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

To the Taxpayers Of Broaddway, Centre
viie, Corner, Hope,reN, Hall, Savannah
and Narenncs 76mnships
The Legislature, at its recent session,
paused an Act authorizing the qualified
voteru OF tho 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 Hopevell,
which did not join in the original sub.
sc.iption.
Your interests in this matter are 90
carefully guarded by the Act that before
the question of subscription can even
be submitted to vote, it will be necessa-
ry that majority in number Of those
owning real estate in tie several Town.
ships, whether male or female, residents
or non.residents, should first apply by
petition to tho County Commissioners tc
submit the question to vote, naming in
the petition the sum to be subscribed, il
voted.
1t is deeirable that the vote shall be
taken Ga sol no practicable, and that
you may 10 fully informed, We desire ia
lay before yoa such facts, figures snd
statements, as zill put you in possession
of the merits OF Tho question. And first,
you are aware hat y, euty eight miles OF
the road has bsen graded, aud twenty.
nine miles remain to be graded, of which
about four miles is partially graded. To
complete the grading 1t Is estimated that
about $4,000 more 10 required. Of this
sum $25,00O has been subscribed by the
City of Anderson, and the same amount
will have to be raised from some otkez
aourcs. After making an effort to raise
1t by private subscription and canvansing
the VT ole field, the friends of the road
concluded the most practicable, feasible
and equitable mode of raising 1t 10 by
an additional tag. This mode nearly
meets the views of ali interested, and is,
after all, perhaps the aurest method.
Hence the recent Act authorizing Town.
ship subscriptions, which embraces au
we'll the four Townships interested in
Abbe7ille County as those named in An.
derson. It 10 contemplated to raise in
the Anderuon Townships $4,000; to dc
60 will require tax Of = mills, or lit,
tie greater rate per centum than tha,
snaesSed to pay one instnlment Of the
former tax. The tax, if voted, will be
collected this year.
In laying this matter before you, ve
have one Or two thoughts to present. The
tax proposed will save what has already
been invested in this enterprise, as w
have offers that guarantee the completion
OF the road when graded. The absorp
ton of tho Augusta & Knoxville Rail
road with the Georgia Central system
greatly increases the advantages of tht
8. V. r. R. to the City and County O
Anderson, and makes It of paramount val
ue to the community. With this connec
sion we shall Lave two great rival systems
each too large to absorb the other, com
peting for our traffic East aud West
This means cheaper freights, worked ou
and occurred BY an influence more sur,
and permanent than that Of tho Railroad
Commission. And If there is any clas,
OF our people more than any other in
terested In cheap freights it 10 our farm
ers, who mako up the great body OF con
sumers In the country. especially thos,
now trading at Anderson. Enough vii
be saved in this way in ono year to NOR,
than pay back this tax. Taking int,
consideration the other benefits that nil
follow from the completion of this, road
no other outlay Of the same amount could
in our judgment. yield go large a return
The restriction upon the Andamo,
City subscription has been removed. AM
II the Township subscriptions an,
promptly voted, the Company can mall,
arrangements 70 resume the work Of arad
sdg at once, and before the tax is paid Ia
and hurry the road to completion thi
Petitions IN proper form are now ba
aing circulated II. tho several To7nah;ns
and We hope to have the question of s,ib
sefiption by taxation submitted "a 4 VT
Of m early day.
W. W.. HuMpHREYs.
President 8. v. Z. r.