The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-05-17
ness submitted the following reports As

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t6be o1SS story upbp Us TO easEy SsSPs Ee
great lEAaidg idea o9;a direSs
bstWeel Augusta, .aisd Kng&Flile, Esfet
aiid fS5 f5T trust, ss' VIC HssSs..d that
the great objective point common to the
citizens Of both the northern and south
ern terminus of this road that the trunk
line, from this city 10 1Waiton's Island,
we leave to those Immediately interested
thcs from this point the next objective
point We hold to be the connection with
the Elberton Road, graded, and to be
graded, from or near Thompson Factory,
on Dfoad river, to Toccos City, and from
thence the most practicable and feasible
route on 70 the Eabnn GaP.
From Toccoa TO Clayton. ,........ n miles.
Clayton 10 North Cafoliba line. .;9 g., g.
From Augusta to Toeeos City .,l25. g. s"H 3,'ssa
re,fa5a l,saR IL n,l,rT as,
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From the best Information we can get,
the opinion Of the SofnmitssSs II, that
counties Of Columbia and Lincoln, com-
plete the Augusta and Knoxville Railroad
TO-: to Broad ID. riyYsr, say within miie #
Bfr. b. Frank Sloan, Of Oconee, repre.
senting the wishes Of the South Carolina
delegation, moved to substitute the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions for the
report OF the committee .'"
WHEREAS, The proposed line Of rail
road between Augusta, Ga, and Knox
vile, Tenn, is divided between different
interests south Of Rabun Gap, each inter
eat claiming to be q suitable trunk line;
and whereas, one Of the factors In deter.
mining said route is the an,cunt of local
trade which ahell be- tributary to said
road aud further, av additional and i'm
p1Htant consideration H. the amotlnt of
local subscription, either State, county or
individual, chat may be obtained for the
competing lines; therefore be IL E'.t'.s'
Resolved, That the location, of said
trunk iiiie be postponed to an adjourned
n;seting to be held at ----- %. --a dsy
sRd5olUed, That a committee ;of - be
appointed by the Chair, whose, duty It
| shall be to obtain the necessary infortna,
ton Of local support and local snbscrip-
ton and report the same to the meeting
provided for IN frat resolution.
A motion was MADE to lay this substi-
tute on the table, and Hon. 3. g. Murray,
addressing the Convention in favor Of the
substitute, said: That this enterprise had
occupied the attention, of. Che people of
the Mississippi Valley 70, forty years, and
he Thought It best not N ssttle upon O
location for the road now without consid-
ering the merits OF the different fpusttss
proposed The choice of location was
between the east Of Tie. Savannah river
and the west. Augusta already has the
trade west of the river. If the road f6
run east of the river from thirty to forty
thousand bales Of cotton, yearly, will be
secured to Augusta which she has not
now If Is built on the west side, she
will get only the trade that she already
real interest of the great West Is to find
an, outlet for its produce, and hence It
Ishould seek such q route as will give it
the best market. The eastern route
would enable this road to supply the
| Western prodfets to both South Carolina
and Georgia, thereby greatly increasing
its business. It's location ought not to be
decided upon hastily, and an effort should
be, made to ascertain the material aid
likely to be furnished by ths local sec.
tons Of each oe tho proposed routes. 's'
i The substitutes was lost and the repoy
of the committee adopted, rs,i ''ot;fG'7
I Col. Charlton, Of KNOXVILLE. Tenn,
addressing the Convention, said q He
would only say few wotacE He had
had the opportunity for several months
of feeling the pulse Of this beautiful city
OF Augusta. EIo Teo0iieotseest3a e g JeaiI- as-S
| that shey held convention in the city oi
I Charleston, whose people they all loved
he meant to tGa5t no reflections upon
Charleston and hes peopls, but iE Was
well knOwnishat they did not meet witt,
success. Socially they were treated all
:. right, but little was done for the railroad
When they went home they decided to
I hold the 'next convention in Augusta
he wroto to Augusta about the matter,
and received an invitation: nunierously
lssgped,5 for, the convention to meet in
Il Augusta took cthe work j,in' hand with o
vim, ald secured the passage of a charter
for the Augusta and Knox vile Railroad.
The Tennessee delegates came here
pledged heart anel: soul to the people oi
Augusta and the section along the river
a5r the .completien, of the trunk line
South Carolina had .her1opportunity, ,dnd
she lost It. He; thought the pathway be
fore them was clear. s1He aaY nothing II
,. the. waYiof linking together, Knoxville
and Augnsta. lThey were going home in
the Yefy, BEST possible! fhumor. !s.They
were going back to tell their people that
4 Augrsta YVES all right, and would, do hel
! duty. He would say ito, the people, ol
= Augusta that the, people of Marys.
4 vile and, Knoxville Intended to: chow
their faith by . their FORKS. Z, In les
than ninety days If the people of. Au.
gusta and Norts, Carolipa gavesabstaa-
4 tial eviGepne of what. they intended "a
do, theT ". gid have .theis. portion. of the
roaa &C pndeg CONTROL. aasIf.. iIpd