The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-15

it east of Wilson's Creek and beyond the
limits of Lowndesville. by which place the
charter Of the Company made the Road
go, he did not see how that route could he
adopted unless the people would moyeinto
Lowndesvile and build the town up and
extend its limits four or five miles TO the
east, by this means making the Road touch
its corporate limits.
Capt. A. j. Clinkscalcs replied to Capt.
Barnes by saying that it would be decided
ly cheaper for the people to buy out
Lowndesville and move it over to where
the Road ought to rum The route through
Hall township, crossing Rocky River be.
tween DR.. MiltOrd's mills and going east OF
Wilson's Creek and Lowndcsvlle would be
ten or fifteen miles shorter than the line
run through the Corner and by Lowndes-
Vile. The people in his section wanted to
connect with the &. & a. r. r. at Trickem
and not ut Dorn's Mine, and that before
any tax had been voted to the Company it
was promised by the speakers in behalf OF
the enterprise that the shortest and most
practicable. route from Anderson e. II to
the G. & A. r. II. would be adopted. He
said that it would cost u great deal more
money to go by Lowndesville, and that If
that route was adopted there would be
trouble in collecting the taxes voted the
Road in his township. The line from An
tlerson c. II. to Trickem, running east OF
Wilson's Creek and leaving Lowndesville
to the right was straight, and in many
other respects superior to the one by the
way OF Lowndesville.
President Latimer said MS for himself he
had never made any such promise rs that
referred to by Capt. Clinkscales in any OF
his speeches in behalf of the enterprise.
He had promised that the Road should be
located on the shortes and most practicable
route by the ,ray of Lmcndetrhle, but moth
ing more He had always been very cure
full about what lie said, and further than
this had made no promises Us to where the
Road would run.
Capt. Barnes stated that when the election
on tile question of subscribing TO the capital
stock of the Company was held it was the
understanding in the Corner township that
the Road was to be located on the west side
of Wilson's Creek and by the way Of
Lowndesville, and that large number of
voters so endorsed their ballots. If the
Road should be located on the east side OF
Wilson'S Greek, Corner township would be
left out entirely, although she had sub
scrbed as literally to the enterprise as any
of the other townships.
Mr.. r. P. Clinkscales thought as the
charter of the Company located the Road
by Lowndesville it should 60 that way, and
that unless it did, in his opinion, the ex-
pressed terms of that instrument would be
violated.
Capt. w. X. Bradley, President of the
G. & A. R. r., thought that it was under
stood from the outset where the Road was
to be located, and regretted to see that diff
ferences on that question had: arisen. He
hoped they would be speedily adjusted and
that everybody would 60 to work to build
the Road work OH which should commence
in one months time. It WAS too important
a matter to be abandoned and the interests
of the people living in the townships through
which it was to pass demanded that it should
be built. He expected to pay his taxes no
matter where the Road should run, and he
hoped that everybody else would do the
same. "Let's build the Road, and build it
right away"
Capt. Clinkscales said he wanted the
Road, but he did not want it by LOwndes-
vile. 1--WE want. it to run to the east of
Lowndesvillc. It is ten miles shorter that
way to the G. & A. r. r. We don't want
it by Lowndesville, and if it goes that way
there is going to be trouble in collecting the
taxes. We wanted the line through by the
Double Bridges surveyed, but that has not
even been DONE"
Mai. .Whitner said that he regarded the
Company as under some restrictions in 10.
eating the Road. The charter said "by the
way of Lowndesville," which made that
place as much point on the Road as An
derson, and from his understanding of the
- lo tod hui fG0t Mo
DR.. Milford said that the only dissatlsiac-
ton in Hall township was caused by the
failure of the Engineer Corps to survey the
route by Carswel Institute. 1t was under
stood in the outset that the most practica-
Bile route from Anderson to Lowndesville
was TO be adopted, and how could that
be determined unlcss both Of the routes
were surveyed? The Carswell line should
at least have an equal showing with the
one through the Corner, and If after both
were surveyed it should be ascertained that
the last named was the shortest and most
practicable route Of the two there would be
no dissatisfaction, and every one would
acuuiesce oheorfully In the decision though
it should be against them.
Gen. Humphreys thought that all Of the
proposed lines should have been surveyed,
and was willing to have it done yet. He
thought it necessary to harmony and to the
success of the enterprise. and wanted the
lines both by Carswell Institute and the
Double Bridges surveyed before the Road
was located.
at the conclusion Of Gen. Humphreys
remarks, all persons present not members
or officers of the Board withdrew and left
it to consider and transact such business rs
might be brought before it.
The first matter of business brought be.
fore the Board was tho question Of determ-
ining whether it was the duty OF the Board
of Directors or Of the Stockholders of the
Company to locate the Road, and us neither
the Act chartering the Company nor the
thing whatever from which the Board could
derive any information, quite Il difference
of opinion was expressed by the individual
members, some being III favor of the Board
locating the Road while others thought it
would be proper for convention of the
Stockholders to settle that important qucs-
ton. The discussion of this question con-
sumcd about all hour and half, and was
finally referred to committee consisting OF
Messrs. B. +. Whitner, w. w. Humphreys
and John E. Breazeale, who were requested
to ascertain what power the Board possessed
in the premises, and to report to an adjourned
meeting of the body in the afternoon.
Mr.. w. S. Ligon, Treasurer of the Com
pany, submitted the following report, which
was received and approved:
VIM. S. Ligon, Treasurer, in Account with
Savannah Valley Railroad Company.
1880. DIX.
Nav 81. To cash from Town
Treasurer Anderson Z.
H.......... ...".... ......."...S ho "oo
June 12. TO Cash from Treasurer
Abhevillc CoRnty.a".,, GIL 0o
1921 95
1850. CIR.
June By sundry cash paid on
to acct Engineers Dep'tm't
by order w. w. Hum
JULY 5. phreys, Director. ..........$ Go So
BY accts. still unpaid, Lut
audited by w. w. Hum
nhreys. Director .,......... 4G rs
Julv 3 By balance .................... 54S 81
Sl2,7l 95
There is about $500 in hands of VIM. Nc
Gukin, Treasurer Anderson County, of
taxes collected from Anderson County ON
ocronnt Savannah Valley Railroad Com.