The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-12
Railroads..

The Cape Fear Il. X. has just re-
ceived two freight engines with is inch
cvlinders,-2f inch stroke. With hind
legs like that, the Iron Horse a drag a
WAGON load.-Fresident Battle and
Treasurer Patterson resigned from the
University II. r., and were succeeded
by Col. A. Il. Andrews and Sherwood
Badger. The change was merely nomi-
nal.--Mr. ID. NJ. Allen, of Whining
ton, was inspecting a locomotive ut
Montgomery. Ala. The boiler burst,
and blew him into atoms.
5. Seymour's 27-year suit against
the Cape Fear s. y. Y. r. r.. was COM
promised last week, on q basis Of mu-
tual concession. and some stock, we
suppose. Seymour & Co., i'll 1916.
were contractors. and took a contract
to grade part Of the line OF the Western
Il. R.-now the Cape Fear. Their
work ceased in May Of that year in con
sequence of a .iangle about their meth
DDS, and the company's failure 10 pay
rs the work was done. We know moth
inc about that. But as Seymour 81 Co.
began suit in the Federal court, and
have pushed it rorsistently. the matter
acted as a clog upon the energies Of the
road. The claim for debt ran to about
$50. 000,-while the claim for damage
trebled that sum and few capitalists
care to buy a law suit. The comprc-
mise or settlement of the case clears the
way for rapid completion of the road,
which viii make a vast change in Cen
trail North Carolina the not specially
favorable TO Raleigh.
The extension Of the II. & a. Il. r.
from Hamlet southwark to connect with
the South Carolina system OF railroads,
is the only hope now left to Raleigh to
escape from her corner, and take posi-
ton as 4 CITY. on 4 through route.
When the North Carolina II. Il. was
built it was designed 10 watt the traffic
OF the State. and the westward States.
this way: but as things have turned
about, thanks to political ambitions,
that route takes away more than il
brings to doors. Other roads have
also injured US. The Midland road
drains a large cotton section to smith
field. The Oxford road takes some
trade which formerly was wagoned
hither. The Cape Fear II. II. has now
reached asection which formerly wagon
ed to Raleigh; and when the connec-
lion with Greensboro IS made much
traffic viii 90 thlther. These things are
fixed, and Interchangeable.
Is Raleigh. then, doomed to be showed
into a corner: No. not by Il large ma
iority, il She resolve against it, and act
up to her resolution. We have many
points in the game, if our players chose
to use them. ERergy and adrertjsin1
hare tuWed the tide 81 business to !
thousand towHs with far pooreJ chance,
than Rdleiyh. No inland town is better
situated for manufacturing. Millions o.
dollars can be rolled into the city in the
shape of tobacco, cotton. timber. North
ern travel, school patronage, etc. And
If the Hamlet road be pushed to Cam.
den, :. c. and on to Columbia. there
Will be 1000 bales OF cotton from the
richest section of South Carolina Offered
to our Brokers, if they show the will anC
capacity to capture 1t. Furthermore.
this route would take Us out OF the
elbow. and put us on a Through Route.
like Charlotte and Greensboro.
As we stated last week. there are
strenuous efforts by the North and Soutl
Carolina Railroad managers t, break
up, OF break down. the Railroad Com.
mission in that State, with the secondary
result of nipping IN the bud whatsoevel
tendency towards a commission may ex.
ist in North Carolina. We care little
how the struggle shall end,-becaust
we have little faith in Railroad Commits.
sions. They are almost certain to be
either owned by the R%ailroaders. OF
else composed of cast-iron Egotists who
ruin both sides in the name of Reform
But we started to give the news from
Columbia. There was a notable gath.
ering Of Railroad notables last week
including nearly all the II. r. president.
from Florida, Ga, s. T.. y. c., anC
Tenn. 4 lengthy. but temperate. Ne.