The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-11-24
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a., me corps OF engineers Lave completed
inc survey Of the old Blue Ridge Rail.
roau route TO Clayton, Ga. W. under.
sland that another survey Is to be made
20 tne tunnel by the way of Walhalln.
Allel lhis Is done and the engineers have
ti,a ,auo anu presented their estimates TO
me oillcers of the Clyde Syndicate. we
may then know definitely the fate Of this
old route across tho mountains. We
trust That the noise of til. ON horse ma
soon be heard reverberatiny through tLo
mountains and valleys of the Blue Ridre
Wdih1Nd Courier.
We aro reliably informed that a d;re.t
proposition has recently been submitted
10 the Atlantic and French Broad Valiev
hallroad Company, by capitalists North
10 Duild and equip the road, under cor,
1, lam conditions, within eighteen months.
me conditions imposed are such, we are
im'd.o1rneu, as the Company can comply
WIN, put other corporations are also ne
gotiating w:th the Company, and it is not
yet determined which Of them shall be
awarded the prize. This. we suppose,
depends upon the terms offered by each
Oh them. Senator Butler has recent. :
visited New York in the interest of the
ROAD, and through him certain proposi
lions have been submitted. We also re-
ccivcd last Sunday q telegram from n
prominent railroad man with whom wc
had personal conference in Cincinnati
last February, and with whom we have
since mad correspondence, stating that ho
was now ready to submit propositions to
tho Company, and was ready to visit our
section for that purpose. We presume
ne VIII bo in our midst in the course of n
lew days. The syndicate this gentleman
represents proposes to build direct in
dependent through trunk limo from Gin
clhnati TO Charleston. OF course, they
own certain lines which they propose to
use III making the connection. Two
other powerful corporations are also anx-
lous to get control of the road with a
guarantee to build it, and it seems now
That tho only question with tho Company
is, VINO viii they let build it. The build
ing OF tho road is now certainty, and
within The course Of q few months we
may expect to sec large force of hands
put to work along the entire linc.-Iickcns
Sentinel
The Augusta Chronicle and Constitutional
ist OF November 10 says: ''The track OF
the Augusta and Knoxville Railroad has
now been laid to point thirty miles from
Augusta, and large force is progressing at
the rate of over third of a mile day
The stockholders at Greenwood will be able
to ride over their own road to attend the
annual convention next May. The road
has Just purchased new locomotive from
the Port Royal Railroad. A public meet
ing will he held i'll this city in short time,
to take some action in regard to the Savan-
nah Valley Railroad, which connects with
the Augusta and Knoxville at Dorn's Mine.
The stockholders of this road are anxious
that it should be incorporated with the
augusta and knoS":!!c, and run under one
system. We understand tina. it requires
only S250 600 more to finish the grading of
the road to Anderson Court House, and if
Augusta will subscribe this amount she
will secure this important enterprise. With
the Savannah Valley Railroad, the Spar
tanburg Union and Laurens and the Green
vile and Laurens united with the Augusta
and Knoxville. the latter will control 2l5
miles Of road, tapping a large portion Of
several Of the most productive Counties Of
South Carolina. Augusta would then Sc
cure large trade from that State, adding
not a little to her prosperity. With $25, 600
subscribed to the Savannah Valley Rail-
road, and $25, 900 to the Spnrtanburg, Union
and Laurens, this can be accomplished be-
yond peradventure. II we lose the op
portunity now we may never again have it
in our grasp.
A dispatch from Baltimore to the Ne,rs
and Courier, dated November 10, says: The
sale of the South Carolina Railroad, under
the dccree of the Circuit Court, was finally
by Judge Bond in Chambers to-
day The several parties in interest were
By their counsel. Orders were
made fixing and settling the pro rata share
of the Second Mortgage bonds from the
proceeds of the sale of the property at 26
per cent. The claim Of the Syndicate was
fixed and settled. Receiver Fisher for COM
on the sale Of the property and for
expenses was allowed $l2,700. Conveyan-
ces of the property of the South Carolina
Railroad Company to the new company
have been executed and delivered, and the
new company will take possession at once,
and will push things.
The Columbia Register of November 10
says: THE annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Columbia and Greenvillo
Railroad was held in this city yesterday
About 1850 shares Of stock
were presented, and some of the largest
stock Notwithstanding Mr.. Stewart, Of
who owns one.third of the
stock of this road-were present. The first
business Of the meeting was the election OF
a president, and the present incumbent,
Col. r. L. Mclaughlin, of Newbcrry, was
unani mously elected. The following di-
rcctors were then chosen: ]. S. Cothran,
Abbcville; Hamlin Beattie, Greenvilc
c. II. Suber, Ncwberry; a. c. Haskell, Co
lumbia James Conner, Charleston; w. A.
Courtenay, Charleston: w. b. Clyde. New
York Jos. Bryan, Richmond; j. H. Doo-
ley, Richmond; w. ii. Palmer, Richmond,