The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-18
THE GEoRGETowN r. R1ILRoAD.
Meeting mt Lancaster.

meeting Of the citizens of Lancaster was
held at the Courthouse Friday week to consider
| the proposition OF q delegation from George
town, to build railroad from Georgetown to
Charlotte via Lancaster. --
Captain Greene, the engineer of the pro-
| posed road, addressed the meeting. He said
that tho road was already graded from George
town to Cades on the Northeastern Road,
| clear OF debt and under the control of the old
original stockholders. He said; that this route
will afford Lancaster q seaport thrty-nlne
| miles nearer than any otner and Mt the same
time throw IL eleven miles nearer Charleston
He computes the distance from Georgetown
to Charlotte one hundred and iifty-two miles;
and from Charleston to Charlotte iby the South
Carolina Central Railroad) Mt one hundred
and ninety-Onc miles. That 1t Is contemplated
to run the road on an airline as near us pos
|: sibre, hence affortling cheap freight, break
Ing down monppollcs and dcfying COM
petition. That the productions Of the
country through which IL would run,
chartls and the vast mineral resources. would
be On item that would warrant 1t the most Sc
cure and best paying road In. the State. That
the estimated cost of grading tho road and
building the bridges over tue route, in view of
the small number of streams to pass over,
would not exceed $4,000 per mile upt TO tnncas-
terIbctwcen that and Charlotte 4e grading
In the whole. 1t would require hut 5000, 600 to
grade the cntirc line from Catle's to Charlotte
He came authorized. to pledge Georgetown
County to the amount of 5000, 900 by taNatirr,
tion. Tint the road had charter to Bishoi,.
vile, to which point It would certainly be built,
anu oil That was now necessarytO bring It to
lhs place was the warm cooperation of the
upon tlk advantages ofGc5feetuwn us ,,.Esm.
port town, inferior to but few upon the South
srn Atianiic coast; HIS serks were highly
Colonel b, Il. Wilson followed. Amongst
othcr tnings he said Georgetown enjoyed
equal advantages with Other Southern seaport
towns IN point OF capacity; that eleven and q
half feet Of wnter was tho usnni depth on the
bar, and that they now had direct communities
ton with tho North and Europe, and some
other foreign ports. He was happy to state
that one firm in.Ncw York City had pledged,
as soon rs the road was an accomplished
fhct, s250,000 cash to the stock OF tile COM
pany. ..,. 3
"A number of other gentlemen, including Mr.
| Rodgers, Of Blshopvlle; Captain Warlng, oi
VIM Black, addressed the mecllng. The fol.
| lowing resolutions was adopted: iciif
RESOLVED, That we, the Delegates from the
City Of Charlotte and from tie County Of Lam.
plans Of operations for building railroad from
| Georgetown to Charlotte, proposed by the dele.
gates In the interest Of the said road, and thai
we Will give the same IN earnest end respect
iui CouSluCTutiOn COHuCCllOu Will PROPOSE
tlons in favor of the roll contemplated from
| Gourdln's to Charlotte, which we nre engaged
to hear Mt convention In favor of that road
to be hereafter held ut Camden.s
HON. Mr. Wilson, OF Georgetown, expressed
entire satisfaction ut the encouragement their
delegation had received; and all TINT they asked
from the good people OF Lancaster and Char
| lotte was an earnest consideration of the sub
stantial propositions coming from his fellow.
citizens, whom he esteemrd It an honor to re-
present on this occasion. 80 - =