The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-12-03
A Good Scheme.

..ticability Of building Il Railroad from
.Abberil!c to Vcrdcry. The meeting
WAS called to order and Judge Cothran
was nominated as Chairman and MIR. S.
e. Cason Was requested to act as Srcrc-
tary. Judge Co,iran explained the la
turc Of the meeting and in few happy
words urged the establishment of the
Road.
Mr.. L.. W. Smith offered the follow
ing resolutions which were tinallv
adopted after an earnest discussion and
various ''pints' Of order.
Whereas, we the citizens Of the town
Of Abhcyille in meeting assembled, ha,-
ing the future welfare and prosperity Of
the town much ut heart, realize the great
necessity and present need Of Railroad
competition ut this place, and whereas
the great discrimination which exists
against this place in matters of freight
is daily injuring our trade and business
prospects, and whereas we believe that
Il Railroad constructed between this town
and the town OF Fcrdery would not on
ly afford us the desired relief but would
DO Tie cheapest and quickest mode Of
relief. Be it resolved
!. That immediate steps be taken to
secure the construction Of n Railroad be-
tween Abbcville and Vcrdery.
III. That III Representatives in the
General Assembly be pctitloncd to Sc
cure Mt the present session Of the LcgiS-
laturc Il charter for such n Railroad
Company.
III. That said Railroad Company shall
1N .--l
and Abbevillc Railroad Company.
w. That the capital stock Of said
Company be $lO,NW, to be expended in
the grading Of said Road, said stock to
be increased to $4,000 if necessary.
V. That the shares of said capital
stock be $25 each, and that the charter
do authorize the capital stock to be
raised either by subscription or by tax
alton, or by the issuing OF bonds by the
Of the town Of Abbcvillc
as may DC deemed advisa-
bic.
VI. That the following named per-
sons DC nominated as corpora:ors Of said
Railroad Company, to wit: J. L. Lyon,
W. a. T~cmplcton, ID. A.. 2. Jordan, l.. w.
j. S. Cothran, Il. L. Hill, r. C..
Seal, Q. II. Calhoun, +. l.. Morrow. W j.
Smith. j. II. Robertson, j. G.. Edwards.
l.. w. Smith, j. e. Douglass and S. ~.
CaSon.
Upon the discussion Of the first sec
ton Of the resolutions, Col. Robertson
said that he favored the building If the
Road to Greenwood.
Mr.W. n. Graydon agreed with Col
oncl Robertson, and argued strcnuously
for Greenwood. He said that if graded
to Greenwood. any syndicate would iron
the Road, and there would BE- i fair
prospect Of extending it westward, to
Elbcrton and Atlanta, and eastward to
Florence aud the North.
Mr.. w. o. Bradley said that he was n
man SO far as this scheme
was concerned, but that he thought Mr.
Raoul'S position in the matter left it no
longer IN controversy whcrc we should
tap the a. & h. Il. K. He went on TO
say that Mr.. Raoul the President Of the
Georgia Central Road, in q letter had
expressed his willingness to iron the
Road if graded to Nerdcry, but that he
would have nothing to do with it if
graded to Greenwood. This the sneak
CT said was conclusive, and he was in
favor Of grading the Road to Vcrdcrv.
Mr.. l.. w. White said that with due
Difference 10 the opinion Of others he
Was pronounced in favor Of the Verde
~ termination. That the Road was to
be simply - branch Road and was too
much III the same direction as the branch
already havo. That the road to
Ferdcry would be five miles shorter as
far as cquipping was concerned and
fourteen miles shorter for travelling. 10
get to Greenwood there would be very
high and rough hills to cross, n much
more expensive route than to Vcrdcry.
That it was not SO much a question Of
but Of freight in which every
body was interested and needed imme-
diatc relief.
Mr.. O. II. Calhoun thought that the
Road to Troy would be best and that
would probably hasten the completion
Of the Carolina Cumberland Gap and
Chicago Road. lie cnquircd Of Judge
Cothran the prospects Of that Road.
J Judge Cothran replied that there was a
meeting Of the Executive Committee,
called at Aiken the latter part Of Janua-
ry-that nothing definite could be
now; Governor 1Iagood was
hopeful Of the ultimate compltion of
the enterprise.
Mr.. E. b. Gary was in favor of the
Road to Ferdery because it was the
shortest, most accessible, and the pros
poets for ironing it were better. He ad-
vocatcd immediate action.
Mr.. r. T.. Hill agreed with Mr.. Gary.
Judge Lyon said that he had gone to
Augusta a year ago and in conversation
with Captain Raoul, this gentleman ask
him why don't you grade the Road
Verdery 2" that this gave him first
the idea Of grading the Road there ;
in two recent letters to Mr.. Verde
ry cx-Presidont of the A. & K. r. r.,
gentleman said that the Road to
Verdery was decidedly the most practi-
and that Mr.. Raoal would equip
the Roud if graded to Verdery. That
he would not do the same if graded to
This in the opinion of
Judge Lyon was decisive of the ques-
ton.
After some discussion on the other
sections of the resolutions they were
adopted.
A committee consisting Of Mcssrs. T..