The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-10-11
ANDERSON. C. H. Oct. 5th. 1877.


Pursuant to previous announcement tht
citizens of the town of Anderson met in th'
Court House at II p. m. The meeting was
called to order by Mr.. N. K. Sullivan, aftel
which Maj. W. W. Humphreys was elected
President, and John E. Breazeale, Esq, Sec
retary.
The President explained the object of the
meeting to take into consideration the sub.
iect of raising subscriptions to the Anderson
and Augusta Railroad, and announced that
the committee on subscriptions appointed
at the convention recently held here. had
requested Messrs. A. T. Broyles, B. F.
Whitner, A. s. Todd, E. B. Murray and E.
M. Rucker to deliver short speeches on the
subject.
A. T. Broyles, Esq, was then introduced.
and made an effective speech in favor OF
subscriptions by the town of Anderson, and
introduced the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, at the Railroad Convention re-
Gently held at this place, o committee was
appointed to petition the Legislature of this
State at its next session for a charter In
con formity to the wishes Of said Company (;
and whereas we, the people of the town of
Anderson, feel that our interests are deeply
concerned in: the success sof the said enter
prise, and are of opinion that the subscrip-
ton to be made by us should be by our cor
poration rather than by individuals, 80 that
the sum subscribed shall be raised by taxa
ton, whereby. every citizen will be COM
PEELED to pay towards said amount in pro-
portion to the benefit to be received by him
from the construction of said Railroad.
Therefore be it
Resolved, That it is our duty to subscribe
the sum of $4,000 at least to the capital
stock of the said Company as soon as a
charter for the same can be procured.
g. That as no corporate subscription can
be made without authority Of law, it is our
desire that special provision shall be inser-
ted in the charter to be applied for, author
izing the Intendant and Wardens of our
said town to order an election for the pur:
pose of determining the question as to said
subscription.
8. That we do hereby pledge ourselves to
use our utmost. endeayors to carry the said
election in favor of the said subscription.
4. That if we now possessed the power Of
submitting the question to the qualified
electors of our town, we have entire conf
dence and do hereby give the friendssof the
enterprise the assurance, that the said sum
of 900 would be at once subscribed.
Maj. B. F. Whitner was next introduced,
and seconded the adoption of the resolu-
tions in very able speech, showing the ad-
vantages to be derived by the town by Sc
curing the contemplated Road.
The resolutions were very ably supported
by Messrs A. s. Todd, E. B. Murray and E.
M. Rucker. All the speakers were fire.
quently applauded. ~.
The President announced that if there
was any one present who opposed the pro-
posed Railroad, or the resolutions offered,
that the meeting was ready to hear their OBJ
jections:i No one responded to the invita-
ton. s.l
The President then requested the Seore-
tary to read again the resolutions, which,
on. motion IT. D. Kennedy, Esq, were
unanimously adopted by rising vote. =;
On motion of John E. Breazeale, ESQ.,, the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting
are hereby rendered the ladies who have
graced the occasion with their presence, and
to the Anderson Cornet Band for the music
that they have so kindly furnished.
On motion of E. B. Murray, Esq, the
Anderson, Abbeville and Augusta papers
were requested to copy the proceedings of
the meeting.
Mr. s. Bleckley was then loudly called
for, and made short and pointed speech in
favor of the enterprise.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
W. W. HUMPHREYS, Chairman.
JOHN E. BREAzEALE, Secretary.