The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-28

vice. The matter should be decided
next week"
j. f.. WitherspOOn, Town Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction: Il am
| in favor of lease next week If proht-
able to the State, but do not want it
to be sacrificed The Georgia State
road has paid handsomely since its
lease, and I believe the road here will
do the same, and at the same time
pay the lessee, and yield a good divi-
dend, as we'll as being improved. /
do not think the Governor should act
hastily on the lease unless he is given
a very favorable proposition, because
| believe it will come. [ do not think
the matter could be in better hands
than those of the Governor. l do not
believe any industry can prove profit
J able in a position to be used politically
| by politicians"
X. Nj. Harper, Merchant: at seems
to me that present conditions make
it possible that under State manage
ment the road is profitable, but if ii
is not then / favor a lease. My con-
hdence in Governor Aycock makes me
perfectly satisfied with any action he
may take. / shall be contented with
his decision"
i Simeon Wooten, Merchant: 81 am
not in favor of a lease. The road is
now just in shape to make something,
and it seems that if anybody should
get anything out of it the people who
own and manage it should be the
gamers. 1t is not to the best interests
of the eastern section that it be leased
1t seems to me that the great pressure
brought upon the matter should have
time to cool Off let the thing be thor
oughly investigated, and my impress
sion is that the Legislature should acl
on it,
H. T.. Dillon. Merchant: 81 favor
a lease and always have. 1t would
take the road out of it's political cloud
A lessee would improve the road
make it better for the interests of tho
people of this section and more prof
table for it's owners. / think tho
Governor should act on the question
right now, if he could. And I believ,
he, too, is the man to act. I dom
believe it would be at all advisable fol
the Legislature to get into it,
r. B. Kinsly, Merchant: 81 think
the management in way of freightS
loose, and it is not managed on bust.
ness priniples. 1t should De LEASED
, and at once, to parties away fror.
the State. The governor should act Oh
lit next week, and don't let the Legis-
lature have anything to do with it,
DIR. j. NJ. Hodges: Let the road De
leased if q proper proposition, well
safeguarded, is offered Ii it is leased
it will be best for the jebbers and
shippers along the line. and it will
get the road out of politics. J. think
Goernor Aycock should lease it anG
stop the 'fussing' about it. A GOOD
: lease would pay a good dividcb d. /
think the Legislature should not med
| die with it. The governor has both
: power and duty and he should shirk
neither"
ID. ". Wood. Merchant: 81 am not
prepared to say wether | favor an inn
mediate lease, but | do desire a change
The road is il bad condition, ana so
far as LaGrange is concerned the man
; agement at New Bern is terrible. II
anything goes wrong with freight the
merchants are never able to get
cent for shortages not even a hearing.
There is but one day to get a hearing
and that is to start suit against the
road. \ change will be better for ali
involved. The road is run in the in
terests of the few. 1t would not be ad
visabl for Governor Aycock to act
hastily, and although he has had am
pie time, if more is due give it to him.
think it is entirely with the gov
ernor to decide and l shall be salts
fed with any action he takes"
JnO. ID. Waters. AgriculturiSt: Il
|
if a faorable proposition were made. ]
believe it can be we'll leased to the
best interests of the State. If It should
be leased it would be taken out of pol
tiles, and can be made profitable, while
it has not been paying. L am willing
to let Governor Aycock dea.de the
problem, and believe he will do what's
right
w. S UZzeIl, x-County Commission
err and Chairman and Member County
Democratic Executive COMMITTEES: Il
am strongly opposed to any lease. /
think, the road should be maintained
in the interests of Eastern North Car
Dina, and / believe the State would
have the welfare of the people more
at heart than would private companies
or individuals | think the governor
would better postpone the matter i
little longer, for he can later deman->
a better proposition than he can now,
but if he should decide to lease. l
would prefer that the road be kept
out of the Legislature. If the ROAD
is to be leased / hope it Will be put
into the hands of responsible Eastern
Carolina people, those who have STOCK
in it now, who have upbuilt 1t ana
have the best interests of the people
and property at heart rather than
pure1v selfish motives