The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-05-17
AUGUSFta AND KNOXVILLE RAIL.
Gbl .s37fsH ROAD. .ni ,ig-tr

The friends OF this enterprise 9inl the
States of Georgia, South Carolina, North
Carolina ard Tennessee met in Conyen-
ti1n att the Opera House, in the city of
Augusta on the 9Th inst.,. and oreapised
by making Maj. VIC eibley temporary
chairman.i Ani'address Of welcoi1e yyas
delivered by. Mr. III j. Verdy, ofiAngus-!
"a, and responded to by Mr.. Samuel Me-,
Kline, Of Knoxville, after which tho
credentials Of delegates wore provided.
for, am = committee on permanent or
ganizalior rJpointed. ll...' ~ ;Af,ig4.,
Pending tho permenen. organization of
the body, % number of gentlemen yere
called for and addressed the Convention
npon tbs general objects 0fishe road, and
Among them was Hon! e. III. Rucsar, of
thts ipsaee,. whose speech is reported o.
folloMiB.R 9HSNd sysa us + gEsIaSh,
Mej. Ruckef, in response, said he might
say no had sort Of hereditary Interest in
this enterprise AZ convention on this
snbject, was held I'm Knoxville in 1885,,
and his father was delegate to that con-
yentfon. He thought the pseposed read
was one Of che most Important ever con-
Senplated. Wherever The chain, Of tho
blue Mldga MountaiGs bad been penetraS
ted By raiiroads,i tha most beneficial 70.
fgltai had followed. ghe whole Of Ten
ileasee, thesHhola of Georgia. the whole
Of sonthi Carolina, atheSMhole 5efi North
Carolina had an interest in ahe building
Of this roed. Augusta hsd been re,sEa-
ted to the back ground by Atlanta, but
this road once built 1t vonld occupy egen
Q better position than AtlantaJos Then
Augusta. Hill be o great distgiby.ing point
for the Seutheastefa States, and q great
deal of, the cornmeroeRith the Wesf In
diesNgill be directed so Port Royal through
Augusta. 51Ek 10 100 miles nearer from
Chicago TO Fort Royal tnan ireiSt 4 SWW
York; and perhapsito New Orleans, IL
is Important, If this Union is to last, that
it should Iie D yTnieaa 9le7eEyt: :ling. !, This
read Jbuils, twill do more to bring us to-
.:. :el ,>. H.. Go Z A.. i:.
ical Pattiea ia tho county, ,TEhose, cities
which undefstau tha situation shou1d
cona6tate themsalpe distributing points,
grea* coTnnnarcial centres. .it,Ie Il ON, nc-
count 81. .shp great through lines ceptresng
In Atlanta that ahe Aaa made ench pro.
gseSSEss iAugRst2 should, now inau9IaYate
q gra4t thrcash line to connect II with
this WeEt sud fhgs beeome,a disttibutsRe
point Iez Nesth aud, Senth Carolina ard
Georgia. He belieEea that many thcR.
gard bsles og seQttcn can nho eeeared 10,
ET75t, s A. tsii5 - 4ss4Ss Is + issssSiliiSs=.
eye more, ,he felt satisfied that q, large
anhacfiRti9n cotlA lei becased in Eonth
Calalna If e gas EEgpeElyEEun. sAe. be-.
loved fog ole Ind tbs rcsGl yaa t1erss Nv
PRACTICAL Tho syaople in5 thnT conptrp
sfaated Tho saaa Ril az Aso liopea
were thsir bopea. Sad her 81 yissald
be HEele l.lts sSj,t AZ ,ssi X - =. s
the sollcwing peFtaa aTsnt uifsii iiosTs
de- r Es4l1l Ism lo K ,snxY il ~.
Vic dRilss EsEDSe.S 81. D. 5i5Ilsi itlss ,.Sf
Essp ii, o.: szs II. Il, aasY.: z,SS
Gsens (; esels 4 if. RSaS ! 4 %. /:
Rohegk ~ ss s. %. n ta. sss
Sihloy s,af siea 4 j !,
BaraagS, of Knoxville; e. q; laxTgslls y
sc Augusta. After min h COMMITTEES On
kqsipess was epppinted, and tho CoiiSen-
ton sd louFficG sor GisstieS ss
lnlnediately Upon the Il. sle aiIz 6s
che Convention the committee ciE stTigii.s :