The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-06-22
For the Anderson Lntelyiqencsr.
GAINESVILLE, GA, June s, 1871.


According to previous notice, a large portion
of the citizens of Franklin County met in the
Court House to-day, and organized by calling
Capt. J. M. Bagwell to the chair, and Col. T. T.
Borough as Secretary
Col. J. B. Estes explained the object of the
meeting, and after reading the proceedings of
meeting :of, committees from .Frankln,: Hart
and Banks counties on the 18th ult, and reso-
lutions of Directors Of. A. & r. Air Lins'R. B.
at Charlotte, N. O., on May 23rd, 1871. offered
the following resolution, viz:
ResoSued, That we still adhere to the resolu-
ton of our people on the first Tuesday in May,
so far as appointing Commissioner to 60 to At
lanta to investigate the transfer of the Road to
a New York company. 1
Col. Thos. Morris moved that COL J. B. Estes
be appointed said Commissioner, which was
carried.
j On motion of Col. Morris, tho following
Preamble and Resolutions were unanimously
adopted, viz: ..s
WHEREAS, in the year 1856, the; Legislature
of Georgia chartered a Railroad, vesting the
power in certain persons as corporators to or
eanize Company to construct said Railroad
from Atlanta Ga, In the direction Of Ander-
son, @. A., s. O., to Charlotte, N, G. AND
WHEREAS, said incorporators, in pursuance of
said charter, proceeded to organize said Com
pany, and to let the stock of said Company to
the ccitizens of the various counties through
which the Road would pass AND WHEREAS,
the citizens of Franklin county took stock in
said Road to the amount Of Serenty-Four
Thousand Dollars; President and Board OF
Directors were elected who proceeded to locate
said Road by way of Gainesville, Hall county,
Homer, Banks county, GAINESVILLE, Franklin
county, and Hartwell, Hart county, and made
an assessment of six per cent. ilon thei stock,
most of which was paid promptly by the stock
holders of this. county, and let out few con-
tracts on said location, on which was done q
small amount of work, when everything was
suspended by the commencement OF the war.
AND WHEREAS, there seems to be new COM
pany organized in the city Of New York, with
out consultation with the old stockholders, and
as I'VE believe in derogation of their rights,
which company we are informed are proceeding
to locate said Road some 20 miles above the
original line rs located, giving the original
stockholders and Directors no voice in said To-
cation. BE it therefore;
Resolred, That the people of Franklin, Banks
and Hart counties, having been the original
projectors of said Road, and having paid six
per cent. on their stock to defray the expenses
Of location, they think they have vested rights
which should not be disregarded.
RcsolceI, That the report of1tho, engineers
that the new line is % miles shorter than the
original one, and that the latter is impractical
bic. is incorrect and untrue-the original line
having been surveyed by three competent en-
ieincers, and pronounced practicable, and a
good route.
Rcsoived, That it is the sense of this meeting
that the location Of the Road on the original
line would be to the interests of the Company,
as we'll as simple justice to the projectors OF the
Road. ~ it
Resolued, That we are willing to cooperate
with the people of Anderson county, s. O.,
Banks and Hart counties, Ga, in defraying the
expenses of new survey, to be made by
competent corps of engineers, one OF whom
shall be selected by ourselves.
Resolued, That, in the event of the Road be-
ing located on or near the old line, We the cit
izens H of Franklin county, will subscribe stock
to the amount of our means and ability, either
. >, ~ 80 !,,55. j. M. BAGWELL, Ohm'n.
TT. DoRoUGM, Secretary.