The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-09-13
THE LOWHDESvILLE RAILROAD
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AT railroad meeting held at Lowndes-
vile on the 9Th ;nst., to take into consid-
Grafton the propriety Of building rail-
ROAD from AndeI5o.i G. Z. 70 August: Augusta,
Ga, via Lowndesville, and near Calhoun's
Mills, to connect with the Greenwood &
Augusta Road Of or Bc.r Dorn's Mine, J.
NJ. Iatimcl, Sr, was called to the chair
and DR.. Robt s. Beckham requested to
act as Secretary.
The following gentlemen were intro.
| duced and addressed the meeting: Hon.
J. s. Murray. J. G. C. Featherston, f. b.
Murray, Col. Z. NJ. Rucker, and Hon.
w. X. Bradley.
The following resolution was offered by
f. d. Murray, and unanimously adopted
ResOircd, That the meeting proceed To
organize company for the purpose OF
building railroad from Anderson G.. II.
ria Lowndesviile and near Calhoun'a
Mills to Augusta, or such point on the
Greenwood & Augusta Railroad as may
| be deemej desirable, and that we now gu
into AT election for President and Board
of Directors for this company.
The following resolution was offered by
Col. +. NJ. Rucker, and adopted, viz.
Resoired. That committee of FIVE be
appointed by the chair to nominate Off.
GERS for the company.
The committee made the following
nominations:
F5r Prcsident--J. NJ. Latiner, Sr.
For Directors-Hon. j. s. Murray, E.
NJ. Rucker, b. +. Whituei, J. N. Brown
j. II. Reid, J. w. Norris, !. T. Barnes
Robt. s.. Beckham, T. Baker, w. n. Tag.
gart, J. T. Baskin, w. D. Mars, A. T.
Widcman, S. II. Merrah, G. Clde, and
w. X. Bradley.
The committee recommended that ir
case any of the above qe.e!emen refuse
to act that the Board be empowered te
fill such vacancy. The report was unan
imously adopted.
The following resolutions wero Offered
by Col. Rucker, viz:
Resolved, That convention ia the in
tercst of this enterprise be called to mee
at Anderson G. H. on the 18th day o.
September inst.
Resolved, That committee of five bs
appoin ted to prepare business for the
convention.
Resolvcd, That this meeting pledgt
its effectual support and hearty co-opera
ton to any measure for the advancement
of the proposed enterprise.
| Resoiycd, That all sections interested
in the building of the ruad be requested
TO send ten delegates each to the sale
convention.
The following named gentlemen wer,
appointed under the second resolution
viz. J. G. G. Featherston, w. D. Bars
Robt. 8. Beckhau,, E. b. Murray and DR.
J. A. Gilbert.
On motion of DR.. Beckham it was
ResoiUed, That the Directors and III,
committee on business BIO authorized t.
open books for subscriptions, and repor
at the convention to be held at Anderson
Court House.
Cn motion Of z. B. Murray it was
Resolved, That tho President give no
tics that aI application fes charter vii
be made ut the next session O she Legis
lature.
On motion Of w. D. Mars it was
Resoired, That The proceedings of thi
meeting be published in the Anderson
Abbeville and Augusta papers.
Tie following named gentlemen were
appointed to represent Lowndesville il
the convention to be held at Anderson
@. H.: Robt. s. Beckham, T. Baker, o
r. Horton, j. T. Baskin, J. B. Moseley
J. T. Young, II. H. Harper, 4. J. spee-
w. NJ. Taggart and g. +. Burdett.
The meeting then adjourned to NEE
Mt the time and place aforesaid.
j. NJ. LATIMER, President.
RoBr. s. BEcKHAar. Secretary.