Vance's fireside plea against railroad monopoly in North Carolina
Gov. Z. B. Vance denounces the Richmond and Danville Railroad monopoly that controls NC routes. He outlines price discrimination against North Carolina markets, citing high freight rates on corn tobacco and cotton, and urges state action to curb corporate power and protect local producers.
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Tancaster
Rock Hill
Winnsboro
Lexington
Charlotte
Richmond
Concord
Surry County
Goldsboro
Winston
Chicago
North Carolina
New Orleans
North Carolina Tervaces
Virginia
Toltue
Western North Carolina Railroad
Asheville
Marion
Danville
Reidsville
Daham
Durham
Durhan
Are
Lynchburg
Messrs
Mills & Walker
Newbern
Rome
Mt. Airy
Pennsylvania
Memphis
Corcrd
Richmond and
Western North Carolina Railroad Company
Board of Commissioners
The Tobacco Crop of North Carolina Exhibit
The article discusses a 1879 tobacco crop exhibit by counties from the census, cites freight issues between East and West North Carolina, and notes Western products seldom reach Eastern markets due to high freight costs. It laments transportation barriers, urges action, and reflects on duties as a Western North Carolina Railroad commissioner.
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North Carolina
Heroe
Messrs. Mills & Walker
Ashevill
Concord
Newbern
Richmond
Wilmington
North Caro
Lina
Tepic letter describes Tres Marias transfer and plantation era
The Tres Marias lie forty miles from Tepic and were sold by Maximilian to five Confederate men in 1864. They bought from Juarez as Liberal forces fought. The islands span about 8,000,000 acres of sea island cotton land with 75 to 80 Confederate families farming large plantations. One resident, Jacob Ashlock of Kentucky, notes yields average 1.75 bales per acre.
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Tepic
New Orleans
Tres Marias
Maximilian
Juarez
Jacob Ashlock
Kentucky
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Plaial
Wight
Voles
Lute
Vance
Gov. Vance
France
England
Richmond & Danville Railroad Company
North Carolina Railroad
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Augusta
Atlanta
Charlotte Air Line
Spartanburg
Union
Virgina Midland
Raleigh
Lord’s Mill
Commonwealth
Justice Field
Newton
Hickory
Morganton
Old Fost
Bridgewater
Greensboro
Third Creek
New York
N. C
North Carp
Eaii
Alamance
Alexander
Alleghany
Anson
Ashe
Beaufort
Bertie Bot
Bladen Brans
Uncombe
Arke
Cabarrus
Caldwell
Carters
Ctawba
Chatham
Cherokee
Sail Chowa
Cla
Clevelan
Columbus
Rit Craven
Oy Davidson
Davie
Duplin
Eagecombe
Forsyth
Franklin
Gaston
Gates
Grasyly Granville
Greene Gui Ford
Ig Hal
Itarnett
Haywoot
Henderson
Hertford
Hyde
Iredell
Jackson
Johnston
Jones
Lenoir
Lincoln
McDowell Macon
Adisor
Mutin
Mecklenbur
Mitchell
Montgomery
Moore
Nash
Northampton
Onslow
Orange
Pamlico Pender
Perquimans Zally
Pitt
Polk
Andolphichmond
Robeson
Tockingham
Rowana
Rutherford Sampson
Stanly
Stokes
Larry
Swainit
Transylvan Union
Wak
Warren
Washington
Watnuga
Wayne
Wilkes
Wilson
Yadkin
Yancey
The
Winston Sentinel
Geo. M. Mathes
W. M. Terrell
ITAS
Switch
Preston Roan, “Ffers
Robah F. Gray
Office
Merchants’ Hotel
Dr. J. Gector
Winston, N.C
Depot Street
Winston 2
Eitithe
Sale Country
J, Lindsay Patterson
Attorney At Law
Winston, Inc
John H. Dillard
Greensburo
Wael
Natwnal Back
Wiston
Webster Wagons
Lara
Redman
W. T. Vogler
Winston, N. C
Main Stree
Merchants
Siorelis
Winston, N.C. F
Robert D. Johnston
Winston Female School
Liceie Matin
Alex
Winston and Salem
General Fuerghandise
Har
Jas A. Gray
HS. Foy
Jd. W. Foy
NEW Livery
FOY & Bre
Proscription 1
Irons
Mixite Street
Cintunmit
Fire Insurance, Winston
United States
Jon
Produce, Tobacco, &c
N. C. State Life Insurance Company
Seeley
V. O. Thompson
Paces
Fhiello
Ws. Telephone Co
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