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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1881
Page
2
The Glinstox Sentinel reports the ailing President shows no strength gains and is kept alive by stimulants. Physicians plan to move him to Long Branch, implying death may come soon and sparking debate over responsibility. Also noted are coal mine sale, railway reach, and storm losses near Savannah.
The State Board of Education apportions 25 cents per child from the School Fund with county population figures listed for Alexander Alleghany Ashe Davidson Forsyth Guilford Iredell Rockingham Stokes Surry Wilkes Yadkin. A Western North Carolina railroad extension is delayed four months and Gov. Vance accuses time extension fraud while the R&D road faces possible contract forfeiture. The Attorney General is directed to investigate alleged rail road discrimination and potential lease breakdown, with stance against monopoly and calls for action to protect the state economy and farmers amid a poor central crop and rich eastern yields.
The Baltimore and Ohio sold stock in the Virginia Midland to a Barbour led syndicate with ties to the Richmond and Danville group. The new owners aim to complete the North Carolina Midland line from Danville to Spartanburg and have subscribed 250000 dollars to the railway capital. A directors meeting is set for the 20th to disclose details.
Forsyth county leaders vote to continue the Inferior Court. County Commissioners reported on the docket: 147 Superior Court criminal cases, 112 Interior Court cases, and 149 presentments totaling 408. They questioned whether the Superior Court has time to dispose of the docket, noting 10 cases daily with six days devoted to criminal business.
The article argues that the Inferior Court reduces jail costs and speeds docket clearance, noting 50 prisoners removed from jail saving $1,350 over three months and a total savings of $1,422 since the court’s establishment. It contends Forsyth cannot dispose of the Inferior Court without crime reduction, which is unlikely.
Commissioner Geo B Loring reports August drought across the nation with the exception of New England and the extreme Northwest. It is severe in North and South Carolina and injurious in lower Indiana Illinois and Missouri. Corn outlook remains very short across regions.
The letter from Taos J. Jarvis to Attorney General Thomas S. Kenan argues for extending state power over railroads chartered before 1868. It requests investigation of pre 1868 charters to determine forfeiture and potential legislative action if warranted.
The Executive Department notes North Carolina faces a debt over 3 million dollars for the North Carolina Railroad and a large debt for the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad. The state owns a substantial interest in both lines yet the NC Railroad is operated in a way that cripples fiscal stability.
North Carolina leaders protest the lease of the state’s rail line to private lessees, alleging discrimination against eastern and central regions. Officials demand a probe into the lease and possible suit to reclaim the road for public benefit, citing drought and high freight rates harming farmers and towns.
The letter from August 26, 1581, from Tuos. S. Jarvis and Western North Carolina Railroad commissioners reports concerns about freight management and control of rail lines. He threatens to use state power to remove Richmond and Danville Railroad interests if allegations prove true and calls for action by the Attorney General on leases and rail operations.
Special despatches note mixed conditions across states. Arkansas reports a half crop due to drought. Florida boasts excellent weather and quality though crop is short. Alabama sees rapid opening with drought damage and rust. Texas faces drought hurting creep and poor overall yield but good quality with active picking. Georgia shows some improvement and plants opening well.
Weather favors rapid picking as Louisiana reports open bolls with 2-3 grade yields and drought damage. some parishes show one third of crop picked and October completion expected. In Mississippi the plant opens early with heavy damage from strength, two weeks ahead of last year, half to three quarters picked and harvest ending by November 1, quality excellent but yield poor.
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