Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-07-07
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
Another Railroad Scheme.

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- The annual meeting of the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railroad Company was
held at Morehead city on the 1st and End in
slant. The officers reported an increase in
the gross earnings over the previous fscal
year of "a per cent. The net earnings for
the same period we're also largely increased:
Propositions to lease this road were sub
mitted by the Wilmington and Weldon Rail
road Company, and by the Midland North
Carolina Road. Each offered the same rep.
tai and substantially the same terms, but the
stockholders, by vote of 1885 against 9lO
shares directed that the lease be made to the
Midland Road.
The committee appointed to receive and
report the bids recommended the acceptance
of the Midland's offer, as that company pro.
poses to use the Atlantic and North Carolina
Road as its eastern division. This road now
runs from Beaufort harbor to Goldsboro, and
is ninety eight miles long. The engineers of
the Midland Company are now surveying an
air line from Goldsboro to Salisbury, and the
entire road will shortly be put under contract.
The completion of this line will reduce the
distance between Goldsboro and Salisbury
forty miles. At Salisbury connection will
be made with the Western North Carolina
Railroad, which will form the western divi.
sion of the main stem of the Midland sys-
TEN. 1t is asserted that the whole line will
be completed and in operation from Beaufort
harbor to the Tennessee State line within
twelve months.
Weather Prophecy fer July.
- Mr.. Henry G. Vennor, the weather
prophet" in letter to newspaper in Ottawa,
Canada, of the 23rd ultimo, makes the follow
ing predictions Of the weather during the
present month:
81 believe that the present summer is one
in triad of similar summers. probably the
middle one. 1t is likely to resemble that of
1880, and to differ in some Of its minor details.
The approaching month of July will give
great deal of rain, as in 1880, over large
portion of the United States and Canada, while
in Great Britain the weather will, in all prob
ability, be likewise stormy and wet. The
storms of wind, thunder and lightning are like
ly to be severe and frequent The heaviest
rains for New York and vicinity would be after
the 20th, probably on the 2lst and 22d dates
between the 10th and 18th days all exceed.
ingly hot term is likely to be experienced in
both the United States and Canada. Within
a few days from the close of the month, prob.
ably about the 9th or 2sth, cool wave will
occur, carrying frosts in Canada and cool
weather generally, with storms Of wind and
rain throughout the United States. Where
storms have been severely felt in the Western
and Southwestern States during June, there
also will the seyerest storms Of July be expe.
rieneed. Notwithstanding these frequent and
severe storms during the month, frequent al.
formations of fine hot weather will counteFact
to great extent the damage done to crops ip
general in the West. The entrance of July
in Canada, and also to a considerable extent
in the United States, will be cool and show
cry, and the present lookout for the Fourth
is not very promising one.'