Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-12-01
NO. 5ls

power to put him in possession Of
the road even if they should de-
clare the contract forfeited and put
the assignees ont; that the only
power the commissioners had was
to declare the con tract forfeited,
and the sole result of this would be
to throw the road back upon this
State, and that before lie or any
one else could get it, the Lek,sla-
ture would haye to pass another
act authorizing it to be sold sec:
ond time. 1t was under these cir.
cuinstances. and in the belief, then
As now, that they were serving the
best interest of the State, they sign
ed the extension.
3. Commissioners Worth and
Jarvis have ali the time regarded
their acts as binding upon them in
law and i: conscience.
+. That the time given by sail
extension did not expire till the 1.t
day Of November, 1881.
5. That the notice set out in the
motion of Commissioners Vance
cannot be given till after the expi-
ration of ninety days from the first
day Of November. instant.
Commissioner Vance, in declin,
ing to assent to the application of
! the assignees of the Western North
Caroline Railroad for an extension
Of the time for the completion Of
said road to Paint r ,ck aud Pig
con River, enters his reason on tho
record, briefly, as follows.
l. Since acquiring possession Of
said road the ASST gnecs have devel-
oped 4 purpose to obtain cont ol
nt all the transportation lines III
North Carolina, from Raleigh west,
and constitute already monopoly
dangerous to both the political ard
material interests Of the State.
2. They have given earnest Iof
these purposes by di>criminatioh
against the people of North Caro-
Ina III favor Of strangers and be-
tween the people thereof, in viola
ton OF law. il. the ,uattcr of freigllts
and charges.
3. Another party, that from
whom the assignees obtained this
property, offers to repur chase and
finish according 10 contract the
| said road, and build another, con-
meeting Herewith, from Salisbury
to Goidsboro, at their own expense,
thus establishing direct limo from
Duckfown to Beaufort harber, and
furn9llng competition against'the
monopoly OF the assiguees.
i. tnas,nuch as the failure ia
finish the road to Paint Rock and
flgeon klSer arose from causes
TO, which the assigneas were respon.
slbic, AMI which they could easily
! have 'nrrnonnted by diligence and
energy, II my opinion, tie cause
for indulgence provided for in the
law is not meritorious, and 1, tol
one. am not disposed to grant tavo,
!, in behalf Of the State to those WIN
show her none, and especially vii.
| not extend indul yance to the mo
nopoly which is seeking to enrich
:. the people and cities of other
States, ;t the expense of sacrificing
the only hope of obtaining the long
cherished idea of a grand centra
5 trunk line from the Mississippi Val
2 ley to Beaufort harbor, witl,on,
G cost to the State. and SAID line from
: Geldsboro to Salisbury will not b,
built unless tho party constructin,
1t can obtain possession of tho Wes
y tern North Carolina Railroad.
: For these and other reasons
n have declined to approve tn
0 application for en- extension O
G time.
II Commissioners Vance and Wortl
u reserving to themselves the righ
to make still further entries upol
i the record Of their reasons for tiei
:. actions, the commission adjourn
g ed.