The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-08
this time, to wit, Saturday. May 7th,
when returned with the petition

Sunday. On Monday. May eth, nine
days after the meeting, [ presented the
petition for extension to Gov. Jarvis.
one Of the commissioners, who examin-
Ell it and said it was just as the com
mis.ioners required it, and as soon as
they met they would sign the grant of
extension previously agreed upon. Any
further delay therefore the signing the
extension was due to the commissioners.
not TO myself. | had performed strictly
what | promised. and was waiting for
them to complete their promise. The
iutimation that the controllers whom
l represented were procrastlnating 10
gain time upon which alone Senator
Vance bases the withdrawal of his as
sent TO the grant Of extension, is En
worthy of :he Senator, and il asahsurl
as it is unfouuded; for how could any
time be gained, when in any event the
extension was to date from july lat
1t is upon a grade with his italicised
assertion that the original bill and the
grant Of extension required that there
shall be continually OF the lines a
sufficient number of bands to insure the
completion of the road in the time. =
The reader will be surprised to learn 10y
reference TO the documents that there
rs no such oppression either in the Act or
in the grant of extension, and that the
'~'technical' argument which the Sena-
tor has advanced is founded solely upon
his inaccurate memory.
Pending the application for aD eI
tension of time the Western North
Carolina Railroad Company had adver-
tised to let out the contracts to build
the road to Pigeon River. and the con
tractors were TO have the expected four
months time to complete their work
it can be imagined therefore with what
surprise | received from Governor Jar
Wis the following letter, which was de
livered to me on the day 1t bears date
NORTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, :
RALEIGH, May 18th, 1881, !
Col. A. y. 1Rireus:
DEAR SIR:-I am Just in receipt of =
letter from Hon. Il b. Vance, in which
he asks me TO notify YOU that he
withdraws the assent gwen 10y him to an
extension Of time for the completion OF
the Western North Carolina Railroad
to Pain Rock and Pigeon River. Please
ace, III this as such notice.
The application presented tn TIE by
YOU last Monday. signed by ". i. Clyde
r. VI. Logan and \. 5 Buford, assignee
VAS in form us agreed upon. and ] shall,
when the commissioners meet, vote to
give the conditional extension as indi
Gated in the memorandum made at ouI
meeting in Raleigh some weeks ago.
Truly yours,
(Signed.) THos. j. JARVIS.
This communication, which seemed
to end2nger the grant OF extension
which | had been promised, caused me
much anxiety. and l insisted to Gov.
I Jarvis that he and DIR. Worth should
stand 10y their promise, or | would be
forced to stop the work and refuse tC
let out the contracts. Gov. Jarvis as
sured me that he felt bound and woulo
grant the extension agreed upon. DIR
Worth was then in Randolph county
and urged Gov. Jarvis to write him
letter explaining the critical situation
Of affairs, and hat | would send it will
the petition and insist that be, DR.
Worth, should sign the extension. Nov
bear in mini hat the fraud Of which
Senator Vance accuses me consists II
obtaining DIR. Worth's signature to th'
extension ''in ignorance. of his Vanse's
letter" Gov. Jarvis wrote the follow
ing letter to DIR. Worth:
RALEIGH, n. c., Nay Ia, 1881.
Hon. J. II. Worth:
My DEAR SIR:-You will Iemembe
that at the meeting of the commissioner
Of the Western North Carolina Rail
road it WAS agreed by yourself, Gov
Vance and myself that we woIld ex-
tend the time for the completion Of tn
road to Paint Rock and Pigeon River
upon the application being made to US
signed by CLYDE, Buford and Logan
With the amendment suggested by us
Upon this promise of ours, they hav
advertised to let the road to contrac
from Asheville to Pigeon River on tn
.Sth. Yhey presented to me last Nor
day the application for the extension
IN the form and signed by the partie
- agreed upon by US, as you will sc
by an examination of the papers itself
They have done all on their part tina
they agreed to do or were required I
do; and for one, | propose to do wha
| agreed to do.
Gov. Vance wrote me yesterday tina
circumstances had ONE to his Know
edge since he was here which lnduc
him 10 withdraw bis assent to the cx
tension and asked me to SO inform Co
Andrews. This | al once did, and
fear it is about to seriously retard tn
-. ne o,,rCa thar nannnt lot RI
road 10 contract or go Oh with the wor
in a satisfactory way unless they ha'
an assurance that they viii be above
to 60 IN.
The situation then seems to be thi
we have TO take the responsibility
extend the time or the responsibility
, stop the work. | choose to take the I,
sponsibility to extend the time.
; you agree with me, you can, in vol
own way, say so to Al drews in writing
[ have already done il for myself.
Truly, yours,
Signed THoS. j. JARVIS,
! Nv clerk, Dir. Badger, was sent wit
this letter and tie petition to ID
Worth in Randolph. DIR. Worth rea
/ the letter CT Gov. Jarvis and the amsn(
ed petition and then delivered to d
= Badger the following paper:
Il hereby agree to the extension
4 four month. time for the completion
/ he Western North Carolina Railroad
5 Paint Rock and Pigeon River, as .tatt
in the within paper, provided that it
0 40 other respect affects the origin
4 contract with the State of North Car
{ lina."