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Warners Claims on Sneak Rail Bills Provokes NC Debate
A Raleigh News and Observer excerpt republished here relays a letter from L. D. Lown rebutting Col. Warner’s Sneak Bill charges. The author defends 1907 Elkin & Alleghany and 1909 Watauga & Yadkin River railroad aid, describes committee deliberations, and names legislators cited by Warner. It argues rail aid boosted state wealth and explains regional freight barriers against mountain counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh News and Observer
Lexington Dispatch
Col
H. B. Warner
Senate
Elkin & Alleghany
Watauga & Yadkin River
Smith Hagaman
House of Representatives
Watauga County
Paul Kitchin
Hagaman
Doughton
B. B. Dougherty
Murphy
Manteo
North Carolina
J. C. Buxton
Dowd
Mecklenburg
Daniels
Halifax
Webb of
Buncombe
Pharr
Aycock of
Wayne
Bellamy
Brunswick
Drewry
Wake
Hicke of
Granville
Holt of
Guilord
Long
Iredell
Kluttz
Rowan
Fiest
Wilmington and Weldon
N. Carolina
Atlantic and North Carolina
Cape Fear
Yadkin Valley
Good Roads Association
Raleigh
Watagga & Yadkin River
Penitentiary Board
Col. Jr. Mann
Col. Warner
Blue Ridge
State Line
Mississippi River
New York
Vermont
Maine
Denmark
Uholland
Merchauts
Watauga & Yadki
Alleghany
Norfolk & Western
Virginia & South-Western