The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-04-06

ward in the direction of Tennessee.
Owing to the light character of the work
in this State, North Carolina,) lying
wholly in the valley of the Tennessee,
with an average grade of less than twenty
feet per mile, and no where exceeding
forty, we feel authorized to say to this
Convention, that this enterprise shall not
fail on the link in North Carolina.
In Georgia large per centage of the
grading, masonry and tunneling has been
accomplished, including the passage of
the Blue Ridge. As to the residue of
the work in Georgia, we are advised that.
convict labor can, in all probability, be-
procured from the State for its compile
ton. Of this we think there is but little:
doubt.
In South Carolina the pending litiga-
ton is embarrassing, but your committee
are of opinion that, by judicious man
agement, this obstacle may be removed.
With its removal, we see no reason why
work should not be resumed at an early
day; and with more than thirty miles Of
running road in good order, and large
per centage of the work finished between
Walhalla and the Georgia State line at
Chattooga River, ample means can be
secured for the completion of the line to
that point.
If your committee should be in error
in any of the hopeful views herein set
forth, they are fully pursuaded that the
city of Charleston, having done so much
in the construction of the most costly
part of this enterprise, cannot and will
not permit the diversion of the line at
Rabun Gap to other cities and other
ports than her own. Ipaugurated by
Calhoun, Hayne, Gctmdin, Frost and
Others, this great enterprise from which,
they predicted such grandeur and pros
perity for the old Getty by The Sea-" is;
still deeply enshrined in the hearts of her
citizens, and cannot and will not be'
abandoned by her.
In conclusion, after reviewing the.
whole field and feeling deeply sensible
of the magnitude of this enterprise, your
committee deem it advisable that more
permanent arrangements be made to Sc
cure concerted action in the progress OF
the work, and to this end we recommend
the adoption of the following resolution:
Resolued, That an executive committee
consisting of FIVE be appointed by the
President of this Convention, whose duty
it shall be to procure information in re-
gard to the various interests involved in
the Blue Ridge Railroad enterprise, and
report from time to time to adjourned
meetings of this Convention.
Respectfully submitted,
G., D. SMITH, Chm'n.
Under this resolution the following
committee was appointed: Messrs. R. A.
Thompson, J. A. Hoyt, Jos. N. Brown,
O. Fl. P. FAINT and Geo. A. Trenholm.
Col. R. A. Thompson offered the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were adopted:
Resozved, That Committees be appoin-
ted to inquire and report to the Conven-.
ton to assemble in Charleston: 1st, ont
the character of the soil, climate and
productions; End, on the timbers and
mineral resources; 3rd, and on distances
to, and with the connections Of, the Blue
Ridge Railrord. And that this duty be
confded to O. P. Temple and Adrian
Terry, of Tennessee; @. D. Smith, W.
L. Love and Louis thinner, of North
Carolina; J. J. Norton and J. A. Hoyt,
of South Carolina; 81. W. Cannon and
J. NJ. Quillian, of Georgia.
Resolved, That committee of five-
consisting of S. Y. Tupper, W. L. Tren-
holm, F. W. Dawson, Henry Gourdin
and J. P. Reed be appointed to report
upon the advantages to accrue from the.
completion of the Blue Ridge Railroad
on the various States connected by and
interested therein.
Capt. J. l.. Robinson offered the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were unani-
mously adopted, the latter being put to-
the Convention by himself:
RESOLVED, That the thanks of this Con-
vention are due, and are hereby rendered.
the various railroad lines for courtesies.
shown delegates over their several lines; );
and, also, in an eminent degree to the
citizens of Anderson for the generous
hospitality extended to the delegates in
this Convention.
Resolved, That the thanks of this body
are returned to the President of this Con-
vention for the impartial and able man.
ner in which he has discharged the duties
of his position. Also, to the very eff
cient Secretaries and reporters for the
faithful discharge of their several duties.
The President then returned thanks to
the Convention for its consideration, and
said he should have preferred the vote of
thanks not to have passed, for it imposed
the duty of responding to it in a'speech.
he said:
hazard nothing in assuring you that
whatever measures may be adopted in
furtherance of this road, the people of
Tennessee will sympathize and cooperate
with them. East Tennessee has one road
from Chattanooga to Bristol as efficiently,
justly and economically managed as any
in the country. 1t has done and is doing
all that could be expected of it, but our
people feel the necessity for competing.
line to the Southern seaboard. We want
direct short line. Our interests de-
mand it. The products of our soil, the
spirit of our people and the resources Of
our country demand it. For some parts;
of East Tennessee this is the best line.
that can be built 1t is true we have a
large and influential part of our citizens
who do not take much interest in this
enterprise, and look at us as rather fanat-
ical. Their interests lie in other chan
nels, and they desire to see the country
developed in these respects. am salts
fled that we will continue to work and
increase an interest in this enterprise.
We had only generalization of the SUBJ
ject in Knoxville on the goth of January.
I do not know how this meeting will
affect the people, but expect something
to be gained by its proceedings. Iappre-
hend they will inspire confidence in some
minds at least. 1 have promised to use
my influence to cause delegation to be
sent from Knoxville to meet you in
Charleston. L trust the time is not far
distant when we shall 60 to DR.. Loves
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