The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-03
The MuIIet Delivered.
General Satisfaction.
CHANGES TO BE MADE
Announcement That the Rowland I'M
provement Company Will at Once
Male All the Engines Coal
Burners. First Trains Under
New Management.
New Management.
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New Bern, N. c.. Sept. Flames A.
Bryan, president of the Atlantic and
livered the system into the hands of
Robert Foster, representing the lessee,
the Rowland Improvement Company.
General satisfaction is expressed along
the line of the road, though there are
some who still insist that the proper
ty should not have been farmed out.
Little or no anxiety is expressed con-
corning the proposed suit to set aside
the lessee, this having been proposed,
it was stated, by Herbert Finlayson, Of
GoldSboro.
General Manager Robert Foster,
assited Conductor Minnant in running
the first train under the new admin
istration. The train left Morehead
City at seven o'clock this morning
and among the passengers going west
were James III. Pou. T. B. Womack
Attorney General Gilmer and w. G.
Monroe. of the counsel who had re-
vised the lessee: c. M. Busbee
Dempsey Wood, James A. BRYAN. l..
Harvey, w. H. Bagley, G. e. Foy. j.
G. Parker. ID. b. Hooker. directors,
who had attended the meeting;
Joseph RODlnSon VINO nau presided
over the stockholders meeting and
Robert r. Boyd. who had administer
ed the oatlls to the officers signing
and attesting the lease.
Road Formally Delivered.
Mr.. Foster left the train at New
Bern as did also President Bryan,
and shortly after the departure of the
train the road was formally delivered
to the new management. The an
nouncementS in this mornings News
and Observer of the various appoint
ments and the retention of all old en-
ployes had been read with interest
and received with satisfaction gem
orally throughout this section.
1t is announced that the Rowland
Improvement Company will imme-
diately proceed to change all engines
from wood to coal burners, and that
other improvements will be an
nounced from day to day. The shops
a New Bern. il is stated on excellent
authority, will be enlarged and an
additional force required to do the
work which Mr.. How!and contem-
plates accomplishing during the early
future.
Governor Aycock, Ex-Governor
Jarvis 3. w. Ballard and I. C. Beck
with of the Board of Internal I'm
provements; CO... Thoo. r. Davidson
and E. G. Duncan came UP on the af-
ternoon train.
At the stockholders meeting there
was one Of the original stockholders
present in the person of Mr.. r. M.
Brock. of Dover. who still retains the
one share of stock he has owned since
the organization of the company. Mr..
Brock directed that his one vote be
cast against the lease.
Praise fo- Rowland.
The reception which is being given
Mr.. Howland by the people of this
section is marked. On all hands
words of praise are heard, and it is
evident that the people here will aid
him in every endeavor to uDbuild this
section.
President James A. Bryan, retiring
from duties actively managing the
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad,
will assume charge Of the Oriental
Western and Pamlico Railroad in
which he has recently taken most
prominent part. w. w. Mills is here
personally experimenting the con-
struction Of the road and M BRYAN
will make the financial arrangements
This road promises to be running
trains into New Bern before Novem-
ber, and it will be a great stimulus
to trade in this section.