Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-08-11
Knoxville and Charleston Railroad

in the Knoxville and Charleston Railroad
Company, held ut MNryvillc, Tennessee, on
the l4th of July, 1850, the following rcsolu-
tions were unanimously passed to wit:
Resolved. That we have full and undimin-
ishcd confidence in the integrity and faithful
ness of tho President and Directors of the
Blue Ridge Railroad Company, and that they
will in good faith, ut the earliest practical pc
Rod, carry out to consummution their con
tract with the Knoxville and Charleston Rail
road Company.
Resolved, That we, rs stockholders of the
Knoxville and Charleston Railroad Company,
pledge ourselves to cooperate and harmonizc
with the Blue Ridge Railroad Company, and
in like good faith will, to the utmost of our
ability, assist the President and Directors of
our Company to carry out our part of the con
tract with the said Blue Ridge Railroad Com
pany.
Resolved, That the project and policy of
connecting the cities of Charleston and Knox
vile by direct line Of railroad by way Of
the Rahun Gap, has lost none of its inipor-
tanco by the delay and financial diliicu!ties
that for the present impcdcs its progress, and
we earnestly hope and confidently trust that
the State of South Carolina will not now, ar-
ter cNpcndng bctv CO. two and three millions
ot dollars, and h; wing overcome the most OK
pcnS'Nc and dillic 1t part in the work, G,tcr
IN the prosecution of this most important en-
tcrpriSc to final compction
Resolved, That we heartily approve of the
action OF the County Court of Blount Coun-
ty, in January last, in refusing to permit any
portion of the Blount County bonds to be is
sued in fulfllmcnt of the contract with the
Blue Ridge Railroad Company, until said
Somp'ny IS prepared to resume the work in
Tennessee, and until the original design of
connecting Charleston and Knoxville by rail
way shall be put beyond reasonable doubt
and then only by the joint order of the Pres.
idrntS of the Blue Ridge and the IA oxNille
and Charleston Railroad Companies.
Resolved, That We recommend that the sal
aries of the officers of the Knoxville and
Charleston Ra'iWad Company be abolished
daring the suspension of the work in Tenncs.
see, leaving it discretionary with the Board of
Directors, at the end of each year, to make
such allowances to said officers, us to them may
seem just and proper, in view of the duties
necessarily performed by them during the pre-
ccding yoar.
The Convention then proceeded to the cleo
tion of Directors Cor the ensuing year, which
rcsulcdn us follows, to wis
Hon. Edward Frost, j. G. Ramsey, Will
Wallace Sam. Pride, Edward George, John
5 Craig, Greene ID. Saifel, B. s. Wilson,
John r. Too'c
On melton, the second Saturday of July,
lSOl, was fixed as the time for the next arnu
al meeting, at Maryvilo
Tennessee River Railroad Company.
FRANKLIN, July 20, 1869
The annual meeting of the Stockholders was
held this day
y Dlpi, ,,,r Il,oc IL l.
the meeting was organized by the appointment
Of Leon i Silcr, Esq, Chairman, and Wm.
III. Pcronncau, Secretary.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and confirmed
Hon. Edward Frost made verbal report
on the condition and prospects of The work.
An election was then held for officers to
serve for the ensuing year, which resulted as
follows:
Presidcnt--IIon Edward Frost.
Secretary and Trcasmcr--Wm. IL Peron-
ncau.
Dircctors-Jcsso r. silcr, n. s. Jarrett,
Dillard Love, G. A. Trenholm, IN. H.
Thomas II G.. WondGn .Tnnh |, Moore Iyor
ry Gourdin, Wm. H. d. Gailmrd.
The following resolutions were offered by
Dir. ii. &. Woodfn, and adopted
Rcsol0cd, That we look to the extension of
The Blue Ridge Railroad through the Tonnes
see Valley as matter of first Importance to
the citizens of Macon and the adjoining coun.
ties of North Carolina
RcSOtCcd, That the efforts making in behalf
of this enterprise by our friends in South CAY
DINA, should prompt us to put forth our cncr-
gics and all the means at oar command for
their assistance and encouragement
Rcsolced, That the Directors of the Ten
nessec River Railroad Company, residing in
North Carolina, be requested to cause mass
meetings to be held in different sections of this
country, in order to manifest the public opin-
ION IN favor of the enterprise, and afford to
our friends in South Carolina, and to the Leg.
stature Of that State, r,li"hl" assurances as to
the zcal and abilities of the counties and off
private individuals to give material aid to the
construction of the work
RcSoIoed, That we approve the resolutions
OF our last annual meeting in regard to County
subscriptions, and will ondcavor to have them
brought to the favorable consideration of the
Legislature, our County Courts, and of the
people at the ballot box
Rcsoired That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Franklin OdserO-
er, and that other pHpcrs friendly to the road
be requested to copy
RcSo!ccd That the thanks of the stock
holders and this meeting, are hereby rendered
to Hon. Edward Frost President, for the able |
and satisfactory address with which he has