The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-03

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would be a blessed thing for North CATO
lima, (and for the d. mpcratic party, nc
| less } if every dollar of the States interes
in Railroads were converted into Confeder-
q tie bonds, of the trashiest sort, and the
DO IDS burned This so-t.lled "State's in
tercst' as always been bad feature in
State politics and has initiated not ONLY
against the success of the railroads. but also
of he sections for Who's benefit the latter
were const ucted. Ihife2 of the b surdty
of the States owning CONT Olling interest
IN three short roads, Quilt to form grand
trunk line from the mountains to the sea J
yet permitting each to be run as separate
corporation each 10 have is President.
Secretary and Treasurer, machine shops
half doz engine ers, conductors, etc, =
draining the Treasury of funds that might
have paid the indebtedness and greatly
improved the condition of the whole line /.
This fear of abolishing a lot of salaried Of
fees, and snug berths for favorites has al
ways been the ch eff element of opposition
to consolidation In 1866, the writer.
although scarcely out of his teers waged
very bitter N wSpaper warfare with a
powerful party in New Berne, who sup
por ed Col Whit RI for President, and
were vehemently opposed to nsolidation
daily newspaper was established to op-
pose the consolidationists. and we were
beld up as an ''enemy of New B rne"-sn
advocate of a policy that would convert
New Berne INTO mere Way-slde station,
on the road to Beaufort. (. We were at the
time in posit on to know that the leading
stockholders of ths n. G. r. Il. favored
cons lidation ; SO that, for once, end, we
fear, for that once, only there was
chance to carry out the d cams of DIR.
Ca dwell, G ". Morehead and others
Ten years have pass d, bu the State still
holds i cOntrO ling intert st in the three
pieces of the SO called State Line There
Is the. same useless expenditure for salaries;
and the same bad element of patronage"
in politics. The Governor who should
have the tirmness to throw the whole pow
Ell Of his proxy and patronage in favor of
cnnsolidai1n, prompt, and definite, would
print his name III very big type Ia the his
Tory of the State.
The stockholders NEE ing of the AT Ian ic
and n. G r. r., at Beaufort on Thus sday
was attended by nearly 5000 persons
Maj Hughes, President Of the Road, read
h report, and <, acefully yielded up the
relns, expressing C rrdial wishes for the new
administration. Mr.. F. M. Simmons ap
peared with Gov. Jarv comm ssion as
state Proxy" and the appointme t. OF thu
following state Dire ors j. d. VIII ford,
CnaS. Y. Clark, Paul r. ta'sOn. I. )
Woo en-, j F. Parrott, Jas. &. Davis, l.. I.
Ogl shy. and H F. G ranger The sock
holders add to the Directory {. r.
Thomas, 5. A. Bryan, John G. Wooten,
and Eugene Morehead. j. J. Wolfenden.
Col. John L. Morehe d, and Saml. La ham
were elect. d the Finance commit ee. Salary
reduced Pre- sic ent's to $3.50; Treasurers
$12C0. The Directors then met. and elect
ed Col. Join ID. Whitford, President, al
+. Z. Il berts Treasurer. Thu, Enlt
Vance and Hughes; Enter ia Wis aud
Whitford 1t is difficult to say how the
matter will result but we trust for the
b-st.
The Charlotte O6se1cer learns, (doubtl' S.
from Col VIM. Johnston, member Of the
state Bo rd of Internal Improvements and
fa' ne r>in law of Capt A B. Andrews
that the \. G. R r. and tie New Berne
road viii De managed by the same superln>
tendent