The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-06-06


to insure the road. If they got the road
they would then have the article for which
they bargained, and the price of bonds
would have nothing 10 do with the proprie-
ty of the trade. 1t wns simply question
rs to whether the road would be worLl. fifty
thousand dollars TO the town or not. If it
would, the tax ought to be voted; if it
would not, the tax should not be voted.
He believed it would pay. By the new
road competition would force reduction
of the rates of freight over the Greenville
and Columbia Railroad. The fact that
freights are high in Augusta does not show
that the connection would not be 8 good
one for Anderson, for freights. were carried
through Augusta to Charleston from At
lanta cheaper than to Augusta. The same
would be true of Anderson with the new
road. The Savannah Valley Railroad
would combine with the Georgia Road to
bring freights from Atlanta and the West
TO Anderson cheaper than the Air Line and
the Greenville and Columbia Road. 1t
would combine with the Charlotte and
Augusta Road to bring them from the
North cheaper than the Air Line and the
c. &C. This would afford us competition,
which would reduce our freights very ma
terially. 1t would pay because the cotton,
groceries, &C., Which would go and come
over the road would run it with economical
management. It is better line for Ander-
son than the Port Royal Road, because that
road would be of as great advantage to ABB
beville es to Anderson, and would build
intermediate towns also. BE said that i
the Savannah is to be made navigable this
road is necessity to Anderson, for steam
boats build up towns the same as railroads,
and if they should run on the river we
must have railroad here to- give US the
advantages of competition. He claimed
that this. road would bring back q great deal
of the trade of Anderson, and save the
town and county about fifteen thousand
dollars in freight on cotton alone, and that
it would pay us in q great many other
ways.
Col. Brown replied, contending that this
road could not bring back our trade, as it
would not cross the river nor the Air Line
road to get here, and that the people Of
towns who have tried building railroads by
ta1ation-as Greenville and Spartlnburg-
were tired of their subscriptions.
Capt. A. T. Broyles next spoke, saying
there were two things he hated-one was
the Greenville Railroad, and the other was
Gen. Grant. He was in favor of this road
because it would give US competition with
the GreenvilIe road, which has been op-
pressing our people for many years. He
had not heard ths resolution read, but
from what he had beard of it he was oppo.
sed to it. He had not had the pleasure Of
hearing the reasons of the gentlemen favor
ing it, and thought this meeting was sur
prise. 1t had been called without notice
on Saleday when the people of the town
were busy and not expecting it. 1t should
take no action. It ought not to attempt to
forestall public opinion. He favored full
discussion. He. too, was opposed to ovoting
subscription without guarding carefully
sgainst loss 70 the people. This should be
done. He liked the temper of Col. Browns
opposition. Thought his propositions were
fair and was willing to discuss them, and
leave it to the people to decide upon. He
dwelt upon the necessity for the town of
Anderson to do something to better its
present condition, and urged fozcible rea-
sons why the building of this read would
benefit the town.
Capt. w. d. Evins spoke nexs, and al
though he objected to the persons who were
allowed to vote, he was not willing to
throw this enterprise off entirely. He
thought something should be done to build
up our town, and perhaps this was the
most available one which presents itself.
The resolutions were then withdrawn,
and the meeting adjourned, subject to the
call of the chairman.