The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-10-25
RAILROAD MEETING.
MONTEREY, Abbcville County.

October lItb, 1877.
An enthusiastic nnd highly rcpresentL-
tive meeting was held here today, Mr.
Marion Ihtiincr, President of proposed Rail.
roipl, in tile CHAIR. Cot. r.. NJ Rurkrr of
Anderson, "us first introduced, and called
attention to the enterprise from its com
nicncemcnt this Fall. He salt, the necessity
of II ltailr'lud was apparent to all. II wns
desirable that all tn bc bcnctte,l should
contribute towards the enterprise. Taxa
tini was the most equitable way of raising
the required amount. The Railroad would
form, with the Blue Ridge Railroad when
completed, the connecting link between tile
Northwest and Southern Atlnntic ports.
Everything necessary for the success Of Il
RailrOu1 is pussessc,l in this country-ycU-
graphical position, climate in which it is
glory to live, and soil ccIebrutcd for fertility
and diversity of products. Unless suitable
Inducements to remain were held out to the
young men Of the country, those Of greatest
promise, its hope aud mainstay, would mi
grute where they could better plsl, their
fortunes. This Railroad was the only hope
OF restoring the prosperity Of this section Of
country. In Anderson County the greatest
enthusiasm prevailed with regard To this
enterprise. In nll townships where public
meetings liatl been held liberal subscriptions
had been made. This Railroad from An
.lcrson Court House to Augusta, Ga. would
be the only preventative to the monopoly
VI ttuuSINbTtutlOI Ilt)SScSSeu Dy tile trecu
vile and COlumbia RalrOnd The taxes
paid this year in addition to the tax for the
Railroad would not amount to last years
| taxuti0n. faxes will bu lighter next Year.
Col. Rucker concluded with MI eloquent
| appeal to work hand and iicnrt for the re-
| siiscitution Of the old State once the banner
State of the South
Capt. w. X. Bridley next addressed those
present. He cxhorted every man to do his
duty, as by 40 doing the Railroah could
easily be completed. 5000 per mile would
finish the road and put the rolling stock on
1t. Want Of Railroad was tile cause of
low price Of land-an,l lud been sold ~
i :!.is township for S1.0o iser acre. Abboville
County never produced less thRn SO, 600 bales
of cotton per annum, and the extravngnnt
! freight paid on which and ON all goods re-
ccived would build tho Railroad. Mr.. Til
man X. Gaines had assured him TINT be
would sell any land from Lowndesviile to
Calhoun's Mills at from $40 to $40 per acre
/ siiuui,: the iiuiiruasi bc built il was i'll.
tended to pay for the Railroad In ten years
| by taxation. One-hnlf of the amount of
last years Radical tax had been levied this
year 10 pay the interest on State debt, now
| six millions. He assured Is that next yc..r
the whole fraudulent State debt world he
| abolished, leaving the interest on the lust
state deb. Of 81 ,a0O,O00 only to he pa;;. for
which the royalty on the phosphates would
| be sufficient. The people thus relieved from
any heavy burden of taxation could afford
to pay taxes to the Railroad. The differ
| cnce between last and this years taxes
| would build the Road. u. II. Chamberlain
| had said that South Carolina was Mu.sa.
ohusetts, Alabama and Ohio rolled lip i'm
one. This Railroad would be the iiiu5t
lasting monument they could erect.
| The following resolutions were then read
and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, we the citizens of Magnolia
| township have unnbated interest In the con-
| struction of railroad from Anderson, 8. c..
to Augusta, Ga, and recognize the fact thar
! 1t Is our duty to ourselves and to our coun.
of such railroad; therefore, be it
Rcsolred, Tint we heartily approve of the
plan of building the railroau by county,
| town and township subscriptions by taxa
| ton, and that we believe the County OF Abb
beville should make u liberal subscription
| to the enterprise; and that should 1t fiiiI to
| do so, then, in our opinion the townships
! tarongh which the railroad is 30 pass, and
.acae adjacent thereto, should make large
sui,sc..r:icns by taxation to the company
ibtiii,iilIl; this yoafi.
| Reso'red, TINT we hereby pledge ourselves
that tie citizens of this township will make
saTd dollars by township taxation to the
cap pital stock OF this company.
] Resotred That we hereby request the other
townships interested in the projected road to
| take action similar to this ut nm early date
| that community of action between us may
be secured.
Mr. Latimer stated that Lowndesville
would increase her subscription to $50, 1000,
after which the meeting adjourned.
J. M. LATIMER: President.
| .. X. BOURNE, Secretary.