The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-07-01
THE ALB LINE RAILROAD.

The Greenville Enterprise of last week contains
an article, showing that the people of that town
are going forward in their efforts to secure the Air
Line Railroad The subscription by the City
Council Of 100000 is an evidence that they are
in earnest, and our cotemporary is sanguine that
efforts tc that end will not be limited to the action
of the authorities. The people are alive to the i'm
portance Of at once pressing onward, and are
showing their faith by their works.
We called the attention of the people of Ander-
son to this great enterprise only few weeks ago,
but there has not been single response to that
editorial and apparently there is great indifference
to the project. We feel confident that this is
not really true, and that our people do wish to
see the Air Line Road located advanageously to
their interests But they remain absolutely quiet
on the subject, while others are urging adverse
claims and backing their pretensions by liberal
subscriptions. Shall we continue listless and in
attentive, and allow the project to drift into other
hands? We quote from the Enterprise:
On Monday, our City Council had meeting to
consider the propriety of subscribing for stock in
the Air Line Railroad, the condition of its pas
sing through The place, and We rejoice to announce
that it was determined to subscribe the sum of one
hundred thousand dollars by The corporation. The
Council went the whole extent of the limits of the
charter, and we commend them for their enlight-
ened patriotic action, and it must be highly graft
flying to them to know that the citizens OF the place
most heartily approve what has been done.
The efforts Of the people of Greenvillc will not
stop at the action of the Council; arrangements
are already adopted procure individual subscrp-
tions of stock on the same conditions which must
succeed in raising very large additional amount,
not only in the limits Of the City, but throughout
the County. Every citizen, be he land holder,
farmer, merchant, mechanic, or professional man,
can afford to make the most liberal subscription of
stock, and gain in every way by so doing. In the
first place, the instalments will not be called for
till the location OF the Road is made through
Greenvilie and work. of construction commenced.
This will Immediately raise the value of all prop
erty and stimulate every business, and the Road
will thus remunerate the stockholders at once and
enable them easily to raise the money from time to
time as it may be wanted In the second place, the
stock itself will be valuable, no subscription con
be considered as donation. The Air Line, when
finished, will connect North Carolina. Virginia.
Maryland Washington City, Philadelphia, New
York and Boston, with Georgia, Alabama Missis-
sippi, Louisiana with her great City of Orleans, and
Texas II will constitute the straightest and, Of
course the quickest ana therefore the DeSt roule OF
travel for the immense populations of the States
and cities we have mentioned, as well as for busi-
ness purposes. The stock will pay, and in all
probability will be above par. The benefits the
Road must bring to Greenville and all this section,
have been so frequently insisted that it is hard
y necessary TO reiterate, and the common sense of
the people perceives also that failure TO secure
this Road will be disastrous 10 every interest of the
country, and place Greenville in position of in
feriority that would be permanent 1t will not do
to think of losing the Air Line. We trust that the
enthusiasm of a number of our citizens may be
caught by every man, and that with long pull,
strong pull and pull altogether" the trains of
the Air Line may be brought smack up to our
s.Queen City of the Mountains"
The people of Greenville in urging the location
of the Air Line Road through the City are much
encouraged by the fact that this placeis just about
on the most direct, and at the time best route,
and We think cheapest that could be selected. The
Company would be, it seems to u.s. decided gain
er by the location, on account of these considera-
tions and for the reason that it would build up q
fourishing city on its route, with all its additions
of business Besides, the location through Green
vile still keeps the -oute on line with Spartan
burg, which would also be place of decided i'm
portance, and which will doubtless do her part 10
secure the Of the Road 1t cannot be expec-
ted, however that the Road will come to us unless
we show our faith by our works. Every man
should subscribe for stock according to his utmost
| ability.