The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-02-04
Our Railroad Interests.

UuI ndllI Oou AIltCl Coto.
We print below the preamble and resolutions
introduced last week by Senator Cochran, in
reference to railroad communication with the
West. 1t is move in the right direction, and
should receive the earnest attention and sup
port of our people. To utilize the large amount
of money expended, and at last secure the COM
pleton of the remaining link from Anderson to
the great West, either at Knoxville or some
point farther south, is worthy of the most stren-
uous efforts on the part of our citizens.
The people of Anderson and Oconee are es-
pecially interested, to say nothing of the coun-
ties south of this place. The Spartanburg and
Ashville line is progressing on the east, whilst
Athens is pushing the Northeastern Road stead
lily towards Clayton Ga, large force now be-
ing employed in grading between Gainesville
and the Tallulah River. These are rival routes,
and we have no word of opposition to the sue
cess of either or both; but we must appeal to
our own people to arouse from their lethargy
and at least use such ordinary exertions as may
be in their power, to properly represent their
own interests, and the claims which the line
through this section certainly has TO favorable
consideration.
The Southern States have strong equitable
chair upon tho government of the United
States for proportionate share Of aid in inter-
nal Improvements, and now would seem to be
an opportune moment to press such claim upon
the attention of Congress. We hope the sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress from this
State will not be forgetful of this matter, and
that Gov. Chamberlain will use his influence to
promote and advance the project now on hand
We append the preamble and resolutions in
troduced by Senator Cochran:
Whereas, the necessity for cheaper transpor-
tation than now exists between the growing re-
eions of the West and their customers in the
East and South is now engaging the attention
of the whole people of the United States, and
is one of the great economical questions to be
solved by wise legislation and whereas the
Congress of the United States, at the close of
the last session, ordered four surveys to be made
of water and railroad lines, and appropriated
the liberal sum of 100000 under what is
known as the Window report; and whereas one
of these surveys, that is, the survey from some
point about the junction of the Tennessee and
Hiwassee rivers up the valley of the Hiwassee
to Clayton, Ga thence to Anderson G. H., and
from Clayton, Ga, to Athens, Ga, Immediately
interests the people of South Carolina and
Georgia and whereas this latter survey is now
in progress, the corps of engineers in charge
having approached Clayton, Georgia, on their
way to Anderson, s. G. and Athens, Georgia
leaving the people of Georgia to take care of
their own interests in this survey, as, from their
we'll known enterprise, they will certainly do;
therefore, it is incumbent Oh the people of this
| State to use the ordinary means to have any
claims, by reason of natural facilities or other
wise, which they may have for governmental
aid or consideration, properly presented to Con-
gress or its committees and whereas the State,
city of Charleston and private individuals have
| already expended in good faith over So, 100000
in the effort to accomplish the object now con-
| templated by Congress, viz: more direct and
cheaper communication between the seaboard
of South Carolina and the graingrowing section
of the West and now, when the subject is ac-
tualy embraced by the whole people of the
United States through Congress, it would seem
that the people of the State should place them
selves in accord, and without regard to partisan
or local prejudice, aid in this great object;
therefore,
.Pesolred by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives, That this General Assembly proper
ly appreciates the action of Congress towards
securing cheap transportation between the sew
eral sections of the Union, and will cooperate
therein as far as may be in our power.
Resolred, That our Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress are hereby requested to use
their influence in this direction, and to main
tain the interests of the people of this State,
in the several enterprises proposed by this act
of Congress-
Resozucd, That his Excellency the Governor
of this State is hereby earnestly requested to
use all the means in his power to have the
claims of the people of this State, to just and
proper participation of the benefits to be de-
rived from these several public enterprises,
properly and distinctively presented to Con-
gress or any committees thereof; and, also5
that if within his province, he see if some ar
rangement could not be made with the Blue
Ridge Railroad Company, 80 that this enter
prise could be offered to the Congress of the
United States free from encumbrances, and ten
dered to the United States upon the sole con-
dition that the road should be completed and
operated In the interests of tho people.
JUDGE REED.-The Orangeburg. Times
(Democratic) makes the following compliment
tory.allnsion to our former townsman: