Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-05-28

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~" a9fi' Blue Ridge Railroad, d" ;'.
Whatever aprIpSo5rtainrs' to this I great enter
prise cannot fail u" excite an mi interest in our.
people, Tho prof cct was .toygittaatcd in the.
Knoxville Convention as carly as 1886 aud.
h e'great interest Of tho Sections to be pene-
tratcd BY the Road have kept the ii matter alive
until the opening Of the war, which swallowed
up every local interest in the struggle for in
dependence. Scarcely had the smoke of the
contending armies dissipatcd, until tho vast
Importance Of the Road enlisted the entire
people df' the State on the side Of its compile.
ton The Legislature at once ]nlcd-yd the
faith Of the State IL its behalf to the extent
OF four millions of dollars. With a view to So
lcct the best route to connect Cincinnati with
some Southern port a great Railroad meeting
was held in that city on tho 18th Instapt,-
This meeting was attended and addressed by
Gov. Scott, Col. Low and Gen. Harrison in
tho interest Of tho Blue Ridge route by way
of Knoxville. The proceedings of the meet
ing are too lengthy for our columns but we
extraction the Cincinnati Gazette" the fol-
lowing, sketch oftthe speech Of. Gen. Harrison,
tic Presidoit, and in fact, Tho, irrtepressiblo
"fricnd and advocate Of the Road"
SPEECH OF, GEN, HARRISON nI ,vg
Gen. ~ w. Harrison, President of the
Blue Ridge Railroad, was called for. IN
He spoke of the evidences of prosperity
that he saw in Ohio. The business, the rail-
road and shipping of Cincinnati had far ex-
ceeded his expectations. He alluded to the
early efforts 10 get a connection between Gin.
cinnati and Charleston. There Hwmaas chen a
mutual understanding between nine States on
the railroad question. There were Induce.
ments' that entered into public transactions
thatoould not be disregarded. ale could not
charge Cincinnati with bad faith, if she fail.
cd tolmako the roadto Knoxville, but certain.
ly South Carolina had gone on With her r.. sys.
TEN, upon the, superstition that Cincinnati
could meet them. A4 24nt" u|ia%etgGs9l
IA railroad connection had been made with
Columbin' at a cost ofs3, 600, 900. ~
Besides this tho State has expended So.
100000 on Other roads with the srnc ;ilti.
mate purposc-making iii all 81, 500, 600 of
railway expenditures, hoping to rcac,h. iCinoi,,-
natl and THO incxhaustiblc RESOURCES. of the
Ohio and Mississippi Valleys
Had We sufficient. reason to hope tia. could
we reach Knoxville you would meet us there ?,
Will you now turn back upon Us s.'''l
,Ho then spoke ofother railway connections
south andisouthwest Of Knoxville .and,des.
cribcd tho great mineral resources of tho Val.
Icy Of Norti, Carolina. s,,a sfts.t &.
He spoke Of the railway meeting at Angus
ia, Ga, held within few days, Chat resolved
to Build, at onco, d Connection with thc Bluues
Ridge road. This will afford a route for Gin.
cinpati to Atlanta shorter than any other.
The State of South Carolina has built and
projected a perfect mel ywork of railway. That
will give Cincinnati a direct Communication
with Charleston and Savannah. ''~ (" r 81
IIhe speakers said that, instead Of attcmrp.
I ting to tell Cincinnati what benefits she viii
reap from tho Knoxville connection, lid would
Say, something = IT'S beneiftwsto lis own people.
Y lncy nau c8peclCu, lVt u bcueIatlOnJ 10 Gu
Hoy the al yahtages of your grain fields and
green cppsasturago.o wei have planted cotton
and, rice; Sexpecting to ibc fod from othor. SEQ.
tion.s Nc, have boon compelled to transport
provision two thousand miles, and hayol lost
moro in frcights from the immense rounda-
bolt distant than would build tho road from
cnd to cna. EApplausc. a'"i ~ D'"'' "1
We can hot, asrthings now stand, raise rice
cotton, tobacco and sugar, without also raising
q largo portion Of our provisions. If you will
bring us within five hundred miles Of your
corn fields, We can plant all our lands in such
produce 6s viii grow most naturally With us,
and exchange! with you to tho mutual, 'advan-
tage of yoursolvcs and us. [Applause.]
You cannot fully realize the changedicon.
Fdition OH things in tho South For example,
owe siowsdeed atstovei In overyi house.d Before
|shS war III ssams not 90. ggThS South wants a
million Of stpvvees to-day Would yyo.na like
Eto sYgR9IPllyys Us asapiisiq 10 o. l9qsf 8; l1pt. b,
|E We are now compelled to use maehineryin.
hagtioulturead Dosyousnot desire this p,atrons
agesf6f oufishops? syiVery litHe that is used
on tho farm ia made at, hobfdioS:sa we fave ,s'
look abroad fosf3 Hf fhpesssse things, bbBss y 5sgssnstsiohtt
[ssford to pay freight on svagons, buggios, &o..,'
for 1000 miles around
III timber we have tho finest IL q walnut,
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