The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-12-11
For the Rscsrdos.
Hiilsboroush, Dec. iss, 1887.

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upon the President and superintendent ol
the NC. X. r.. nor even 10 the language 81
the iron clad. gave laid. countenance ~
encouragement" BY copying in your paper
The assaults OF others, desire the use uf
your columns, not to defend from old nor
10 provoke TO renewed assaults. bat 10 cali
the attention of the public 10 the new tariff
and new policy lately insugarated. twill
answer no good purpose 81 this late date 10
pick up one or any u the gloves thrown hy
your brethren with such defiance At my feet.
Il is yood seneralshlp 10 avoid fight With
women Or editors. for they are sure 10 have
the lasl word. When | cane to my pres
en-, business and place Was ready 10 s,gn
. treaty oil aaity aud friendship with most
oil the Editors and treaty OF silence with
Iall. My 6rsi purpose was TO make 4 spec.
dy and essential change IN the designs aud
operations OF The Road. aud IL could work
90, . dividend Tor stockholders. anu AZ the
same time some good TO the mining. nlae-
raj, manufacturing and agricultural interest
OF the slate. . great purpose would be ac-
compllshed.
/ dur road has more than once been run
10 debt IN ssder TO kelch the through ira
vel, which We never did and | fear never
will command. The little We DO com
mand pays Us two cent. and mill mile.
When We were running Tor il the monthly
receipts from through travel vas little
less tnsn $500 per month. The expense -
running The tram Tor il Was $500 month.
! The superintendent thought i, best 10
qul. tue chase Tor through travel. dimlnish
the speed. and attach freight ca-s 10 our
through travel train.
This experiment u ireiset cars attached
10 the through travel train brought into the
| Treasury $4,000 per month for Freq alone,
10 say nothing Of the travel We may, IL
TACT nc did, lose portion oi our through
travel. but We could Afford 10 do ii on sach
terms.
last year We ian :, lightning SPEED Tor
Through travel. aud ~e ran $4,000 nore out
Of the Treasury than &c we're able /, run
into IL.
/ The effort and policy Of The road Ia. ever
been 10 mike the travel and not the freight
par. The policy has bern against the Ia
boar and industry of the STATE. might aid !.
such has been Inc policy oi most Southern
roads. lev illustrations. will better e1-
PLAIN What mean than pages Of reason Or
argument.
A barrel Of 4 .ur could Be sen; from BIS.
ton Or New York over oar road u thar-
llotte. cheaper Than fou could send The same
barrel IRON Charlotte to Goidsborou,h and
- with almost any article y,u roul nlme.
Every facility sas gwen I, our people 10
Duy cheap iron others. but no encourage
ment gwen them u sell. In lact. tiff ~
Ties in the was u high tariffs forb i their
selling 10 foreign markets a all.
"A gentleman IL X leigh bought barrel
81 potatoes ~ Honsanlon. lie afterwards
leaned that he could bus potatoes 10 RI
leigh from New York o. Boston, II what
the freight lrom siorgsnton hal cot him.
4 Mr. Rufas fucker u director On thr
rad. know lie slll pardon me i tell
u practical jukr played on him lat sum
msr. Tie bought ~heat bran 10 Chlriotte
4 sIrty cents 4 bu.hel. and paid 30 cents .
oushrl 70 getittU R4leigh-n.nets certs ipr
~hest bran--which be could buy for fort,
Al home. Least this statement should IN
lars nv friend Tucker - business man
and hnsncier. must state he did not know
The price Of The bran Or the freight until II
~as delivered
People do not gro- rich BY shat thry
buy. but BY what they ell. You may bur
- .hesp from the north IS you please. but
,oa Nil soon buy yourselves poor II rou DO
not sell them something 10 return.
| Under our nev tariff We take butter and
. lard from Charlotte 10 Gsldsb.ry. !, one
. eenfs pound--disisoce 225 miles. Chick.
ems ard ducks half . cent zach sir cents
each for aiutkey bacon. beef aad pork four
ffths u cen per pound apples ant pp-
tatoes fifteen cenrs bU,lrl hay thirty
eeni. per hundred.
While vrite some rnterprisiar nan. |.
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