The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-25

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ave hundred eoElas hosse ~uzss have
ansser~a. as sr~us st-oss tsa so ss
Ssw fsesn 90 . war~hoas~- sA&s .as
net needed ~ pTuscus. At osher snail
stations BE huih saAxnsheest ware
houses. ~Era cheaper e=~s .eets
have duue. Then be t~ouxhs sse knkst
NJ AoFenead and spraG fasahrzzs sxras
on u fn Improvements Evsryf-ssy
kno~s atzoat the free ,-asfa sns srsaks
inx at that acsei A committee sas
aprointcd By Governor Ayxo~k 10 to-
ve@siEate the Affairs of the rad. one
gentleman. sko was q witnass. 81.
mitfed that be bad free hoafa fnr hiEs
self and family bat said hts s~xsscrs
TO the hotel were worth u lie was
asked what service Ae rendered. aat
he said b. saz general easertaiasf.
fres passes ~cEe sVa'ei iadisersHai.
natsiy.
Al the stoskhnlders' meeting Gr
bryan In his report In isa1. said the
cad vas in n ieplorahse condition and
wuui have to borrow money la put
IL In proper conaitsoa foe
ouslness. After reading bis report
here went up throughoa. the State .
iemand for lease. At a special msgt.
ng on tte first Thursday Ia sep,ssa-
Der. 1904. . lease was mafe to ,h.
Rowland Improvement Company of
Rhode Island
After the lease ~as made the stock
aoiders mes In New Bern aa the fourth
Thursday in September ln their annual
meeting. Mr.. Bryan. as president. sub
nitted his annual report. This re-
port was published In The News and
Observer. n paper friendly la Governor
,ycocg. In It's issue of the ssth of Sep.
ember. 1904. In his report ar. urY.
N says that the gross earnings ~
The road during the preceding ten
ears under Chadwick. Hancock and
Patrick were si.5st. 5000 The groas
earnings for the Ave years Of BFyan's
administration were 81 .3sf .is3.ss. or
within SI?7 sos.0i ~ the tetai gross
,arnings Of the ten preceding years.
will be seen that the road Vas In
reasing In business nj n rapid rate.
dr. Bryan says that the annual aver
I've years Of his administration was
S2s,1bs12: he says that during the
ast year of his administration. isot,
he earnings of the read we're s33i..
I32.s0. being an increase over the
earnings Of 1899. the last year of Pat
ick's administration of 3I43. 770. 60.
ar. Bryan says that tho last year os
iis administration the net earnings
II the road. after paying interest. ex.
lenses. permanent improvements. new
equipment. machinery. real estate and
woodland were s7s.s2s.sl.
In speaking Of the lease. he says
bat for the frst twenty years the rem.
| al is s53.siG.oe per annum. which is
| i24.si3.61 less than the road earned in
| 1904. now think OF that. and then
he earnings cf the. road increasing
II the rate Of SIS. s.754.i2. as Mr.. Bryan
;ays. per annum. 80 at that rate the
Dad In 1905 would earn 3i07. 7.5s373:
% the property IL leased for one-haif
ess than IL Is earning. with an annual
Increase OF s2s.654 I2-wouid you call
hat good business transaction7 lf
he Fusionis,s had leased IL al that
ate. the Democratic leaders would
nave said get your ''rci-shirts" and
'our guns. and drive out the lncompe.
-ent rascals.
BY this article | don't intend TO cast
any aspersions upon M. Bryan. for be
gentleman and q scholar and is
my friend. | have simply given the
| facts. and the reader can form bis
Jwn conclusions.
c. s. wOoTEN.