The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-01-17
Savannah VALLEY Railroad.

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and Harennes 76onships:
The Legislature, at its recent session,
passed an Act authorizing the qualified
voters OF the above named Townships to
vote an additional subscription to the
capital stock Of the Savannah Valley
Railroad Company, that is additional
as to all except Broadway and Hopewell,
which did not join in the original sub.
scription.
Your interests in this matter are so
carefully guarded by the Act that before
the question Of subscription can even
be submitted to vote, it will be necessa.
ry that a majority in number of those
owning real estate in the several Town.
ships, whether male or female, residents
or non.residents, should first apply by
petition to the County Commissioners to
submit the question to vote, naming in
the petition the sum to be subscribed, if
voted.
1t is desirable that the vote shall be
taken as soon as practicable, and that
you may be fully informed, ne desire to
lay before you such facts, figures and
statements, as will put you in possession
of the merits Of the question. And first,
you are aware that twenty eight miles of
the road has been graded, and twenty
nine miles remain to be graded, of which
about four miles is partially graded. To
complete the grading it is estimated that
about $4,000 more is required. Of this
sum $25, 900 has been subscribed BY the
City of Anderson, and the same amount
will have to be raised from some other
source. After making an effort to raise
it by private subscription and canvasing
the whole fold, the friends of tie road
concluded the most practicable, feasible
and equitable mode of raising it is by
an additional tax. This mode nearly
meets the views of al interested, and is,
SITTER all, perhaps the surest method.
Hence tho recent Act authorizing Town
ship subscriptions, which embraces as
we'll the four Townships interested in
Abbeville County as those named in An.
derson. It is contemplated to raise in
the Anderson Townships SIS, 1000; to do
so will require tax Of = mills, or lit
tie greater rate per ceutum than that
assessed to pay one instalment of the
former tax. Tho tax, if voted, will be
collected this year.
In laying this matter before you, we
have one or two thoughts to present. The
tax proposed will save what has already
been invested in this enterprise, as ne
have offers that guarantee the completion
of the road when graded. The absorp'
ton Of the Augusta 4 Knoxville Rail-
road With the Georgia Central system
greatly increases the advantages of the
8. V. R. R. to the City and County OF
Anderson, aud makes itof paramount val
ue to the community. With this connec-
ton we shall have two great rival systems,
each too large to absorb the other, COM
peting for our traffic East and West.
This means cheaper freights, worked out
and secured by an influence more sure
and permanent than that Of the Railroad
Commission. And if there is any class
of our people more than any other in.
terested in chesp froights it is our farm
ers, who make up the great body Of con.
sumers il the country, especially those
now trading at Anderson. Enough will
be saved in this way in one year to more
than pay back this tax. Taking into
consideration the other benefits that will
follow from the completion of this road
no other outlay of the same amount could
in our judgment, yield so large return.
The restriction upon the Anderson
City subscription has been removed, and
if the Township subscriptions are
promptly voted, tho Company can make
arrangements to resume the work of grad.
ing at once, and before the tax is paid ia
and hurry the road to completion tLis
year.
Petitions in proper form are now be-
ling circulated in the several Townships
and We hope to have the question Of sub
scription by taxation submitted to vote
st an early day.
w. w. HUMPHREYS,
President s. V. r. R.