The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-13
-1FEAIRS IN CLARENDON.
Important Railroad Meeting What
was Said and Done.

A respectable number OF the citizens Of Ian.
caster County, representing much Of the
wealth and intelligence, convened at the court.
house on Monday, 9Th inst., for the purpose ol
taking immediate action in relation to the pro-
posed South Carolina Central and Wateree
and North Carolina Railroads.
On motion Of Mr.. D. ]. Carter, John B.
Erwin. ESQ.,, was called to the chair, and John
Brown requested to act as secretary.
MIR. Erwin explained the object OF the meet
ing, dwelling at length upon the advantages OF
railroad facilities. and the superior quality Of
to come forward and perform duty obligato-
-H. E. Allison, William A. Moore. William
BLACK. Esos., and Rev. j. N. Craig followed
with interesting views Of the value or railroads
generally, and their value to Lancaster IN par
Ocular, which we're well received.
Mir. Allison introduced the following pream-
ble and resolutions, which were unanimourty
adopted:
Whereas, It is universally recognized to be
the part of patriotism for the citizen to exert
the nogers of mind and body, with which be
has been endowed by nature, to the develop
ment OF the material resources OF his country:
and to advance tie prosper rity and happiness OF
the whole people. ndthus Join IN the march m Of
progress ana Improvement oASAAPhAS~> ~ s~>S
most enliehtened people.
/. Resoloed, That We, the people OF Lancas.
ter County. animated by such desires, and
flushed with the hope OF success, unanimously
declare that railr ,sl is the great deslderatum
upon which our shattered fortunes are to be
reconstructed and future prosperity based.
2d. That 1t 10 the sense OF this meeting that
q railroad should be constructed through this
county as speedily as practi able.
+, I0hn I'D.
Wm. A. Eioore, and W. II. Connors. are here
by requested to open Immediately c,rres-
pondence with the President and Directors oi
the South Carolina Railroad company. and
also with W. Nj. Shannon, Joseph B. Kershaw.
John n. DeSaussure, James Dunlap, James A:
Young, and James n. DAVIS, Corporators OF
the Wateree and North Carolina Railroad Com
pany. chartered at the recent session OF the
Legislature, and ascertain what facilities have
been offered and means employed for the con-
struction OF said last mentioned road; and es-
pec1ally what are the purposes and plans OF
said corporators in references to this matter,
and report the result Of such correspondence,
and any special matter, to an adjourned meet
ing.
4. That our delegation 10 the State Legisla-
ture are hereby requesIed to open correspon-
dence at once w,th the corporators of the Cen
tral Railroad Company, chartered OF the last
session, and ascertain what progress IN the
construction Of said road has been made, and
whether it be the purpose t. run said road
through Lancaster County, and to report such
information as they may 30 acquire, as wen as
apy special mater to an adjourned meeting.
s. That the prooc ed,ngs Of tnis meelnY be
published IN the Lancaster Ledger, and that
the Charleston and Columbia papers, the Sum-
ter papers, the Clarendon Press, Camden Jour-
nal and the Charlotte IN. o. papers, be re-
quested to copy.
On motion it was resolved. that when this
meeting adjourns it adjourn to meet the hrst
J. B. ERWIN, Chairman.
JOHN Brown, Secretary.