The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-06-12
PROTEST FROM THE WEST.

80
Not in this decade has public senti-
mcnt been more united in ~denuncia-
ton of the announced = of the
Southern Railway authorities To give
The News and Observer a blow by
changing its schedule Of 4 generation
for no other purpose than To prevent
this papers giving its subscribers in
Western North Carolina n morning
daily With kilograms after midnight.
OF course it claims that the change
is to De made to insure q western con-
nection. 1t has been shown that it
can make this connection at Greens
boro without destroying the Seaboard
connection at Raleigh and hitting
The News and Observer 4 heavy blow
by simply taking the freight ears of
thai train. But it declines to do that,
though its net earnings last year. less
operating lease and taxes.
reached nearly $500, 600 on the North
Carolina railroad alone.
Petitions are coming in daily to the
Corporation commission from both
the East and the West. urging the
Commission 70 refuse to permit the
wrong to be done by the exercise of
power conferred upon it by the stat
ute and confirmed by the Supreme
Court. Among other petitions filed
yesterday We're the following from
points west of Raleigh. showing that
the people of that section join With the
people along the llllt OIL TIE ScdDolIu
in protesting against the deep damna-
ton of the contemplated piece of in
justice and wrong.
The Will Of Durham.
The petition filed from Durham was
as follows:
TO the North Carolina Corporation
Commission:
We, the undersigned citizens OF
Durham. respectfully protest against
I hA tttD11nCn.t ah1n Irn in thu nInA tat.
Of the Southern Railway train now
leaving Raleigh at 1:40 o'clock a. IN.
and petition your honorable court to
exercise its jurisdiction to prevent
the injury that such change would
work to the public generally.
Such schedule would operate to the
Inconvenience and discomfort of your
petitioners and many others in this
section. 1t would not only incommode
the travelling public, but would dis
criminate against the people Of the
western part of the State, who. for a
generation past, have been enabled TO
get an early morning paper from the
state Capital containing the latest tel
tgraphic news up to and after mid
night.
We are advised that by eliminating
freight cars from this train the
southern Railway can make all of its
desired Western connections without
breaking the long established pnnec
ZION Nl1I the SGtDOtl1u All Line tram
at Raleigh and without impairing the
present mail and passenger service.
The above petition was signed in
Durham by the following citizens:
J. 5. Manning, II. \. Foushee, p.
:. Graham, Julian S. Carr, John
Sprunt Hill. G. +. Green, G.. G. Earth
ing. =. ". ifobgood. j. +. Pegram. T. }
:. Hutchins. w. s. Holloway, r. 3.
Boone, Dallas w. SorrelI. II. A. Reams.
Al. ID. ~Herndon, J.. w. Grissom, j. T.
Morton, II. l.. Carver. L. u. Mark
ham, J. D.. Hamlen, I. McLeman. W.
I. Mangun. NJ. C.. Markham, T. T.
Hill, j. \. Robinson, w. NJ. Yearly,
j. w. Burroughs, ). w. Minor, John
A. Rose. j. $. Wiley, T. j. Lamb. Pol
lard Bros, Geo. w. Woodward, Hill
:; Linthicum. isaac ~. Carr. T. }.
horton. George A. Carr, s.. NJ. Snider.
Sneed-Markham-Tay lor Co. Haywood
klng, Thomas Pharmacy, DIR. j. a.
Nlnl5h, 9 II. Herndon. Or. l.. NJ. Ed
wards, ". II. Wilkins, Dr. ~. +.
1t was also signed by the entire
Board Of Commissioners Of Durham
county, and members Of the Board Of
Education as follows: K. T. Hamp-
ton. j. ". Allen. T. f. Belyin. q. II.
PROCTOR, j. +. Cole, A. q. Elliott. Jr,
j. w. Nfnstead, {. w. Massey.
The gentleman who presented the
petition to Durham citizens avs he
could have obtained ten times as
many signatures, but he could devote
ohIE q few hours 10 seeing the clti- ,
ZellS and could see only comparative
~ a few. The names are among h |
foremost business and professional
men III Durham. as viii be seen At q
siance. and they represent the over
WhelIning sentiment of that progress
siVe city.
IiillSboro Petitions Against the Wrong.
To the same effect petition the fol-
towing citizens Of HillsDolo.
:. w. Andrews. Sheriff, W. f. /.
Parks, j. W. Kirkland, +. \. Rose
mond, John Laws. y. II. Hamilton, &.
). G.: l.. G. Paris. NJ. =: w. a.
Hayes. G. r. Parish. .. J.. z r r.
Forrest, c. y. Hughes. J. :. Sturgeon.
}. II. Webb. J.. e. Webb. George a.
Durham. :. F.. ole. =. Z. Faucette.
Reynold & Walker. G. w Laws. j. Il.
Graham, +. .. Graham. y. ". Brown
q Co.
Protest from Flo College.
The Elon College people. who al
ways believe in the fair thing. pro-
test against the change that iniDrf-
OuSly affect the people, and the fol
i,uioU oftizcn= n%etition the carr1.o I