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SAVANNAH VALLEY RAILROAD.
MEEltNd on TUESDAY THE
: 7TH tNST

lp P"rspuhco VI l" Ceit 1nuue ht n
public meeting held ut Dorns Gold
Nine, in behalf of the Savannah Val
Icy Railroad, meeting of the ci,i-
zens Of Abbeviilc was held at The
Courthouse, on Tuesday, the 9Th inst,
to concert measures for rcviving this
enterprise.
On motion Of General McGowan,
Win. II. Parker, Esq, was called to
the chair, and w. \. Lee, Esq, re-
qucstcd to act as Secretary.
The Chairmsn briefly stated the
object Of tho meeting, and called up
on the gentlemen present who were
familiar with the design and enter
cstcd in the success Of The great work,
to give expression 10 their views on
The subject.
Mr.. William D. Dorm first address,
cd the meeting in behalf Of the cn-
tcrprisc, and pledged himself TO sus-
tam 1t TO thc extent Of his mcans.
In this hc was bat giving expression
to the public feeling which WAS OK
hibitcI at the enthusiastic mcctiuo al
the Alinc, and which fully represent
ch the public interest manifested in
his section. They had grautcd there
the right Of way, and would contrib
ate Il liberal subscription. lie had
no personal interest in the route be-
y"nd him, except in having the most
direct and eligible route selected.
Jhat rontc he believed, would bc by
.Abbcvillc {. IT,, and according 10 his
estimate, would be some five miles
shorter than any other, besides com
hinins other advantages
Con. McGowan nest addressed the
meeting, giving brief outline of the
past history Of the cntcrprisc-ad-
vcrtlng to the causes which led to its
interruption, and tho circumstances
which ncccssitatc its revival. In
1902 the Road was chartered for
thlrty-siN years, upon compliance
with certain preliminary conditions.
This charter was modified in subsc-
4ucnt years, and ncw terms granted
and new conditions imposed. Those
conditions in part havo been compli-
.cd with-thc necessary amount
of stock was raised and the work
commenced. Then "camc the dclusc''
and furthcrprogrcss was suspended.
But even if tho charter bo subsistins,
the subscriptions have been dissipatcd
the subscribers arc many of them
dead, and the whole body OF corpora
tors needs revival. 1t is more easy
to build anew than "to administer
upon the assets" Hence the design
'of this meeting. 1t was preliminary
to the meeting of the Stockholders
tomorrow. 1t was to tender outside
aid, and impart new life to the Old
organization. AS fully expressing
these views, and as cmbodying the
sense Of the meeting in favor Of loca
ting tho route by Albcvillc c. H., he
submitted the following resolutions:
Whereas, tho project Of running 4
Rail Road from Hamburg or Augusta
to Anderson G. II. has been received
and efforts arc now being made to
build tho Same at al carly day
therefore resolved.
First, That as citizens Of the conn
ty Ct AbberiIle, deeply impressed
with tho Importance ct building up
our waste places, and restoring
tho prosperity of this tino old county
which vas once so prosperous, by
increased Rail Road facilitics, and cs-
pccially by distributing tho advan-
tages to be derived to tho State from
the great enterprise of tho Blne Rid &c
Rail Road, wc tender our sympatllics
and support to those who are cngag-
ed in the work Of running a road from
Hamburg or Augusta to Anderson c..
II.
Second. Resolved that Abbeviilo
Court House, tho centre and scat Of
government Of tho county is on or
near the direct and most practicable
route Of said Rail Road connecting
the said tcrmini; that this is one Of
the natural points on said line, and The
location by this place will not only
shorten the Road, but increase its
business and comfort with q larger
benefit to tho whole county of Abbc-
yilIe, than any other location.
Third. Resolved, that tho town Of
A5bcville and vicinity will mako n lib
eral subscription for said road, upon
condition that it is located to their
place; and that this meeting ap-
point q committee Of seven to meet
the officers and stockholders of tho
Savannah Valley Rail Road at tho
meeting here tomorrow TO confer to.
gether as to thc expcdicncy and pro-
pricty Of SO changing tho location Of
the road rs to run by Abbevillc C. II.
Tho resolutions woro seconded by
Col. James S. Cothran, who said that
he entertained no doubt that the road
would be built. The question was
between this route and thaL through
Elberton. This presented as fcw OBJ
staclcs, to say the least, and was more
direct. Anderson was as near as