The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-06
Among the Railroads.

In its editorial columns the Richmond
Times Dispatch pays this deserved com
pliment to Mr.. Il. p Smith, who has been
warmly welcomed back to Raleigh:
Mr.. Y. P Smith, who for several
years past mas represented the passenger
department of the Seaboard Air Lane in
Richmond, has been transferred to Raj
eigh, and we take occasion to record our
regret at the change He is one of the
most efficient and oblging of all the
bright railroad men of Richmond, and he
has the good will of the travelling public.
But he is more than that He is gen
tleman and a good citizen, and Rich
mond would like to hold on to him. We
are sorry no see him go, and when he
comes back by and by, we shall give him
glad welcome"
Mr. n. <. Fountain, of Rocky Mount,
is natural born genius. He has IN
vented railroad automobile, fitted up
with a two and half horse rc7-0~ ~asohne
engine, on special car maze by him
that will run 20 miles an hour, up and
down grade 1 had the pleasure of riding
in company with Lawyer ThOrne, Messrs
Jones, Fountain and son, and Captain S.
x Fountain from Rocky Mount to Nash
willie Wednesday morning. We started a
head of the Nashville train and beat it
there by three quarters of an hour. We
had such pleasant time and rode so fast
the conductor didn't take up any tickets
Mr. Fountains invention could be used
to an advantage on street cars, by doing
away with the electric power and thus
10 Of m
street cars much less.
We hope to see Mr.. Fountain push his
invention on to a nice street car line
from South Rocky Mount to The Falls
in Rocky Mount-Wilson Times
Mr.. Ollie Suggs, who has been employed
by the c. T.. and N. Railway as clerk
for the agent here has been promoted,
having been appointed agent a Duke. Mr..
Suggs Is an enterprising, competent young
man.-Apex News.
1t is clear that the death and injury
of the engineer, firemen and passengers
at the horrible accident at Fishing Creek
on the Southern Railway was due TO Grim
inal negligence. The Yorkville Is. Co
correspondent of the Charleston News and
Courier, who was on the scene, wires that
paper thus: This correspondent made
special examination of the timbers of
the trestle and found that every piece,
except where there was a strip OF heart,
was rotten and had apparently been so for
years. Scores of pieces apparently SIX
teen inches square, had been broken In
two by the fall, and the breaks were of
the same character as the result IN break
ing a corn stalk"
The Comptroller General of Georgia
listed the franchise e tic Seaboard Air
Line Railway in Georgia at $3,997, 991 and
the arbitrator cut it down to $1,250,000.
He listed the Southern at $6,5S4297 and
the arbitrators cut it down to $1,650,600.
This will involve a deficit OF 100000 to
the State Treasury. The Atlanta News
has manly and vigorous editorial pro-
testing against the sham assessment and
calls upon the Governor to call a special
session of the Legislature to remedy the
wrong. 1t closes by saying;
1--WE congratulate Vice President An
drews, of the Southern, upon the magm-
fcent victory he has won before the fran
chise boards. If the entire matter had
been left in his hands, he would not nave
done more for the railroads than the
service rendered by the umplres yester-
day"