Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-02-19
kDENTON, Feb 10. 1892.
SERIOUS CHARGES
MADE DIRECTLY AGAINST EDENTON
AND BY IksINUAT!ON AGAINST THE
PEOPLE OF THE STATE.
[ New Berne Daily Journal

New Berne Daily Journal
"There is a certain class of people
in North Carolina who will not pay
any debt fit IS possible to repudiate it
To that class the City Council of
EdenloH apparently belongs There
is another class which opposes and OBJ
structs progress, and to that class the
railroad commissioners belongs.
These have assessed and collected a
tax of 81, 800 on the cars Of the Pail
man Company which are used On the
railroads Of that State, either in tran
sit or otherwise. What. with rotten
hotels, debt, repudiators and dis
honest assignOrs, the State OF North
Carolina will soon be Z iven over to
1oot-pads"
The above paragraph is taken from
the first number of Southern Progress .
q monthly magazine of which Frank
A. Hay wood is editor and publisher.
The object of It's publication is said to
he the instruction and information of
those who are interested in Southern
development and it's present circaia-
ton is given at 10000 copies with
good prospect for increase. 1t will
thus be seen that what appears in its
columns will reach many readers,
over an extensive ssterritory, and Is
calculated to WELD strong influence
for the welfare or detriment of the
localities, corporations or individuals
whose characteristics are discussed in
it's columns.
Taking the quotation with which
this article starts, as criterion 1t
might quickly be inferred that IAN
enemy hath done this" but the writ
inss OF MIR. Haywood in the past, ana
the TACT that the first article in his
magazine is devoted to this State and
fur her, that larger space is given to
favorable mention Of North Carolina
thnn Is bestowed even upon the
Stale IA which 1t is published looks
IL ormA ole to such an opinion These
til nls beng SO, render 1t more In
Pc 1t that the complaint be makes
1,ce We attention.
Tuv statement grievance against
&h Wy Council OF Edcnton is thus
st; 49,. ii the magazine.
:. e controversy is between
Fr IA, A Haywood and the City
C..u.ci. Of Eide nton 10 regard to the
pay >, ut for a chapter In the Norfolk
aod ,nathern book. The City
c.. | voted to pay S75 tor repre-
sen i OF IN the work and accepted
tn, manuscript. Haywood filed his
pal ~! Tue contract but when he ask
cd ar payment the city council
p ~uly acting as the fav"rlLe
ptno pal OF many CaroIin,ans-avoid
p ysag any bill if posslble-rstused
ro -, til X x X Il should be said to
1hs, credit that the decent citizens
of .-Ienton opposed the action Of
these who are attempting to cast a
stu upon tue h"nor and good nam e
Vt L ,,enton by attempting TO rspu-
dtate / contrsct, and make some very
dam - az statements In regard to
he personnel Of tue council
We know nothing Ofthis case ex-
cept the statements in the Progress.
If just debt 10 due Mr.. Hay wood =
anu the council is in the wroBg the
people OF Edenton should see that he
is paid. but if the board 10 in the
right and his attack is unwarranted
every man ON it should see that the
accusations are refuted, and further
if the counc linen are not to blame i'm
the transaction the citizens of 1 den
ton should rise as one man. uphol