The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-07-22

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same as if they went or came BY Goldsbo
rough. This arrangement has added 10 oul
receipts $40, 900. aati sf5laY
COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA r. n.
This Road when completed viii al,
much 70 our travel and freights. n We ship
ped from South Carolina over our Road
Sn766 bales of cotton, and sent to tha
State more than 5000 tons Of freight. Col
Johnson, President Of that Rail Road, desir
ed material aid from the m. C. r.. r., tha
he might complete the Columbia and Angus
"a Road. The Directors Of the N. c. r. R
doubted their authority to give the aid ask.
ed for. and referred the matter to the favo-
rable consideration and action of the Stock.
holders. Sss4 80. 4assoaisse4l .s4,
+ found many trivial snits in all The
Courts along The line Of the Road, mostly
tor killing cowsand hogs. Though we pay
promptly for killing cattle when notified
some persons prefer to sue and settle By
Judgment in court. In other countries
when men or cattle trespass by walking on
railroad tracks they are indicted for the
trespass. In iscountry instead of indict-
ling those who allow their cattle to run on
raj read tracks, to the great danger of hu-
man life, we reward them by paying for the
COW killed, although the COW may have been
the means of killing a dozen men.
The Bureaus have been frequent and i'm
portnnate in their demands Tor money due
freedmen-as they said. The Superinteb.
dent dismissed negro for stealing wood.
he was caught in the act the Bureau sum
mened the Superintendent to answer for his
conduct. Twas several times summoned 10
answer for Conductors who put freedmen
OF The train when stealing ride.
These claims and demands. ale still pend
irg before the Bureau courts. did not
obey their orders to appear, and cannet
therefore give YOU the exact condition oi
these claims and demands against the Com
pany. q 1a gEa35 sat
i" The last demand is the smallest as
well as the most despicabIe. General Can
by demands that you, the stockholders.
shall not elect officers to take charge and
care OF your property and stock. This
order originated in Raleigh and not with
Gen. Cinby. 1t is despotism unsurpassed,
and ! venture will not intimidate the most
tilnid stockholder, they will elect, il by so
doing they 60 10 the dungeon or the stake"
superinie ndent--No Road has more ef-
hcient Superintendent than James Ander-
son, complete master OF every branch Of his
business. To him is justly due the sue
cessful working Of the Road for the past
year.
We have had the full benefit of all the
skill. labor, aud financial ability Of ore of
the first fnanciers Of the State. The Com
pany was fortunate in its year Of great
est financial difficulties in having WIN. "A.
Caldwell as Treasurer. The Board as well
as Stockholders know well the worth of
Mr.. Stages services TO tle Company these
twelve years. lie knows more oI The or
defs, contracts, books, accounts and liabli,
tlesof, the Company than any other. Q came
near saving than all other persoas.) lhaye
never known more indeiatigable worker
or q better man.
Peter ID. Swain. general Freight aud
Ticket agent Tor many years, has perform
ed the laDorIsus duties vi his ofiice to the
entire Satisfaction Of every administration
Though which he has serYed.
The best evidence Of fdelity in Con-
duc,or il that he keeps poor and mt able TO
retire from 50 laDorious business. We
have only four Conductors, fewer and bet
ter than were ever known 20 the ROAD be-.
fore. Capt. Spragins, Tor years known as
the model Conductor, who made best re-
turns to the Treasury, has sometimes been
equslied, and sometimes surpassed by Mes
srs. Turrentine, Dawes aud Watt. When
Conductors are habitualls belind in their
monthly returns they should be suspected
Of negligence or playing lslse 70 the Com.
pany. The race with our Conductors has
been 10 beat Capt. Spragins. sometimes in
that they have all succeeded.
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