Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-07-18

Wh9t W ere the people OF Augusta willing to
do after Anderson and Abbeville had ironed
and orossstied the roads
Col. Lntimer said they had intimations that
after they had graded the road they would
have tho assistance Of some corporation in
Augusta to iron the road. They could grade
the road with tho interest of the amount thoy
proposed to raise by taxation. viz: $265 900
in Abbeville and Anderson in three yenrs
and they would like to know what encour.
agement the people Of Augusta could give
them after this was done.
MIR. Whecless said that on behalf Of the
Augusta and Greenwood Railroad and the
oitizens of Augusta they were very glad to
meet this representation. While they could
not in their corporate capacity guarantee the
completion of the road. they felt satisfied that,
with good crops; everybody would be willing
to advance little money to advance their in :
tercsts. lie moved that committee of throe
be appointed to draft resolutions expressive, of
tho good wishes Of tho Augusta aud Green
wood Railroad for tho now enterprisG
Mr.. w. @. Sibloy seconded the motion.
The namo Of tho new road brought to his
mind contemplated road of the same name
when. he was about twenty years of age. IF
tho Augusta and Greenwood Railroad was
completed It would certainly be to their inter-
est to MD 10 the completion Of the Savannah
River Valley Railroad.
General Bradley said ho knew the country
through which tho proposed road was to run,
aud tho Gun noser shono upon f,ircr and
more fertile land than the valley Of the Sa-
vannah. This road was tho first love of Au-
gusta. The people Of Anderson and Abbo-
vile don't ask for any money. They will
grade and trestle tho road. and if this is done
it will DO completed This once done tho
route to tho West will be an assured fact
lie was often asked why he took such an in
terest in Augusta. He would reply because
ho wanted to bo neighbor to q great city. lie
wanted n market Cor his produce, from a
strawberry to q bale of cotton. IIo knew
very we'll that before thirty years Augusta
would uso in manufacturing every baio of
cotton that would bc brought hero. The
factories in Augusta and vicinity were manu-.
lacturing more cotton to day than the whole
United States did in 1882. Augusta with
her grent water power, ought to have l00, 900
more people than she had now. Railroads
would pay if conducted on proper principles
They ought to encourage tho now enterprise
Tho longer they made tho road the more
credit they would have. They would have to
bond tho road to iron it, and they would find
than on o short one. IIo didn't think they
were in any danger in telling their friends to
60 home and say to their pcoplo go ahead, and
there would be no trouble about tho compile
tion of tho road.
Mr.. Whceloss' motion was adopted and the
chairman appointed Messrs. Whoeless, Sibley
and Vcrdcry as tho committee.
Tho Directors of the Augusta. Knoxville
aud Greenwood Railroad and tho committee
Of tho Savannah Yallcy Railroad met at the
Commercial Bank Thursday morning. pursu.
ant to adjournment. Eugene f. Vcrdery,
Esq, from the committee appointed Wedncs-
day to draft resolutions, made the following
report:
Whereas, the counties of Anderson and
Abbeville, S. c., recently appointed delegates
to visit Augusta and confer with tho manage.
mcnt of tho Augusta and Knoxville Railroad
Company. Tor the purpose Of asccrtaining
their views relative to tho contemplated rail
road from Anderson to Dorn's Mines, on the
Greenwood branch Of tho Augusta and Knox-
vile Railroad; and whereas the Board Of Di REQ.
tors of said Augusta and Knoxville Railroad
Company hnve met in conference with said
delegation and learned their plans, and being
fully satisfied that the people of Anderson
aud AbbeVille are truly in earnest in refers
cnco to the construction Of said road; there.
f0ro. bc it
Resolrc'l, Tint it is tho sense of this bonrJ
that tho building of said railroad will be of
tho greatest benefit and advantage to the city
OF Augusta, and moro particularly to our own
immediate enterprise.
Be H.tuHher ,esolvetl. That upon the com.
p!etion by the people of Anderson and Able
vile Counties Of the grading Of said road
from the town Of Anderson to Dorn's Mines
that tho management Of tho Augusta and
Knoxville Railroad Company. pledge them
selves to render every mid and assistance in
thoir power 10 have said road equipped for
operation.
Resolrcd, .Grthsr. That we recognize in the
delegation referred to gentlemen Of high in
telliYence and Of unmisrakable business
qualifications, and gentlemen with whom our
board will always he glad to confer rs to our
respective railroad interests.
W. Il. WIRELESS,
w. 4. JACKSON,
L. Il. YERDEnY
Committee
The resolutions were adopted and ordered
spread on the minutes.