| From the Raleigh Register |
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| July 2, 1862 |
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| Raleigh & Gaston Railroad -- Southern Enterprise |
| In passing the depot of the Raleigh &
Gaston Railroad a day or two since we observed a beautiful new
passenger car standing on the track, and upon inquiry learned that it
had just been completed at the workshops of the Raleigh & Gaston
Railroad, under the superintendence of that superior workman, Mr. O.
D. Lipscomb, Foreman of the Workshops. This car is 54 feet long, is
very strongly built, and will carry 63 passengers seated. Everything
about this car was made at the workshops of the railroad, with the
exception of the handsome Brussels carpeting with which the seats are
covered. Al the seats, hat racks, &c., were cast at the foundry of
the depot, and the car is thoroughly southern made in every respect.
-- This is the second passenger car that has been made at the Raleigh
& Gaston Railroad workshops since the first of January, and the
third is nearly completed. This enterprise reflects great credit both
upon the builder, Mr. Lipscomb, and upon the company which sustains
and encourages his praise-worth efforts. |
| The Raleigh & Gaston Railroad is one
of the best managed roads in the Confederacy. An accident of a serious
nature never occurs on this road. No doubt one of the principal
reasons for this may be found in the fact that it has always been the
policy of the company to give employment to native Southerners, in
preference to reckless adventurers, either from the North of elsewhere.
The Board of Directors have recently declared a semi-annual dividend
of ten per cent., which fact, sufficiently attests the good management
of the affairs of the company. |
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