The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-10
Railroad Items.

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| State last week. CT Friday morning a
freight train on the r. & G. r. II. be
tween Castor and Weldon, while stop
ping to take water at a tank was sud
denly knocked into pi by the rush OF
four or five cars which had broken
loose near the top of a long down grade,
and were not missed until they spilled
themselves on top Of the forward pOr-
ton of the train. The accident occur
ed in a cutting, and effectually blocked
the road for the day; the passengers
and mail being transferred.
On Saturday morning bad luck
changed 20 the n. G. Road, and wreck
ed a train, by derailment. a little east
of Durham. Eight ears We're "pi'd;"
and a negro train hand dangerously
hurt.
last week on the Raj. & Hamlet r.
Il. two ears Of the construction train
we're burned near Keyser. The flames
actually burned the blankets of the
sleeping trackmen.
Col. W. j. Best was in Raleigh
last week, and was booked to ~speechity
to the colored Fair; bat is understood
to have gone with Engineer Andrews,
mot the big engineer Of the tother syn
dicate) to review the route Of the Colds
bore and Smithield Trunk Line, which
is said to be ready for the iron fully SIX
miles from Goldsboro.
Apropos, the Newborn Nc,cs says
Mr.. Best has withdrawn the proposal
he made to the Elm City folks to locate
his big shops in hat town if they
would vote him $50, 600 IN bonds as a
bonus. The NetrS surmises that the
shops will be '::located on some of the
waters OF Chatham or Randolph coun-
ties" II wouldn't be a bad idea. The
prevalence Of iron and coal in that re-
gion would be a convenience. But we
suspect the Netherlands aren't more
than half scared.
The Western n. C. r. r. commits
%sioners begin their examination of
Freight Determinations at Charlotte
this week. 1t Is strange that public
announcement of the fact was not made
throughout the State.
The net profits of the Richmond
and Danville for the fiscal year ending
September 80, after paying large sums
for betterment of the property, were
500, 600, which makes over 10 per
cent. on the stock 80, ga shares.
Mr.. Fabius IL. Busbee is actively
employed in the councils of the r. &
ID. Il. II. on the Raleigh quarter deck.
| Schenk, Busbee, Staples, ct o~lterOs, are
the legal sentinels watching the corks
all along the line.
-Syndicates must be an Of-shoOt
from the term ''shindy cats" judging
from the shindys and fur-claws-in ~
which have resulted since Best and Blu
ford came to the scratch.
W. j. Best and w. B. Walters
have started a store at La Grange.
Nothing like keeping a plenty of irons
in the fire.
Gov. Jarvis and Treasurer Worth
went west on Monday, with Col. a. b.
Andrews, in his private car, to inspect
the ten miles Of new track on the Yves
tern II. r., after which they will open
the question of freight Discrimina-
ton at Charlotte.
By the by. the Western Road is
bound to reach Wolf Greek ere the close
Of another week, to comply with the
contract. But a month 5 notice" is
also provided for; which will give time
enough, we suppose.
The Tennesseeans are pushing to
meet Andrews at the State line. There
ought to be a grand Jubilee over the
long talked of Rsilroad union Of Caro-
lima and her daughter.
The CITIZEN intimates that a new
line may be followed, west of ''Pidgeon
River, instead Of the old one by way OF
Wanynesvilie and Webster.
A number of wealthy Tennessseans
have taken u a charter for a railroad
from Dayton on the Cincinnati Southern
to Murphy, Cherokee county, there to
meet the Ducktown route, "a well as
the Marietta Railroad, which is pushing
through Murphy; having II miles east
of that town already graded.