The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-06-16
Savannah Valley Railroad.

company, meetlnS OF tue uesCoChnoiocie VI o'Ae'
company, and of the citizens of Abbevine gen
orally, was held at Abbeville G. II. on Wednes-
day, sth of June. Anumber prominent gen.
tlemen from a distance, including Judge Orr,
J. P. Reed, Esq, and Daniel Brown, Esq, of
Anderson Col. ]. T. Sloan, of Columbia, and
the most influential citizens of Abbeville, were
present at the meeting, to lend to the enterprise
the aid of their sympathy and active co-opera.
ton.
On motion of ]. P. Reed, Esq, Jno. A. CAL
houn, Esq, the former President of the Com
pany, was called to the chair, and VIM. A.
Giles, the Secy of the Company, requested to
act as Secretary of the meeting
The Chairman briefly stated the objectofthe
meeting-referred to the various Acts of the
Legislature passed in '52, '54, '55, under which
the company had been organized and had been
been operating, and showed to what extent the
acquisitions of these Acts had been complied
with BY the terms of the charter, the Road
was to be completed in ten years, and but Tor
the Intervention of the war, the work would
have been accomplished The point to be first
determined was whether the charter OF the
Road was subsisting or had been forfeited by
failure to complete the work in the time limi-
ted In the former case, we might open the
books of subscription at once-in the latter, we
must apply to the Legislature for relief In
any event. the building of the Blue Ridge Road
must necessitate the early completion Of this.
1t was necessity, which was fully recognized
in the foresight and public spirit which promp-
ted tie meeting to-day, and which invoked in
behalf of the enterprise the largest sympathy
and support.
1t being ascertained that majority of the
stock of the Company was not represented, on
motion of Col Sloan, the meeting resolved it
self into public meeting of the citizens gen
orally, in behalf of the prosecution of the work.
AS preliminary to further action, and as de-
termining the proceedings of the meeting, j.
P. Reed, Esq, offered the following resolutions:
Resolccd, That it is matter of vast impor-
tance to the country that the Savannah Valley
Railroad should be revived and constructed at
the earliest practical period.
Resolved, That it be referred to a committee
consisting of Hon. A. Burt, Hon. j. l.. Orr and
Thos Thomson, Esq, to enquire and report
whether the charter has been lost by non user
or by any other cause, and that they report to
an adjourned meeting o'clock p. IN. to-day.
In support of these resolutions he urged the
Importance of the enterprise and the necessity
of prompt energetic action to secure its COM
pletion. 1t was an importance which, however
enhanced by the completion of the Blue Ridge
Road, was Independent of it; and the inter-
ests and necessities of our wnscction alike de-
manded the building of the Road.
The resolutions were seconded by Col. Sloan,
who expressed the opinion, that whatever con-
clusion might be reached, as to the present
status of the company, an application to the
Legislature to restore the old charter with its
franchises was so entirely equitable that it could
not fail to be successful.
The resolutions were then unanimously adop-
ted.
Gen. MCGOWAN, in behalf of the Committee
appointed at meeting of the citizens of the
District held on the previous day, submitted
the resolutions which had been adopted at that
meeting:
Whereas, the project of running Railroad
from Hamburg or Augusta to Anderson G. H.
has been revived and efforts are now being
made to build the same at an early day-there-
fore resolved
First. That as citizens of the county Of Alb
beville, deeply impressed with the importance
Of building. up our waste places, and restoring
the prosperity of this fine old county which was
once so prosperous, by increased Railroad fa-
cilities, and especially by distributing the adj
vantages to be derived to the State from the
great enterprise of the Blue Ridge Railroad,
we tender our sympathics and support to those
who are engaged in the work of running road
from Hamburg or Augusta to Anderson G. IL.
Second. Resolved, that Abbeville Court
House, the centre and seat of government of
the county, is on or near the direct and most
practicable route of said Railroad connecting
the said termini: that this is one of the natural
points on said line, and the location by this
place will not only shorten the Road, but in
crease its business and comfort with 4 larger
benefit to the whole county of Abbeville than
any other location.
Third. Resolved, that the town of Abbcville
and vicinity will make liberal subscription
for said road, upon condition that it is located
to their place: and that this meeting appoint q
committee of seven to meet the officers and
stockholders of the Savannah Valley Railroad
at the meeting here tomorrow to confer to-
gether as to the expediency and propriety ofso
changing the location of the road as to run by
Abbeville, S. G.
He explained that these resolutions had been
adopted with view of being presented to a
meeting of the Stockholders of the Savannah
Valley Road. They presented questions which
required the consideration, and invoked the ac-
tion of that Company, in its corporate capacity.
But though this meeting had no official charac-
ter, yet as it was composed largely of the Stock
holders of the Company, it was very proper