| From the Raleigh Standard |
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| February 12, 1862 |
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| North Carolina Railroad |
| We learn that Paul C. Cameron, Esq., has
resigned the Presidency of this Road. In a few days we presume, the
Directors will elect his successor. The public in North Carolina as
well as the Confederate government, are deeply interested in this
Road. They are not concerned so much with the past as with the future.
The appointment of a successor is, therefore, a matter of the highest
consideration. The condition of the Road and the public demands upon
it require a strong, young, sober, sensible, energetic, business man
-- a man, if possible, of experience in Railroad matters. A man who
has his fortune to make, -- not a superannuated, broken down man
of wealth and ease, who is as hard to stir as a loggerhead in winter
time. Nor is this a time for consulting the wishes of kinsfolks and
class politicians. The State demands the services of the right
man -- a man who would remove his family to the Shops, and devote his
whole time to the Road. There is another idea. This Road has changed
its assistants, subordinates, &c., too often, we fear. At this
crisis it is all important to have a proper head, to guide and
to govern; but we have observed that those Roads do best, which are
careful at first in the selection of officers and employees, but who
hold on to them as long as possible after they have proven themselves
worthy of confidence. We sincerely hope that the Directors may be
successful in selecting the right man for that important
position. |
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