The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-08-28
Railroad Matters.

We publish in this issue several matters of
an interesting character, relating to the Rail-
road enterprise which has been engaging the
attention of our citizens. The article headed
''The Chicago Movement" taken from the
Augusta GoastitutionaEst, we. consider one of
the most sensible that has appeared on this
subject. We have always thought there was
some doubt as to the route on which this line
will be loca.ed, and that though Augusta is at
present one of the objective points of this road
yet it is not so certain that it will go othere as
to justify her in keeping On the fence, and
resting 30 well satisfied with her prospects as
to treat portions of the proposed line with in
difference, and even disrespect. We favor
Augusta, ard wish her success In this enter
prise; but she should have the independence
to take sides upon this ISSUE She now has the
local trade slong the Savannah River, and will
continue to get it, whether the Hartwell and
Augusta Read is ever built or not; but she
does NOT get the trade from the Carolina side,
including Cconee, Anderson, Abbeviile, por-
tions of Edgefeld and other parts of this State,
and she never will get them unless road is
built through this country to her. This trade
we are now willing and anxious to give her, if
she will manifest proper interest in the con-
struction of this road but it has to go some
where, and if she refuses to do her part, we
are bound to look for other quarters in which
to dispose of it. Our present line of railways
is too circuitous, and if we cannot get to run o
road to Augusta, we must look up another
place. Our citizens are willing to assist with
great liberality and good will to build road
to the city of Augusta, and We know them we'll
enough to say that if they cannot 60 there they
will 20 somewhere else We repeat that we
think the article referred to is an able one, and
we would say, in dismissing this branch of the
subject, that we have no objection to Augusta
trying to get the Hartwel and Augusta Rail-
road, but we do think she should not neglect
onr line, for she will gain far more by this line
than she can by the other.
A meeting of the citizens of this County is
called by ]. s. Murray, Esq, chairman Of the
previous meeting, to take place in the Court
House on Monday next, which is Saleday in
September, for the purpose of considering
matters of Importance in regard to this subject
1t will be seen from letter of Robert Rae,
Esq, of Chicago, which we publish in another
column, that meeting is to be held in Chica-
go at an early day for the purpose of locating
the line, and SO forth. This meeting is to take
place about the fifth of October next and not
on the twenty-fifth of September, as stated in
the letter. Il is, we think, of the utmost i'm
portance for our line to be thoroughly present.
ed to that Meeting, 80 as to set forth its many
advantages, clearly and accurately. In the
meantime, we should have full survey made
of the various lines we propose, and prepared
for presentation to that meeting. We do not
fully know whether this meeting will make
permanent decision as to location or not If
it does, it is all important for us to be there by
good representatives; and if they only meet to
discuss lines, it's equally important for us to
be there and show our hand. for it is good
one and we need not be afraid to play it with
confidence. We hope to see large and en-
thusiastic gathering of our citizens present on
Monday next. as several speeches may be made,
and those present may find it q convenient way
of posting themselves Oh this subject,