The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-31
North Carolina aud tho clyde syndi.


IRaletsh News aud Observer.l
On Thursday the commissioners OF the
! Western N0rth CarolJns raiiroad reported
1 to the Governor that MeSSTs. Clyde, Logan.
and Buford. who claim TO be the sssiRnees
OF Mr.. ". j. Best. are not prosecuting the
work on that road according to the contract
made between the State snd Mr. Best, speci-
tying the particulars 10 which they have
failed. Among other things the commits
slouers report Injurious determinations
against North Carolina cities and towns.
The Governor has forwarded TO the as
sgnees a copy OF the report. with noii6ca
ton that unless all csuse OF complaint be
immediately removed the whole power Of
the Administration would be exerted TO
re0tliy the evil
The Governor has called the attention OF
the Attorney General to the fact that the
Richmond and Dsnyille railroad has with
drawn all rates heretofore made with tba
Atlantic aud North Carolina railroad, and
requested him TO examine the question Of
attacking the Jesse OF the North Carolina
railroad by the Richmond and Danville.
10 view OF the fact that the corn crop OF
Central North Carolina Is an utter failure,
while that OF the eastern counties is most
abundant, TO shut up that section from the
centre will prove 10 be great hardship.
The Governor has instructed the Attor-
ney. General to examine into the msnage-
ment OF all railroads chartered before the
war in order TO see If iorfeitures have been
incurred, with request that legal steps be at
once taken 10 have such iOrieitures declared.
The Piedmont RalTosd Company, it is
suggested, has forfeited its charter.
From the Charlotte Observer, August so, sditoh'l.l
We have no opinion on the subject Of
these examinations except that II they are
in the interest OF the Best.Boston syndicate
as against The clyde Buford syndicate, our
sympathics are with the latter combination.
IN, however, the contracts with the State
have not been carried out, and il anything
is 10 be gained for the State. let the inyeSti-
gsti0ns proceed.
We all remember how extremely anxious
the politicians and the people were two
years ago to get the Western North Caro-
Inns railroad out OF politics, stop expenses
TO the State, and yet build the two branches
OF The road through TO their termni. II
was because OF this desire on the part OF
the people that Mr.. Best was able 10 make
the terms he did make with the peoples
setvants-the Legislature. Mr.. Best failed
to carry out his part Of the bargain and as.
signed his contract to the Richmond and
Dspyille syndicate. THIS corporation, 1t
seems to US, are doing all that is pos
siblc to keep their agreements. Then,
in tbe nsme OF justice, give them q
chsDce. II they succeed, they have got =
bic thing that Will psn out handsomely
in TIE end, but they will finish the two
roads to their termiui. and develop that por-
ton OF the State, which Will only be mona-
ment to their foresight, snd profitable
contract where everybody else, including
the State. had failed. II they fail to csrrY
out the Best contrSct. as Besps assignees,
the road will be forfeited to the State under
the contract, ana the State will have gained
the road.
II the Richmond and Dsnyille syndicate
Cypress the people by unfair diserimina-
lions, by sll melns let them be restricted to
the contract, but don't throw obstacles IN
their way when they are doing all that can
be done 10 carry out their contract.