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Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-01-28
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16
TT IS A BONA FIDE BID.

When the Seaboard Airline first
made its proposition to pay rental Of
$500, 900 per year for the North Carolina
Railroad, the attorneys of the Southern
Railroad said that President Hoffman
was not authorized to make the offer.
We publish elsewhere a telegram show
ing that the directors Of the Seaboard and
Roanoke and Raleigh and CASTOR rail
road, which virtually own the whole Sea-
board system, had unanimously officially
endorsed Mr.. Hoffman's proposition.
The Seaboard Airline, as Capt. 5. b.
Alexander said, can well afford to pay
$400, 600 per year for this property. The
Southern Railway puts up guarantee
of only $4,000 for its ninety-nine year
lease. The fact that the road pays hand
somely is the best guarantee that either
of these roads could afford to pay hand
somely for its rental.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16
NOTHING DEMOCRATIC ABOUT IT

The facts printed in Sundays paper,
showing that the Board of Internal Inn
provement refused to approve or ratify
the 90 year lease was a surprise to most
people. Neither of the gentlemen who
belong to the Board had spoken of it
out of Difference to Governor Cars wish
es. But if all the facts ever appear, the
people will rejoice to know that in an
hour that tried men, Messrs. Norris and
Beckwith would not sanction a transac-
tfon which was injurious 10 the people.
Not only did the Board of Internal I'm
proyements refuse to confirm, and the
State convention withhold endorsement
of the State administration, but we have
it upon the authority of prominent citi-
zen that in taking this action, the Gov
ernor did not even call together his Coun-
Gil of State. The Constitution, article
3, section Il, names who shall constl-
tute the Council, and says they shall
advise the Governor i'm the execution of
his Office" So important did the trainers
of the Constitution deem the Council that
their advice and proceedings in this
capacity shall be entered in a journal, TO
be kept for this purpose exclusively, and
signed by the members present, from any
part Of which amy member may enter
his dissent; and such journal shall be
placed before the General Assembly
when called for by either House.
Now, inasmuch as the Governor did not
call this constitutional body of advisers
together to consider the most important
transaction of this generation, it is evil
dent that no body of Democrats, either of
ficially or otherwise, approved the lease
No Democrat ought TO feel any obliga-
tion to endorse "a transaction that has
nothing Democratic about it!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16
THE n. C. r. r. WOULD BRING
TWELVE PER CENT.

There are some silly people who have
been frightened into believing that If the
lease to the Southern Railway should be
annulled the road would be burden on
the State. We do not entertain any such
opinion. Gen. Hoke, or Bunch McBee
or r. r. Bridgers or John III. Winder
could manage it as a local road and make
it pay 10 percent. Why do we say so?
The reports show that the last year
it was run before the lease, for the year
ending May 31st, 1871, the receipts of the
road were STA, 761.16, and the expendi-
lures were $404, 71S-leaving profit of
$4,000. The legislative committee, APP
pointed at the session of 1912, in criti-
Ching the lease, reported:
at will be seen that the average
net earnings of the road for each of
the last three years have been S312,-
266.14 over and above all expenses,
and that a road paying this average
rate and which last year paid $780,
900 has been leased for 100000
year for thirty years. The
North Carolina Railroad has cost
about 100000 and to-day is worth
more than that sum.
If this road paid 50 handsomely in
1860, 20 and 1871 when Durham, Green's
boro, Concord, and Salisbury were little
villages, and there were only half dozen
factories along the line of the road, IS any
body foolish enough not to believe it
would pay great deal more now?
We are not in favor of State manage
ment though as shown above it would
not be disastrous. But we are decidedly
opposed to giving it to the Southern at
Z per cent when it is worth at least 10
per cent. We believe that with sealed
bids, the road would bring II per cent or
more. The Western and Atlantic in
Georgia and Tennessee rents for % per
cent.
There is no danger Of the State getting
hurt in any event.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16
THE LATEST DODGE.

The latest dodge Of the Southern Rail
way heelers is to cry ''repudiation" and
try to catch moral men by that cry. This
is an effort to invoke the aid Of church
members to "consecrate a crime" under
the pretense Of living up to honest obli-
cations. No man with grain Of sense
can be made to believe that it is going
back on honest obligations to authorize
a suit to test the validity of contract
by which the State may gain $4,000
annually for 90 years. If the lease is
valid, it will stand, and the Southern
Railway will get bonus of 100000
annually for 80 years. If it is invalid,
there will be bids and the taxpayers
will receive at least $4,000 annually
for 90 years in addition ito what the
Southern will pay if the lease is permit
ted to stand.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16
DII[D[E[R
17lG[E DOME

