The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-09-30
OUR SOUTHERN CONNECTION.
BREAKZNG DIRT ON TIE SPAR
Z.ANBURG- AND -ASILEYILLELLNK.

| ZANBURG AND ASILEYLLLE LINK
The Charleston Neacs of the 18th con
tains lengthy account of the barbecue
and grand demonstrations made at Spar
tanburg, S. C., on the 10th, on the Occa
sion of breaking dirt on the SpartanbuIg
and Asheville Railroad-a link of the
proposed great route, passing through
this place, from Chicago and the great
Northwest to Charleston, S. c., and the
South Atlantic SeabOard cities. Six
| Thousand visitors are said to have partic-
| ipated in the eeremOnies-and promi.
nent railroad men, politicians and finan.
ciers were present and addressed the
vast assembIage.
! About 10 O'Clock, a. m. the Hon. C.. G..
Memminger, of Charleston, and presi,
dent of the road, stepped to the front OF
the immense throng, shovel in hand and
took his stand between fine. stakes that
marked out the route, and surveyed the
width of the road, and amid the ringing
of all the bells in the city, and the swell
ing, soul-stirring strains of martial mu-
sic, played by the Spartanburg silver
cornet band, struck his shovel deep down
into the yielding soil, lifted it from its
place in mother earth and deposited it in
IA wheelbarrow that stood in readiness
Dir. w. K. Blake, of Spartanburg, say
ing as he did so, ITO the glorious old
Palmetto State Of South Carolina " cloud
chcersl A shovel full of dirt was lifted
and deposited as before, representing
each of the following States through
which the road, when completed, viii
pass: North Carolina, Tennessee, Ken
lucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Cheer
upon cheer rent the air, while this was
being done, telling of the enthusiastic
and hearty cooperative rentiment and
determined feeling that held possession
Of the assembled multitude. After the
ceremony of naming the States, the Hon.
Gabriel Cannon took up the barrow, with
strong and willing hands, and with
firm and determined tread wheeled the
first brOk en- ground into its appropriate
place, saying "this is the first fill on the
Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad"
The speakers on the occasion were
numerous and enthusiastic. Hon G.. G.
Memminger was the first gentleman in
trOduced, and his speech is bTimful of
formatiOn-unfolding as it does the To-
cation and prospects of the road. Hon.
r. B. Vance and Gen. Darlington, of
Georgia, followed. The latter gentle
N1,aF I,n Sa1
necessity and must be completed. He
referred to the fact that he was one of
the original South Carolina Legislature
who voted for an appropriation of two
millions to carry out this very enterprise,
which was interrupted by the late war.
Hon. T. G. Barker, of Charleston, in an
elaborate and pointed argument that
came from his firm and earnest cOnvic-
ton Of the value of the enterprise, en-
forced not only the great value but the
absolute necessity of the rapid compile
tion of this road, as necessary to the very
existence of South Carolina. At the
conclusion of Mr.. Barker's speech he of
fercd u resolution that this immense con-
course of people should authorize a sub
scriptiOn by Spartanburg county of one
thousand dollars, which was
carried by such a yell of unanimity as
was never heard before.
There was an enthusiastic carncstness
the entire proceedings, which
argues the speedy completion of this
enterprise The last Asheville
E1rp0sit0r is filled with Railroad sparks
like these:
OF to the Railroads. the word now
When is a man suitable for the Insane
Asylum? Answer-When he doubts the
success of the Spartanburg and Ashevillc |
Railroad.
Col Memminger, the President of the
and AsheVille Railroad will
be be in Asheville Oct. 9Th. Let us have
r. grand display Of united zeal and de- |
termination.
Now is the time to try mems souls"
who is for, and who is against the Rail |
road! Let the politicians look out, the !
people are awake.
Asheyille will be the great "CentraI |
Mountain City" of this great Trunk Rail- |
road.
AS VIC go to press great excitement ex-
lists in town over the rapid exodus of our !
men to the Railroad diggipgs. The throw
ing of dirt has put Capt Fagg, W. p.
Fortune and others into u state of fever !
and they have left with all |
the implements of Railroad warfare. 1t
is expected that this fever is contagious, |
and that it wifi strike few stingy, close |
listed mOney-getters and mOney-holders,
and will melt their hard and Obdurate |
hearts into tears of sympathy for our
country. ..' e.-