Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-01-26
THE A. & N. G. R. R.
Judge Aliens Bill Providing for
Immediate Democratic
Control of the
Road.
NAMES MENTIONED FOR
PRESIDENT.
Mr. Chas Dewey Should Have 1t
Mr. Chas Dewey Should Have 1t

ture composed of such representa-
tive North Carolin1ans as consti
tute the present General Assembly
it were a reflection on their intelli
gence, craftsmanship and thei
sence of duty of research and con
sequent award to the ittest, fol
the ARGUS, or any one, to argue
factional claims or sectional ad
vantage in determining who shal
have the presidency of the A. &
N. @. Railroad.
It is valuable State property.
and it is the duty of the Genera
Assembly to see that its admins
tration is placed in the most com
petent hands for the States best
interest.
In Mr. Chas. Dewey, of this
city, the State has available a man
of competent business sagacity,
rounded practical experience in
the affairs of the A. & n. G. road,
having been for eight years, i'm
mediately prior to the present Re-
publican administration, director
of the road, thoroughly conversant
with the cost and operation of To-
comotive machinery and its ap-
purtenances, and is therefore fully
equipped to take charge of the
road to the highest advantage OF
that valuable State property.
AS to the claims of counties
along the line of the road holding
stock in the compay, it should not
be lost sight of that the State
holds two thirds of the entire stock
and individual citizens hold largely
the majority of the other third.
The ARGUS is led to these COM
ments at this time by the following g
extended article on the subject
from the Raleigh News & Obser
yer Of this morning.
"Under the law, the directors OF
the North Carolina Railroad and
the Atlantic and North Carolina
Railroad are appointed by the
Board of internal improvements.
AS the law now stands that board
is composed of the Governor and
two others appointed by him. The
present members are Daniel T.
Russell, j. @. l. Harris, and
Chas. A. Cook.
"Y esterday, at a meeting of The
committee on Internal Improve
ments, Chairman Walter E. Moore
presiding, the committee decided
to favorably report the bills intro
duced by Judge Allen, of Wayne,
to increase the number of mem
bers of the Board of Internal I'm.
provements to nine, one from each
district, and as thus constituted tc
confer upon it the powers now ex,
ercised by the Governor and others
in the appointment of directors
and proxy of the N. c. Railroad
and the A. and n. G. Railroad.
One of Judge Aliens bills repeall
the legislation of 1897 with refer.
ence to these roads.
''For several days there has beer
a contest waging for the contro
of the A. and. N. G. Railroad be
tween prominent citizens of Cravel
and Wayne counties. The Cravel
people claim that, as Newbern il
the chief city on the line of tn
road and the biggest owner o
stock, the President should be
citizen of Craven county, and the.
present as their candidate Stat
Senator James A. Bryan, one .
the best and most successful bust
ness en-of Eastern North Caro-
lima. He has strong. friends an
supporters who will work to pu
him in charge of the roads al
fairs.
i 'sThe Wayne county people al
! supporting Mr.. Charles Dewey
one of the best and most success
: lfui business men In Eastsrn Mort