The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-17

| ton with the Georgia Railroad and other rail-
| roads in Augusta, and they do not desire to
negotiate for such an arrangement
(Signed)
| GEO. A. TRENHOLM,
HENRY GOURDIN, \ Committee.
LOUIS d. DESAUssURE,
Charleston, April Is, 1869.
TIE URDIN'S AND SUMTER
RAILROAD.
PUBLIC MEETINGS IN MANNING AND
SUMTER.
Preparations for Organizing the Com.
pany-Appoinsment ofa General gent
How the Work is to be Done.
A public meeting of the citizens of Clarendon
County was held in Manning on Monday last,
to take into consideration the building of rail
road from Gourdin's Depot, on the Northeast
ern Railroad, to Sumter uaa Manning.
The attendance was more than respectable
in point Of numbers, and the assemblage en-
tered upon the consideration Of the affair with
heartiness and earnestness that augurs well
for the carrying out of the enterprise.
On motion, Hon. L. F. Rhame was called to
the chair, and R. M. Thompson, Esq, was re-
quested to act as secretary.
The first speaker in favor Of the proposed
road was D. B. McLaurin, Esq, of sumter,
who announced the gratifying fact that the
Northeastern Railroad Company felt a deep in
terest in the road, and would subscribe libe-
rally to secure it's construction, and would, in
all probability, endorse the bonds Of the COM
pany to be formed, if they should And it neces-
sary to issue such bonds to raise funds for the
building Of the road. The advantages OF suoh
an endorsement can be appreciated when it is
stated that the affairs OF the Northeastern
road arein prosperous and improving condi-
ti0n;, and that they have been able to meet the
interest on their own bonds regularly and
promptly. 1
Mr.. McLaurin was followed by J. Galluchat.
Esq. and by ColoneIJ. z. Richardson, who
was in favor Of running the read from Gour-
din's via Manning to Manchester, and by MIR.
Davis, who was in favor Of running the road
across the Columbia and Charlotte Road to the
mountain reg ion of North Carolina. Mr.. B. P.
Barron followed, and called upon the meeting
to limit their views to some attainable object.
He said there was no danger OF failure, and
that the proposed road from Sumter to Gour-
din's could be built.
The following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Resoloed. That committee Of three persons
to each election precinct be appointed to So
licit the subscription of contingent fund for
the purpose of employing q general agent to
aid in organizing the company aud Of assisting
in securing an engineering party to determine
the most desirable location for the road.
Res0tved, That the amounts severally sub
scribed by parties for this purpose be entered
to their credit as so much paid on stock in
case the road shall be built. E
persons be appointed, who shall receive and
take charge of the funds thus collected and
disburse them on the order of the general
agent whom we may appoint.
Res0Iued, That desiring to secure the serv-
ices OF a general sgent to promote the enter
prise whose high character, energy and long
experience in railroad enterprises may furnish .
guarantee OF success. we recognize in d. B.
McLaurin, Esq. the man emiently fitted for
the position, aud that this meeting unanim-
ously request him to act as the general agent
for the people Of Clarendon County in promo
ting the organization OF . company to under
take the building Of q railroad from Sumter to
Gourdin's.
The following were announced as members
of the Financial Committee B. A. Walker, J.
E. Davis and B. P. Barron.
The committees under the first resolution
are as follows
Manning Levi, Y. N. Butler, u. J. Brab-
ham. ~
Packs Box-Captain W. r. Coskrey, g. d.
Calhoun Box-w. ". Holiday, John J. Ragin,
+ fa5sen@f. ef AseFK 4. Sroushton, ). D. Weeks. D.
w. Withersp0On.
Packsyille- Colonel W. L. Renolds, Levi F.
Fork Black Rivers-simeon Riohbourg, R. "A.
olsndler, E r; Plowden,
Bethlet en- II. Sidney Moore. s. B. Coker, J.
j. McFaddin.
The meeting then adjourned to NEE. again
on the 6rst Monday in May. ,
HOW THE WORK CAM BE DONE. N,
The Clarendon Press, to which We are in
debted for the material for the foregoing re-
port Of the meeting, is doing good service in
showing the character OF the new road, It's
probable effects upon the district, and how the
work may be done. It says:
We regard the success OF the enterprise as
secure II the people OF this District will bat
come up TO the mark and do their duty. There
is no doubt about onr ability 70 carry out the
evince q determination to do 90. It is not 4
in CONGESTION With the rest of tue v world, I s ana
character most favorable to it's economical
structure. There are few roads which
have so favorable location. The land from
one terminus to the other is an almost un-l
broken level, presenting no swamps Of any
magnitude: The grading is light. requiring
no deep cuts or high embankments. We est-
mate the whole length OF the road from Gour-
din's to Sumter at about thirty-eight miles
Its cost, all complete, cannot be very far from
$1,000 mile. at which rate the entire road
wonld require an outlay OF $342, 900. We're the
whole amountto be subscribed in money, at
for some years to como. Fortunately. how
ever, such is not the case. Labor ana material
will represent the larger portaon OF that sum
labor and material that we have hero in our
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