The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-05-27
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS,
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.


filed petitions before the Railroad Com
mission asking for better waiting room
accommodations. They reclte several
Objectionable features OF the disadvant,
ages and lnadequacy of their waiting
room service and ask the Commission
to rectlfy the matter.
| This is the season of commandments
aud the reports of those held thus far
in the State are quite fattering.
Most of the schools and colleges have
done we'll this year, and notwithstand-
ing the extremely hard times there is a
good prospect for an enlivened interest
in education during the ensuing school
year.
The trucking interest of the State
has been more successful this season
than for two or three years past. The
spring was rather late, but the prices
on truck have held up better than for
several years, and truckers are encour-
aged. This is especially the case with
strawberries and cabbage. The potato
crop was much injured by the frost and
1t is too early to tell much about what
the crop Will be worth.
The question of how to get better
roads ought to be agitated in North
Carolina until we can have such roads
that farmers will be justified In loading
teams properly. The power of team
has to be gauged by the worst mile of
road oyer which load must be drawn.
All the road may be good except one
mile, and that mile measures the load.
The team must be loaded for that mile,
regardless OF what could be drawn over
the other part. Let lis have good roads.
It is great disadvantage to most
,>oreo,,, +o IN ,,,oo-@o;, about ro,oo,~
ing where they are and continuing to
work in the same sphere. Most persons
work with less energy when they feel
that perhaps soon they Will make
change in place, or business, or occupa-
tion. This is mistake. The better
one does the thing at hand and the
more faithful he is, the more easily
will he do the thing which he next
laws hands to. All worthy effort at
doing something we'll is a stepping
stone to higher efficiency in the work
ahead.
The Presbyterian Assembly in Char
lotte last week was great body of
Christian workers. Charlotte has many
Presbyterians perhaps as many as
any city OF its size in the Southland
it was peculiarly fitting that the great
assembly should be held there. The
people of "The Queen City" no doubt
did themselves great credit in enter
tanning their visitors; and not to do so
would have been to break its record,
for Charlotte is well known for her hos
pltality.
The following appeared in the New
York Sun OF 18th:
"The following dispatch from Raleigh
was published by Wall street news
bureau yesterday:
"A new development has taken place
regarding the Atlantic & North Caro-
lima Railroad, growing out of the recent
contest between certain stockholders
and the attitude OF Governor Russell.
It is stated on good authority that
proposition has been made to the Gov
ernor looking to the purchase OF the
stock of the Atlantic & North Carolina
Railroad owned by the State, and it has
been ascertained that committee has
gone to New York to try to borrow
$4,000 for this purpose, the Governor
having indicated bis approval OF the
sale, if the money can be procured
"The presence of this committee in
New York has been known for several
days, but it Is not thought probable, in
view of the recent antagonistic attitude
of the Governor and the Legislature OF
the State of North Carolina, as well as
of other Southern States, toward rail-
road properties and investments, that
mOnoy can be borrowed on any reason