The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-06-01
The Atlanta and Richmond Air Line
Railway COmoanV.


Tho Board of Directors of this Company
held meeting at Charlotte, N. c., on tho 23rd
of May. The reports of the President, Col. A.
S. Buford, and of the Chief Engineer and Su-
perintendent, B. Y. Sage, Esq, were submitted
to the Board for approval. Upon the last
named report there was considerable discussion.
MIR. Sage's estimates of the cost and length OF
several routes, between Gainesville, Ga, and
Greenville, S. c., did not meet with general ap-
proval, and provoked severe criticism from
Mcssrs. Harrison and Reed, of this place. His
figures are manifestly erroneous, and are not
based Upon actual surveys BY the present corps
of engineers. For instance, The route by An
derson is set down as twenty-five miles further
than the route by Perryyille, and as costing
about 81 400, 600 in excess Of the latter route.
Under these circumstances, and upon the earn
est representations of Hon. ]. P. Reed and Gen.
Harrison, the recommendation contained in the
report that the Perryville line be adopted was
not sanctioned by the Board of Directors, and
as the result of the discussion upon this point,
the following resolutions were adopted;
Rsso1ued, That all work upon the Atlanta
and Richmond Air Line Railway Company be-
tween Gainesville, Ca, and Greenville, s. O.,
except such work as Is common to all the pro-
posed lines, be suspended until thorough and
exhaustive surveys and estimates have been
made of the route by Anderson G. r., that it
NAV be fairly and accurately determined
whether route for the Road may not be found
by that place, reasonably practicable, within
the meaning of the resolutions on that subject
adopted at Atlanta in June, 1870.
Resolved, That the President do cause such
surveys to be forthwith made by some efficient
engineer, in connection with the engineer tur-
nished by the peopleof Anderson-if they please
to put one on the route with hin-and that &C,
curate estimates of the length and cost OF said
survey, and all other surveys that are deemed
to stand in proper competition, be made up
and reported as soon as possible, and that the
President then call a ameeting Of the Board at
some convenient central place to fix definitely
| the location of the entire line
The following is the resolution, referred to in
the foregoing, which was adopted at Atlanta in
June, 1870:
Whereas, it is in accordance with the spirit
Of the original charter of both the Georgia and
South Carolina Air Line Railroad Companies,
and of the said companies as originally organ
lied, that the Road should be located from the
city of Atlanta to the town of Anderson, in the
! State of South Carolina; BE it therefore Re-
solved, That the President and Directors be
and they are hereby instructed to have the nee
essary surveys made, and proceed to locate the
Road by the town of Anderson, if 1t be practi-
! cable to do SO without greatly increased cost
of construction over the other routes; Provided,
That the people of the county and town OF An
derson contribute a pro rata proportion with
other counties of the cash agreed to be paid un-
der the existing contract for building the Road.
The above resolutions, and their true pur-
port and meaning, are tie subject of commu-
nication from Hon. J. P. Reed, who has kindly
furnished us the resolutions for publication
They embody all the action Of the Board OF Di-
rectors upon this subject, which is vitality I'M
portant to the people Of Anderson.
The meeting of the stockholders took place
on "Wednesday, 24th Of May, at which time the
Board of Directors was reelected, with one OF
two exceptions. Mesars. Reed and Harrison
! were continued in the Board, and Col. Buford
vas re-alected President Of the Road.