The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-10-23
r. From the Chicago Times, Oct 10. x.
The Proposed New Railway to the Atlantic
Coast,

States interested IN Cne Cous1EuOtiou VI Ine
proposed air line from Chicago South to the
noon at the Palmer House The gathering was
of representative men, and evidently meant
business; = Delegates the number of IS han
ded in their names, representing the following
States: Indiana, 81 delegates North Caroli-
ma, 5 delegates Kentucky, 6 delegates; Geor-
gia, 8 delegates Tennessee, 2 delegates; South
Carolina, IL delegates, and Illinois, II dele
gates .....r-.
The following gentlemen represented the city
of Chicago Cyrus II. Mccormick, Geo. G.
Smith, Samuel +. Atwater, Col. Caleb Cross.
well, n. J. Vail, Robert Rae, F. F. Hilder, j
". Beach, Chas. NJ. Smith, A. J. Bell, Col
Thos. 81. Ellis, Franklin Bauer, and Geo. G.
Morgan. .......-....,. ,.......s1.,.s
; Col. Caleb Crosswell, previous to the organ.
ization of the meeting, read to the delegates
paper describing the road and enuneratine
the benefits to be derived from it.
The meeting having been called to order
Hon. w. S. Hayman, of Indiana, was elected
temporary chairman, and Maj. N. j. Vail as
temporary Secretary:
Mr. Hayman, on taking the chair, then spoke
of the Importance of the proposed enterprise
The construction of the proposed road would
confer immeasurabe advantages upon the dis
trict through which it passed. Commercial In
terchange between the North and South would
be promoted by it. Profits would come direct
from the products instead of being diminished
by middlemen; and the products of the North
and South would be better distributed IN the
two sections of the country than they were
now The advantages of Chicago were I'M
measurable. They could not overrate them.
The project, he assured them, was not a mere
visionary scheme, but was one of Immediate
necessity If the people only contributed
what had been promised, the construction OF
the road was a matter of certainty. The road
was backed by the great Philadelpha banking
house of Drexel & Co. The idea that the road
had beenT pefmanently located was 8 mistake.
This had of necessity, to be, left to the fu-
ture.
On motion, committee consisting OF one
delegate from each State represented in the con-
vention, was appointed to effect s! permanent
organization. The following gentlemen were
appointed as the committee: w. B. Gulick,
South Carolina Hon w. L. Love, North Car
olina; J. H. Stewart, Indiana; T. L. Jones,
Kentucky; R. J. Wilson, Tennessee Robert
Rae, Illinois; John w. Maclaren, Georgia.
The committee returned with the following
report, which was adopted: President, ex-Gov.
Beriah Magofin, Kentucky; vice presidents
Cyrus H. Mccormick, Chicago; James N.
SIMS Indiana COL J. S. Johnston, Kentucky ;
r. J. Wilson, Tennessee; Gen. Thomas l..
Clingman, North Carolina; Ferdinand Phln-
cey, Georgia; Gen. J. W. Harrison, South
Carolina. Principal Secretary, Maj. Nicholas
J. Vail, assistant Secretaries, James G. Dudley,
Kentucky: George Uhl, Indiana D. Morris,
Tennessee; G. D. Smith, North Carolina ;
John G.. johnson, Georgia; and D. &. Duncan,
South Carolina,
After fattering allusion to the rebuilding
of the city, the president called for reports
from the various states represented, commenc-
ing with South Carolina.
Gen. Clingnan, of North Carolina, after in
dorsing the remarks of the chairman as to the
wonderful resurrection of Chicago, proceeded
to give some statistics on the route of the pro-
posed road through that State. He gave q
very encouraging report of the projected route,
and spoke approvingly of the connections
which would be made with other roads there.
He showed how breadstufs were taken from
the West to New York, thence South, and back
to the planting country, $50 miles up the coun-
try, which could be supplied direct from this
city. Spartanburg was the place he referred
to; this place would give big bonus, and SO
would other places in that neighborhood.
- On motion of Mr.. Rae, speeches were limited
to20 minutes.
Hon. w. L. Love- of North Carolina, made
a speech showing the necessity that existed tol
the construction Of the road, through the Blue
Ridge district, and how the Chicago project
had been received with open hearts by the res
idents in that part of North Carolina There
was no difference in the views of his State del
epation. until London was reached; there loca
influence operated, and two routes were o1ered
He spoke in favor of the route through Knox
Vile to Port Royal, where salt water could be
touched at the shortest possible distance from
Chicago Through Wheeler's Gap there was
no greater difficulties to be met with than II
the Cumberland Gap. Mr.. Love also spoke III
reference to the mineral resources OF the coun
try through which the line passed. -
Prof Smith, from the same State, also spoke
in reference to the topography of the State O
North Carolina, through which the road woulo
mass. and claimed that it was one of grea
mineral wealth. He had never seen grouped
tovether on the same surface so magnificent {
COLLECTION of minerals as were found there
They had the loveliest fesh-colored marble
there. and he should like to see the Greek slave
sculped out of it. A laugh. They had mag
niicent timber and water-power, but no coal
The Professor closed with a very good para
phrase of the closing sentences of st, John
tsHo, everyone that thirsted to spend capital le
him come" etc. :. -,
Mr.. w. b. Gullck, OF South Carouna, lol
lowed. In the course of short speech, ht
advocated the Spartanburg route, on the gr9un1t
that there were scraps of roads already bull
which would cost much less to purchase thar
to build new line. He spoke strongly abou
the products of his State, which were he sait
Of a diversified and valuable character:
Mr.. John II. Evins, Of South Carolina, als'
smoke. A convention of $50 delegate
held iaii in 1886, had decided that the only, prac
ticable line from the South to the Northwest North est
was by way of the French Broad River yer al an' Il
Cumberland Gap. Nature had done tor tina
route what generally fell to the lot OF men a q
do. The coal and magnetic iron ore thaI "oul'
be taken from the Gap would pay for the con
struction of the road Asbestos, mica, ant
corundum were found along this road in unlim
tied quantity. The road would pass through tn
finest fertile country in the world.
Cen. J. w. Harrison, of South Carolina sait