Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-02-26

timed his steady advance until success crowned
his efforts To-day you are largely Indebted 70
this gentleman for the great prosperity that sur
rounds You all.
Like nearly every enterprise of the kind built
at that particular time, to succeed, help must pc
secured from our friends OF the East, ana iucKl.
ly for our country, he called 70 hisslo noerai
minded capitalists, who eventually found it ne
cessary to take charge Of the road. This brought
them here, and after seeing the immense re-
sources of our country, they were not slow 70 oe-
ternine on policy looking to the iuture aeEei-
.opment of, their interest. From their number
one was selected who is young and vigorous,
with large financial influence, and possessing an
extraordinary degree of executive ability, also
people-in his hands this property was entrusted.
OF his ability / will not here speak, but reier
you to the past three years management CT the
road for bis history. Feeling the importance OF
ergetic people, the management Is snow movingas
fast AZ circumstances will admit, to bring about
this result. Nothing will he left undone by them
looking to this end.
land with feelings Of personal pride) am IN,
structed to 20 forward and devote my time ana
attention to every measure inauguraed for tbe de-
velopment Of the country along, our line; Be-
lieving the gathering of the people from all Sec
tons Of the country, on the occasion OF the cen
tennial celebration, October 7th, 1880, at Kings
Mountain, one of the most important events that
could be inaugurated 70 bring aoons sn's MS. resm. sun
cess; and to this end, to-day offer you my fnl
CO. operation, and present, In the name OF the
president and board Of directors, this beautiful
American flag, with their best wishes, and assu-
RANGES that the company stands ready to unite
with the people in doing all that can be done 10
advance the prosperity and success OF this couh-
| try. .:.1 ..'r' r
On receiving the flag from Col. Houston, DR..
B. F. Dixon, on behalf of the committee, said:
| Pyesident and Board of Directors of the atlanta
and Charlotte Airline Rait,cay: GENTLEMEN
At meeting of the Executive Committee Of the
Kings Mountain Centennial Association, held at
Yorkvills s. c. on the ist dsy Of January sy, aas
and myself, was appointed to receive flag from.
your corporation to-day: The committee has
And gentlemen, tits with feelings OF pride and
pleasure that appear before you now to fulfill the
trust conided to my care: Aid suffer me TO say
that heartily endorse all that Col. Houston has
along the line marked by the Atlanta and Char
lotte Airline Railway. And will add that we
are indebted to that company, to very great ex.
tent, for the prosperity which we now enjoy. It
has made the wilderness and the solitary place to
be glad, and the desert to rejoice and blossom as
the rose. Flourishing towns and villages have
sprung up where there were barren fields and
! trackless forests. High schools and colleges are
multiplying along its track, and the busy bum of
industry and enterprise Is heard in the land!
And the bright promise Of the success Of the
centennial celebration, in October next, IL largely
due to the enthusiasm and untiring efforts Of
your company. And nothing could have added
more to that promiye than the presentation to-
day of this beautiful flag to the Kings Mountain
highest pinnacle of Kings Mountain, where the
fl irst rays Of the sun, as he comes rejoicing from
his chamber in the east, may shine upon It., and
his beams gladden. 1t In his daily promenade from
his Oriental palace to Hesperian garden-from
the gates Of Morn to the gates of Eve. This is
the flag that floats from our nations capitol, and
from the capitols Of our States; the flag that the
sylvan warriors carried to the heights OF Kings
roic Jasper, whose birth place Is less than one
mile from where we now stand, gathered up from
the sands of Sulivan's Island, and, amid the roar
Of battle, replaced it upon Moultrie, shouting
| "God save liberty and our country forever ~ ff:
Then let us raise high this flag of our athers
Let the breezes Of our South -land;kiss it,, And
as its folds unfurl beneath the heavens, let our
voices unite and swell the loud invocation, Flag
may our songs of rejoicing to-day be but the pre-
lude of the grand anthem that shall be sung on
the 7th of October. May that be simultaneous
movement OF forty millions Of people along this
continent may It begin Ss the gray dawn frst
lights up the cliffs Of Maine, and rise and roll
with the sun, until his parting smile saddens and
fades into the gloom of night. mot in Jernsa-
lem, nor upon this mountain, }" but wherever the
flag Of our country Is given to the breeze, should
Americans do honor to the day upon which
Campbell conquered and Ferguson fell. May 1t
be like the Grecian celebration on the banks of
the Alpheus, where foes met as friends, and their
chickering's were forgotten. May 1t be as joyous
as the song and dance Of Miriam and her maid
ems on the shore OF the Red Sea, and as free as
the jubilees of Israel. Thus alone can We give
fitting testimony to the world Of our joy and
yladness over the victories Of our fathers and Of
our love for the brave men by whose sacrifcial
blood our liberties were secured
At the conclusion of Dr. Dix0n's address,
COL Coward, as chairman OF the Kings Noun
tain Centennial Association, took the flag, and
Undressing Maj. Graham, representative of
Governor Jarvis, and Col. Johnstone, repre-
sentative a Governor Simpson, in few felici-
tous remarks, delivered it to them, by whom,
in behalf Of the Governors of the respective
States, was assigned the duty of taking it to
the pinnacle of the the mountain and floating
it from the pole there erected by the Airline
Railway company.
Each of those gentlemen on being delegated
to this duty, responded in happy manner,
giving full assurance of the hearty sympathy
manifested in the occasion, and also the GEN.
tennial celebration, by the Governors of the
two States
Just at the close of these proceedings the
following telegram was received by Col. Cow
ard:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb 81, 1880.
GEN. A. COWARD, Chairman, &C.. DEAR SIR:
day May the splendid banner you give to the
breeze to-day ever symbolic the principles of
civil liberty for which Campbell, Cleveland and
Shelby fought, and for which Williams died.
JNo. n. Ev1Ns.
The exercises Oh the speakers stand were
now concluded, and to give happy termina-
ton to the day which had been 80 auspicious
throughout, it was only necessary to COM
plete the remaining portion of the programme,
viz: the floating of the flag from the pima
Gle of the mountain, which was to take place
after the intermission of an hour, during
which interval the military, the members of
the Association and large number of invited
guests were invited to repair to the Kings
Mountain gold mine, a quarter of mile dis
tant, where an elegant dinner, contributed by
the citizens was spread, and under the super
vision of Major w. A. Stanton, superintend-
ent of the mine, served in the finest style.
All partook heartily, and there was an abun-
dance, prepared with taste and served in ele-
Fgance, to have fed host. The courteous
bearing of Major Stanton, and the graceful
manner in which he presided as director OF the
dinner, lent additional charm to the occasion
and gave zest to the yiands. xi,tf-4,f,.
After the dinner was over, the visitors spent
the remaining time allotted to them on the
ground in visiting localities of interest. A
large number availed themselves of the oppor-
tunity to visit the mountain-some OF them
ascending the pinnacle with the party that
bore the flag; others visited and Inspected
the mines, and witnessed the process OF
elevating the rich ore of these deposits to the
surface of the earth from depth of $50 feet
while few, with less temerity descended
the shafts and explored the subteraneous
caverns technically termed levels, excavated
IN, ayorx, from, tho main shaft while