The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-31
A very Great Deal of Difference.

Inc CtaleSNllie LtHhHtU1n, 49,
editor was appointed by Gov. JARVIS
State Proxy for the Western \. e. X;
r. stock last fall copies the remarks OF
the Fayetteville Examiner, in reference
TO our view vi The Best Syudlcate-Rich-
mond K Danyiic Dubble, aud endorses
them as follows ,
This is. all personal and political
pre- uiice aside. the common-sense view
of the situation. What difference does
it make to the State of North Carolina
whether Best or another takes this
property off its hands and completes 1t
But. strange to say, now As from the
beginning. those who most bitterly de-
nCunced the sale are most narrowed by
the apprehension that IT. terms VIII be
violated and the road revert to the
State. In the language of another, at
ter having denounced the whole bargain
and sale as an unbiu,hing steal, they
denounce Jarvis because he does not
nog take Best by the throat and force
him to consummate the robbery.
We presume that the landmark will
not 90 US the justice to let Its readers
see our reply t o the E.camtaer, land, by
consequence, to its own endorsement OF
that paper, for our answer was printed
a. long ago as March 18th, prior to the
appearance Of the above. But We ask
a readers to note that there are public
Journals in North Carolina which can
coolly ask" What difference does 1t
make uhether Best. or unother, (namely,
the Richmond < Danville K R.)-takr,
the property of its hands and completes
i1'
We have only a few inches of space
to respond, as our columns are about
filled; but a single sentence ought to
suffice. Does it make no difference
whether "a great State Work of Internal
Improvement which has been build
ing for years with taxes wrung from an
impoverished people, shall now, when
beginning to be profitable, pass into
hands that will pervert the patriotic
purpose of that people, and convert the
road into a mere feeeier for Virginia
seaports, instead for our North caro-
lima parts? Does it make no difference
whether Mr.. Best (who solcmnly swore
to carry out the grand scheme Of a
North Carolina sy,ten) shall step aside
and allow the road to become a mere
suck pipe to drain mountains to
Richmond?
Look at the present situation of our
State" Roads? Is it not a farce to
call them North Carolina Works Of
Internal Improvements p The Rich
moni people laugh at the idea!
Why it was only last Friday that the
Richmond State, III a three column ar
reciting the great benefits the
Richmond and North Carolina r. K.
had brought to Richmond, advocated
another suck-pipe, as follows:
The trade of Richmond de-
"man1s another road from Keysville to
''the NorM CuroLra border, and thence
"tio,cn Mtough tie richest counties of
"thot State. It's .your Natural 7rlJ-
"Httry and yoHr rtghtful murketr'
Aud Gel. Tlos, X. Sharp tells the
Richmond and the Danville people,
that his narrow guage will pay 6 per cent
on eve dollar invested ''Gecuuse n wtU
he rich pro,lucts Of South Western
Norh C"rOi,"a to OMr cities"
And it was only last Sunday thatthe
Richmond D,spatch used this signif
language: 1t has been understood
tor some tImc past that the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company intended
to extend the Midland road from Dan
rille tt Charlotte and to seek consolida-
ion with Atlanta and Charlotte. The
of such a road vould make
a real to Richmond for the
southern trade Of North and South Car
and Georgaa. The interests of
IRE the Interests of her qscat
the Richmond and DunriWe road.
For several weeks the Danville syndi-
cate, as it is called, have beel on the
to drert the threatened tnuaston of
Richmond's commercial territory"