The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-05-17

and FOREMOST we mold tnaG haDunF dapls
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 to Walton's Island,
we leave to those Immediately interested;
that from this point the next objective;
point we hold to be the connection with
tie Elberton Road, graded, and to be
graded, from or near Thompson Factory,
on Broad river, to Toccoa City, and from
thence the most practicable and feasible
route on to the Rabun Gap. a..
From :Toccoa to Clayton. ........., n miles.
Clayton to North Carolina line. :9, 1T, e.,
From Augusta TO- to Toccoa3 a % & 3city;;L1 i gu
Total."..: ..:....:.:........... .......l5l =. y.l
From the best information we can get.
the opinion of the committee is, that.
Augusta can, with the assistance of the
counties of Columbia and Lincoln. COM
3lete the Augusta and Knoxville Railroad
to Broad river, say within a mile Of:
Thompson's Factory. -. f'.!'
Mr.. B. Frank Sloan, of Oconee, repre-,
senting the wishes of The South Carolina
delegation, moved :, substitute the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions for the
report Of the committee: ''1' ....s
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
est claiming to be a suitable trunk line !;
and whereas, one of the factors in deter
mining said route is the amount of local
trade which Rhall be- tributary to said
road and further, an additional and i'm
portant consideration is the amount of
local subscription, either State, county or
Individual, that may be obtained for the
competing lines; therefore belt -. -,
Resolved, That. the location. of said
trunk line be postponed to an adjourned
meeting to be held at - on on - day
Rssolvsd, ,lFhat a committee ,of be
appointed by the Chair, whose duty it
shall be to obtain the necessary informa-
ton Of local support and local subscrip-
ton and report the same to the meeting
provided for i'd first resolution. - =
a motion was made to lay this substi-
tute on the table, and Hon. .. s: Murray,
addressing the Convention in favor Of the
substitute, said: That this enterprise had
occupied the attention. of. the people Of
the Mississippi Valley for forty years, and
he Thought It best not to settle upon q
location for the road now without consid-
ering the merits of the different routes
proposed The choice of location was
between the east Of The. Savannah river
and the west. Augusta already has the
trade west of the river, If the road Il
run eastof 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
has and lose that on the east side: The
real interest of the great West is to find
an. outlet for its produce, and hence il
should seek such a route as will: give il
the best market. The eastern. route
would enable this road to supply the
Western products to both South Carolina
and Georgia, thereby greatly increasing
| its business. Its location ought not to be
decided upon hastily, and an effort should
be; made to. ascertain the material aid
likely to be furnished by the local: sec
| tions of each of the proposed routes.
/ The substitute was lost and the report
of the committee adopted, - ''r's'..5 =
/ Col. Charlton, of Knoxville, Tenn.
addressing the Convention, said: Ht
would only say few words. He hac
had the opportunity for several months
of feeling the pulse Of this beautiful city
of Augusta. He recollected a year age
that they held convention in the city o
Charleston, whose people they all loved
He meant to cast no reflections upor
Charleston and her people, but it wa.
well known'thatithey did not meet witt
| success. Socially they were treated al
right, but little was done for the railroad
| When they went, home they decided II
hold the next convention in Augusta
He wrote to Augusta about the'matter
and received an invitation: numerously
signed. for the convention to meet il
| Augusta. T., Prominent business men o
Augusta took the work in hand with ,
vim, and secured the passage of a charte
for the Augusta and Knoxville Railroad
The Tennessee delegates came here
| pledged heart. and. soul to the people o
Augusta and the section along the rive
for the completion of the trunk line
South Carolina had her.opportunity, ,ane
she lost it. He thought the pathway be-
fore them was clear. He saw nothing il
the. way Of linking together Knoxville
and Augusta. They were going home il
the very best. possible humor. i They
were going back to tell their people thai
| Augusta was all right, and would do hel
duty. He. would say to the people ol
| Augusta that the people of Marys
vile and, Knoxville. intended to- show
their faith. by their. works. u In less
than ninety days.. if the people of Au'
gusta and North Carolina gave; ;substan'
tial evidence of what they intended to
do, they would have their portion of the
road under control. 81 i !
Gen. Bradley offered the following res.
olutions, which were adopted: 4.
Resolved, That the railroad heretofore
known as the Greenwood and Augusta
Railroad shall be incorporatedIinto and
become branch of the Augusta, Knox
vile and Greenwood Railroad. IS ~
,Resohed, That all. monies heretofore
paid on the stock of the Greenwood and
Augusta Railroad shall be acknowledged
as SO much stock paid into the Augusta,
Knoxville and Greenwood Railroad Com
pany. 164 Iii a;i.zS g.ab. !, 4
Resolved,, That "a business committee,
to consist of, fifteen members, shall be
appointed by the President of the Au-
gusta, Knoxville and Greenwood Rail
road, whose duty it shall be to canvass
the entire line running through the State
of South Carolina, from Walton's Island,
in the Savannah river, to Greenwood, the
upper terminus of thelold road. 10 d
Resolued, That a commission, to consist
of FIVE members, shall be appointed by
the President of the Augusta, Knoxville
and Greenwood Railroad; with full au.
thority to secure the right of wayby deed
| and title from PARTIES through whose
land said road will run.f ..a..
Resozued, That committee of three
members shall be appointed by the Presi:
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