The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-10
Proposed Sale of the c. F. d. 7
v. Railroad.

IN credibly informed that an artl-
Gle has been published in your paper
n some other that S55,0 C0 had been
,frfrd GOV. Jarvis for the States IN
,crc,t in the Cape Fear x 1adkln Val
Lex Railroad. The insoleEce and Ell
froutry Of this proposition can only be
toualled 10y the a%osurdity and folly OF
rae. individual who would entertain 1t
with anv favorable consideration.
In the first place the property does
not belong I o the Governor, IN the
next place 1t is not for sale, and In the
thIrd place the price is SO inadequate
that it borders 50 far Oh the re tlculous
tt.at is is scarcely worthy of notice.
It has been predicted by several in
diyiduals that as soon as this work was
q little further developed the Execu-
tive of the State would be looking up
an auctioneer and a purchaser, for he
is - on selling Railroads. The IL
ternal Improvement men are quite sen
sitiye end nervous, since the late ex-
annie of indecent and hot haste by
which the Western road was sold, ana
wished to be in readiness to oppose
any such scheme that may be set on
foot in regard TO this important work
which they deem of great value tc
the State and individuals, however
%diminulive it may appear III the eyes
of others. Now bear with me a mo
ment. The charter for this road was
granted IN 1852 as | am informed Dy
ils excellent President, Mr.. julius a.
Gray. 1t has scarcely ever received d
word and smile of Appreciation IRON
North Carolina. OF this | do not com
Main but some Individuals with a llttlt
,,te aid have cherished and fed 1t aud
I'm, sufficient vitality in the body 10
keen OF the undertaken, wnich was
easily done, because the .unds OF the
ESTATE did not promise a very lat Jot
for funeral services. Our friend Ufay
uho j. one of those that Is alwaye VIII
mo 10 hollow for and help the under dot
took hold OF the convict patient, an
with the sun vi $4,000, aid the wolf
OF about $50 striped convlcts with ,
wheel barrows he has astonlshcd all De
holders at what may be done Oy gen
Uino pluck and hard knocks Ane
NOW having sold his bonds and pur
chased his iron he is soon to come uowl
and make contracts for cross-tles, ant
the superstructure will o 90 up
and the completion OF the road Is re
duced to a certainty, and 10 and Deholt
some one come ald proposes TO buy tn
whole road Tor one Doth part OF tn
value. Now let his money perish wit
him. We do net wish TO sell Tor an
mice but will live or die by our oW
bantling.
Now If the Governor is going to Sc
tins property or has 1t IN comtetHpl'
ton we would respectfully suggest TN
h. make a trip this way and ac4uaI
himself with the value Ut the worh, !t
II he has ever seen any part OF 1t al
no. aware Of it. When he was applle
L, BY the President Tor aid to lnduc
our worthy Treasurer to pay the 500
900. he was OF the opinion thai the IL
cation was through a very poor sectlo
-ol the country indeed, but soon aft'
~(u-ecuIdIng the ~nomlnatlonl he wrote
glorious description of the fertility
the land through which 1t passed
Greensboro Patriot.
W. print the foregoing to show no
"a great msny persons Zee. Al u
ss,ae time, We hope 10 see the q;
nh,n no ''Gosernol" a have Il
L.anipula,lun of Railroad affairs or
t~e,,sis. Aud ifGen. ~lmboden's crow
Will bind To m>elses to build the ro'
within tao Years, we hope The sale W
be made.