop Of
nOt exceeding oDs-third OF an aTe-zEs
crop IN the rs5zion tributary 70 our road.
buf As II VIII bear better pEsos than
any average Of former year, The 3jspO-
sable income Of the country viii NOT be
/. 50 muen Affected a. The dI1srzDcs N
quantity might SEN 20 indicate
NE prospzTIfy OF railroad safsTpr1Ss-
like 1h1 Of other industrial business
enterpT1seS. depends upon Ibs general
{ prosperity Of the country some clouds
hang over COR political status Doi yery
encouraging The present seemed cur
I tsIIsssi IN gloom. EfliIs with many the
{ future Il without hope Tne graf bulk
Of noneYed capital and productive
wealth OF The South WIS destroyed by
{ the result of the war. The remaining
capital, and All enterprise, are oom-
Z plsssly pzralyZed by the present eon-
ditl0u Of things = sOrt Of statutory
mortgage encumbzrs most Of me pro
! YseEEy q the South. and Affects the cTsd-
8 Il and euiHFpr7ss Of All classes
NothTog % discourag@ productive
Z industry a. want Of assuTaBcs that
+ the industrious producer wiz enjoy the
fruits Of hEz labors- While this STATE of
things continues. We cannot expect
much effort 10 revive the industrial re
sources Of the SouIh. The question oc-
ours, hoE long 5 this condition 70 con-
iiuRs9 Inc directors are no politicians
{ or prophets, but they VIII Venture a
E prediction which zceoEJis with their
hopes that il cannot continue long
oar hops rest upon the obvious truth
Ihat the Interests Of the whole people OF
the United States are strictly identified
Z with our OWL
However passion and prejudice may
Z ot1eurs the truth for time. il viii soon
Dc seen and felt that the great indus
tEial and consuming classs. and the
governing classes, are in a position Of
anfzSonism 70 each other. Every ma
terial interest at The North and West Is
much concerned IN The rapid restora-
ton Of Southern industry. To the
navigating. commercial, financial, min
ng, manufacturing and agricultural
Interests, Southern products are vastly
important, and to some of these inter
eSts almost vital Let conviction of
these obvious truths penetrate the na-
I tiouaI heart and the contest cannot last
long II Is 10 these considerations We
T yield our hopes OF a change,
Nor would we entirely ignore the in
due1cs- Of an honest patriotism in The
( ruling powers, when tbeT become full
I " convinced, as they must soon b.,
! that their policy TO say nothing Of hu-
/ Inanity and jnsticsl threatens a Psrma-
nent blight upon their once glorious.
prosperous and happy country
Respectfully submitted, in behalf Of
the directors. by
JoHS P. K1Ss, President