The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-03

were two great systems, all running from cast to
| west. He then drew boautiful picture OF the
mutual exchange in produce, fraternal kindness,
distracted people, by the extension Of these two
systems. If tho word politics could be blotted
out, and tho business arts OF peace, cultivation OF
tho coil, building OF roads, canals, &C., changing
commodities for their equivalents forgetting that
thore is North or South, East or West, or poll
cs then %0ua DC seen n tn9 nsnGGar Her Of
We all feel the necessity of this great work. Will
we do it2 Ono thing, only will do it, and that is
numerous railroads Sho would be q nameless
village. You are asked to invest million dollars
in this great harvest, and you are promised
you desire to avoid q monetary crash, initiate
your business. Property holders we're advised to
put $50, 600 in the Knoxville Railroad There is
and now open to emigration. 1t is rich in mineral
wealth, copper, ETC., is unsurpassed as q grazing
and agricultural region, and enjoys tbs monopoly,
in the great staple-cotton. Ii you don't buhd
this road, other.inerests will.
The speaker then pointed out the advantage
enjoyed st rosS saa
beginning to this enterprise, the Judge said he
was authorized to read the following letter from
Mr.. 8. y. LHommedieu: -
CrN. HAN. & Day, d DAY. & M1oH. r. RS
CINCINNATI, April II, 1866. J
Southern Rdl,oay Connections
DEAR SIR had promised myself the pleasure
Of being present at your meeting on Thursday
night next, but Unexpectedly am called away on
No one can appreciate moro than do the inn
portance to our city and to our railroads OF having
o direct communication by rail with the South, in
the direction OF Knoxville and Chattanooga. l
am satisfied it can only be had by our citizens
coming forward and making liberal subscriptions,
by way of bonus to induce capitalists to take the
contract. You are, therefore, authorized to put
my name dowrf for fvo Thousand dollars, to be-
paid when the road is completed to either Knox
vile or Chattanooga, or to any point between
connecting with the Southern road, provided
that completion be within five years from date.
AS the representative of the Cincinnati, Ham-
ton aud Dayton and Michigan, and the Atlantic
and Great Western Railroads, will recommend to
the several Boards and Directors that they agree
to donate one-half the profits which they derive
ern extended road, until the same amount to
5000. 900, viz: 50OOO by the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and sl00,Uu0 by the Atlantic and Great Western
Railroad, estimating expenses at sixty per cent.
s. s. LHoMMEDIEU.
Judge Matthew'S then concluded his remarks (of
which the above is but brief synopss), by urg-
ing the meeting to take hold OF this undertaking
steel, 30 that the idea of future separation may
never enter the heads of American citizens.
The President then read the following from Mr..
W. H. Clement:
LITTLE MIAMI d. COLUMBUS & XENIA r. ROADS,
CINoINNATI, April 49, 1865. I
Mfr. Larx Anderson-Dear Sir Please say that
our company will, without doubt, take sl00, 900 on
the same terms as those named by Mr.. l. Homme
dieu, and that our connecting road. at Columbus
will, no doubt, take another 500, 900:
Yours truly, w. II. CLEMENT.
Also, the following from MIR. Samuel N. Pike:
CINCINNATI, April 10, 1885,
Afr. Chairman and others: :.
GRNTLEMEN-I can as little afford to subscribe
to the Southern Railroad enterprise as any man
in Cincinnati, having, as you are aware, been
slightly scorched by the late fire. and have to re-
build but will subscribe literally to aid the en-
terprise--one, know that ID Of vital Importance
to the prosperity OF Cincinnati trust you will find
many OF our merchants to think as I do, and back
Yours truly, 8. N. PIKE.
Mr.. Henry G. Lord, President Of the Indanapo-
lis and Cincinnati Railroad, said that his company
would subscribe 900 Oh the same conditions as
the other roads,
Mr.. Ernest announced that the Kentucky Gen.
trail Railroad would subscribe $500, 600. and Mr..
David Sinton stated that the Nioholasville Branch
would subscribe $500, 600.
The book for subscriptions was then opened,
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