Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-02-12
I COMMUNICATION
ron THE COURIER.
he 'ue Ridge Railroad.


The "'ue Ridge Railroad.
According to previous notice, meeting of
| the citizens of Pickems District was held in
the Court House. on Monday. the eth inst.
to take into consideration the present con-
dtion and future prospects ofthc Blue Ridge
Railroad, and give public expression to their
opinion in regard to the Importance of the
enterprise.
Col. WM. lIuNTER was called to the Chair,
and WM G. kEITn requested to act as Sec
rotary.
The meeting being called to order, Mr..
ELAN SHARPE made n short speech relative
to the Importance of tho meeting and urging
tho necessity of prompt and manly action on
our part to secure the completion ofa work
tho Importance of which to the State is in
culculabIc.
JAMES a. DoYLE, E'q., novel that o7m-
mittee of sixteen be app1intel to draft pre-
omblo and resolutions expressive of our in
tcrcst in the undertaking. which was unani-
mously adopted
The Chairman then appointed the follow
ing gentlemen, to wit :
MesSrs. j, a. Doyle. Y. n. G,mvin, Rob't.
y. Thompson. Il. III. Griffin. b. IIogood Jno
Maxwell j. III. Amber, Il. p. ycrncr, Josh
ua jameson. John G. Miller, j. o. Lewis,
Reese Blwcn, ID. B;cmon. W. S. Grisham
s. bovingood, ID. s. Shibbling.
The Committee having retired, Mr.. Il. C.
PrLLAM was callcl ON for a speech. He
rpokc in the warmcst terms of the impor.
tancc, progress and practicability of the en-
tcrprisc.
The Committee having returned, reported
through their Chairman, the fUll"%;rcs prc.
amblc and resolutions, which were untni-
mnusly adowedi
Whereas, application was made to the Log
iSaturc at It's recent session, for aid to the
blue kidge KH.iroad. which, after protract-
cd d,ScnSsi"n' Was refused by that body
BE it, thcrefirci
Resod@d, That this action of the Lcgisla-
tnre is received with regret. and that we look
WIth cnnildcnccA upin t'e rc-assembling of
this body, for the aid desired.
HeSot'"f' !hn,t we have abiding confidence
IN the practicNlb bility Of the enterprise. and
assert the a.ilitNy OF the Sa,c tn compile 1t
without dctrmGnt to her credit or intcrc is,
and regard its curly ,omplction as OF the
greatest importance to the S ate at large
IteS0tccd, That we approve tho course OF
the direction of the Road in prosecuting the
work to the extent of its means
Rcsoiced, That we highly appreciate the
courtesy of the opponents If the road, in the
Legislature, i'll the discussion of the subject
and their action in tho promises
Rcsolced. That we recommend that a MASS
MEETING be he'd Mt Tunnel Hill, during the
ensuing simmer, to which the people at
large be invited, together with special ir-
vitation othc members of the Legislature to
be pgcscnt-t, tho end that further action
may be taken in the premises.
Resolmd, That committee of scvcn be
appointed to so!liait subscriptions to this great
enterprise, and 20 urge unitcd and successful
action throughout the district, in favor of the
Road in this it's dcrs. extremity.
Under the foregoing resolutions the Chair
appointed the following committee. namely :
Alcsslr'. Elom Sharpe, L. ~ Garvin, j. III.
Amblor. w. S. Grshnm, ID. Bieman, NJ. NJ.
Norton, u. g. Pullinn.
On motion of Maj. w. NJ. naddcn, tho
proceedings Of this moctng woro ordered to
be published in the District papcrs, with a
request that the press of the State be request
cd to copy the same.
After which, cn IN, ton the meeting adj
journcd. WM. HUNTER, Cbn'n.
WM. G. KEITH. Soc'ty.
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