The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-08-20
PROCEEDINGS OF PIE
Rail R.ill Road Meeting.
Great Interest Manifested
The Road Must be Built.

A convention, in the interests Of
proposed line Of railroad from -Chicag
Illinois, to some objective point on tt
South Atlantic seacoast, met in tt
courthouse at Abbeville on Wednesda.
August 18th, 1878. The conveptio
was organized by the election ofthe 70
lowing officers General S. McGowa
of Abbeville, President; Hon. j. I
Reed, Anderson, JaHollinshead, 'Abb'
vile, Lewis Jones, Edgefeld, Col. S. ,
Lee, Aiken, Colonel w. H. Duncan
Barnwell, j. G.. Thomson, Beaufor
VicePresidents; W. T. Gary, Edg'
field, and J. G. Hemphill, Abbevillt
Secretaries. $40 - - ... 81
At 12 o'clock, NJ. the Convention wa
called to order by the Chairman, VIII
ater-explaining the objects Of the meet
ing in a few wellsstimed appropriate re
marks, declared it open for business.
The following gentlemen reported
their names d 8.delegates, and were en-
rolled as members of the convention:
J.P. Reed. J. A. Hoyt, B. F. Whit
ner, J. L. Orr, Jr., Thos. B. Lee, DR.. j
II. Reid, D. L, Hall, Jno. B. Moore, w
s. Brown, S. M. Pegg, r. S. Hill, Johr
r. Cochran, William Perry, Anderson
county; S. MCGOWAN, J. S. Cothran
John r. Toll ert, j. b: Kay, j oh n w
Lesly, i. w. White, w. A. Giles, Viii
liam Wickliffe, ]. Fl. Wideman, w. d
Mars, T.s.N.qTolbert NV. K. Bradley
r. A. Conner, P. 81. Bradley, A. J
Clinkscales, J. NJ. Mckay, Abbeville
county !; D. g. fTomkins,, Lewis Jones
w. T. Gary, J. e. Sheppard, O: F
Cheatham, L. Cain,' Paris Simkins
James MCGEE, Edgefield county; H.
Sparnick, w. Nv. Hunting, E.. S. Hen.
derson, 8. J.Lee, Z. J. G. Wood, Aiken
county; S. c. MillettaJ. G.. Thomson
Beaufort county; Il. H. Russell, R. E.
Thompson, Oconee county. -.
The following resolution was offered
by Colonel -Cothran Of Abbeville, and
unanimously adopted by the conven'
ton; 4 n S3T
Resolued, Thatsany members of the
General Assembly of the State who are
peesent be requested to sit as correspond
ing members of this convention; and
they are respectfully asked to partici-
pate in its, deliberations. -.
Under this resolution the following
gentlemen enrolled their names: j. d.
Boston, Newberry; Fl. H. Ellison, E.
CainyAbbeville.. r.r- -r-zc. l-~-.-.
On motion, all persons present in the
convention from other States and from
other sections of this State, not as dele
gates but as friends of railroad enter
prises in general, were invited to take
seats as members ofthe Convention. I'm
der this resolution, Major S. NJ. G. Gary
of Florida, Winborn Lawton, Esq, Of
Charleston, Henry Ingersoll of Green
vile, Tenn, W. Y. Mckee Of Pendle-
ton, took seats on the floor of the Con
vention.
On motion etii AGessrs. R. NJ. Mckee of
Greenville, Tenn, and H. Q.cAdans Of
Brevard, N. c., were added to the list
of cePresidents.~ .-
No!.delegations being present from
Augusta, on motion Mr.. J., W. Hucka-
bee Of that. city was madea correspond
ing member of the Convention.
On motion of Hon. j.. P. Reed of
Anderson, committee of ten was
appointed to prepare business for the
Convention, to, report at an adjourned
meeting Of that body in The evening,
Ths.committee was constituted Of Hon.
j. P Reed, Anderson, Chairman Col
onel j. S. Cothran, Abbeville; D. G.
Thonkins, Edgefeld; General P. Fl.
Bradley, President Greenwood and
Augusta railroad E j. G. Wood,
Aiken Colonel W., Fl. Duncan, Barn
we'll; Hon. r. E. Bowen, Pickens; R.
A. Thompson, Oconee; j. G.. Thomson,
Beaufort H. G. Adams, Brevard, North
Carolina. gi !.ar:,g 3! ~ :r
H. sparnick, Esq, editor of the
Aiken Tribune, and Jas. A. Hoyt, edi
tor,Anderson Intelligence, were appoint
ed Assistant secretaries. =. .-
"A number Of business propositions
we're e'brought before the Convention, and
were referred. to the Committee on Bus
iness to be reported on in the afternoon
until. which time debate upon all ques
tions properly under the2supervision o.
this committee was withheld. -.
On motion of j, A. ,Hoyt of Ander
son, committee, consisting Of Hon. 5
J.Lee, of Aiken, chairman John R
Cochran, Paris Simkins, Laurence Cain
and j, Hollinshead, was appointed t.
report on the practicability Of usinl
the charter granted by the last Legis
lature to the Anderson, Aiken, Por
Royaland Charleston Railroad Compa
ny: whether. the same charter could b
used in connection with the propose
project Of a>road from Chicago to tn
seaboard, and whether meeting Of tn
corporators of said road could be ha
at,an early day. ...,, .....