| From the Western Democrat (Charlotte,
N.C.) |
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| January 28, 1862 |
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| The N. C. Railroad |
| We see that some of our contemporaries
along the line of the N. C. Railroad are complaining about the bad
management of that Road, and Mr. Cameron, the President, and Mr.
Wilkes, the general Superintendent, are censured pretty severely. We
know there has been a great deal of irregularity in the running of the
trains and that local freight has been detained and accumulated at the
various Depots, but we thought this was owing to the increased
business of the Road, and partly, recently, to the bad weather.
Government freight has so crowded the Road recently that, we learn, it
has been almost impossible to get local freight shipped from any
point. Even freight intended for the N. C. State Government, such as
soldiers' clothing, &c., could not be, or was not, carried, having
to be forwarded from this point by Adams' Express. As for Mr. Wilkes,
the Superintendent, we think he has labored faithfully to do his duty,
and if he has not succeeded, we have reason to think the fault is not
his. It should be remembered that the work on the Road was nearly
double the past year to what it was formerly. It is the opinion of a
gentleman who knows something about the working of the road, that the
cars have been run over it oftener within the last twelve months,
considering the increased number used, than during the whole previous
five years. Mr. Cameron may not be able to give the road all his
attention, but before censuring him so severely it would be well to
take into consideration the great amount of work thrown upon the road
by the war, and the difficulties he has had to contend with. |
| We see a notice in the
Standard requesting all persons having claims against the Road to
present them to the Secretary's office, at the Company's Shops, for
settlement. |
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