The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-11-30
A NEW COUNTY PROPOSED.
Important Movement Of Citizens Of YORK
Union and SpartanburgC Coun'ieS
Air Line Railroad.

At meeting of the citizens OF York, Union
and spartanburg, held at Cherokee ford' Oh
Saturday, the 14:h instant, William 1eneries'
ESQ. was called to the chair, and Dr. John G.
Black was requested to act as secretary.
nv reouest of the chairman, William C..
Rlack. Esq, and Rev. William Curtis, D. D.,
briefly explained the object OF the meeting 10
be to petition the Legislature OF South Caron-
ma for the formation of new county IRON i9rh; a.
Union and Spartanburg, and to represent 70
the President and Directors OF the proposed
Air Line Railroad Company the advantages
offered for the location OF said railroad through
This section, on account OF Its agrlculturai'
mineral and manufacturing resources; ana pre-
dicted that, with railroad facihtles heretoloIs
denied ms. the agriculture of the country would
he greatly improved, a thrifty population pos
sessed of capital would come among US, the
vast mineral resources Of the three counties
represented here to-day, consisting OF IRON;
occurring in the form Of the highly valued
magnetic cxids lime, gold, copper, lea !, porce-
lain, &C., would be rapidly developed; that the q
unrivalled water power OF Broad klver, at sne
Ninety-Nine Islands, now within our nearing,
would be the scene OF lied industries, giving
us q market for our produce, greatly enhancing
the value OF our property and beautifylng our
country.
the following resolutions were unanimously
adopted: ..r 80 VOL.
Union and Spartanburg, here assembled, are
in favor of the formation of q new county from
the contiguous portions of York, Union and
Spartanbnrg, believing that it will greatly con-
tribute to the speedy administration OF justice,
and the general convenience OF our people.
Resotued, That committee OF fifteen per-
sons be appointed by the chair to canvass the
territory Of tine proposed county to obtain sig
natures to petition to be addressed to the
Legislature, asking that the new county be
granted, and that said committee be author
lied to appoint one or more persons to take the
necessary steps to bring the attention OF that
body to our claims in this matter.
Under the resolution the chair appointed the
following committee, viz: Rev. William Curtis,
D. D., chairman; Philip Ray, s. S. Ross, Samuel
Littlejohn, Sr., John Brown, P. O. Lemmons,
Thomas W. Littlejohn, Captain Frederick G.
Latham, Major NJ. NJ. Montgomery, Matthew
Lynn, Charles Petty, William c. Black, DR.. L.
A. Hill, A. Haiden, and Jonathan Moore.
The following resolutions were offered BY
William G. Black, Esq, and unanimously
\ dopted:
kesolued, That we view the location of the
proposed Air Line Railroad with the deepest
interest, and that We will impart every facility
in our power to aid its progress through our
county, and that We considerit essential to the
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manufacturing resources Of the same.
Resolued, Thnt a committee Of three persons
be appointed by this meeting to correspond
with General Buford, President of the Air Line
Railroad Company, and furnish him with all
the necessary information in regard to this sec
ton, and that this committee be empowered to
call q meeting of the citizens interested at
such time and place as they may deem e1pe-
Geut.
On motion Of DR.. L. A. Hill, the following
persons were appointed as such committee,
viz: Hon. VIM. G. Black. chairman; Rev. VIM.
Quits, D. D., and VIM. Jefferies, Esq.
On motion OF VIM. G. Black, Esq, the secre-
tary was requested to send copy OF the pro-
ceedings of this meeting to TIE CHARLESTON
NEWS, Yorkville Enquirer, Carolina Spartan,
ann Vnionulle Times, and request the pubica-
ton OF the same.
On motion of DR.. L. A. Hill. the meeting was
adjourned. Ito meet again at Limestone Springs.
8. c., on Saturday, December S, 1859.
WILLIAM JEFFERIES, Chairman.
JOHN G. BLACK, NJ. D., Secretary.