Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-07-29
Westminster and Fair Play
Railroad.

a number of citizens met in tho Ma
sonic Hull at this place on Saturday, tho
24th of July, to discuss tho feasibility Of
building railroad from Westminster to
Fair Play. Tho meeting was called to
order by Mr.. VIM. Pullen and MIR. D. Ii.
Glenn requested to take the chair and Mr.
Wm. p. Calhoun 20 act as Secretary. After
tho chairman had stated tho object Of tho
meeting, temporary organization was
formed with the above named officers, und
tho following resolutions wcro offered and
adopted, viz:
by Wm. p. Calhoun---W Whereas tho time
for giving notice for an application for
charter for the Westminster and Fair
Play Railroad was near: Rcsolvet2 Isl,
That James Scaborn, Wm. Pullcn and Il.
u. Mason disappointed committee to mako
arrangements to give notice through the
proper channels that M application for
charter would be made by the Legislature
at its next meeting.
Rcsolcc1 d, That tho chair appoint a
committee to confer With tho Air Line
Railroad in order to ascertain the amount
of aid that can bo procured from that road
in constructing railroad from Westminster
to Fair Play.
The chair appointed the following COM
mittcc: Wm. p. Calhoun, Il. u. Mason
and w. j. Xix, with power to associate
with them two persons from Westminster,
aud, on motion, by Mr.. James Scaborn,
the chairman was added to the committee.
Rcso!veR Sd, That the chair appoint a
number Of persons to take charge of the
old subscription lists and to solicit future
subscriptions.
The chair appointed r. L. Pullcn, w, S.
Glenn, j. i. McCurry, W. II. Sheldon
aud G.. ". Maret. (The chair will make
further appointments under this rcsolu-
tiou.)
by James Seaborn:
Rcsolecd lsS, That The committee appoint
cd to confer with tic authorities Of tho air
Line Railroad be empowered to act as an
executive committee.
Rcsolrcd 2d, That tho executive CON-
mittcc confer with somo engineer with a
view to nsccltaining tho cost of surveying
aud grading the route and that they report
at the next meeting.
Reyo1ccd 81, That tho valuo Of each
share be twenty dollars.
On motion, the meeting adjourned to
meet in Fair Play, on Friday, tho 9th day
Of August, at 3 p NJ.
The public is invited to attend the
meeting, rs business of importance will be
before, it and especially do VIC invite
representation from Westminster, Centre
and South Urion
d. II. GLENN, Chairman.
W. p. CALHOUN, Secretary.
TIE DEET OF TIE COUNT .Es.--Com.
missioner Butler is preparing taale show
ing the financial condition Of every county
IL South Carolina. His information comes
directly from these in authority and is for
warded 10 him upon blanks made out by
the commissioner and filled up by the
proper officers in each county. So far
twenty five counties have reported, and
their aggregate indebtedness, bonded
aud floating, amounts to $l,137 435 G5.
| Included in these twenty five counties arc
the counties Of Horny, Laurcns, Lexington
and Anderson, not one of which can be
said TO owe dollar, with the exception of
the good County Of Anderson, and she is
ready to pay all she owes (somc petty
claims, hardly worth mcntiouing,) MS soon
as they arc presented. The remaining
counties yet to report, it is thought, will
make quite as good showing as the twenty
five that have already reported The bonded
debts Of tho various counties is principally
for money subscribed to ralro1d enterprises,
and the floating debt OF every county will
be paid in nearly if not every county out of
taxes collected for the fiscal year ending
October 81, 1880.
The number Of cattle killed per year in
the United States is II, ,2S1 900, tho meat
from which amounts to 4,S00,0O0, 1000
pounds, and their total valuo when killed
for food is $G0S, 100000.
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