The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-10
Railroad Items.

McBee, at Salisbury.
Col. Talcott, general manager of the
Richmond s Danyille X. r., has resign
ed.
Col. A. s. Buiord. President of the
Richmond & Danville, has been elected
a director of the Augusta, Elberon &
Chicago road.
A postal from Prof. John Duckett,
of Hamilton High School, saws the
Observation-Disclosures and Raleigh II. Il.
SURVEYOR have crossed the Roanoke
river mile, above Fort Branch.
The y. c. X. r. Directors were in
session several days OF last week. The
reports to the effect that this road is
about 10 Absorb the Raleigh u Abe
marie X. K. still continue in circulation.
How cur Northern Brethren are
profitting by the revival of the South il
shown by the fact that a train of two hun
dred cars-(drawn by ) engines. each
with 40 box cars arrived last week. the
Journal says
Says Tarboro SDmherRer The en-
gineer who are blazing the way for the
Norfolk and Goldsboro Railroad have To-
Gated the crossing Of Chowan river five
miles below Winton, and we're sounding
the Roanoke, at WILLIAMSON on Tues
day.
Gen. W. 6. Lewis began the survey
Of the Raleigh aud Rocky Mount X. X.
Thursday last. His first point is Nash
this week. Then will come the question
whether til, X .hnOni X DAnvilie pco-
= I Vii tuy the road
DR.. Thos. ID. Hogg and Col. Thos.
Sumner have been inspecting the n. 1.
Il. II. as experts. and they report it in
fine condition between Greensboro and
Charlotte,-Roadmaster Dodson having
put down steel rails. new ties and bal
last on a large portion of the route.
We notice also that the Western papers
highly compliment the condition of the
tStCIU ~. - II. IL IlClC ID NV
much doubt that the r. & ID. people
know how to manage Railroads and
but for the political intrigues, and the
Northern detection of our States traffic,
no II could regret the changes which
have occurred.
The Cape Fear and Yadkin T. r.
met last week at Greensboro. The fol-
lowing gentlemen present Messrs. John
d. Williams. John NJ. Rose and Geo. NJ.
Rose, of Fayetteville X. II. Murchison,
Of New York A. G.. Stokes, OF Rich
mond j. Turner Morehead, of Leaks
vile +. Morehead, of Durham; w. A.
Lash, Of Stokes; w. A. Moore, of Sur
rs and their attorney, Robert I. Gray, of
Raleigh and j. S. Morrison. chief en-
gineer. Messrs. r. w. Donnell, o. New
York, and Z. J. Lilly, of Fayetteville
were the only members OF the syndicate
not present.
The stockholders of the Raleigh 4
CASTOR Railroad Company held their an
nual meeting at the Office of the Compa.
ny in this city on Monday. A large
person or By proxy. Mr.. Enoch Pratt,
Of Baltimore, and was chosen chairman,
and w. W. Vass and j. B. Martin, Sec
~retarles. The report of the President
and Directors was very satisfactory. John
NJ. Robinson was unanimously reelected
President, and the old Board of Directors
were re elected. The report of the gen
eral superintendent as to the condition Of
the rolling stock and track of the road
was also very gratifying. New cars and
engines have been purchased and sixty
odd miles of the road have been laid with
the best steel rails, and the road is now
being thoroughly ballasted with stone.
The meeting was very harmonious. At a
meeting OF the directors all the old off
GERS of road were re-elected.-The
stockholders of the Raleigh & Augusta
Air Line railroad also met at their office.
President John Nj. Robinson, of the
Seaboard and Raleigh Righteousness
as follows to a committee of citizens who
wanted him to build a branch from the
Carolina Central to Liberty Hill, ia Ker-
shaw county, S. c.:
BALTIMORE. September "a.
Dear sirs: Your letter addressed to
me as president of the Carolina Central
Railroad has been forwarded to me. Oul
system of railroads which extends from
Portsmouth. and from Wilmington, to
Shelby, n. c., is owned by its stockhol-
ders simply as an investment. We have
been gradually placing our companies in
such a strong financial condition as would
enable us to build feeders, or at least to
aid In building feeders to our long line
into vari us sections of South Carolina.
We have contemplated a road to Ben
nettsville, a road to Chester, a road to
Spartanburg. and last, but not least, a
road via Lancaster Courthouse to some
point in your section OF country.
| am very sorry to say that there is nc
inducement to building railroads 10 South
Carolina. Cn the contrary, | think per
sons who would invest much money 10 such
enterprises in your State would be apt to
) put their capital in great leopard .
The action of your Legislature last
winter has certainly been sufficient an
nouncement to persons interested in
building railroads that they build L
, South Carolina at their own peril. [ for
: one, would certainly not be willing to put
money in railroads in a State which un-
: dertake to dictate how they are to be
managed. and what rates are to be charg-
ed. =
Charlotte Observer: A colored man
!. was seen walking about town yesterday
; with his head tied up in a manner that
attracted a good deal Of attention, and
on asking him the reason of all his ban
dages, he stated that he was shot last
! night by Capt. E +. Everitt, conductor
Oh the Carolina Central Railroad. The