The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-09-16
From The Charlotte Times Of Friday.
THE RAILROAD MEETING,
YESTERDAY

ht CloCh, ScStCiodJ Hlpi ulHS Il
number of the citizens of Charlotte as
semhled at the Court House to hear
and confer with the delegations from
Lancaster and Kershaw counties in re-.
ference to extending the South Carroll q
Central Railroad to this point
Among the number in attendance we
noticed a good many ofnur most sub.
stnntial AID liberal minded citizens,
which augers well for this scheme, now
in its incipiency.
As the official proceedings appear in
another column, we will only attempt
here to give an outline of the remarks
and opinions of these who addressed the
meeting.
DR.. D. L. DeSaussure, Of Camden, o..
the part of the delegation from KcrshaN
arose, and in few remarks stated the
plan by which his section expected to
raise the means by which to build their
portion of the road. He explained The
views of the President of the road, MIR.
McLaurin,) and the facilities he had
been offered by capitalists ec aid him
in building the road. If we understood
the gentleman right, Mr.. McLaurin had
received a proposition from English
capitalists to complete the road to Char
lottc within two years, provided they
could secure subscription of one-fourth
Of the amount of the estimated cost of
the road-the subscri ption to be either in
land or money-the balance secured by
a mortgage on the road. That it was
the purpose of these capitalists to in.
trod.ce English and Scotch settlers d.
long the line of the road for the pur-
pose of raising cotton to supply the in.
creasing demand of English manufac.
turers. He stated that the people of
Kershaw were in favor of the road. and
were willing to be taxed to secure the
building of it through their county.
Mr.. Moore, on the part Of the dele
cation from Lancaster was called on
He said the plan of the people of Ian
caster was to raise S200,000 by taxation
to assist in building the road. That
they considered this the best and most
equitable plan-as casting the burden
not on a few individuals, but distribu-
ting it among all who arc to be bcnft-
ted by the proposed enterprise. That
they did not desire the road to stop at
Lancaster, but 90 on to its objective
point-Charlotte; the place where they
had done most Of their trading and
where they wished to do it in future.
DR.. G. j. Fox was called on, and in
few remarks elucidatcd his views on
the subject. He advanced many strong
points in favor Of the enterprise, and
showed concusivcly that we ran no risk
in aiding the road, that the increase Of
business, Of travel, and the opening Of
short outlet to the sea, would fully
repay us for what mi yht be required Of
US to build the road.
We will take This occasion to congrat-
ulate the friends of the enterprise in
the possession of so staunch advocate
as nr. Fox. His influence is known
and felt, in such matters, and when he
takes hold of t. EN- works with an en-
ergy and will that knows no ceasiDg.
Ex-Governor Vance was called on.
He approved the project and was pleas
ed with the views and propositions ad.
yanced by the delegates.
Gen. Rufus Barringer being called on,
arose and made few stirring and appro-
pirate remarks. He showed that for
every dollar invested in railroads there