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

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An enthusiastic and highly representa-
tive meeting was held here to-day, Mr..
Marion Latimer, President Of proposed Rail-
road, in the chair. Col. E. NJ. Rucker, Of
Anderson, was first introduced, and called
attention to the enterprise from its CO m
mencement this Fall. He said the necessity
of q Railroad was apparent to all. 1t was
desirable that all to be benefited should
contribute towards the enterprise. Taxa
ton 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 the
Northwest and Southern Atlantic ports.
Everything necessary for the success of q
Railroad is possessed in this country-geo-
graphical position, climate in which it is
glory to live, and soil celebrated 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 and mainstay, would mi
CRATE where they could better push their
fortunes. This Railroad was the only hope
country. In Anderson County the greatest
enthusiasm prevailed with regard ito this
enterprise. In all townships where public
meetings had been held liberal subscriptions
had been made. This Railroad from An
derson Court House to Augusta, Ga, would
be the only preventative to the monopoly
of transportation possessed by the Green
Vile and Columbia Railroad. The taxes
paid this year in addition to the tax for the
Railroad would not amount to last years
taxation. Taxes will be lighter next year.
Col. Rucker concluded with an eloquent
appeal to work hand and heart for the re-
suscitation of the old State, once the banner
State of the South.
Capt. w. K. Bradley next addressed those
present He e1horted every man to do his
duty, as by so doing the Railroad could
easily be completed. 5000 per mile would
finish the road and put the rolling stock on
it. Want of Railroad was the cause of
low price of land-land had been sold in
this township for $1.0O per acre. Abbeville
County never produced less than5O 600 bales
of cotton per annum, and the extravagant
freight paid on which and on all goods re-
ceiyed would build the Railroad. Mr.. Til
man R. Gaines had assured him that he
would sell any land from Lowndesville to
Calhoun's Mills at from $40 to $50 per acre
should the Railroad he built. It was in.
tended to pay for the Railroad in ten. years
by taxation. One-half of the amount of
last years Radical tax had been levied this
wear to pay the interest on State debt, now
six millions. He assured us that next year
the whole fraudulent State debt would be
abolished, leaving the interest on the Just
State debt of 81 500, 900 only to be paid, for
which the royalty on the phosphates would
be sufficient. Thepeople thus relieved from
any heavy burden of taxation could afford
to pay taxes to the Railroad. The differ
ence between last, and this years taxes
would build the Road. D. H. Chamberlain
had said that South Carolina was Massa-
chusetts, Alabama and Ohio rolled up in
one. This Railroad would be the most
lasting monument they could erect.rf
r The following resolutions were then read
and unanimously adopted: ...;
WHEREAS, we the citizens of Magnolia
township have unabated interest in the con-.
struction of a railroad from Anderson, s. c.,
to Augusta, Ga, and recognize the fact thai
it is our duty to ourselves and to our coun.
try to subscribe literally to the capital stock
of such railroad; therefore, be it -, Gs;i
Resolved, That we heartily approve of The
plan of building the railroad by county,
town and township subscriptions by taxa
ton, and that we believe the County of Abb
beville should make liberal subscription
to the enterprise; and. that should it fail to
do so, then, in our opinion, the townships
through which the railroad is to pass, and
those adjacent thereto, should make large
subscriptions by taxation to the company
building this road.
Resolued, That we hereby pledge ourselves
that the citizens of this township will make
q subscription of at least twenty-five thou
sand dollars by township taxation to the
capital stock OF this company. ,...Ie.,
Resolved, That we hereby request the other
townships interested in the projected road to
take action similar to this at an early date
that community of action between us may
be secured.
Mr.. Latimer stated that Lowndesville
would increase her subscription to $4,000,
after which the meeting adjourned.
J. M. LATIMER, President.
O RouRNE Secretary.