The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-15
formed Col. Andrews Of its contents. and
given him the notice requested.

HOa . III
the suggested amendments. mad, and
,igned by Messrs. w. =. Clyde. A. s.
Buiord and I. Nj. Logan, ~assipnees.
he wished to have it presented to each
OF the commissioners at once, but | told
him to hold it till we met to examine
the work, as that was our understand
ing. lie will SO present the paper when
we can be got together.
l have recently been very much en-.
couraged with the belief that the pres.
ent owners are about to begin work in
earnest On both lines Of the road: and |
shall regret to learn that you have in
your possession any facts to prove that
they do not so intend to act.
If 1T shall turn out that am right
as TO their purposes, | trust that no
question of reasonable time shall prevent
their going Oh with the work.
IT, on the other hand. it shall TURF
out that | am deceived and that they
do not intend to work on the Duck
town line, you viii! find me ready to do
my full duty In the matter.
am determined, as far as in me lies.
to have this road completed without
Cost or trouble to the State, and [ be
ileVe by proper management in can be
done. To declare the contract fortified
throws the road back upon the State
j thing | should be slow to do as long
as there Is a reasonable prospect of the
work being done in any reasonable
time.
/ am, truly yours,
THOS j. JARVIS.
On the same day on which wrote
TO the Governor, but at a later hour, |
addressed a letter to DIR. Worth. Tine
.ne in question. | applied to him
FOR a copy Of it, and he SAID it was mis-
placed OF its contents. | can state
from recollection, IN which he confirms
ne, that it was fuller than the one to
Gov. Jarvis, and requested him to do
nothing further until our next meeting
On the envelope, over my initials, was
! request to Mr.. Balm, chief clerk liz the
Treasury. to forward Immediately if the
Doctor should not be in Raleigh.
The G~o,ernor'sl letter arrived by way
of Greensboro, at 80 p. m. and Col.
Andrews was informed OF lis Contents
Immediately. By the rc;urn mail of
that day, which left Raleigh at 4
o'clock p. m, the Governors letter,
Abol e quoted, Was dispatched to me.
[ ask a careful perusal of it, as necessary
TO an understanding of the situation.
Now, Col Andrews was in possession
of my purpose by, say, . o'clock, or
Friday, the 18th. If the necessity o.
obtaining the extension was 81 gred.
hat without it, as Col. Andrews say
ne told Governor Jarvis, ''that he should
ha fnr.aI tn ctnn tho vnrLfD an6 rafrsa
to let out the contracts advertised for,
why no messenger sent to DR.. Worth
that day Gov. JARVIS had time to
write a full letter to me and one to Col
Andrews. 1t would seem therefore,
hat the Colonel would have bad time
q dispatch his messenger by the same
train. / can only conjecture the Teasoh
why. My letter to Dir. Worth having
been written at a later hour on the 18th
than tie one to the Governor, was dis
patched from Washington by a differ
ent route, and arrived IN Raleigh by way
of Weldon, at s p. m., on Friday, the
18th. 1t wasn't received at the Treas
urer's office until business hours next
lay. There it was opened and read
and then forwarded by the 4 O'Clock
rain to A~sheboro, so Mr.. Balm says.
There being no secrecy about it's exis-
fence or contents, if any one spoke Of
it | wish not to impute the slightest i'm
propriety thereto. | do not know that
any one did SO speak. But do know,
at least Gov. Jarvis so told me, that
some hours after the regular train had
left that day, bearing my letter to DIR.
Worth, a special engine left Raleigh
going the same direction, on which was
Mr.. S. Badger. the agent of Col. An
drews, bearing the application for the
ex;ention of time and the following
urgent letter Of Gov. Jarvis, heretofore
published By Col. Andrews:
! RALEIGH, N. c., May IA, 1881.
lion. H. VI. Worth:
My DEAR SIR:-You will remember
that at tn meeting Of the commission j.
ers Of the Western North Carolina Rail
road it was agreed by yourself, Gov.
Vance and myself that we would extend
the time for the completion of the road
to Paint Rock and Pigeon River. up n
application being made to us signed y
clyde, Buford and Logan, with the
amendments suggested bJ US Upon
lLlS plOLDii5C ii OuIS, luCy h@sC iNCI
tised to let the road to contract from
Asheville to Pigeon River OF the 18th
inst. They presented to me last Mon
day the application for the extension
in the form and signed by the parties
as agreed by US, az you will see by ar
examination of the paper itself. They
have done all on their part that they
agreed to do or were required to do,
and for one | propose to do what agreed
to do.
Gov. Vance wrote me yesterday that
circumstances had come to his knowl
edge since he was here which induce
him to withdraw his assent to the ex
tension, and asked me TO so inform Col.
Andrews. This | at once did, and
fear it is about to seriously retard the
work. OF curse they cannot let the
road to contract or go on with the work
in a satisfactory way unless they have
an assurance that they will be allowed
to go on.
The situation, then, seems to be that
we have to take the responsibility to
extend the time or the responsibility
to stop the work. Ichoose to take the
responsibility to extend the time. Ii
you agree with me you can, in your
own wsy, say so to Andrews in writ
ing. l have already done it for my
self. Truly yours,
(Sigred) THos. D. JARVIS.
This agert pursued his journey across
the country from the railroad, on Sun
day. beat the mail bearing my letter.