The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-02
THE RECENT RAILROAD MEETING AT
asnVILLIE, N. c.

THE RECENT RAILROAD MEETING AT
asIivILL1G, N. c.
In another column our readers will find u
report of the proceedings Of the Railroad Con-
vcntion al Ashville, ~ c., hold on the 10Th
ult., which We find in The Southern Enterprise
published al accnYille, S. G.
FIVE regard tho visit OF our friends from
the upper Districts Of South Carolinn TO Ash
vile, N. g., rs ncighborly visit, calculated to
cement local tics, and promote kind feelings
between neighboring counties, VIC must cx-
press our great pleasure; and this pleasure is
enhanced when We learn TINT they had " cor
dial greeting and hearty Welcome" up in tho
mountains Of tho old North State.
But il would seem from the call that the
noting the success of The North Caroliun Cen
trail Railroad TO Ashyilc, and also the Railroad
from Ashville 10 Paint Rock, which will copl-
plete tho connection with East Tennessee"
Sc. Now while wo commend tho social char
acter Of the gathering, we cannot overlooked
tho object of The meeting, and will therefore
indulge in such general business remarks as
will serve 10 present this North Carolina Rail-
road situation to our many renders in ali parts
of the State, md also show them what our
areenville and Spsrlanburg friends did there.
II may be as well TO repeat here, that our
sister State Of North Carolina has never per-
mittcd charter 10 be issued to any Railroad,
except with the limitation Tint the company
so chartered shall conform to the guage Of
road fixed by the State, which is four inches
narrower thnn the tracks of adjoining roads
out of the State-upon this narrow guagc
policy whnt is called tho "Western North
Cnrolina Central" has been built from Sails
bury, just above Charlotte, to, VIC think, Nor
canton, in the direction Of Ashyille, thence
the lines are dotted down, in westwardly
direction to Chattanooga, Tennessee; the cast
ern terminus fthe road is available by connect
ing roads TO Newbern, N. G., and Norfolk and
Portsmouth. Va, as also indirectly TO Whining
ton but this latter city seeks more direct
western connection by the Wilmington, Char
lotte and Rutherfordton Road, which also
looks TO Ashyille as it's western connection
but as il Is moi yet within reach Of Charlotte,
it's consideration may be postponed for the
present.
This, then, is the state ofthe cnse; our friends
t6 GsfSe n G y s.a geSiing sHs ' 10 pro-
moto Railroad connections from that place TO
Wilmington, Newbern, and Norfolk and Ports
mouth, and instead Of looking at the proceed
ings from that standpoint they have apparent
ly indulged in O sort of "morus multicaulis"
scheme, TO get to Cincinnati and Louisville by
projected Road from Greenville and Spartan
burg, via Ashyille. We hope our readers will
get clearer conception of what they expect
to do and how they are to do il, than we have
been able TO do, for from n careful perusal of
Col. TowsEs' speech. the impression left on
our mind is very confused, indeed uuinteligi-
BILE, at loast, in q practical point of view
Col TONNES of Greenvile il seems made the
opening speech-alluled favorably 10 the
peculiar location" (?) Of the Greenvillc and
Columbia Railroad, which I" afforded a straight
track ~ in The direction of Aiken and An
gusta, thus giving to Greenville the prospect
now about TO he realized ~ Of n shorter and
better route to Charleston than by Columbia"
How tho building Of 'si1ty. miles" of Rail-
road up to Ashyille, n. c., is to furnish
oSttSi foute lront dTecnVllle 10 Charleston
than by Columbia" we are yet to learn, and
this intricate Railroad problem is mnde still
more foggy, when il was shown clearly that the
location Of The Greenville and Columbia Rail-
road was really most fortunate one thai il
was, in fact, far better, than ir il had been
built TO Laurens in that case, tho fair town
of dreenyille could never have presented The
overpowering attractions for, q Railroad con-
nection to Ashville and Western North Caro-.
lima, TO East Tennessee, Kentucky and the city
of Cincinnnt
Mr.. Bono, of Spartanburg, also made
speech in favor of his village, and possi
bly, having in mind the oyerpowering" fact
that the sixty miles of mountain Railroad
would cost $2,500, 600 or So. 200, 900, suggest
ed, that il was too soon to determine absolutely
the roAte from Asheville," &c.
Gov. PERRY, of Greenville, next made a
speech for his Court House. Mr. Bono follow
ed for spartanburg G. H. Gov PERRY in reply,
when both made junction, walking arm in
arm back to the hotel, thus possibly pre-
figuring the future Railroad links between the
two places" (?)
We commend the full report to our readers,
and beg that our City Council will get ready
their share of the two or three millions, as
they will certainly be called on al On early day.