The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-01
iMro"TiNr niihRoAD MEEry xG.
The Few Lime from Cnn,.lrn to Char
lottc.

Delegates from Lancaster and Kcrslaw
Counties mel in convention NJ Cani;cn on
Wednesday, last. The chairman. W. y. Moore.
ESD.
The chairman having explained the object
OF the meeting the convention WAS a,;,lrcsScd
IN lurn by General KcrSlu,w. President Me-
E.aurin. coinncl shannon. W. NJ. coEnurs,
II. T.. Allison aud Evans Rollins ;ll. advocating
the lIilin" ola road, and f,yorin,t the Spntii
Carolina Central Riilroad. Each county
stated what il could ,lo in aid OF the enter
prise, and Mr. McI4aurin was requested tu say
what aiaoun! was necessary tO induce his
company 10 rum their road by way of Camden
ana Lancaster. 70 which he replied, ;lia: moi
having the authority 10 pledge his company,
he could not say definitely. but assured the
convention that ANY tangible proposition cua-
mating, from them wG,lld meet the iavog;lbic
consideration hy his company
The following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
HcSr'rcd, |. That the delegates rom Ian
caster ANA Kcrsiaw Conutirs have assemble!
III convention ut Camden, hoping tu meet
t!cle-air> from Charlotte. n. c.. irnm Sumter.
Clarendon and Williamsburg Counties. with
he N!'w Of forming railroad cu.liicctiuii
from Charlotte. y. C., 10 Charleston. vil Ian
caster Courthouse, Camden. Sum,cr. ilanning
ami GOilrin's.
delegates from the several sections Indicated.
the result of miSinfnrnaiun as 10 The day of
meeting, and in receiving. definite propositions
ami assurances at mid AMI corporation, we
trel constrained To embark in carrying uui uiir
fixed and settled determination to construct :,
raro;:d from Camden. thro,@' Lancaster
Courthouse, in the direction Of Charlotte, n. &.
RcSotrcd, ;. That the commissioners an
"a
ofSouth Carolina, in the aci incorporating 'srlln
Wntcrce and North Carolina Railroad Com
rany," Dc requested to proceed 1T once to open
the books and organize under that charter.
RrS0lCed. 4. Tint the County Commission
ers of Lancaster and Kcrsaw Counties be re-
spccifmlly requested 10 take such steps as will
secure subscriptions from their respective
counties, sufficient in amount to secure The
early organization OF the company under that
charter.
RcSotrcd, S. That VIC earnestly and cordially
invoke the MD and co-Opcrniion Of the people.
of the City of Charlotte and the Counties OF
Mccklcnburg and UnOn \. G., in this impOr-
tant undertaking.
RcsoIrcd, 6. That while the pressing and
vital necessity for this railroad connection 10
the people and counties we represent. induces
us To embark With all our might, untcr This
charter, to sccurc the rich boom we are .hy no
means indifferent TO the valuable aid we may
receive, and which we deem our due from
leading and projected railroad companies con-
Meeting with Charleston. and hold ourselves in
readiness for any liberal scheme o.. co-opcr.-
lion.
RrS0lccd, Z. Tha, the president OF the South
Carolina Central Railroad Company hc re-
qucstod 10 communicate the action of this con-
reniion Ia the board Of directors of that COM
nnny, and invite their cooperation with lis in
The enterprise which we are about TO under
take.
ReS0'red, s. That the chairman OF this meet
ing communicate a copy nf these resolutions
10 the president ofthc South Carolina Rail-
road, with the request that the same be laid
before the board Ofdirrctors Of that company,
RcSOfced, o. That the chairman ol this con-
vcEtion appoint n committee Of five members
to net as un executive and corresponding
committee I'm the interest of this enterprise
until its further organization, with the power
to rcasscmble the convention, should they
deem IL cXpcdcnt to do SO.