The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-12-02
THE RAILROAD MEETING.

ted by the town meeting several weeks ago,
the citizens of Anderson County ara invited
to assemble in the Court House On. Mon
day next, for the purpose Of giving expires.
sion to their sentiments In regard to the
completion Of the Blue Ridge Railroad.
Distinguished speakers has been invited to
address the meeting, and while nuraber OF
the gentlemen are unable to meet with as,
as the committee on invitations are informed,
we are likely to have able and interesting
speakers who will add much to the meeting
by their arguments in favor Of the project
to revive the Blue Ridge Railroad.
It IS really unnecessary that mere formal
expression be given to the interest felt by
the people of Anderson County in this
project. That has been done time and
again for the last twenty years. But the
present movement contains new featurs,
in that It's origin proceeds from the Other
end of the line, from whence the project
has hitherto received little substantial aid,
and it would argue most unfhyorably for the
public spirit and energy Of Andenon to
ignore the efforts now being made at Knox
vile to put thin enterprise once moro on the
path of completion. It cannot be deemed
unwise or Inappropriate, therefore, for the
people Of Anderson to reitsrate their fealty
and re-assert their earnest desire In behalf
of this great highway to the West, which
has steadily received sanction Of this
section through every m.Gtbrtune and trib-
ulation. A practical object Of the mestins,
however, Is to memorialize the General As
sembly in order to secure the necessary leg
islation. which will give the people OF An
derson legal right to aid the scheme BY
means of moderate subscription towards
its completion whenever, in their juds-
ment, it is deemed advisable 80 10 act The
meeting will be asked to petition the Legis-
'lature for the privilege Of making acouuty
subscription, at such time and in such man
ner as the welfare OF the people demands,
which will, be determined hereafter. This
step will give confidence to the movement,
and whether or not the subscription IL ever
made, no harm can result from the legisla-
tior granting such a privilege, for it viii
not impose single dollar Of taxation, un-
til the people agree by their votes to sanc-
ton the imposition Of county debt in the
way of material aid to the Blue Ridge
Railroad. When this subscription is asked
for, under the legislation now being sought,
it will be time enough to discuss the propri'
ETY. ofincurring public debt to further
great public measure, and ample opportu-
nifty will be afforded every one interested to
ventilate every phase Of the question.
Another.practical design hasprompted the
movers in this call for mass meeting. A.
we have already said, Knoxville has awG-
kened to the importance fpromoting the
building ofthis road, and railroad conven.
ton has been called to meet in that city on
the 10th of January next in the interest Of
these objects. Anderson must be represen-
ted ON that occasion, and it will be proper
for the meeting on Monday to appoint dele
gates for that purpose. The completion OF
the Cincinnati Southern Railroad brings the
direct line TO the Northwest within twenty
eight miles Of Kno1ville's railroad connec-
ton, and when this gap Is filed. tho outlet
in this direction from Knoxville must be
secured, in order to place Knoxville upon q
great. trunk line meeting the railroad systsms
Of South Carolina and Georgia. Hencs,
with the comparative certainty that the gap.
beyond Knoxville is to be allsd at an early
day, the leading citizens of that thriving
city are looking forward to the immediate
and pressing necessity for them to seek an
extension Of their line southwark. The
Blue Ridge Railroad offers them favorable
route, and, as our readers are aware, the
road is already completed to Maryville,
which is about twenty miles this side Of
Knoxville. The Knoxville Board Of Trade
held an important meeting few days since
in reference to these connections, when tho
whole matter was fully discussed. The
owners of the line to Maryyille offered to
build narrow guage railroad to Walhalla,
if the city OF Knoxville would agree to pay
them small bonus when the road is COM
pleted. A committee was appointed to pro-
cure definite proposition from the owners
of the Aiaryville branch, upon which they
would undertake the completion of the line
to Walhalla, and the proposed convention
on the 9oth of January will have these prop
ositions in tangible shape, we presume
This certainly looks Like. business, and we
would urge that strong delegation be sent
from Anderson to confer with our friends
across the mountains.