. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . nd leisure, there is an im-mense development of industries of al-most every kind in the South, made pos-sible by the great and growing the mountainous districts the lumberindustry bids fair to outrival the the cotton belts the introduction ofevery kind of machinery has broughtcolossal factories into being that keepthe growing population well employed allthe year round. Among the people thereis a spirit of contentment not commonin the North. This is particularly notice- an
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . nd leisure, there is an im-mense development of industries of al-most every kind in the South, made pos-sible by the great and growing the mountainous districts the lumberindustry bids fair to outrival the the cotton belts the introduction ofevery kind of machinery has broughtcolossal factories into being that keepthe growing population well employed allthe year round. Among the people thereis a spirit of contentment not commonin the North. This is particularly notice- an opportunity of mingling among therailway men it was pleasant indeed tomark the universal spirit of gentlemanlycourtesy everywhere observable, not onlyto the travelling public by those engagedin the transportation department, butamong the railway men, as we have al-ready stated, towards each other. Thisis peculiarly pleasing not only as showingthe genuine spirit of true democracy, butthat other spirit of Southern chivalrywhich did not have its origin in democ-racy, but is rather a lingering echo of. NEAR GRAPIIITEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. able among the railway men, where thefeeling between the officials and employ-ees seem to be of the kindliest. Thereseems to be less hurry and worry andmore of a live-and-let-live spirit, with theresult that strikes are unknown andperiods of depression, if they do come,are unfelt. old-world gentility characteristic of theearly cavaliers that founded new homesin a new and magnificent country.
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