The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-25
THE P0ET ROYAL RAILROAD COM.
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An Interesting and Important Meeilns.

An Interesting and Important MeeiiaE.
We tako from the Aug usta Constitutionalist
the following lively account OF the meeting OF
the stockholders Of the Port Royal Railroad
Company. held two weeks ago in Beaufort:
The meeting was held in dilapidated Meth
odiAt chapel. There was what Ia known as q
.'hiGh h-old time" at this convocation. The
battle royal seemed to be between the contract
nopolized tho land that tronted theimost eligi-
bic, water couraes for the termini OF the road.
A horrible suspicion had sei2ed upon the Beau
fort stockholders, and they trempledr lest the
road should terminate atL what is known as
Foot Point, and leave their lands.and their
town IA The lurch: 30 blinded were they with
this idsathat not the charter Itself which
cause the road to make an absurd nnd expen-
siye DETECTION ottwenty miles. GOULD convince
them e the contrary, lmpellea BY such o
~ ITO. land ,monopoly.o The sbarps1ootinR
between the Beaufortitee and the chief CON-
tractor, Mr.. Flanagan, Was something ters
ribo. BY somei Bisuarollans diplomacy, the
body's Bine .Bedrd CHAMBER of the heart.
Eome OF his retorts were as telling as unex.
.psetea;r some we're sSEglcsl.- and. othars were
Is Is gooa as opera ponae; In mercy We refrain
soiled linen was brought to the public wash
tub on that occason., Tho trial of strength
came of when vote. by slock, was taken ON d
motion ,i thstlooked 10 an adjournment without
holders present. we're airsid Il tse s satSe fatSse
powersof the contractors, who. as the
work gradually progressed would gradually
+. check this move BY keepipG in Position
their old directory. The vote was taken and
the contractors lost the day. AT this poizt the
afternoon session terminated. Then that great
? American potentate, King Caucus, began his
reign, preliminary to the night sssemblage.
= The night session came and Caucus performed
miraoles. n The voice OF the Georgia Railroad
that Foot Point was not to be thought OF, Beau
fort surrendered the hstchet and agreed to ad-
journ sine die. When tho next meeting takes
place enough OF tho road will be completed 10
the stook. II matters progress as anticipated
there will be O new shff1ue and q new deal. Two
directors will be chosen from the Georgia
Charleston Road Speculation is rife as to the
next presidency, as TO the choice OF routes and
as to the exact locality OF 9 Southern deep.
water terminus. We think we know The coming
man; but we cannot tell oil the world and his
) wlte. No one can yet deaignatoJ the precise
line OF road, 1t will, at this end, pass through
somebody's land in Beech Island, but will prob
We are OF opinion that the Southern terminut
Will be where certain anxious parties least suH
peol, as Mr.. Flanagan is eomewhat myate
riously inclined. like Stonewall Jackson, ant
may go to other places than those he was mos
happy to praise and most sedulous in inspect
ing. More than this ne do not venture to say
for we dislike false prophecies and love 10 bt
secretly wise. The momentous fact remains
that tho road will be promptly built and thai
Augusta will have another magnificent outlet tc
the sea. Already the work has been begun, and
there is money behind TO push it forward
First-clnss ocean steamers may, something like
= year hence, sound their steam whistles in the
hearing OF the sea islands, and the iron horse
will plunge like o thunderbolt from the watert
OF Port Royal I'd tho fertile lands that compass
ns about, bringing and bearing tribute, est
prosperity and o new era Of progress. W.
should not be surprised il the day were mo
very remote when the Georgia and Port Roya
Roads will become unit and under one pres
ident and one directory reach forth to tn.
Rranaries Of st. Louis. by close alhaDoss, and
without breaking bulk on land, send forth tn,
haryeets Of the Northwest, Votjtbe '-porte o
Europa. Te Colonel George Elliott the in
au9uration Of this great enterprise is due. Al
early, we think. as 1842. he Succeeded in start
ing the ball. It rolled slowly for.sr6any years
but he stil lives, hale and enthusiastic, to see
it marching on. Mr. Milletts. has; With greater
personal incentives, the credit OF rbyiyIng thu
enterprise when it dropped EIts has passed
now, let ut. trust, beyond that possibility O
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