The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-11-11
For the anderson Intelligcncer.
Railroad MEETING.

According to adjournment, the citizens of
the town of Anderson met In the Court
House on Friday evening last to hear the
report of the committee on the proceedings
of the joint-meeting held in Walhalla on
the End inst, contemplating the completion
of the Blue Ridge Ruilroad.
Stephen McCully was called to the chair,
and ]. l.. Tribble appointed secretary.
Ater-remarks, by the chair, on the object
of the meeting, The report of the committee
was called for. E. B. Murray, Esq, chair
mar of the committee, then gave report,
which was listened to by all with much in
tereyt. Maj. w. W. Humphreys then
offered a preamble and resolutions, supple
menting the same with practical remarks on
the enterprise under consideration. On mo-
ton of E. B. Murray, Esq, the preamble
and resolutions were referred to committee
of five to make some alterations and amend
ments. Messrs. E. B. Murray, W. W. Hum
phreys, J. R. Cochran, ]. N. Brown and &.
n. Rucker being appointed on that commit
tee, then reported the following preamble
and resolutions:
The citizens of the town of Anderson,
after mature reflection on the subject of the
proposed revival of the building the Blue
Ridge Railroad, avail themselves of this
opportunity to express their well settled
conviction of the importance and great bene-
fits the construction of said road must create
for the whole State; in an especial degree
do we commend the proposed enterprise to
the favorable consideration of the people OF
Anderson County. After a review of the
facts, and much information which has
reached us from the people along the entire
line, we believe the prospects for completing
this road are now better than at any time
since the war; that there will be co-opera-
ton on the whole route, and probably on
the part of other, whose interests are to be
affected by the through line from Charleston
to the northwest; and all that is necessary
to insure success is to begin, ct an early day,
the work in busfness-Iike manner. There
fore, be it
Resolvsd, That we request our Senator and
and Representatives to secure the passage Of
law that Anderson County be allowed to
make subscriptions to this enterprise not to
exceed 100000, and the town Of Anderson
s25,OOO, to be given to furthering and insu-
ring the completion Of said road.
Resolved, That we further request our
members of the Legislature to use their in
fluence to bring the proposed enterprise in
some practical shape before those counties
which are particular interested in this great
through-route to the northwest.
Capt. James A. Hoyt moved the adoption
of the report of the committee. After con-
siderable discussion by Maj. Humphreys,
Col Brown, Col Cochran, Col. Rucker, E.
B. Murray, Esq, Maj. Moore, Capt. Hoyt,
Maj. Whitner and Others, the preamble
and resolutions were adopted.
Capt. Hoyt then offered the following raso-
lutions, which were unanimously adopted :
Resolyed, That mass meeting in the in
terest of the Blue Ridge Railroad be held in
this place on saleday In December next.
RESOLVED, That o committee of five be ap-
pointed to invite speakers from Walhalla,
Abbeyille, Newberry, Charleston and else
where, to address the citizens of Anderson
County upon the day mentioned in the pre-
ceding resolution.
RESOLVED, That the preamble and resolu-
tions looking to- legislation to enable the
town and County of Anderson to subscribe
aid to the completion of the Blue Ridge
Railroad be submitted to the mass meeting,
to obtain an expression from the citizens OF
the County in reference to such legislation.
The following gentlemen were appointed
to invite speakers: J. A. Hoyt, P. K. Nc
Gully, w. W. Humphreys, w. s. Brown
and w. J. Ligon.
There being no further business the meet
ing was adjourned.
STEPHEN McCULLY, Chairman.
]. L. TRIBBLE, Secretary.