Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-03-31
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We have RETAINED for some time from
making any observations on the condition
and management Of this road out of pure
delicaey, knowing we'll tho general modes
t. which is characteristic Of it's officers ;
but there are times, and there are coca.
sions when d. LEGACY must give way to jue-
tice and facts be presented to the public
that they may put proper estimate upon
theu'. Ii you will have au omnibus to call
for you at - o'clock, a. M, and take You
to the Union Depot " $50 called. SO thai
you will be ready to take the a. In. train
South. there arc ten chancee for, to one
against, that the first man you meet will
be Col. Green. the general yard manager
aud dispatcher Of trains the road.
Night and day Tor many years, no train
has left the depots Of this road without
passing under bis personal inspection, and
woe unto the eml loye who has neglected
to trina lamps. fill water coolers. brush up,
coan ont, make fires, and otherwise have
eveiy thing III condition for the comfort
and ease of the passengers You may ask
Col. Green any question, aud you will re
ceive the most ufbane aud truly polite an
swef that can be given. How much this
plcaheS the tired traveller, and how we'll
the public know how to appreciate it, is
testified to by thousands who have re-
| ceived these kind words from The Colonel.
| And here it is we'll enough 10 rcmas X that
FROM the President. through the SUI erin
| tendent, down to the hands who load the
tenders with wood. from one end OF the
road to the other, rnlItene8s seenls to be
| the principal action with one and all. Nc
tnan, high or low, is ever tccatcd rudely
SO long as his behavior is civil. How they
! over got 90 many polite men together, o1
how, having assembled, they ever drilled
them 81 perfectly, is n question that the
management OF tho road only can answer
Since We have commenced to speak IF tn
officer, let's take glance at
THE PRESIDENT
Hon. IL. Il. Bridgers, is from Tarboro, n
g., and was for many years before the wa
President Of the Bank there, in which ca
pacity he was recognized As ole of til.
) best tinanclers OF the State. f WAS also
one of tho largest. if not the largest
among The cotton planters OF Edgecombe
His energy was always remarkable aid his
farm was quoted as being one of the bes
managed in the South. On his place was
accomplished a feat in packing cotton with
q cOmman wooden screw cotton press thai
perhaps never had it's eaua The ordi
nary capacity of these screws is twelve &c
fifteen bales per day. Mr.. Br;dGera packed
In an ordinary working day over eighty
bales, with one screw. What was the
emergency, whether All advance 10 price;
or desire to see what better could be
done with little system; CIR that be hap.
! pened to be ont of pocket change and
wanted to get in funds Immediately, we
have never heard explained. The fact
stands out ia nigh, developing d man for
emergencies. MIR. Bridgtr rs is the Presi-
dent not only Of this but of the Whining.
ton & Weldon Railroad the new road
from Sumter. S. o., TO Columbia and
probably holds in his poke or in his head
| the control of various Incipient roads
which time viii bring to publip view. Ii
you en.er his office your business is des-
patched ia double quick time with grace
aud ease, and you thus save your time AS
we'll rs bis, and when business is over he
is as fond of good and quiet humor az
the we'll known President OF the "Short
Line Rti!Wsy." hat for drinking whiskey,
smoking cJgars or chewing tobacco she is
| not worth a cent"
THE SUPERINTENDENT.
Ii the reader will run over the list Of his
| acquaintance and pick ont the most quiet,
polite, agre able, and social one of them
array him in plain and neat clothes, always
we'll put on, endow him with quick percep
tons and sufficient 6rmness Tor any coca
sion. be will then have some idea of Mai.
J. Q. Winder. Some men imagine the
world is ruled by storms, but we think the
Superintendent of the Wilmington, Colum
bia & Augusta Railroad does not agree
with them. How to describe that quiet
manner, which has in it an element that
controls others is difficult, and shall no;
attempt it. but only say that it would be q
hard matter to disobey one of his orders.
This is the faculty that makes regularity
in trains keeps them time, regulates
every detail from end to end of the road,
and enables him to know that unless
something breaks, there is no difficulty