The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-10-26
For the Standard,

UT Iuc StduudTu.
A scrbbler and rebel of Greensboro N.
c., who signs himself W. A. Caldwell, occa-
sionally gives the Sentinel letter gratis
on Railroads. He vents his malice and spite
generally ON the N. C. Railroad by trying to
make the public believe what is not true,
that the n. G.. Railroad charges more than
all other roads, 'N.d "i i' -7i7iioA4 d q,
His last effort is simply ridiculous. 1t is
headed Excursion to Richmond" Il
This "scatterer and special correspon-
dent never could tell anything so as to be
understood by others, much less write so
that sane person could understand what
he wished to be understood. He triesin
this communication to injure the N. G. Fair
by trying to make the public believe that
they are charged too much on the N. c.
Railroad. -, - -, ,,..,'s -
Let US see how the case stands. The fare
from Charlotte, to Raleigh and return is six
dollars. Distance one hundred and seventy
five miles. This is less, than two cents per
mile. The price from Greensboro to Ral-
eigh and return, is three dollars and fifty
cents, a fraction over two cents per mile p
q This scatterern and " scribblern who
signs himself .aW. a. Caldwell, /" slys the
Pennsylvania Central, (" charges only three
cents per mile and their cars, are always
crowded" The N. G. Railroad charges less
than three cents per mile to persons attend
ing the Fair. Yet this "scribbern who
signs himself W. A. Caldwell, holds his
righteous hands up in holy horror and ex-
claims: He is doubtful whether as many
people goes from Greensboro to the Fair as
went from there to Richmond on the 1Ex-
cursion." 8.
This same correspondent who signs him
self W. A Caldwell, once got the name of
Georgia Railroad" by everlasting blowing
about what the Georgia road done, and the
amount of wood consumed by it in given
time. suppose he wants people to believe
he is great railroad man, and wants the
people to call him 8 Pennsylvania Central"
The present tariff of rates to the North
Carolina Fair is as low as was ever given
for any occasion in the State The same
rates were given to persons attending the
Republican Convention. What did this
selfnghteous man who signs himself W. A.
Caldwell, say then o! they are running
the road down, carrying passengers for less
than two cents per mile. He knew it was
so; for Superintendent Anderson told him
passengers could not be carried for less than
two cents. What does he say now9 o.!
the North Carolina railroad is charging
more than the honest Republican shoe
maker, and the Conservative clerk charged
for passengers on the excursion to Rich
mond. What was this " scattering" COM
munication written for2 Did he wish to
deter the people from attending the Faira
It looks so. Or is he a constitutional bore
and grumbler2 This scatterer and scrib.
bier" who signs himself W. A. Caldwell in
directly, claimed at one time to control the
N. G. Road. He was Treasurer one, year,
but did during that time try in his boring
conversations Gf such scattering talk could
be called Conversation to make his victim
believe that he was President, Superinten-
dent, Treasurer fact the whole RESPONSE
bility and brains was centcred in himself
Why did he not, when clothed with all this
power put in execution his, brainless prejscts2
Every sane man sin-:Nerth- Carolina will
say that the prices charged to the Fair are
liberal and just, what Mr.. w. A. Caldwell
writes to the contrary, Notwithstanding
Why, then, does this bore try to make the
people dissatisfied why always boring
the public with his views 9-when every sane
man who reads them is bored Dickens said
aevery man had his bore" North Carolina
certainly has hers in the man who signs
himself w. A. Caldwell. 70 HA'.8 5995 80
aeiira ii An ENEMY TO BoREs.
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