The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-06-14
Railroad Meeting Mt Easiey.

A meeting of the citizens Of Pickens
County was held at Easley, S. c., on
June Q, 1883, for the purpose of consid-
ering the movement now on foot, inau-
guratcd by the people of the City of
Greenville, to devise ways and means to
depart from the original line Of survey
of the Carolina, Chicago and Cumber-
land Gap Railroad, for the purpose of
carrying said road by said City, and to
take such steps rs might be found neccs
snry to adhere TO the former and origi-
nal survey, whereupon much grading
has been done.
On motion Hon. ID. +. bradley was
called 10 the chair, and w. NJ. lTagond
requested to act as Secretary.
The Chairman fully stated the object
of the meeting. Stirring and cnthusi-
astic speeches were made by Col. II. Il.
Bowen, of Easley, Majs. L. Is. Murray
and w. w. Humphreys, Of Anderson,
setting forth the advantages of the Road
running on its present location, and the
individuality OF making the proposed
change via Greencille.
j. +. Gossett offered the following
preamble and resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, it appears from recent events
that the City of Greenville is making an
effort to divert the c., c. G. s. c. II. r.
Co. from its present chartered and loca-
ted route by way of that city. by the
pledge of 100000 for the construction
of said road, increasing the distance
twelve or fourteen miles Mt an additional
cost, over and above The amount offered
by Greenyille, to probably 1000 more
than it will cost. This proposition is
absurd, inasmuch as it would require
the Company to expend at least three
hundred thousand dollars lin addition to
the one hundred thousand prof'ered by
Greenville) more than it will cost to
build it on the present line, and Mt the
same time increase as before stated the
distance twelve or fourteen miles. For
this reason alone, we do not believe the
Company, having proper regard for the
economy of construction and distance,
and the right of the present stock holders
and towns designated in it's charter, will
for moment entertain the proposition.
But laying aside the financial considera.
tions above stated, there is principle of
honor involved that we do not believe
the present honorable direction would
think of violating.
This grand enterprise was first inaugu.
rated by Pickens q. H., Easley, Will
liamston and Bolton, and the citizens of
these places have already expended a
considerable sum of their private means
and much of their time and thought in
making it possible success. The grad.
ing of the road from this place to Pick.
ems G. H., distance of eight miles, is
now about completed, and twelve or
fifteen miles have also been graded bs.
tween this place and WILLIAMSON. The
right of way has been secured from all
the landowners along the line except in
a few instances. A mortgage to secure
loan to complete the road has already
been executed upon the present line.
The citizens of Pickens G. H., Easley,
WILLIAMSON and Bolton, have always
been the warm friends and advocates of
the road, while those of Greenville, Ia
part Of them at least have sneered at
and thrown cold water upon It. For
these and other considerations that might
be presented, we hold that the Company
is bound by every honorable considera.
tion 70 construct the road upon the pres.
ent; line. Therefore be It
SResolred, By the citizens of Pick,
ems County, in mass .aeeting as.
sembled, that We most earnsss::!.Sy pro-
teal against the proposed divergence of
the road by WY of Greenville as being
alike q most reckless and useless expen.
ditufe of money and unjust to us.