The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-08
THE .kIR LINE RAILROAD.
Spirited Meeting In Walhalla-A Libe-
ral Subscription to the Air Line Rail-
rond-The Conditions-A Lively Dis
cussion-yvngener Township Moving
Land Sold at q Bargain.
rrRox OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

WALHALLA, October 4.
In accordance with call for q public meet
ing of the citizens of Oconee County to con-
slider subscription TO the capital stock OF the
Air Line Railroad, respectable number con-
vened in Ansels Hall this day, at II A. NJ. On
motion the meeting was organized by calling
Major Whitner to the chair, and Colonel
Thompson to'act as secretary. A committee
appointed at former meeting to correspond
with the president and officers OF the road,
reported that they had addressed letters to the
president and chief engineer, and had received
q reply from the former, which was read. He
stated that the line had not been and could not
vet awhile be fixed with detiniteness to the
Savannah River and eastward. That the views
and wishes of those subscribing most llberauy
should receive the most consideration In loca-
ting the road, and advised that any subscrip-
ton the county should make might not be
hampercd with too great restrictions as to the
locality of the road. That Walhalla was an eX-
treme western point, and intlmatcd that 1t
would require q large subscription to carry the
road by that point.
On motion, committee of three was ap-
pointed to prepare business for an adjourned
meeting, to take place at p. NJ. The chair
appointed w. Nevils, w. A. Lay and Colonel
R. A. Thompson On motion the meeting ad-
iourned to meet at p. NJ. in front of Bieman-s
Hotel.
As per adjournment, the meeting was again
called to order by the chairman, when the
committee appointed as above reported (Mr.
w. A. Lay dissenting) the following resolu-
tions:
Resolred, That the County Commissioners
be requested to pass the following and spread
1t on their books:
That the County of Oconee do subscribe
$50. 900 to the Air Line Railroad, provided the
road be located in six miles of Walhalla,
sl0O, 900 if it be located in four miles Of Wal
halla, and S200.000 if it be located in two miles
of Walhalla, In per cent. coupon bonds OF
the county, payable In twenty years at -
bank in New York City. and take in lien thereof
an equal amount in the stock of said company.
That after legal notice, ballotting be Or
dcred by the County Commissioners, on the =
day of =, A. D. 1869, at the regular places of
opening polls; those favOring the subscription
to vote upon the ballot Stock" and those 0p-
posed mo Stock
An cNcltcu uuu PfolohScu ucU"l0 July"
upon the passage OF the resolutions Colonel
H. Tompkns "a newcomer, but large land
hoder) led off in favor of the resolutions, and
portrayed in a lorcible manner the advantages
of railroads, and especially of competing ones.
He compared prices Of travel and trnnsporta-
ton on roads that had competing lines with
those that had none, and took occasion to give
the Charlotte and South Carolina and Colum-
bia and Augusta Roads severe rating, say
ing that they deserved TO sink into infamy for
their exorbitant charges. He was followed
by Nr. W. a. Lay, who advocated the road,