The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-17
Preparations for Organizing the Com.
pany-Appointment ofa General agent
How the Work is to be Done.

How the Work Is to be Done.
A pubic meeting of tho citizens of Clarendon
County was held in Manning on Monday last,
to take into consideration the building of rail-
road from t1ourdil g Depot, on the Northeast
ern Railroad, TO Sumter via Manning.
The attendance was more than respectable
in point of numbers, and the assemblage en-
tered upon the consideration of the affair with
heartiness and earnestness that augurs well
for the carrying out of the enterprise.
On motion, Hon. L. F. Rhame was called to
the chair, and R. n. Thompson, Esq, was re-
quested to act as secretary.
The first speaker in favor Of the proposed
read was D. B. McLaurin, Esq, of Sumter,
who announced the gratifying fact that the
Northeastern Railroad Company felt deep in
terest in the road, and would subscribe ibe-
rally to secure it's construction, and would, in
all probability, endorse the bonds Of the COM
pany to be formed, if they should find it neces.
sary to issue such bonds to raise funds for the
building of the road. The advantages OF such
an endorsement can be appreciated when it is
stated that the affairs OF the Northeastern
road are in q prosperous and improving condi-
ton, and that they have been able to meet the
interest on their own bonds regularly and
promptly.
Mr.. McLaurin was followed by J. Galluchat,
ESQ.,, and by Colonel ]. p. Richardson, who
was in favor of running tho road from Gour
din's via Manning to Manchester, and by Mr..
Davis, who was in favor Of running the road
across the Columbia and Charlotte Road to the
mountain reg on of North Carolina. Mr.. B. P.
Barron followed, and called upon the meeting
to limit their views to some attainable object.
He said there was no danger of failure, and
that the proposed road from Sumter to Gour-
din's could be built.
Tho following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Resoloed. That committee Of three persons
to. each election precinct be appointed to 80
fcit the subscription OF contingent fund for
the purpose Of employing genafrAl a e asenf f5 to
AID III OH biufAln@ tna company ana OF hsstsiuS
in securing an engineering party to determine
the most desirable location for the road.
Resotued, That the amounts severally sub
scribed by parties for this purpose be entered
to their credit as so much paid on STOCK III
case the road shall be built
ReSolced That financial committee OF three
persons be appointed, who shall receive and
take charge of the funds thus collected and
disburse them on the order OF the general
agent whom we may appoint.
Resolued, That desiring to secure the serv-
ices of general agent to promote the enter
prise whose high character, energy and long
experience in railroad enterprises may furnish a
guarantee Of success, we recognize IN u. d.
McLaurin, Esq. the man emlently htted for
the POSITION and that this meeting unanlm-
ously request him to act as the general agent
for the people of Clarendon County In promo
ting the organization of company to under
take the bui ding Of railroad from Sumter to
Gourdins.
The following were announced as members
of the Financial Committee B. A. Walker, j.
E. Davis and B. P. Barron.
The committees under the first resolution
are as follows:
Mar -..lg-M. Levi, Y. N. Butler, u. j. Brab-
ham.
Packs Box-Captain W. R. Coskrey, G. D.
Rhodus, DR.. s. P. Oliver.
Calhoun Box-W. w. Holiday, John j. Ragin,
DR.. Charles Henry.
packsville- Colonel W. L. Renolds, Levi F.
Rhame, Il. j. Holiday.
Fork Black River-Smeon Richbourg, r. A.
Chandler, E. R. Plowden.
Sal6m-R. T.. NICE aQu1n, w. u. MCC duoih,
DR.. J. V. Epps.
Bethler em-R. Sidney Moore, S. B. Coker, J.
j. McFaddin.
The meeting then adjourned to meet again
on the first Monday in May.
HOW THE WORK CAN BE DONE.
The Clarendon Press, to which we are in
debted tor the material for the foregoing re-
port of the meeting, is doing good service in
showing the character Of the new road, its
probable effects upon the district, and how the
work may be done. It says:
We regard the success of the enterprise as
secure if the people Of this District will but
come I'D to the mark and do their duty. There
is no doubt about our ability to carry out the
enterprise to successful issue il we will only
ey1nce determination to do 30. 1t is not a
long road We have to build to place ourselves
in connection with the rest Of the world, and
the region through which it is to run is OF
character most favorable to it's economical
structure. There are few roads which
have so favorable location. The land from
one terminus to the other is an almost un-
broken level presenting no swamps of any
magnitude. The grading is light, requiring
no deep cuts or high embankments. We estl-
mate the whole length OF the road from Gour-
din's to Sumter at about thirty-eight miles.
lis cost, all complete, cannot be very far from
$4,000 mile, at which rate the entire road
wouN require an outlay OF $342 600. Were the
whole amount 10 be subscribed i'll money, at