The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-12-14

from Governor Scales policy, and adopt
a broad policy, one that viii be aceepta bic
to the business men of this section They
have a right to expect this. Without
knowing anything of Judge Fowles pur-
poses in the matter, | undertake to say
that he will not act in haste-that he will
consult the people most Interested. He
viii ascertain, if he makes any inquiry at
all, that it will be his duty to tell Mr..
Bryan that his services will not be needed
longer. The people here think that Mr..
Bryan's appointment was secured by in
fiuences IN Raleigh. He HAD NO SUPPORT
AT HOME. They think that, inasmuch as
Raleigh influences have controlled the road
four years, Governor Fowle will do them
the justice to let them have Il word to say
in regard to It's management during his
term. If Governor Fowle will choose a
popular, capable, and broad man as Presi
dent of The road, he can do more to de
velop this section of country and to make
his administration strong in the affections
of the people than any Governor has done
since the war. / he does what the people
here desire and what they have right to
expect, the man and the occasion will have
met
During short stay here | have talked
with several gentlemen about the road,
and the above is the opinion that is held
by nearly every body in New Berne. re-
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about Eastern North Carolina and its
needs as any man in the State to give me
bis views in writing, and he has done so
What he says is entitled to great weight
He writes:
Il have only a few moments in which to
give you my views Gas you requested
should) upon the subject of the policy
administration in the management Of the
affairs Of the a. Il n. G. L. T.
lin the first place the people Who I've
along the line Of this road insist that the
directors appointed by the State and the
States Proxy should be taken from along
the line Of the road because they viii be
more likely TO understand the transp0r
tatlOn wants than strangers, and less apt
10 be influenced by hostile interests It is
simply the right of local self govern nlt Mt
they demand. GOV. Jarvis was the first
Executive to disregard this policy, he did
this however IN iurtherance OF a scheme
which he believed would be highly beneficial
to the business of the road | know am
warranted in making the statement that
this wise and patriOtic officer would never
have thus dlsregaried the custom witt
reference 80 the management Of thlSroad,
but for the traffic arrangement, from
which he hoped so much, made with the
Richmond & Danville system. 1t vas with
the hope of drawing, under this arrange
mcut, business for the road from Raleigh
that Col Faison, of your city, VINO was a
large shipper Of cotton, was mad, a Direc
tor. 1t was thought he would not only send
his own, but would assist in influencing
others, to ship by way of New Berne-
In furtherance Of the same scheme Col.
y B. Andrews was made General Super
intendent Of the road, with almost abso-
lutte control of its management.
1t viii be apparent TO every one that
with the diScOntinuance OF this arrange
rnent the reason for selecting Directors
from Raleigh ceased.
when, therefore, GOV. Scales not only
retained Col Faison but added ano, heI
Director from Raleigh and went to Chat
/ ham after his State Proxy, the people
/ along the road regarded his action as not
| only a slight, but as a q rect imputatlon
/ against their capacity aud patriotism.
! Our people haye no objection personally
TO Messrs. Faison, Stronach and Womack,
| for they are all competent and honorable
gentlemen. Their objection goes solely tC
the policy of selecting men whose remote
ness from the road may reasonably be
| supposed 70 initiate against both their in
terest aud knowledge of its affairs. 1t Is
| Gov. Scales'S persistence in this line o.
policy together with the suspicion that
| the present President is not in as full sym
pathy with immediate interest of the peo
pie who live on the road as he should be
vi hich has made Gov. Scales and the pres
ent administration of the a. d N. G. r. r
so unpopular in the East. and which make
the people Of that section so UNIVERSAL,
clamOrOuS for a change both in its polio
and its management. | have not tim
now to discuss IN detail Mr. Bryan
management of the road 1t has no doub
been economical and conservative, bu
disappointing and unpopular in the eX
treme. Our people demand somethin
more of this road than that lis train
shall be put on its track and 1u
from one end to the other, and tha
its road bed and rolling stock sha
be improved by increasing its Indebted
ness. They demand that it shall be use'
to develop the commerce Of the adjacen
territory by constructing branch lines int
Jones and Onslow and Pamllco and Green
counties Why not this aud more?
not pr ogress the watch word in railroad
ing as in everything else?"
The views of this intelligent gentleman
who raDrpSpntS the great majority Of til
people of this section, are entitled
weight. }. d.
: For he &. =. Senate.
Especial Cor. State CHRoNICLE.l