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LROAD MEETING AT DORNS
NINE

nittses Appointed and Speeche'
Ade Prospects Of the Road-Re
ious Services at Cedar Springs
! pvs. NJ. M. Grier and Il. T. Sloan.
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EAR SIR On last Friday morn
in company with some friend'
Greenwood, whom I had The
sure Of entertaining the previous
BIT, we started for, Dorn's Colo
Q to attend the Railroad Meeting
othing Of interest attracted oul
ntion on our passage thither, ex'
the fno corn we saw on the
lsido. Cotton stands seemed to
n most places, imperfect, and on
. portions of the route the
hght still seemed to prevail, but as
neared the Mine, we saw signs Of
pnt rain, which cooled the atmos.
: re and made everything look
erful. Upon arriving at the mine
found q very good crowd already
Imbled and others constantly com
in. 1t being early, our party
cluded they would interest them
les by looking around. We went
'be Office and found Capt. R. J.
Pinson, the efficient book-keeper of
Company, busily engaged attend
to some company matters. He
US all operations we're suspended
the day, and all hands turned
e 10 help build the Railroad
party knocked about through
buildings and went down into
(e Of the shafts; saw various OBJ
Is that struck our attention, but
I'D not manifest that interest we
bid otherwise have done if the
derous machinery had been at
FIX. We met Col. Wright the Su-
fntendent. he is q nice gentle
b, very accommodating, and has
le considerable experience in the
ling business. I will reserve for .
bre communication matters of in
bst connected with the mine.
1t II o'clock it. was supposed all
come who intended coming, and
hat hour a meeting Of "the corpo-
brs" was held. In this meeting
b one was called upon to give his
nion as to prospects of building
Road. All seemed hopeful, and
ught the Road could be built.
o committees were appointed one
wait upon the City Council Of Au-
ia, and find out definitely what
y would do; this consists of Capt.
y, Jeff. Tolbert, Esq, and W. X
ke, Esq; another was to confer
b Mr.. Mccormick, the present
Ter of the mine, and find out
Ut he will do; this committee con-
8 of Col. Wright, Col. Perrin, and
J. II. Jennings. These commit
, are expected to be. prepared to
ort at an adjourned meeting to be
at Greenwood on Thursday, 1st
of August, when mass meeting
dinner will be had and the books
ned for stock. "a 9 -
he crowd then repaired to the
We in front of Capt. Corley's store,
ere a public meeting was had.
IN motion of DR.. J. H. Jennings,
1t. P. H. Bradley took the Chair.
jeff. Tolbert, Esq, was request
to act rs Secretary, with J. c..
mphiil as assistant. |
'apt. Bradley on taking the chair
dc some very pertinent remarks
it was useless to consume time
N discussing the necessities and
antages of the Road-thcse none
lid deny-the question was, can
Road be built? He thonght it
Id, by combined effort. The Cap
said he had been to Augusta re-
tly and had made some inquiries
% what we could expect from that
,rter - could not get anything
mite, but was satisfied they would
0 the enterprise, material aid.
1t the conclusion of his remarks
W. X. Blake, Esq, of
Mr.. Blake said he knew
ugh about Rail Roads to know
t there were always barriers in
way of their completion and es.
ially just at this time. The State
bankrupt and nearly everybody |
was in the same condition, and
ONE it might appear hurculean
<, and almost an impossibility to
d a Rail Road now,s but to his
ID such was not the case. We
e bankrupts from what? Said he,
n taxation in a great degree. We
cred these carpet-baggers and
awags to suck our very life
ID from us by taxation year by
r upon our lands that were not
.th one dollar per acre; and his
ice was, that every man within 5
es of the proposed route had bet
give away one half his land to
road than to have no road, and to
axed to death. This would give
the road-the value of our land
,ld be enhanced and our taxes ma
ally reduced.
!. I. Hemphill, Esq, of the Msdi-
was next introduced. Mr. Hem
Il did not claim to be a Raj. Road
n; never helped to build road,
one thing he knew was, that the
at benefit to be derived from a
| Road was inestimable, taken
n every stand point; and urged
n earnest manner by all means
to let the present opportunity
!, and assured the audience that
IT, ,,or,;o, of L;u petnra and