The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-01

or near there which the ThurDcrs he
came largely interested N through one
IA first class schemer This
man came to New York seeking
whom he might devour financially, being
high class promoter, and Il good ''con
merchant" induced the Thurbers to ad-
vance the necessary supplies to CON
Struct this road, taking in lieu thereof
bonds of said road. The I'hurbers cs-
tablished commissary department at
or near Brunswick. Schoone" after
schooner laden with supplies were ship
ped down, and everything went smoothly
for a time. Profits were figured by the
thousands on supplies furnished ana the
bond dead, especially on the latter, ne
cause they came in on :he "ground
floor" i. Q. fifty cents on the dohar'
finally Il day OF reckoning came, the
downfall of carEetbagism. What became
of these bonds? Mr.. Thurbcr can tel
your readers. | am unGer the impression,
in fact | am quite sur they were r.
pudiated, and have furnished ihdr0ef
much food for reflection, and basis
for his unwonted attack upon Southern
honesty. Subsidies, you say subsidy, III
the presence of f. +. Thurber, It's like
Haunting a red flag before Spanish
bull. his madness comes thus.
Just prior to the election of President
Cleveland things were not working ~
accordance with the wishes Of some New
York scheme promoters, hence mug
wumpS. Their theory was, carry Ne"
York for Cleveland we can clccr hln
President. This being accomplished, we
can with perfect impunity ask and re-
ceive through Southern represents ayes
i'm Congress any legislation asked Tor.
The scheme was subsidies. There was
a tacH understanding that merchant
marine subsidies would be recommended.
At this very time the New York and
Brazil Steamship Company was organl-
zcd By c. Il. Huntington and Thurbers.
They builded, purchased and char
tered elegant steamers. When Congress
assembled every thing was in readiness.
They. the Brazilian Steamship Com
pany, asked Il United States Congress to
grant under Il disguise of carrying \.
s. mails to South America ports, enough
subsidy to enable their steamship line
to force every foreign steamship line
ulying between New York and Brazilian
uorts out OF business. They had the
scheme down hne; unfortunately for the
Thurbcrs, the scheme failed to material
ize.
c. l.. Huntington being we'll ycrsed
in ways THAT are dark and ticks that
are vain as to National legislation hicd
himself to Washington. 1t required but
Il short stay there to convince ann OF
the antipathy of Southern representa-
tives to subsidies. Thus Huntington re-
turned to New York. brought into play
his accustomed astuteness by selling 10
1hurLar his whcGe interest In the Brazl-
liam Steamships Company. The press
teamed with merchant marine subSi-
dy literature from the pen of i. j.
Thurbcr. When their pet scheme failed
of passage our Southern representatives
were daubed "a lot Of ignorant con
sunate jack asses When the subsidy
balloon" burstcd, the Thurbers were lrlt
with the bag 10 hold, and it is said
Il failure to acquire Government aid
crtailcd a loss of over FIVE hundred tnor-
sand dollars. These incidents have
caused Thurber to harbor for years an
unjust grievance against the South,
Which he sIsat forth whep an opportunity
presented itself.
/ am, very truly,
GEO. T. leach.