The farmer and mechanic., 1906-06-12
The Petitions Against the
Schedule too Numer-
Gus to Count.
If Letters. ConDlaints and Petitions
Continue to Pour in. The COrDOr-
alton Commission Will Have
to be Given Bigger
Quarters.

''IIoW many letters and petitions
have you received this morning against
the proposed change Of schedule by
the Southern Railway" l asked Mr..
Henry c. Brown. Secretary of the Cor
poration Commission, yesterday.
Il haven't measured them yet" said
Mr.. Brown, but | take it that we have
received about another peck today.
They ;fre 50 numerous we do not stop
to count names, but measure them by
the peck
And they are pouring in from all
sources. South and West of Raleigh.
individuals make protest, whole COM
munitfes sign petitions and these let
ters and petitions are but like straWs
showing the strong blowing of the
wind against the contemplated out
rage These letters and petitions come
from all sources and men of all shades
of opinion.
Maxton Wishes Connection Preserved.
on the Seaboard. have occasion to
need the connection at Raleigh. They
have written q strong petition. to the
commission protesting against the pro
posed breaking of the connection,
signed by the following parties:
e, McRae, J. w Garter. r. NJ. Will
liams, 4. ii. Currie II. BoWden, Don
aid Mcqueen, {. j. Lide, A. Mel. Nor
rison. w. Is. Harker, II. w. McNatt, ID.
c. McIver j. b. Weatherly, y. B.
Groom, X. II. MusselWhite, A. l.. Jones,
w. I. Newton. ID. l.. Mclean. q. $.
Mckenzie. j. +. Stephens. w. \. Jones,
r. F. Pace. p. II. Plummer, travelling
salesman: e. Burns. NJ. b. Edwards, a.
J. Cottingham, a. NJ. MacNair, j. IL.
Mitchell, w w. Smith. Lamar Mccall
lum. J. A. Walters, j. c. Parish, b. I.
Maness, Maple Shade Inn (hoteD.
Rockinelam's Protest.
Another good town on the Seaboard
voices the opposition of practically all
the people Except paSS-toterS) living
South of Raleigh to breaking the con-
nection at Raleigh y petition protest
ing against the proposed change as
..arbitrary. unreasonable, and unneces-
sary." has been signed by the follow
ing:
Jno. L. Everett, Walter L. Parsons,
cashier Bank of Pee Dee: Is. y. John-
son. secretary Steele's Mills; d: NJ.
Morrison, Jno. Morrison. j. w. Leak,
E,. d. Whitlock, w. c. Thomas. W. ).
Thomas @. w. Dockery, w. NJ. Gov
ington II. d. Barliem, {. l.. Lilies. II.
M. Whitaker, H. G. Watson. w. ID. Nc
w. Parten. T. +. Hinson, r. c. Hinson,
HATTIE Hinson. j. a. McAulay, j: i,
West. r. S. Ledbetter, NJ. II. FoWlkes,
IF ". Leak. L. j. Bell, NJ. l.. Hlmm.
u n Blacker, CT. A. Patrick. l.. l.
Patrick. e. A Hendley, + Is. Terry. j.
G Terry. w. l. Everett, 5. w. Steele,
. \ Sharpe Thomas b. Hunter. t. A
porter w. A. Chisholm, attorney: {.
M Hobbs. w. L. Steele, W. l.. Scales.
HeidsviIIe Against the Outrage.
The people of ReidsVille JON III the
universal protest against the change OF
schedule. \ prominent citizen WfllliS
that 2 petition had been sent 10 the
Cornorat ton Commission. says:
81 trust the petition from ReldsVlile
will be of some little assistance III lfle
manly fight against this treaclerouS
attempt of the Southern RallWay TO
destroy the great organ OF NORM ,hl O.
lima Democracy viz: The News aho
Observer This attempt IS IN Keeping
with the well-knOWn pollcS OF me
Southern Railway to ruin What lhey
cannot run. 80 viii,
"rhe hearts Of the people are WIN
Tho News and Observer. however. ana
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