The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-07-30
The North Georgia Railroad.

The annexed communication appeared re-
Gently in the Gainesville Eagle, and furnishes
much information concerning the proposed
railroad from Anderson to Gainesville. The
writer is mistaken, however, in declaring an
intention to run the present line along the old
Blount survey, for tho charter contemplates a
road by way of Andersonville, at the confluence
of the Tugaloo andSeneca Rivers, which makes
it impractcable to take Hartwell in the route
across the country:
Messrs. Eaitors: There will be meeting of
the Corporators of the North Georgia Railroad
at Gainesville, Ca, on the 1st Tuesday in Au-
gust, prox. This Road was chartered by an act
of the last General Assembly, from Anderson
G. H., S. c., to Gainesville, and if it is ever
built, it will run by way of Hartwell, Carnes-
vile, and Homer, on what is known as the old
Blount Survey, which was made prior to the
war, for the Airline Road The distance
between Gainesville and Anderson G. 81. is not
exceeding seventy-fve miles. The face of the
country is generally smooth, and favorable for
the construction of railroad, and the region
lying between the two points is certainly one
of the finest in th-Eastern Georgia Super
added to this, the line from Atlanta to all the
greatly shortened, except to a few places in the
extreme Northern part of the State. The build
ing of this road may appear, at least to its op.
ponents, as something quite chimerlcal and
altogether impracticabe. Yet no good reason
can be given why it should not be built, and
that speedily. Without saying one word that
would SAVIOR of fattery in regard to Gainesville,
it is now universally conceded fact, that she
is growing beyond the expectations of her most
Jealous friends. She can no longer be consid-
cred merely a town, but is indeed city. The
trade of all North Eastern Georgia is gradually
las she grows in Importance going there. The
immense wagon trade of North Carolina and
North Eastern Georgia, which formerly went
to Athens, can find a market for all their pro-
duce at Gainesville.
Destined, then, to be city of Importance,
one railroad is not enough for her enterprise
and commercial prominence. And by the con-
struction of the contemplated road from Ander-
son, with possibility of its extension to King
ston, thence westwardly to Rome, her impor.
tance as a market, as we'll as for schools, and
other extraordinary advantages over other
places, then will be permanently established.
Anderson, too, is growing rapidly, not only
as commercial centre. but in many other re-
spects The building of the North Georgia
Road, then, will eventually become a necessity
Then, why not take hold of the enterprise at
once, and arouse the public to the necessity of
its construction? There is nothing that could
possibly tend to build up the country more rapid
iy, than the building of this road. Look at what
the Airline Road has done already for North
East Georgia The great changes brought
about by this work, are astonishing. We GER
tainly have one of the finest sections of country
on the continent for natural resources. Our
immense forests can never be utilized and made
valuable, nor the thousands of acres of rich
lands that are now lying idle and uncultivated,
as we'll as the magnificent water power for every
kind of machinery and manufacturing purpose
imaginable, until our population increases, and
spirit of enterprise, vim, and pluck seizes hold
of the people, Then, when it is an admitted
fact that railroad brings with it population,
enterprise and thrift, why should we delay to
build one where necessity exists for it? An
derson county, S. c., and Hart Franklin, and
Banks counties, Ga, will subscribe literally in
stock mere nominal stock, but good, pay
ing, bona fde stock-.as no doubt the people of
Hall will also. Let us take hold ofths matter
in earnest; and if we fail, we certainly can
have the consolation of having made the effort.
BANKS