Mr.. Parker, of Wayne, has introduced
bill to impose an annual license tax Of
fifty cents on every dog and one dollar
ON every bitch allowed to run at large in
the State. A license must be obtained
before any dog shall be allowed to run
at large, and a book containing all IL
censes shall be kept open, together with
the age, description, &c, of the dog. 1t
is provided that whenever the owner Of
any sheep shall ascertain that such sheen
has been killed, OF wounded or MANNED
by dog or bitch, he may complain ON
oath and recover from the owner of the
dog the value of the sheep no sheep to
be valued at more than S1.00. The mon
ey derived from this fund shall 20 to
the schools. Any person allowing dogs
to run at large without license shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
Senator McCaskey says that James M.
Mewborne is to become Commissioner
of Agriculture. What about that written
promise made to Parker, of Randolph?
A bin has been drawn and lobbied
through the Legislature by J. l.. G.. Bird.
Esq, creating the office of treasurer
in Mcdowell county, and authorizing
Governor Russell to appoint the treasur-
er. This is done to install our townsnan,
Willie Mccall in that comfortable of
fee. Mr.. Mccall is "a worthy young man,
and will grace the office most beautifully,
hut in the name of the Democracy of
Mcdowell county, we must protest a.
gainst this action as an ultra piece of
partisanship. Mcdowell Democrat.
r.
A few nights ago after the spat be-
tween Republicans on the Senatorial
bribery resolution" one of the boiling
Populists went up to a Populist regular
and told him they considered Carter,
Populist, a Democrat, because he voted
with the Democrats. On this instant,
Johnson, regular Populist, spoke up and
said: Eyes, and many more of us will
vote with the Democrats before the Leg
islature ends.''
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16
WHY WE SAY TT IS WORTH MORE

WHY do the people antagonize the W
wear lease of the North Carolina Railroad
TO fine Southern for 500, 1000 per year?
IT is not because of any hostility TO the
Southern Railway.
It is not because of any objection to
those who made the lease.
It is not because of any sentiment
against making a proper lease at the
proper time and for "a proper sum.
The opposition grows solely out of
belief that the rental is too low, the
term too long, and the lease was made
too soon.
Why do we say it is too low?
The Southern Railway leases the Char
lotte Air Lime, part Gust like much
of the North Carolina road of its through
line South. The Charlotte Observer says
that for the Charlotte Air Line the South
ern pays a rental of $1,750 per mile.
A telegram received yesterday from
Atlanta, Georgia, says that the Western
and Atlantic ROAD ulu uOL SOSC W eACCSu
81. 800 900. 1t is only 1873 miles long
It is leased for rental of $4,000 per
month, or $4,000 per year, $3,043.A
per mile per year, or % per cent on the
investment.
The North Carolina railroad, 223 miles
long, which cost $4,975, 627.53, is leased
(so it is claimed) for 80 pears for $780,
900 per year. This is seven per cent on
S4,000,000 stock (the S975,627.53 being
discarded); or $941.70 per mile.
And yet, Gen. Henderson, chief counsel
of the Southern Railway, said in public
argument in Raleigh last week: THE
North Carolina Railroad is the best rail-
road property in the South, if not in the
country"
If Gen. Henderson, the Southern
spokesman, is right it is great outrage
to rent this ''best railroad for $941.7O
per mile when $3.50 per mile is paid
for the Charlotte Air Line and $3,043.44
per mile is paid for the Western and At
lantic
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16
HOW MUCH THE n. G. R. r. EARNS

The Southern" system report to the
Railroad Commission shows they made
net $1,275,000 in North Carolina last
year. Col. Henderson, their counsel,
made the same statement last week be-
for the committee. This is about 20
per cent net on the "true value" of their
roads as listed for taxation. They assert
that on large part of their lines in North
Carolina they do not much more than
make expenses. If so, then on the North
Carolina Railroad, the best of their lines,
they must clear at least thirty per
cent on their own showing, and
that could be largely increased by paying
their high officials reasonable salaries,
and stopping the showers of free passes,
and the large lobbying expenses. Ger
tainly there is enough margin here to pay
the State more than 61a per cent.
They could pay the State Il to 10 per
cent and make big money.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16

To-day will decide whether the peo-
nla,s representatives will authorize a suit
to annul the 90 year lease, and to compel
fine litieants to submit to the DEGREES OF
the courts of North Carolina, as the
ordinary citizen of the State is forceo
to do.
There is no proposition before the
Legislature and no provision in the bill
that has been favorably reported, to 20
ANYTHING except as stated above. The
advocates of annulment believe that the
dissenting opinion of Justice Bynum Is
right. They believe the courts would so
declare. They simply ask for the nght
to have the question settled, and for the
State to make the contest in the hope
that the lease will be annulled.
If the courts shall say the lease. is valid
and binding on the State, all law-abldlng
citizens viii accept the decision and the
matter will be settled. There is no ols-
position on anybody's part to do anything
revolutionary.
II the courts shall say the lease is in
valid, then sealed bids win be received
for the lease for twenty years. The
bidding will comemnce at 100000, in
stead of the $4,000 the Southern a grsss
to pay after 1901, and it may so to $780,
600. 1t is easily worth that sum.
Is there anything wrong about all
this?
We confess we cannot understand how
any man who has more at heart the in
terest of the taxpayers than the South
ern Railway, can hesitate to favor sub
hitting the matter to the courts.
We can understand why Raleigh ID
honey -combed with lobbyists of all classes
and grades The Southern has great
resources. 1t has $4,000 annually foR
80 years at stake. 1t will keep that
bonus if it can at all hazards.
That or a larger sum will go to furtheT
enrich the railroad or to relieve the tax
payers.
Which?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16
TTTESDAY February 16,
WHAT GOV. SCALES THOUGHT.

