The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-06-01

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Augusta or Atlanta. The Tennessee
delegation had no idea of sowing seed
for ever, and they had about come to the
conclusion that they had better adopt the
Augusta outlet. The tide of feeling in
his opinion, would diverge from Charles
ton. Knoxville was not obliged to come
to Charleston. Port Royal was almost
in a bee-line from Knoxville; he had
some faith in the building of that line,
none in this, and when he returned to
his constituents at Knoxville he would
say to them that he received no encour-
agement here, but had had cold blank
ct thrown upon him.
The Convention then adjourned until
10 A. NJ, to-day.
Second Days Proceedings--Interesting
Reports and Debates.
From The Charleston Ne,rs and Courier Nay 27.
The Blue Ridge Railroad Convention
rc-assembled at Hibernian Hall at half
past 10 o'clock yesterday morning, Prcsi-
dent S. Y. Tupper in the chair.
Judge Reed presented the following
report, which was received and adopted :
The committee appointed at the Knox
vile Convention, and continued over by
the Convention at Anderson, to confer
with the companies or individuals own
ing the sections of the Blue Ridge Rail-
road within their respective States, on
the subject of consolidating their several
interests and organizing new company
for the ownership and management of
the entire line, beg leave respectfully to
report that the litigation between the
trustees under the mortgage and the
assignees in bankruptcy, over the proper
ty Of the Blue Ridge Railroad in South
Carolina, which it was confidently hoped
would be ended at the late April Term of
the United States Court in this city, re-
mains in statu quo, and as there is no
other term of the court until November
next, there is no one with whom to treat
in relation to the use of this property !;
nor have they anything to report in rela-
ton to the sections Of the line in the
other States, additional to what was said
at Anderson, than the following letter
from the president of the Knoxville and
Charleston Railroad Company, addressed
to one of their number:
MAY 25, 1876.
Mr.. r. j. Wikson-DEAR SIR: For the
information of your committee, I desire
to say that the owners of the Knoxville
and Charleston Railroad can, beyond
doubt, with the aid they can get at home,
complete the road south of Maryville to
the Tennessee line when the building of
that portion south of said line is guaran-
teed. Once at the State terminus, they
would be willing to consolidate under
one management upon just and equitable
terms, or if Charleston or any combina-
ton of persons desires to control the
whole line to Knoxville, the Knoxville
and Nashville line can be had for'cost,
upon the condition that the road is to be
completed, and the people of East Ten
nessee to be guaranteed against any in
furious determinations in freights.
Yours, truly, W. MORROW,
President K. and G. R. r.
There is, therefore, no difficulty about
consolidating the line promptly and on
terms entirely just and equitable, except
as to that portion of it known as "The
Blue Ridge Railroad in South Carolina"
as to which, nothing can be done at
present.
Respectfully submitted,
J. P. REED, Chairman.
Mr.. Cannon submitted the following
report which was also adopted:
The committee appointed at the rail-
road meeting held at Anderson to report
to the Convention to assemble in Charles
ton, beg leave to make the following re-
port First, on the character of the soil,
climate and productions. This is a
mountainous country, with rich valleys;
the climate is healthy; water good; the
products are corn, wheat, rye, oats, grass,
clover, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes,
cabbages, turnips and fruits. The grass
is good and can be grown with profit.
Corn can be raised in the bottom lands
in quantities from forty to fifty bushels
per acre by little cultivation. Secondly,
this is a well timbered country. We
have the white oak, red oak, chestnut
and poplars; the black locust grows in
abundance, together with the wild cherry.
In regard to the abundance of the min
eral productions, there are large quanti-
ties of mica. Corundum is found in
abundance. Gold, copper, iron and
various other minerals, together with the
very best quality of granite. Thirdly,
with respect to the distance of these pro-
ductions from the line of the Blue Ridge
Railroad. The timber lays along the
road, mica but short distance away, and
the corundum mine within ten miles of
| the line.
H. w. CANNON, Chairman.
Judge Reed then introduced the fol-
| lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the friends of the Blue
Ridge Railroad be requested to continue
their efforts with unabated zeal to enlist
the public in a renewed effort to complete
the continuation of this most important
line of railway.
In support of the resolution, Judge
Reed made long and earnest speech.
He said that he was in some degree re-
sponsible for the assembling of this Con-
yention, and he felt that some sort of
apology was due both to the delegales
and the people of Charleston. 1t was
not intended to ask Charleston for three
millions of dollars now, and itwas mis-
take to throw a wet blanket over the
project as the Ne,0s and Courier had done,
and as had been done by other gentlemen
on the floor. The object of this Conven-
ton was simply to bring the matter to
the attention of the people, to continue
sowing the seed. The people of Charles
ton had done u great share of the work,
but not more than those in the up-coun-
try. He trusted that there was enough
patriotism and energy left to take this
matter in hand and carry it through to
success, as the opportunities occurred
No money was asked for. There he E. was a:ny no
organized company to ask for it. Gin
cinnatti had contributed twenty million
dollars, and it had only been asked il
Charleston could not raise three millions
to complete the connection; but it was
not ool-od for now Another difficulty