The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-09

thanks. Enclosed find certificate of
stock for $500 for Mr.. w. Duke and
$500 for yourself"
O'Brien, of Durham, sent his too, ON
April 9TH, but Milliken seems to have
been regarded as hard case, on the
stock question. This is letter sent
O. Brien:
Yours, acknowledging receipt of check
and enclosing note received. l went to
Greensboro yesterday to see Milliken and
ask him to take some stock, but he is
such a pauper he did not feel able to
do it, though he said he would later
COL. ANDREWS STOCK.
On March 10th the following letter
WAS sent to Chas. Price, the Southern
Railway attorney, at Salisbury:
1--WE will appreciate the favor if you
will forward us the balance of your sub
scription to the daily Tribune, $50. The
Tribune is running along very smoothly
and doing fully as well as expected at the
beginning, if not better. 1t has got hold
of the people, and you know something
of what it has accomplished. Col. An
drews is taking a good block of stock
together with a number of other prom
inent men and our assurances of success
are not at all discouraging. On the con-
trary they are exceedingly bright"
1t appears from an examination or
these books also, that Col. Andrews not
only owned a large block of Tribune stock
but his railroad also had special freight
arrangements with it-a thing clearly
against the rules Of the Railroad Com
mission and contrary to the agreement
of the Southern with the other roads in
the association of which it is member.
| This is shown in the following letter
Jan. 26th) to the firm (Barnhardt
Bros, and Spindler, of Chicago from
whom the Tribune bought its press:
'sYou shipped press over S. A. L., and
your contract expressly stated over the
Richmond and Danville Dispatch. In
consequence of this neglect we are called
upon to pay greater rate than over the
Richmond and Danville, because by an
arrangement we have with them they
give MS the low tariff rate. We cannot
understand how this error could have
occurred since it was written in the con-
tract
On February % the following letter,
relative to the same matter, was writ
! ten:
Concerning the freight rate of the
Southern, they are in position to say
that they would have given a one-half
rate ON the press, but as it was shipped
over the Seaboard it places them IN
peculiar position so that they cannot
make a statement to that effect on ac-
count of coming in conflict with regula-
| tons and agreements made with otner
railroads; so that if you do not feel ike
giving us any reduction ON this we cannot
hold you to it, although we are out a
bout $50"
A few days later. March 10th, third
letter about the shipment of the press
over the Southern was sent to Chicago
1t read:
1.-THE arrangement we have with the
Southern is a confidential one, and they
have treated us very cordially. Of course
they do not want to file "a statement be-
cause it is strictly confidential. l would
say for your satisfaction, however, that
on the Mergenthalers shipped from New
York they gave us a rebate, and also on
some goods shipped from Asheville and
that was the reason that had the goods
shipped over their line. We cannot ex-
plain the situation further"
There are a good many people IN North
Carolina who can, though, no doubt.
/ CONSULTING THE COLONEL.
Among the many letters requesting
TRANSPORTATION over the Southern is the
following to w. A. Turk, Washington,
March 81:
"On the 31st inst. the quarterly passes
ISSUED to G. NJ. Kenyon and r. II. Hart,
on account of the Tribune, expire. we
wish to have these passes renewed in the
shape of annual passes, good over thesen-
tire system. This may not be your GUS
tom in North Carolina, but you are
well aware Of the interest the Tribune has
taken in the Southern Railroad, and we
call your attention to the fact to show
you that we think we are entitled to an
nuals over your system. We do not con-
slider this consideration for the stand
the Tribune has taken in the North
Carolina Railroad lease, but the ANIMALS
and transportation issued to us will SIM
ply be a recognition of the Tribune as
the leading paper Of North Carolina, and
we deserve this at your hands"
To w. S. Carraway, Snow Hill, under
date of March 20:
"You have been recommended to US as
a man fully competent to secure SUBJ
scriptions and business, by our friend
Col Andrews, of this city,"
In a letter asking transportation from
Birmingham to New Orleans and return
for two men over the Louisville and
Nashville the following paragraph oc
ours:
IF you wish references you can write
to Col. A. B. Andrews, First Vice-Presi-
dent of the Southern Railway, Raleigh
The same letter is written to the South
ern Pacific and other railroads.
To Judge H. G. Ewart, Hendersonville,
March IL:
Complying with your request I went
to the Colonel [Andrews] this morning
and presented your case. Enclosed find
pass for yourself. The printing matter is
lin allegiance yet. do not know what will
become of it, and, what is more, am not
caring a great DEAL"
Then the following letter to Col. A. B.