The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-25
BELToN, WILLIAMSON AND EAsLEY
RAILROAD,

According 10 previous adjournment,
the corporators of the Bolton, William
ston and Easley Railroad met at Will
Namston, s. c., July Goth, at o'clock p.
m. Before proceeding to business, Maj.
T. H. Russell and Col. E. M. Rucker
were introduced to the audience, and
each made short and pointed speeches in
favor of building the Road, showing the
great necessity and the advantage to be
derived therefrom.
The Chairman called the meeting to
order, and the following were noted
present: DR.. W. C. Brown and Jas. w.
Poore, of Bolton; DR.. n. I. Epting, DR..
John Wilson, Maj. G. w. Anderson and
8. D. Deal, of Williamson; and Hon. R.
E. Bowen, Maj. T. II. Russell and J. R..
Gossett, of Easley. There being quo
rum present, the body was declared to
be ready for business. The minutes of
last meeting were read and adopted.
The committee on correspondence SUBJ
mitted several letters which they had re-
ceived from various railroad companies,
all of which were encouraging and
friendly towards the enterprise, and Civ
ing assurance Of aid if in their power to
give it; and expressing the belief that in
the event of the Road being completed to
the North Carolina line, other railroad
corporations would take the matter in
hand and effect connections with other
roads, which would bring US in direct
communication with the North and
West.
Short speeches were made by Messrs.
Brown, Russell, Gossett and others, urg-
ing the pushing forward of the enter
prise at once, and advocating the narrow
guage plan as the most economical at
present.
A letter from w. j. Kirk, of Bluffton,
s. c., in reference to the survey of the
Road, was read an6 received as informa-
ton. On motion of Maj. G. W. Ander-
son, it was agreed to make the survey,
and the Chairman appointed Messrs.
Epting, Anderson and McFall commit
tee to confer with Mr.. w. j. Kirk, and
have the survey made at once. On mo-
ton of DR.. John Wilson, committee OF
eight were appointed to solicit subscrip-
ton to raise funds to defray expenses of
the survey. The following named gen.
tlemen were appointed: w. T. McFall,
J. R. Gossett, Maj. T. II. Russell, Maj.
G. w. Anderson, j. w. Pooro, S. d.
Keith, j. H. Amber and J. II. Price.
On motion of Maj. T. H. Russell, it was
agreed that as soon as the survey is
made, series of meetings be held along
the line of the proposed Road, and that
the Chairman and Secretary be consti-
tuted a committee to appoint the time
and place, and to invite distinguished
speakers to attend them, first meeting to
be at or near the Table Rock in Pickens
County. On motion, the committee on
correspondence, appointed at our last
meeting, was continued. The impor-
tance of extending this proposed Road
from Bolton, yia Aiken, to Port Royal,
s. c., was brought up. and ably dis
cussed.
On motion Of Maj. T. II. Russell, the
Secretary was requested to send the pro-
ceedings of this meeting to the Anderson
papers, Pickens Sentinel, Temperance Stand.
ard and Port Royal papers. The meet
ing then adjourned to meet again on call
of the Chairman.
R. e. Bowen, Chairman.
JAS. W. PooRE, secretaryn