The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-28
Gen. Payne of Washington, D. c.,

am in favor of q lease, and the sooner
| it is out of the hands of politicians
| the better. Governor Aycock AM the
| stockholders ought to be competent to
manage the affair. The Legislature
should have nothing to do with it,
Mr.. UIrich. Wholesale Grocer: "T
| believe that it would be better to lease
the road. The matter should be dis
posed Of by the Governor"
Il. T.. Matthews. Commission Mer-
chant: 81 am very much opposed to
| leasing the road. We should be in
danger of being bottled up in this
section. The road is daily increasing
| in value and doing excellent service .
Ralph Gray, OF Burrus * Gray,
Wholesale Merchants: 81 certainly
| think that the road should be leased.
1 believe it would be for the best in
forests of the road and the city of New
Bern 1t is immateriGl whether this
road is leased by the Legislature or by
the Governor"
j. c. Witty. Hardware Merchant:
II have thought for business reasons
| that the road should be taken out of
politics and therefore leased
Il. III. Cutler. Merchant: Il am a
stakeholder in the road and it depends
entirely on the proposition submitted
as to how / stand on these questions.
IL. y. blackburn. Merchant: Il
think if the State can conduct the
| road upon a business basis it is better
for the State to maintain control"
a. r. Walsh. Merchant: Il do not
| know anything about ii"
Albert Thomas. Merchant: IA
vor leasing the road because it should
be taken out of governmental con-
| troll
j. Il. Duffy, Merchant: ST do not
| know any reason why the road should
| be leased
DR.. II. w. Hughes: 81 favor a lease
| to parties who will safeguard the in
terests of this community"
I J. T. Follister. Merchant: Il am
| not opposed to a lease, but ! should
prefer it to continue 10 be operated
| by the State. We get excellent ser
| vice now, better than a lessee could
! give us. Governor Aycock is capable
! of managing the situation but it
might be as we'll to leave it to the
! Legislature
Louis Daniel. Stock Dealer: ST am
! opposed to a lease. / think no service
can be as good to us as this the State
| is giving us. 1t is unWise. since We
! found the property worthless and
| have made it, valuable and profitable,
| to give il away. 1t would be unfair
| to put us in this fix. / surely want it
! to continue to be operated by the
! State. / endorse Foy's sentiments
| fully as were expressed in his publish
ed article?"
j. b. Holland. Merchant: 'If the
shops should be retained here | would
say lease the road. If not | want
/ the State to retain it's management.
| My preference is for the State TO con-
| tinue the roads operation. But /
want il out Of politics. l can trust
| the governor with the matter as well
! as the Legislature, and my judgment
! is that he can decide upon the mat
! ter with more fairness.
II. g. BAREFOOT. Merchant: 81 think
| the road is at present on paying
! basis and it's a poor idea to want to
lease it, l prefer for the State to
keep the road just as it is. Good ser
vice is given US. the road is profitable.
and that is all that can be desired.
should think Governor Aycock ana
the stockholders can act on the mat
ter as well as the Legislature.
j. T. Putson. City Tax Collector:
81 am in favor of a lease for the bet
ter interest Of the people will be had
by taking the management out of