The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-08-07
For tie anderson LntelHgencer.
Proceedings of the Railroad Meeting

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ANDERSON, s. c., August 4, 1873.
According TO the advertisement of Maj. B.
F. Whitner, S. very large number of the sub
stantial citiaerIs of the County assembled in
the Court House, representing the whole Coun-
ty, and evinced an interest throughout the
whole business, showing that they were fully
aware of the importance of this undertaking.
Maj. Whitner called the meeting to order ;
stated that the first duty was to appoint dele
gates to meet those from the other Counties
interested in the Chicago and Augusta Rail
road at Abbeville on the 18th inst. He also
stated that there would be other business be-
fore the meeting, and solicited the earnest CO.
operation Of. all the people of the County.
The motion was then made, that Judge j. S.
Murray be elected Chairman of the meeting.
This being seconded and carried, Judge Muir
ray made very appropriate address as to the
causes Of the meeting and what was to be con-
sidered. He then declared the meeting ready
for business, ard on motion appointed Messra.
W. s. Brown and James L. Orr, jr, Secretaries.
Maj. Whitnor then addressed the meeting,
saying that he had prepared a preamble and
resolutions, and wished to present them, hoping
that they would elicit discussion. he showed
that Anderson had three very great advantages
over other competitive routes, to wit: 1st. That
thirty-two miles of road towards Clayton, Ga,
have been actually built, and that large por-
tion of the balance from Walhalla has been
graded. End. That the Greenwood and Angus
ia road for forty miles from the Georgia terui-
nus is in a direct line towards this place, and
if desirable we may connect with it there. 9rd.
Anderson offers the finest local trade of any of
the up-country towns in South Carolina or
Georgia. Maj. w. then read his preamble and
resolutions, anG they were laid before the
meeting.
Mr.. j. P. Reed rose next and said that he
had not been present at the last meeting, con-
seguently did lot know what arrangements
had been made. 10 he had prepared resolutions,
which he read, saying that he did not object to
Maj. Whitners resolutions, but that his would
exemplify his opinions more thoroughly. He
then moved that a committee. Of FIVE be ap-
pointed to confer upon the resolutions offered,
and report what they thought proper to be
adopted by the meeting. The Chair appointed
Messrs. J. P. Reed, B. F. Whitner, John B.
Moore, =. Y. Fretwell and W. B. Watson.
Capt. James A. Hoyt was then called upon
to address the me citing, which he did in we'll
arranged, able and forcible speech, showing
that we had lost the Air Line through our in
activity about thl, subscription, while Green
vile and Spartanburg had not only put up a
large amountt to that enterprise, but were press
ing on further railroad enterprises; and said
further, that money alone would build us the
road.
Joseph Cox, Esq, was called on, and made
forcible speech for the construction of some
railroad. He said that Anderson County had
twice as much money as Greenville, but that
the latter had gotten ahead of us in fnancier-
ing, and that we had almost allowed our Coun-
ty seat to be circumscribed by railroads.
Mr. Stephen McCq]ly was called upon, and
promulgated some very sound views, to wit: to
build railroad requires energy andnsoney, and
that we must work at home, unitedly and in
telligently, to complete this undertaking
The committee on resolutions then reported
the following:
WHEREAS, the people of Anderson have, fol
many years past, earnestly desired railroad
connection with the great grain-g growing coun-
try Of the Northwest: have hailed with much
satisfaction the recent projection of the Chicago
Augusta and South Atlantic Railway, which
proposes to connect the great grain emporium
of the West with the South Atlantic coast by 8
direct route, and have recently expressed an
earnest wish to secure, if possible, the location
of this grand trunl; railway by Anderson; ANI
WHEREAS we believe the surest means to the
attainment of this end is diligently to apply
ourselves to the construction of railroad from
Anderson, the Southern terminus of the Blue
Ridge Railroad, vIa AbbeviHe G. a., to TIE
most eligible point OF the Greenwood and Au
gusta Railroad, in the direction of Augusta
| Ga, and Aiken, South Carolina, road highly
desirable in itself, and to earnestly cooperate
| with all friends of this enterprise, in deyisine
means for its accomplishment; AND WHEREAS
a Convention of the people of the Counties O.
Anderson, Abbeyille, .Edgefeld, Barnwell and
Beaufort in the interest of such enterprise, has
been called to meet at Abbeville Q. H., on the
18th day of August instant, to consider what
shall be done to further and promote the con
struction of said Railroad, and we regard it O
great importance to our local interests to bs
represented in such Convention, and to take
such other preliminary steps as shall not only
eyince our own eainestness in the work, bu
shall be necessary iii our judgment to success
fully inaugurate it. Be it therefore
Resozved, That the people of the County ant
Town of Anderson are deeply impressed with
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