The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-06
Rail Road Meeting.
FREE Observation-Disclosures
PRO AND CON-TIIE OLIVE
BRANCH HELD OUT.

BRANCH. HELD OUT.
The Opponents Obsttnate-Two I'm
portnnt Resolutions.
On last Wednesday nighta meeting Of
citizens wns held in the Court House to
discuss the rail road situation.
Mr.. w. II. Parker was called to the
chair. and Mr.. s. C. Cason requested TO
act az secretary.
Mr.. l.. w. Smith asked that Judge
Cothran be requested TO state the object
Of the meeting. Judge Cothran said, he
understood it was to submit an amend
mcnt to the petition for the election on
the question Of subscription looking to
the attaching Of II condition to the bonds
limiting the line in which the road
should be completed to .AhL"ville. That
he was not in favor Of such condition,
but if the meeting thought fl to adopt
it he would not,opposa it, bat h.: wsuld
not Introduce it. He was sorry 70 see
that We. were likely to lose all change Of
obtaining additional rail road .}t.snta-
ges by our disscnSfons and GickyJipss.
This was no t,me>for elimination snnd
recrimination, and he did not intend 10
indulge in either, But he. would say a
word in defence of"Gov. Ilagood.; lie
had seen insinuations against the maa-
agemcnt Of the road, imput:ng all sorts
Of motives to them, and charging them
with incompetency. All the State knew
Gov. llagood. He has filled the highest
stations IN it with credit and honor. No
man stood higher He was asknowl-
edged to be Il business man of fine ca
pacity. That he was honest and cor
rect in his efforts in behalf Of the road,
and has received but $500, in TIC Way
Of salary as President.
Capt. L.. W. White introduced the
following resolution.
Prorfded, hat sunless the said G.. c. o.
G.. rail road company shall finish the grading
of the road bed of said rnud to the town OF
Abbevi!le, by the list Of January 1888, then
the said subscription mud the bonds voted or
issued Hereunder shall be null and void and
of no effect.
He said. that they have been informed
that if such n condition were attached
to tho bonds it would meet the approval
of many who. were now opposed to the
road, and the resolution was offered in
the interest Of harmony.
Mr.. l.. w. Perrin, at the request of
Mr.. w. @. Bradley who was unavoida-
bly, absent, presented the following res
olutions which hal been prepared by
Mr.. Bradley, and offered then, rs n sub
stitute for Capt. Whites resolution.
Res0lrtd, Should tn. town of Ahl,evi;le vote
III favor Of issuing bnuds, we will %pet;tiop thr
General Assembly nf =. c.. stits next session
to pass An act ratifying and cnnf.riuy uur ac-
lions in voting said bonds with the condi. ions
annexed.
Nr. w. C.. Benet said that he hoped
Tint those who. were present would cx-
press their views, that Mt former meet
ings all was apparently lovely and har-
monious and afterward the streets had
been Attire with discussion and opposi.
ton. ~,
Mr.. w. A. Lee said, that he would
state his grounds Of opposition. In the
first place nothing had ever been done
by this road. It's friends could point
to nothing definite in its prospects.
There was no guarantee that anything
would be done. Secondly. If shorter
line would give us the same advantages
ut less c.st clearly it. was our duty to
take the short line. If the friends of the
Cumberland Gap road could show him
It's advantage over the other line he
would be willing to SUPPORT it.
Mr.. Hugh Wilson was o%pposed.to the
road to Aiken, because we had. no use
for it.. and because We are unable to
build it, md whatever money We may
put i'll it will be just that much thrown
away. We haye no use for a n
tons with the South Carolina Railroad.
All the freights from Richmond; 'Baiti-
MORE, Philadelphia md three-fourths of
the froights from New York come to
Abbcville by the Clyde lines and not
over the South Carolina Railroad. The
South Carolina road carrien almost no
freights for us. and the road to Aiken
could get nothing except such frcights
as come that way. We need connection
would give Us all the advantages Of liv-
ihS ou tHe iH1c- OF u rOpu controlling
thousand of miles Of transportation and
which road is able and willing to give
as substantial benefits, while the s. C.
road is not able to help itself. 1t must
certainly fall into the hands Of either
the Clydcs or the Georgia Central. We
are able and willing to grade u short line
some point on the AS X. r S. v.
Railroad, and Mr.. Raoull womb iron and
equip it. The plan Of subscribing. bonds
for my road is not based on tho best
business principles and is donhly OK.
pcnsiyc to til" inx pav"y. lrca No th".GGt-
terest nntlie bonds q .nnpei> mn ad.lid.
levy for the b%ondh0lder which, il
o%n"rois and az burdenso,nc AZ the
FOR the road.
General .Hemphill said he. had come
10 late but thought he had caught the
diff Of the question. He did not be-
|ieve that bonds SO voted would be ap-
by the Courts. The present
was such that he could not
support the movement. They have not
ashoyel full Of dirt. They had