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Savannah Valley Railroad.
A vExED QUESTION SETTLED BY
THE LOCATION OF THE ROAD.

LIE LUCA11VN VI lT1E tVAD
A Full Meeting of the Board of d.
rectors-The Chief Engineer Sub
mIts His Final Report-Thc
Friends Of Particular Routes Urge
the Claims of their Several Lines
The Westcrn or LowndsviIle Route
is Adopted-lOO. Convicts to be Alb
piled for, and Work 10 Commence
at an Early Day.
LAndcrson I~nteNi0cnccr.)
The Board Of Directors Of the Savannah Valley
Railroad Company, pursuant to adjournment, met ut
this place On Friday, 23d instant, at 10 O'Clock q. H..
the entire Board except one Tcmbcr being present.
Wal. Is. F.. Whitner moved that after the reading
of the Report OF the Chief Engineer tlnt any gentle.
men present not members of tho Board be allowed to
lay their views before the meeting as to their respect.
i've routes. and thut afLer they have been heard, oil
present not Directors be requested to withdraw, ns 1t
was q meeting OF the Directors to locute the Road.
Mai Thomas II. Lee, Chief Engineer, then sub
mittcd his final report, the most important parts of
which We publish:
EHGISEIg's OFFICE S. V. r. r.
ANDERSON Z. IL s. c.. July %, 1850.
OIL. James VI. Laaimer, President of Tue Sarun-
nah Vuiley RailOdd:
SIR herewith submit, rs supplementary to my
lspI,t !, e% u -. C sr : on nnr,i,ninnrv W. onI
. ! ~. - as,;,no,,p os ",s, 81 'i;,T.yont ill., " mr'
vrycd, together with maj s. ..profiles and full details.
on which timat &c, nc based.
~ fssoa".om , !. ~ tuoat;n, " srrra "a ,rha m"; ~
MADE, tlncS your ~ p tIJeuT H.. q '%T.IhSts s u W Wmn. -
from the main line about eighteen miles from Ander-
I'm r ~ Ranch Z, a Hoint1neorlv onno.,te Mr. sntI,rr.
ionIt. ,henrn arrrs! Iona Brnncb hv Mr. Rurdr,,'.
and rbcndorc Krnn.dySs .(along the ridge between
Jonp Iranch aud Charles Crcek.) crossing Charles
Ccnor neor its month. pussinp .LUwndrsyiIle SIS OF n
Iii rom tbn cnn,r. nf the tnwn. nbe western liuo
viii mass so Ola mil. from It's cpntre). crossing Rockoy
River about one mile above Young's mill, and unit
inc with The main line near Mr.. Bulin Aliens. (Scc
snnnlimcnt "A" for details and colnparatiye estimates
If His line with main line west of Lowndesyillr)
7 also nv instruct ons embodied in same resolution.
made n Reconnaissance OF the country from MI Mora
81 miles from Anderson, tn L0wndesvilie by way Of
the Cnrswell Institute, with the view Of MESSING TIL.
line down the Wilson's Creek and Rocky River ridge,
by way OF the Carswell Institute, and across the
valley uf Wilson's Creek and Long Branch to the
intersection of the Double Bridge line nearu TheO.
dors Kennady's. 1t would be iInpructicnble .(withuut
increasr,l cost of construction over the lines a;rrady
IN mild II rond on This route Il would he
n" sh9rlsr md It's operutIon. on account OF the rise
and IoI IN ,ha GRADES wuuld IN. longer
The country from Anderson by way Of Carswcll to
the crnss r"ais Mt BuIin Aliens, crossing Rocky Kiyer
enst OF Wilson's Creek, is ssimiiar in its character to
that wh: ch has boon sill yeycd from Anderson to the
same point by way Of the Double bridge, and 1t Is
very doubtful y neither o shorter or cheaper line can
be had than the line surveyed. II rcrcr you to sup
plrinent marked III" for detailed Information on this
point, and alsU to other routes which have been pro-
iuscd)
| would prcsentfO for your consideration a fourth line
which | have call, d the 'co!nbined linr." This route
Is composed Of the Trickum line from llrster's quar-.
tiers to a point near AndcrsOn's Greek, crossing thence
t., the Kennedy line, near McCaslans, and On the
Kennedy line to Kcnnehy's; G. & A. something
over one mile of this line has hot been fundamentally
examined. but sufficient examination has been mad.
10 determine its cost. This route Is twu.thirds of n
milo shorter than the Kennedy line. and near the same
estimated cost Of construction. On o location It can
he mudo one IN 10 shorter than tho KENNEDY line, and
the shortest distance from Anderson To Tabor. (Srr
snprIimrnt "B" for detailed character of this line.
The value of ono mills Of distance saved to the per-
pet,lal operation II q railroad depends ION the amount
Of traffic passing over it. 1t Is assumed, M done by
former Engineers, for this Road, ut $3u.GU0 per mile,
and the comparative estimates based on tint.
These estimates have been nnde for o ROpd OF live
feet gauge; maximum grade Of 90 feet per mile, anl
a minimum curvature of 955 feet radius hon, 81
pobnds per ward q improved Joint fasteuinQs 2,64U
crust Ties prr mile.
TIL. question of suucc Is a matter Of vast Importance
in view or the facts developed by the workings Of
the two 8, stems, The narrow gauge system (.rptr.
rally 3 feet In the United Ststes) Is but Of cuinrars.
tiy.ly recent date, Trc fir locomotive hr ling hit on
Tho frsliniup RullYuy &: inches width of c,lngr)
in Wolrs in SIS. The wonderful success Of thi,
venture has induced other colnuunirs 10 about a mar.
ow Gauge then the standard (in. Say AMI inyurta.
Div has thc ipuu walton prov, d u success. The follow
ING nci,. in reference 10 the narrow r,nyc arc not
denied
/. The Road csn be built chcap.r on the same To-.
cation, and br equally rs rilirie.it A.. the broad road.
2. it, prculiaritirs render u line Of Fond possible,
where the Lrurd gauge is lmpracticable.
3. 1t 10 capable Of doing uli the work yet demanded
OF my lrou,i gauge linz.
1t can maintain the same rntc Of speed when
necessary,
3. The stability Of the engines md cars IL cqua Ito
that of lh, broad gauge, and In travcrsin; cui We there
is less disposition to leave the track.
6. The passenger caI ARE conlm"diOus, and con.
Portable, and may BIZ Us IuxnriaullY fitted Us those On
the broad cuarr.