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

Capt. J. 7. Barnes said that inusmuci, as
locating tiiS Rosd op zhat line would place
IL east of Wilson's Creek and beyond tbl
limits OF Lowndesville, by which plsce Zoe
| charter Of the Company made the dcad
go, ,te did not eco hpg sl.at route could be
adopted. unleas sle people would move into
Lowndesville aud build the town up and
| extend its liIhjta four or Ave miles 10 the
east by this means making the Road touch
its corporate limits. pa
t. Capt. a. J.. Clinkscales replied to Cspt
Barnes by saying that It would be- decided.
| ly cheaper for the people IN buy out
| Lowndesville aud move Il over TO where
the Road ought to run. The route Through
Hall township crossing Rocky River be.
tween DR.. Miifora's mills and going east Of
Wilson's Creek and Lowndcsville would DO
ten or fifeeen miles shortaR than the iipe
run thTo,igli the Corner and by Isowaads.
VILE. Tlle people In his section wanted to
connect with the @. a A. q r. Of Trickem,
and not at DoEn,s Mine, end that before
any tax had been voted TO the Company 1t
was promised by che speakers in behalf of
the entekpsisei that the eahortest and most
practicable route from Anderson C. II to
the G:&. AR. II: would be adopted. He
SAID that IL would cost . great deal more
| money to go by Lowndesyilfe. and that II
| that route was adopted there would pc
trouble In collecting Tho taxes voted: the
Road in his township. The line from An.
derson Q. II. 70 Trickem, running east Of
Wilson's Creek and leaving Lowndesviile
To- the right, was sirnight, and In macy
other respects superior 10 the one by the
way cf Lowndesville. -
President Latimer said as for himself he
lad never made my such promise aS that
referred to by Capt. Clinkscales In any Of
his speeches In behalf OF the enterprise
IN I.,A -rr.I A1..A L. -.
located an tho shOrtes. and most practicable
| route by the ,ray Of LoirRdesrRie, but moth.
ing more. He had always been very care.
full about what he said, and further titan
this HAD mnde no promises as TO where the
Road would run.
on the question Of subscribing TO the capital
stock of the Company was held it was the
understanding In the Corner townships that
the Road was to be located on the west side
OF Wilson'S Creek and ba tho way Of
Lowndesyille, and that alaige number of
Road Should be located on the east s.ce of
Wilson's Creek, Corner township yonli be
lefte out entirely, although she had aiif,.
scribcd ps iibefally 60 the enterprise es my
of the Other toWrnhips :si..sl
cbsrter Ms: ~ aib Qllghsoaisa ,dis tlSaght
by Lowndesrillei 1t should &c Inst way, aud
that unless ibid, in his opinion. tisc ex-
pressed terms Of That tlnstrument would DO
Capt. W. X. Bradley, Ptssideht of the
G. u a. r. II, thonght that IL whs under
e4nod froni.ths outset where sko Road vas
to be located, Aid regretted, to Haas taeE diff
ferences on That qdSst Ion had hfis6ts. re
hoped they would bs spseGily jnsted and
that everybody would 90 t05 5tfoTs 70 build
the Road, work on which BhoHld cniatnence
In one nionth's time. .--1twaS too Important
matter to be abandoned, and the interests
OF the people living in the townships through
which 1t was TO pass demanded that 1t should
be built.:. He expected TO pay his faxes no
matter wlfereEthe Road Should rhntfand ne
;. hoped that Everybody else would do the
ss1e.s s,sbs aalx Lets bpia :he R0ad eng Build it
Capt. Clinkschles said he wanted the
Road, bnt he did not -want IL by lLowyrdes-
vile. I'VE waEssit 10 r;sp TO the eass;s
Lowndesville. sFtaiBs ten miles eefoYtef that
Way to the g.. & A. r. r. We don't want
Eit by Lowndesyille. and if It goes thnt way
there is going to be trouble in collecting the
taxes. We wanted the line thr0ugli byEtIie
Double Bridges surveyed, but 0ias haanbt
l.. Mai vWhitner said that he regarded the
Company as under some restrictions in To-
eating the Road. The charter said .'by the
way Of Lowndesville," which made that
place as much point on the Road as "A n.
derEen, and from his understanding of tho
matter it must be located by that plao;. 80.
y DR.. Milfofd said that thennly diseatisfac-
ton in Hall township was caused by the
failure of the Engineer Corps to survey the
route by Carstsell Ihstitute.t 1t was under
stood in tho Outset that the most prnctica-
BILE route from Anderson TO Lowndesyille
was TO be sadopted, ,qnd how. could that
were surveyed? The yCarswell line should
/ at least have an eiuat shozEing with the
one through the Corner, and. ii-afser both
were surveyed iEshould be aSeertaineei that
| the last named was the shortest and most
pract icable route of the two there would be
lecqufsaoe oheerf.!ly In The decision tiiotgh
1t should be against them.
Gen. Humphreys thought that all OF the
proposed lines should hnve been surveyed,
and YVES Hing to- hay 20 d ono So. re
SUCCESS of tile, enfefpTls and ~ ante ztlie
liIIes both by Carswell Institute and the
Double Bridges surveyed before the Road
yas located.SH
2 At the conclusion OF Gen. Humphreys
EefeaEksi all persons present not members
or officers of the Board Withdrew and left
1t to consider and transact such business as
might he brought, before 1t.
The first matter OF hhsiness brought be.
fore che Board was the question OF deterp-
lining whether It was tho duty OF the Board
Of Directors or of tho Stockhoiders of the
| the Act ciarter'!ig the Company nor tho
Bylaws OF the Company contained any,
thing whatever from which the Board could
! I5TiTS ;s;iy Informs asicn, quite difference
of opinion was expressed by the individual
members, some being in favor of the Board
locating the Road while Others thought IL
would be proper for convention OF the
Stockholders TO settle that important uueS-
1 ton. J. The discussion Of this Questiongcosl.
sumed ,eboAt an hour and balf, and Yves
| finally referred to G committee consisting of
Messrs: B. 7. Whltner, w. w. Humphreys
| and John q. Brea&eale who were requested
to ascertain what power the Board possessed
in the premises, snd to report TO an adjourned
| meeting of the boo.y Ia the afternoon.
Mr.. w. 8. Lyon. Treasurer Of the Com
panys submitted tie following report, which
was received and approved:
VIM. s. Iigon, Treasurer, in Account with
Savannah Valley Railroad Company.
1880. DIR,
May 81 TO cash from Town
Treasurer Anderson @.
H......... ....... ............$ GO 900
June IL, To Cash from Treasurer
Abhevlle Donnfy.n.n.., 67l a5
si2.7i S
1850. CIR.
June BY sundry cash paid on
TO eoCt Engineers' Dep'tnl't
by order w. w. Hum i,'
July 8. phreyg, Direotor............S O70 S3
l. \ By acots. still unpaid. but
audited by w, w. HUM
phreys, Director ............ 40 rs
. Z ~ 1921 90
There Is about $500 in hands Of WA. Nc
| Gukin Treasurer Anderson County n!