, 1873-10-11
THE C. & S. A, CONVENTION,
Tho Second and Last Days Session
Ono Of General Argument.
The Representatives Of the Several
Routes Present Their
Claims.
The Convention Indorscs tho Limo
as q Whole, but Selects
No Route.
This Work Ts Left to tho Engineers and
Surveyors Of the Company.

This Work Is Left to the Engineers and
Surveyors Of the Company.
MORNING SESSION.
Tho Chicago l. South Atlantic Railway Con-
vcnton reaBson,blod at the Palmer Houeo at 10
o'clock yesterday forenoon, pursuant to adjourn-
mont Gov. a1agoft1u presided.
Tho Committee OF Resolutions, appointed on
the previous evening" submitted the following
report through Its Chairman, Con. Clingman,
Of North Caroliun:
Resosed, Tlat tho innenec and increasing rroluc-
tloIis Ut the northwestern Statcs demand additional
Resolved, Therefore, that as most important meas-
aEo to elect such an object thero should,
grand trunk railroad to ono Or moro Of tho souts Il
attc ports with such hrnnches and connections as arc
.nesess5ry 70 surply tho planting siaes and aso
tarongh a'ich aeaports to rcsch foreign countries with
the hilallest possible coat In transportation.
n.tsoged That the decgatlons from the several
aelyea to use thoir hest efforts to organize and secure
such charters and such connections with existing rail-
roas as are necessary to facilitate the of this
Essersd, Tha tho sovcsal delegations will n,o ,,so
road such subscriptions aud oher I'D as may ass;st
TIC enterprise nud easfS capitalists abroa tlat thoso
I'M i interested ~ Led naxo t faith in tho success Of
1ne report was unanimously adopted.
Alr. Dudley, Of kentucky, moved the appoint
ment Of committee to obtain charter Tor tho
limo through his State.
The Lion. T. L. Jones, Of kentucky, moved, as
an amendment that committees DO appointed
for each State for tho same purpose, and for tho
general good OF The railroad, Ho proposed that
each committee should consist of five membors
and appoint its Own Chairman, who should re-
port to tho Chairman Ut Central Committee in
Chicago.
The motions wore discussed Ut great length,
and finally
Gen. Harrison, OF South Carolina, moved to
amend tho amendment by leaving tho election
Of the committees proposed to tho several State
Conventions.
Mr.. Robert Rao, Of Chicago, being called
upon to address the Convention OH this squestion,
spoke ut considerable length on tho Chicago l.
South Atlantic Railroad project. 4 few mouths
before, Nlr. Haymond, Of Indiana, delivered an
address before tho Board Of Trado Of Augusta,
Ca. in which ho advocated tho construction OF
an air line from Chicago to the sea, Shortly
afterwards, tho Chicago papers published an ex-
cellent letter on tho subject from tue same gen.
tlcman. The proposition to build the road first
came from the South, and it rested with that
section to build from tho aoa to the lake, not
from the lake to tho Sea. Every energy of CHI
cago was now engaged, but she could ievortho-
less devote somo attention to tho proposed eu-
tcrpriso. 1t was to her interest TINT the road
should be speedily built, aud every busi-
should MD in catrying it forward. lie
had applied to them many times for
assistance but he waa sorry to say le had sig-
n!ally failed. He wrote to Alr. Raymond, telling
him Of tho result Of his endeayors, aud received
in reply 2 letter saying there waB no such word
as fail. Tile bankers Of tho Northwest wore
then applied to, aud with better SUCCESS. They
said if the South really wanted the railroad they
would help her. Tue City Of Chicago would not
build the road as mere speculative project. It
did not propose to put the enterprise through
unaided. THO gentlemen Of the South, who wero
equally interested. should sot themselves to
work. Gold was required to build the road, md,
before that would bo forthcoming, tho South
must show that it was in earnest and intended to
act in good faith: So far as tho financial pros
poets Of the ro4d we're concerned. he could say
Mr. Haymond, who was working bard
tho effect that he expected to RECEIVE
a1,000.0o additional, making in all s3, 900, 600,
ready to carry tho line to tho Ohio River. Every
dollar Of that amount would be expended in In-
diana; Chicago would take care of herself. He
beloved that tho South would be equal to tho
occasion. He believed that sllo did not lack tho
ardor to push tho groat work to completion, and
when it would bo completed the South and tho
Northwest could march together to tho sea, and
opon high-road to Il gralldor and wider COM
merce than either had conceived before. With
the MD Of Indiana Chicago would build the road
to tho Ohio nivcr, and it remained for tho South
TO complete it. lie WAS instructed by Mai. Vail
to say thay that Drexol T. Co., Of Philadelphia,
wero willing 10 become tho financial agents OF
The road il tho work was nctiyely undertaken. Tho
espeakor closed with the hope that tho proceed
lnga OF the Convention would be governed in
ovory respect by honesty, and that tho road if
built, should DO built in honor and honesty, and
pald for ~. ~ the Hamo currency.
Con. Olingmau OF North Caro1ina, said hc
would like to know what Kentucky would do
tho Ohio River.
Gen. Harrison, Of South Carolina, said tho
road from spartanhurg, s. G., to tho Butt Noun
tain Gap was perfectly safe, aud If it was adopted
the County OF Spartanburg would subscribe
100000 IN hard cash. The road in Union
County, in the Same State, was already built,
but, neyertheless, that county would subscribe
$l50.000 outside Of the priyate subscriptions
Tho South wanted the road, aud South Carolina
was bound to lnve 1t.
Gen. Clingman inquired Of Con; Harrison il
pons. That was tho manner in which they wore
paid in his county. Thanks to the gontlelnen-
he would not say carpet-baggers-who had gov
ernod North Carolina for the past few years, the
bonds Of TINT State wore worth only censa OH
tho dollar. They used to be worth SO conts.
Con. Harrison replied that the State OF South
Carolina was not IN such bad condition. It
Was regainng ith former position rapidly.
Tho resolution OF Alr. Dudley WAS then passed,
and in accordance with 1t, the Chair appointed
The following gentlemen as Committee to 3d.
euro charter for The road from tho Goyorn-
ment Of kentucky: Jamos T. Robinson. Jr.,
Govo, aud William Pherton.
The Hon. Mr. Love, of South Carolina, then
commenced MI address on the merits Of tho
Raburn Cup route above all others,- question
which WIS thoroughly discussed on tho previous
day.
While he WAS speaking, motion to adjourn
until z p. N. was carried.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention roanaembled at the appointed
hour.
Tho Hon. Mr. Love continued his remarks In
support OF tho 1taburu Gap route.
Tstt..z. H.