The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-12-06

.aeioh, which always adds TO tbe .,,,.
nicmce en- % ana prosperity of "a people, WI .
oh the resolutions beinI scnNr,
n. Brown said '"S' Noi >
ra;,ry H,rnanarily l am opposed to buiI5;,,
anai n,,ioaus Dy taxation, and, at the time t,,t
,va. Imuui n,,, coiislderation was first aptatei
iw i"1 oliGiseo to the scheme of building !,
W taxation. ] regarded ihr omn,,r,'g II
Sniilcient to build tho Road TosiIan TIa. 1T IN,
Hoad proposed to connect with & 'He ne
~. f.-was in broken con,;,;!'., ~
itseii; It's earnings being unable ~ s,,,1
port IL; But these things are noy n,,,p
co, ana we have to deal with tb" Imans na,,ss,
as we now find it. The city hera .'I,.eI had
w.. o.ou anu carried its subscription apainst
by so.e. But since that time the A & X
rnrrn,n,; naS ia'leh into the hands OF strong
corporatlon-tho Central Railroad Gor,s'
pany OF Georgia. 1t is stated thai Um LAM
ninouht OF grading has been comnIataI
ana that it would take ONLY s,nai;
allnuht 10 put us in connection with 10
central Railroad. This. with thn pili
mona " Danville Railroad already in r,,
neclioh with this point, would estahli.i
t,o'; tmG Hieat competitors at this point and
, es ,hese TWO competitors were TOO
pomeiiul TO buy each other out. Tho
question is, shall we put i'm little nnro no
money, or let the enterprise stand as IL
-. Inc amount asked for is small. and
ah; Wiling &c "3:c :,iat little ,r,,r,.
lnlik II Is TO the interest OF every ctiz.n
oi tne county to vote for the tax TLn
49, tnn - small, and the people will be more
.mah @ reimbursed in the saving Of freirhts
"lu iti colton alone. AT Sl.00 bale 500 OO0
VIII De saved to this County alone n ~uo
my pleasure to take trip North this
summer, and took notes of treiyht and
passenger charges. i Travelled 300 mijas
at Two cents per mile. found frcivht
alld traVoi rates were very low, and ON
enquiry learned that they were below
!hoso prescribed by law. What wo need
IS more competition. We are in 81 miles
VI the cehtra!, and will have to raise tho
taxes will be returned TO us. as tho RoaI
IL taxed when it is completed. submit
lilat IL IS 70 tho interest of every taxpay-
er 10 come forward and contribute To- Tia
completion OF the Savannah Valley Rail
roaG, as 1t viii build up tile city and
county. "''u
At the conclusion of Col. Browns re-.
!r, !arnarks, Col. 1. w. Martin, of broadway
township was called, and in declining t.,
address the assembly, said he fully en-.
dorsed all Col. Brown had said
Mr. l.. =. Smith said. that beino i,
dreenville he hai Ieen asked what wo
were going to do with tho Savannah Val.
ley Railroad, and that the people there
Ventured the opinion that we stood very
much In our own light If We failed to
raise so small sum to carry out an Ell.
terprise of so much importance.
Maj. b. +. Whitpcr said: | do not
know that could add any moro to the
remarks OF the President and Col. Brown
as coming from one who had btherto
been opposed to tho Road But / was
imprGssed by conversations had to-day
that the farmers of tho country did not |
realize the benefits to be derived from
having competing Railroads. The Au-
gusta Il Knoxville has fallen into tho |
hands OF one OF the greatest systems of |
me south. Ihe Commission regulates |
the freIghts up, but competition brings |
them down: The freights are paid by the |
farmer, as the merchant must add il to |
the cost Of an article. and am sure tho |
farmer would be paid back tho $lO. 900 |
in one year. In a community like ours
there is no other way of building railroads
except by taxation. The courts of tho |
onlted States have vindicated the right to
build railroads by taxation. They are |
nc {" becoming our highways, and it is a
poor place that has not one or more roads.
If you look at the map you will see the
great Northwest covered with a network
Of railroads. There is not single man
III Anderson County but what will be
benefited by the completion Of the Savun.
nah Valley Railroad.
Mr.. p. X. McCully said: Iwould like
10 say little in regard 10 freights, as the
importance Of the Savannah Valley Rail-
road has been ably discussed Tie con-
sumner pays the freight. When the mcr-
nants go to New York, and 20 into n
freight office, upon inquiry as to rates to
anderson for instance, they are told that
he rates are 30 and so, and they cannot
las no competition but i: tie nlsr chant
s from, Selma or Mobile, which are com
oeting points, tile rates will be greatly be-
ow Anderson-and the same is true Of
cotton. If this connection can be So
cured with the Central it will he a COM
,etiter to the Richmond e. Danville.
Tho latter road do not want the Savan-
ah Valley Railroad built and would
i've $25. 900 not to have it, If we reduce
lie freight on cotton One-fourth cent per
ound the producer received the enhanced
rice. If we reduce the charges in freights
ne people secure tho benefit, and not the
Merchant, except in increased sales. We
ave proposition to finish the Sayan-
all Valley Railroad if we will raise $50
NJ, and we're anxious to go into this
year ago.
At the conclusion of Mr. McCully's re- {
aaTiis, the resolutions were unanimous
y adopted, and tho meeting adjourned.
1t Is an evident fact that our people are
ow more interested in the completion of
he Road than ever before, and if the
riends Of the enterprise will only do
heir duty its completion in twelve
lonths is certainty.