When the late Alfred Moore Scales was
Governor of North Carolina, he was urg-
ed to lease the Atlantic and North Caro-
lima Railroad to the Cape Fear and 1ad-
kin Valley Railroad. He declined 10
sanction it, giving as his reason that
when the lease of the North Carolina
Railroad expired, he wanted to require
/. the Richmond and Danyille Railroad
tnow the Southern to lease the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railroad, and pay
the same rental, or more, whatever is
right" said he, for the entire line from
Morehead City to Charlotte.
This could have been done in August,
1895, and would have been done If Gov
ernor Scales had been the chief executive
of the State when the present lease ex-
pired.
This idea of Governor Scales was along
the line of Democratic policy, as is evi-
deneed by the following extract in the
report made to the General Assembly in
1S71-'72, signed by DR.. ]. NJ. Worth,
John A. Gilmer, John w. Graham and
E. B. Withers:
1.-THE Legislature has shown its
willingness to part with the States
interest in the North Carolina Rail
road only upon condition that GER
tain portion of the State stock in
other roads (the Western North Caro-
lima Railroad and Atlantic and North
Carolina RaiIroad) go with it and
certain portion of the debts contract
ed for these roads is extinguished."
Those who favor annulling the present
99-year lease are true to Democratic pre-
cedent.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16
Concord Standard.)

Mrs. Rufus Barringer, middle aged
lady of number eight township, was talk
en- critically i'll several weeks ago with
typhoid pneumonia, and the dreadful dis
case wore on her constitution until Thurs.
day morning, when she died
Shortly after life was extinct, Mrs
Caleb Altman, a most estimable lady OF
more than ordinary physical strength
and near neighbOr, was summoned to
the home of Mr.. Barringer and was as
sisting i'm dressing the cold, dead form
of Mrs Barringer when she became sud.
denly i'll and died within less than three
hours. The corpses of the two dead wo-
men lay in the one home and the CO.
incidence and double sorrow shrouds the
homes of the beloved wives and moth.
ers in the deepest Of gloom.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16
THE TRUE REMEDY.

w. NJ. Repine, editor, Tiskilwa, ILL.,,
Chief" says I'VE won't keep house
without Dr. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds Ex-
perimented with many others, but never
got the true remedy until we used DR..
Kings New Discovery. No otherremedy
can take its place in our home, as in it
we have a certain and sure cure for
coughs. Colds, Whooping Cough, etc"
1t is idle to experiment with other rem
edies, even if they are urged on you as
just as good as DIR. Kings New Discov-
cry. They are not as good, because this
remedy has record of cures and besides
is guaranteed. 1t never fails to satisfy
Trial bottles free at John Y MacRae's
drugstore.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16
TO RE-DIsTRICr THE STATE.

Speaker Hileman, who is now full
ledged Re-pop-lican, announced a COM
mittee yesterday on "redistricting the
State into Congressional Districts" upon
which he did not name a single Demo
crat, and no Populist, except Whitener,
who has virtually gone Republican. This
means that the Republicans are tired of
letting FIVE PopuEsts go to Congress to
three Republicans. They want to leave
the Populists in a position where they
will have to get down ON their knees and
crawl before the Republicans to even
have a chance to run.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16
BUCKLBN'S ARNICA SAVE.

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and positively cures piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
% cents per box. For sale by John Y.
Ma Rae.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16

If the lease of the North Carolina Rail
way at per cent. is such a tremendous
~ good thing for the State, and such a
bad bargain for the Southern Railway,
why is it that the Southern has brought
to Raleigh its great army of lobbyists to
prevent an adjudication by the courts &?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16
HOFFMAN ENDORSED.

The Directors of the Seaboard and Il. u
G. Roads Unanimously Approve.
Portsmouth, Va, Feb. 15.-(SpeciaD-
The boards of directors of the Raleigh
and CASTOR and Seaboard and Roanoke
Railroad companies, at a meeting held
in Baltimore on Friday, 18th instant,
unanimously approved the action of Mr.
Hoffman, in the matter of the lease of
the North Carolina Railroad.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16
LYING ON JUDGE AVERY.
But the Liar was Very Unskilful-Ayery
Will Quit Being a Democrat Wheh
Andrew jackson Turns Federahst.

