Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-07-19

bury on the fourth of July with a view to
devise measures for connecting that town
with the scabord by rail road commucaia-
ton. Two routes were spoken of one by
Fayetteville and the other to connect with
the Petersburg rail road. Tie meeting
was attended by delegates from Fayctte-
vile whose representations Of the advanta-
ges Of the route through that town over
the other, seem to have made strong i'm
preston on the meeting. Mr.. Winslow,
one of the delegates pledged Fayetteville
for 100000 of the stock, should COM
pany be formed for rail road from the
vallies of the Yadkin and Catawba.
The meeting adopting the following
among other resolution s.
Resolved, That committee Of five be
appointed to collect information, and sub
nit views on the subject of constructing a
Rail Road, leading from the vallies of the
Yadkin and Catawba, to some commercial
mart-that said Committee collect all the
facts & statistics practicable to be obtained
on tho subject, and report the same, to-
gelher with their views, TO an adjourned
meeting, to be held on the 10Th day of Oc-
tober next, in the town of Salisbury.
On motion, the following Gentlemen
were appointed the Committee
John Giles, II. c. Jones, c. Fisher, B.
Craige, and +. Slater.
On motion of II. G.. Jones.
Resolrcd, That a special delegation Of
ten persons be appointed TO attend at
Raleigh during the next session of the le-
gislaturc, to cooperate with our county
members in urging the claims of this Sec
ton of North Carolina to the providcnt
regard and assistance Of that body.
Unanimously adopted.
Resolcrd, That the Chairman appo int
these delegates at his leisure.
4 dopted.
At public meeting held in Fayetteville
on the 18th to receive the report of the del
cgates who attended the above meeting a
string of resolutions was adopted on the
subject, among which is the following.
Rcsolred, That committee of Is per-
sons be appointed, who shall proceed
without delay TO raise the means and en-
ploy tho services Of a competent Civil
Engineer TO ascertain, by actual survey,
the most eligible route for Rail Road be-
tween the Cape Fear and the West: to
collect by means Of correspondence and
in all other ways, all information that
may be important to aid him in making
correct estimates Of tho cost, income and
advantages of the said Road; to circulate
information on the subject; TO examine
the charter heretofore granted by the Lc-
giSlaturc, and to procure such amendments
as may be necessary and expedient, and
by memorial and other means TO urge the
claims Of this scheme to the patronage
and aid of the State; to attend the
meeting to be held in Salisbury during the
week of the Superior Court of the county
of Rowan; and furthermore, to do all
things necessary to prompt commence
ment and vigorous prosecution Of the
work.
From the Southern Times s. State Gazette.
RAIL ROAD CONVENTION AT KNOXVILLE.
We are indcbtedt to the politeness Of one
Of the Delegates from this State, who left
Knoxville on the 7th instant, for the fol-
lowing summary ofthe proceedings oithe
Convention.
The meeting was organized on the 4th
instant and Gen. Il. Y. Hayne Of Charles
ton appointed President. Upwards OF
400 delegates were in attendance from
ten different States. To facilitate the des-
patch of business the Convention appoint
ed a Committee of Forty;tioe; which COM
mttee was divided into small committees
whose reports were subject to the revi-
sion of the Committee OF torty-fve. A
Committee, of which Col. Blanding was
Chairman, was appointed to report on the
Charter and the practicibilty of the route.
They reported that there ras apractica-
tle rout arifhm the limits ofthe Charter,
and that the charter was such rs the Cor
poration ought to accept. The surveys
submitted and reported on, of practicable
routes, were, by way Of Reedy Patch Fork
Gap, Green River Gap, and Gap Creek
Gap. Which OF these routes will be ad-
opted il is impossible to tell. But the def
mite conclusion arrived at is, that the Road
must undoubtedly pass down the French
Broad.
The estimated cost Of the Rail Road
is ii millions of dollars. In the event,