The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-02
TO BUILD A BRANCH TO sNov
stockholders Of the A en-
Make Extensions to the Ro,.

Al the meeting of the eto.,7
the Atlantic and North Carofr, ~
held at Morehead last week a. '..i1t
by a vote of 1915 to 3ll to hrra #aHs
road from LaGrange to Sno, M. t7a
Joseph E. Robinson. State Pr 4r
AYE" it was evident that o. vowed
jority OF the private stockhoIfr-. "a-
the extension. The extension ~ t
was warmly approved by Pr,sfr.-. ''+
A. Bryan in an elaborate ra-.
which we TAX this extract ""l
Had the policy Of extenstro
building branches urged long q.
by those who knew the value .. -ta
and extended territory. and who rr-.
and predicted the present situation
adopted, there would long since ha.
a branch through the TERRITORY from
bern to Jacksonville. now occ,1..f
Wilmington and Newborn road -- ..
products of that rich section
ten fold above what they apo
would have passed over va,-
Another would have gone from K.
to G~reenville. and further o7.
would have reached TO Snow u.r
thence as circumstances might has.
rected. Another perhaps. ere tht. -
have crossed the Neuse and re..Mar
its arms into the rich fields of p.-..
The products of these teeminc t,r-..-
would have taxed your resource, IN .--
port them. pouring INTO your Ia.
slant stream of wealth. and the ..-...
tor who, with power sufficient TO ...s .
all, now knocks at your door and ..
a spirit Of generosity demands lr,
Charn nf that which Ghn,N4
yours alone would have gone tn ....-
directions, and your main stem ~..r.
perhaps. have reached far into ,n.
terror OF the State and given you ana r--
broken and profitable connection with ..
markets of the great west"
MIR. JOS. f. Robinson. State PROXY ..r
ferred commissions on the following CON.
tlemen rs members Of the board of DE-
rectors on the part of the State. N.ss-s
James A.. Bryan. j. A. Meadows. Now.
bern; w. NJ. Webb. Morehead City. T.
Harvey, Kinston; t. G. Whitaker. Tr,7-
ton; l.. G. Daniels. Bayboro; Samuel ~
Suggs, Snow Hill: j. A.. Westhrook Nt
Olive, and the directors elected ON Tho
part of the private stockholders are.
Messrs. c. E. Foy, of Newbern, DEMPSEY
Wood, of Lenoir; f. c. Duncan. of Beau
fort, and Henry We'll. of Goldsboro.
Messrs. T. A. Green. l.. NJ. NiCharv.
and DR.. f. w. Hughes, were elected a7
the Finance Committee on the part of Nh,
stockholders, and Messrs. Geo. II. Roberts
and B. W.. Canady on the part Of The DID,
r%cctors.
The following were elected ON tU.
Proxy Committee: MeSsrs. II. r.. BRYAN.
Jr.; c. T. Watson, w. l.. Kennedy. W b.
Blades, z. H. Meadows. Geo. \. Ives, s
B. Waters, Simeon WOotcn, j. +. Tayjoe
r. w. TAYLOR, c. S. Wallace, y. W Tav-
lor, J.. II. Potter. NJ. NJ. Marks, u. OotfH-
ger, Chas. Dewey, w. l.. ArendeII. Geo
Dees, d. v. Dixon. Geo. c. Royal
"President Bryan's report 10 the ma.I-
ing of stockholders shows much lmrray,-
ment in roadbed, station facilities and -9l-
ing stock. No dividend will be pald stock.
holders. The report shows a cash ba.au.
Of $14.364.31 in the treasury September
21st, 1900, compared to $1i ,060.05 ON SEP
TENDER %, 1899. IF there is no large adj
ditional debt outstanding Mr.. Bryan ha.
done remarkably we'll with the road
says the Kinston Free Press.