The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-26
IMPORTANT !NrElLiCENCE
Mr.. Best on his Feet again!

The arrival of Mr.. VIM. j. Best, and
several Boston millionaires Is elsewhere
noted. 1t means business. 1t Is worth
talking atoIt. If it result as Is hoped,
North Carolina may continue to stand
as a Sovereign STATE, not simply a
strip of land between W States, an
~appendage Of Virginia a mere "TI9ht
full Trading Territory of Richmond.
1t appears that Mr.. Best, who TO all,
the piausibllity of the Irishman, adds
the tenacity of the Scott, aud the bull
dog pluck of the Briton, has never
abandoned his celebrated plan for real
izing the dream Of u Grand-Dads,
yelept a North Carolina System
His adherence to his project, IN the
face of successive failures, and unllmi
ted abuse and misconceptlon greatly
due to the secresy and mystery OF his
own movements Is something Won0er
full, and may be accepted as a favorable
augury for the future.
The histOryof his first failure Is pretty
generally known. How, after getting
the special session, and the contract.
be was deserted By his Grace less and
Frsh-y colleagues who feared their money
might be ~engulfed III another Mud
Cut." When this occurred Mr.. Best
displayed a frmness in friendship which
come of his high official friends OF that
period did not emulate. La other words,
when he saw failure starelng him IN the
face and when be realized that II this
failure should become public, it would
destroy Governor Jarvis and turn
the State election Chen a few weeks
Distant, Mr.. Best felt compelled to
take the last chance; which was a
mortgage to the Richmond & Dan
vile. 1t became soon apparent that
this was a contingency long contempla'
ted BY the II. & ID. managers, and Mr..
Best early ascertained that he had walk
ed into Mr.. Spyders plrlor.
50 much for the Past. The present
is better. MIR. Best has succeeded IN
enlisting the interest and money OF
Messrs. Coleman, Sprague, Denny, Car
ruth, ct al, and has come to Raleigh
prepared to offer t the Richmond e
Danville Railroad, to lift the mortgage,
paying every dollar, with interest, that
has been advanced by the Richmond
men, and at once proceed to carry out
the original contract. The formal Offer
to the mortgages has been made but
no reply has yet been had.
The next step will probably be q lega
one: i. e. TO force the Il. 4 ID. people tC
give up the Road.
Meantime, the matter came up at
meeting of the State Commission yes,
terday. The Act of Sale authorizes the
| H. w., - 30 laa1ora thn onn.
tract vitiated at any time in default
of reasonable diligence in completing
the road. All men can see that 1t i:
physically impossible to complete the
Road by July 18th and the new Syndi-
cate We're represented by counsel, before
the Commission yesterday, to obtain as
surance of its good will in the premises.
Reliable outside information is to the
effect indicated in our last weeks paper,
viz: That Gov. Vance and DIR. Worth
decidedly favor Best & Co., with Gov.
Jarvis leaning to the Richmond & Dam
vile people; or at least, such has been
his tendency.
Relative to the Syndicate it may be
added that Mr.. Best's project comprises
the lease or purchase of the Goldsboro
and Beaufort II r the building of an
air Line from Goldsboro to Salisbury,
and the working of the entire line-as
a Carolina Trunk Line. There is every
reason to believe Best thoroughly in
earnest, and well backed this time.
The Commission is still in session but
it is thought will agree to the plan. If
so, Messrs. b. & Go. will go to Beau
ford this evening.
Improbable as it weuld appear,
We learn that there is great p~robabili-
ty that the II. 4 ID. II. r. will obtain
a controlling interest in the Whining
ton and Weldon Railroad ere another
fortnight. Go it, Richmond. Good
Bye, Norfolk /.