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Railroad Meeting at Greenwood;

Editor Press and Banasr.' Pursuant to
adjournment ofa railroad meeting, held
at Greenwood, g. O. on the 9TH Of oeto-
bcr, it again convened in Waller's Hall on
this, first OF November. In fhs abseRee
of Mr.. w. p. McKellar, Chairman, Mr..
A. NJ. Aiken, was called to the Chair
and S. P. Boozer requested TO ACT as Sec
retary. After calling the house to order.
the proceedings of the lest meeting were
read, and, upon motion, werc adopted.
BY motion of DR.. E. r. Calhoun, q re-
port from the committee, of which Mr..
l.. D. Mesriman, was Chairman was
called for, and the following submitted ;
Whereas, the committee wss commits
stoned bya large and enthusiastic body
Of citizens to lay open some Of the num-
.ber1css reciprocal advantages attending,
and CONSEQUENT UPON, the construction
IF a railroad from Greenwood to Angus-
ta, Ga: BY reference to tho late surveys
of Counties into townships, 1t will be ob-
served that the route of the proposed
road, uin White Hall, Dorn's Mines imHl
Fury's Ferry to Augusta, In the opinion
Of the e9miRiltce, commands more tlian
We will report, also, that over this dis
taflce not a single rivulct ~ crossed, aaid
but three hills of any consequence to
surmoiint. Not to he irrevcrcnt, we re-
mark that the kind Creator seems to
have designed this ridge for n railroad,
and surely, therefore, the citizens, bf Au-
gusta and Greenwood, together with
everybody along the route, will under
take when so much has been freely
given, and naught but energy required.
Again we would call attention to the
fact, that many miles of this road can be
built with but Il farthing's expense. The
topography Of the country guarantees
this assertion; then, why delay? .-,.
Pecuniarily considered, this route
would open o rich belt of country un-
equalled in tile State. In fact, we be-
lievc tho property, holders on this route
arc prospecting moro rapidly than any
where else in the STATE. -,..,-- a.. =.
Again, this route steers clear, of any
com petition, and embraces a scppe Of
country, On either side, from thirty to
fifty miles, without any railroad facili-
ties. ,...., 49,. 81. ....gg..;. '.... =,
Indulge us in other observations, viz {:
When this roadis finished to Greenwood,
then the people of Laurei,s will have all
outlet for their produce, without being
forced to sell in the upper markets, or
ship the same over tho Greenville and
Columbia Railroad.
If the people from Greenwood to Lau-
rcns will bcstir themselves "a ought to
become them, an extension of the road
to l.aurans and Spartanburg would carry
o market to every door, and put life and
money In buried country and empty
pockets. This would connect Augusta
with the Air Line Road, and give the
travelling public the advantages of a
more pleasant and less expensive route
North. We assert, without fear of COLI
tradiction, that aroad from Spartanburg,
through Laurells, by way of Greenwood
to Augusta, would realize a more hand
some profit OH the money invested, than
any other offer of speculation. = e..
Finally, so far rs the people of Abbc-
Vile and Edge1icld arc concerned, we
intend to have railroad from Green
wood to Augusta, and will proceed at
once to the work. We prefer an extcnl
sion of the road to the points mentioned,
and will subscribe libcrally for said pur-
pose consequently, insist upon calm
consideration and a hearty corporation
by NIL interested. Therefore, we, the
committee, beg more time for further
consideration, that an opportunity may
be given to interview Augusta upon the
subject, and digest more substantially
other plans now in view. The commit
tee is in possession Of facts Of an cncour-
aging nature. which ut present cannet
be divulgcd for prudential reasons. AL
Of which is respectfully submitted.
+. D. MERRlMAN,
0H'# Chairman.
On motion of Mfr. james Bailey, sr.,
the repprt of the committee was adopted.
and the meeting unanimously pledged
its support in favor of the undertaking.
Mr.. VIM. Parks, of Edgefeld, ad-
dressed the meeting, speaking favorably
of the enthusiasm along the route, and