To the Editor: In order to Impair my
influence with my party friends the hire
Iings OF the Southern Railway have caus-
ed to be circulated in Mcdowell county
that had gone over to the Republican
party.
This falsehood is mentioned not be-
cause il needs contradiction, but to show
TO what desperate straits they are driven
to carry their point. The next move ON
the programme of the author is to give
currency in Raleigh to a rumor of the
report first circulated in Mcdowell coun-
ty.
The authors know that / am ON their
track.
A. O. AVERY.
Morganton, N. c., Feb. 10.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16
THE N. C. R. R. BEST IN THE SOUTH.

Atlanta to Nash
Vile Is t3s miles 900 tits leased
att mile
North 223 miles long which cost S49T5
leases OF $9A1.7o mile annun
counsel OF the southern Railway
If mott country
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16

Mr.. r. J. Reynolds and his associates
propose to give the State 100000 for an
option on the North Carolina Railroad at
s per cent. This is more than half the
amount the Southern was required to put
up as an indemnity, and the Southern
gets the road at Z per cent for 90 years.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16
HIS TICKET.
Boston Courier. J

A Disguised old line voter in Iowa put
in a ticket at the late election which
read:
For General Principles
General lacked.
For Congress-
Don't care a damn-they all steal any
how.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16

TO CURE A COLD In ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All Druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. 25c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16

Refusal to annul the lease is equivalent
to giving the Southern Railway $4,000
annually for 90 years.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16

One Hundred Doses One Dollar is pc.
sniiar to and true only of Hoods Sarsa.
parilla. 1t is economy to buy Hoods.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16
A SAD COINCIDENCE.

Two Good Ladies of Cabarrus Die~-One
Taken Suddenly i'll While Dressing the
Corpse.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-08
BRISTOL.
Neptune Yacht Club Preparing for a
Regatta in August.
Oath From Scarlatina-Prizes for the
Yacht Race Awarded.

The regatta committee Of the Neptune
YachtClub Is making arrangements for an
open regatta in Bristol harbor to take
place in August, as many of the owners Of
yachts Of the New York ana Larchmount
Yacht Clubs will be at Newport and at the
Pier. 1t IL expected that many of them
will take part in the regatta which Will
be the yachting event OF the season. 1t Ia
admitted by all yachtsmen who have visited
the Neptune Yacnt Club grounds that il
Is the most desirable location.
Two large party wagons from Providence
containing camp equipage and about fifty
young men OF the Y. NJ. Q. A. arrived
here Yesterday to go into camp on Mount
Hope
Mr.. Frank Il. Talbee was ordained a
minister of the gospel at tbe Pemtecostal
camp meeting tent on the common at s
o clock last evening Rev. William III.
Hoople and other clergymen took part in
the exercises.
Miss Isabel Margaret wilkinson, daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward 1. Wilkinson.
died yesterday at the residence of her
parents on Usher street of scarlatina.
The funeral took place yesterday after
noon. The funeral services were per-
formed by Rev. George l.. Locke, ID. d.,
of st. Michaels Episcopal church.
The regular meeting of the Neptune
Yacht Club was held Tuesday evening.
Walter A. Potter was elected mem ber
Of the board of directors to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of William
Parsons The resignation of Mr.. Eugene
Lcclair was accepted. The regatta COM
mittee corrected tho time of the boats in
the regatta and awarded the prizes as
follows, according TO corrected time !:
First class sloop yacht Annie, owned by
Ex- Mayor Olney of Providence, first
prize, a silver cup; sloop yacht Marcia,
owned by Rear Commodore Walter a.
Potter, second prize, spirit compass
second class catbOat, kickamuit owned
by Captain Theodore Gladding, first
prize, silver cup; cat yawI owned by
William G.. Lowe, .lr.. second rrizc, a
barometer; third class cat boat Nolante,
OWNED by Dexter Thurber first prize, a
silver cup; catboat Lenna :, owned by
Thomas Darby. second prize, a cabin
clock fourth class catboat, Nora, owned
by Albert =. Almy, first prize. silver
cup; second prize, catboat Wild Swan,
owned by Commodore A. = Van Wickle,
cut glass pitcher with silver trimmings !;
fifth class sloop Hattie, owned by Charles
Slocum. a silver cup; second prize, cat
boat Dora, owned by Manuel August,
cut glass and silver bowl; special class
sloop, Nanessa, owned by Charles ii.
Merriman, silver punch bowl
The naval reserve torpedo company
have decided to commence the work OF
floating the schooner boat Teaser, which
now lies beacbed on Hog Island and TO
use the craft as target for torpedo ex-
pl osion.