The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-01-27
to sell the States interest in the railroads
were now pending which rendered the reso-

were now pending which renuefeo INC ieso-
Mr. GIIowaY did not know by what
authority these propositions were made. de
should never vote to sell the States interest
in railroads The State had already been
sw;ndled long enough, and now it the
States interest were properly looked after
rbey would become source of revenue. He
did not see why gentlemen wished to stave
off this investigation of the management of
railroads in which the State had an snterest
when it was plain that they were being run
to the disadvantage of the people. The
reason of this was prejudice against the
officers of the Wilmington & Weldon Rail-
road and that they might run down the
stoch of that road and force sale.
Mr. WELKER wished to say as an officer
appointed by the State that no advantage
could be obtained by passing this resolu-
ton now, as there were matters pending
which might make this proposed investiga-
tion unnecessary. So far as regarded the
acts of the Directors of the North Carolina
road he had no objection to any investiga-
ton that might he deemed necessary. 1t
was impossible to make the North Carolina
Railroad responsible for the condition of all
other railroads in the State. We are try
ing to make the most profitable railroad in
the State. and to secure that end did not
care from whom the money was made. We
had so far succeeded that it was now the
only railroad in the State which makes a
profit The point aimed at in the resou-
tion, however. seemed, to be why freight
was not carried to Goldsboro' and handed
over to the Wilmington and Weldon Rail
road instead of stopping at Raleigh
and going by the Raleigh and CASTOR
Railroad He would say that it was be-
cause more money was made by net
doing it. If the Wilmington and Weldon
Railroad wanted the freight ii should
make better offers. The Raleigh d CASTOR
Railroad gave as good terms Tor leaving
freight here as the Wilmington & Weldon
Railroad offered for carrying the freight on
to Goldsboro', 48 miles farther. By this
arrangement, the North Carolina Road made
Just as much money and saved the wear of
rolling stock for distance of forty eight
miles. He saw no injustice in this policy
to any road, or to anybody. The VIII
mington & Weldon road had had the through
freight for many years, and If lost 1t, it
must he through some fault of its own.
Mr. GALLOWAY could prove that the VIII
mington & Weldon Road had offered
seven dollars per Car more for freight than
the amount paid by the Raleigh & CASTOR
road.
Mr.. LOVE could not fully understand the
statement OF the Senator from Guilford. He
thought as the State owned an interest in
both the Wilmington & Weldon and North
Carolina Railroads, that it would he for the
advantage of the State to have freight go
over both these roads. instead of stopping in
Raleigh.
Mr. WELKER said that just so much
money was paid for through freight from
Charlotte to New York, and was pro
rata The North Carolina road had been
making more money by taking 65 cents per
hundred weight, now allowed, than it
would have done by taking the As cents per
hundred weight allowed by the Will
mington and Weldon road.
Mr.. BURNS said the North Carolina road
was willing to entIr into an agreement with
the Wilmington and Weldon road at any
time for the transportation of through
freight That road now charged more for
! freight than the North Carolina road, al
though the distance was much less. The
North Carolina road was now doing better
than ever before
Mr.. WELKER's motion prevailed by the
following vote:
YEAs.-Messrs. Barrow, Beasley, Becnian,
Bellaniy, Burns, Eases, Forkner, GRAHAM, Har-
rington HyTnan, Lindsey, Long Meloher, Riei-
ardson, Respass, Robbins, Stephens, Welker
10.
NAYs.-Messrs Barnes, Brogden, Blythe, Da-
Wis, Galloway, Lassiter, Love, Martindale Moore,
OF Carteret, Osborne, Purdie, Smith, Sweet,
White, Winstead, Wilson-16.
On nation of Mr. MOORE, of Carteret, the
Senate adjourned until II A. NJ. to morrow