The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-03-18
Mr.. w. p. Calhoun said {.

ton would duplicate the amount: shc
said she would not do 1t don't that re-
lieve the committee and relieve us from
charleston ? i!iat puts an end to the
matter; ~ /" ;hc Verdcry resolution.
would Mr.. H,oull iron and cuuip tho
Road a't'C we had voted $25,NN to
another E"al there can be no connec..
ton between these roads.
Gen. Il. Il. l%Iclnphill said
Whit have we that is definite IN
work upon; | find in the report some
agreement based upon the Suppositioa
that Charleston will give $500. OU
th"r" is no Such promise Mr.. Scho
filed suggested ii the night before the
meeting the Chairman, ro-thc sur
%cStion came from the committee to
raise T3O0,NO: Gen. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
it is not embodied in the resolution: It
is nothing more than talk: it is a serious
matter to enter into S25,WW of bonds.
as | understand it, we are waiting for
Charlcston-Shc is waiting on Us. Let
us not enter into any gricvouS legal obi
CATIONS on such promises; the Road will
never succeed uudcr its present manage
mcnt; they hay" had it funr wears:
SchotIcld three; with New York 90
near, why got to Enroi," To raise money
We have heard nothing from Il sinrle
business man in Chicago: Mr.. 6. "
Williams offers to take TlU,NO in bonds:
why didnt he subscribe it: that wont
!uS''iy us IN voting Il tax on ourselves:
it is said the bonds arc not to be riycu
out TIL the Toad reaches Ahbcvillc the
bonds must he issued in accordance. with
the Act authorizing them. and no surh
condition Is contained in the Act: (ir,.
| ie.nnillI rpoI frntn f1,, kt "
pOration.
Why not tax the people 5000 or
$4,000 and be over with it as for stop.
ping at Abbcvillc, | have II copy Of the
PichcnS sentinel. and Mr.. Rrndl,
seems to understand the Road was to 70
on to PickcnS apt. White intc,rurtrd
to say that Mr.. Scliuiicld had made two
suggestions, first, for $5OO,tNu, second,
for Tl,'HD,ND to take the Road on to
tn" Mountains.
Mr.. Parker explained that first.
T5OO,WW would bring the road to Abb,.
Vile. or II $l,OND,WW WAS subscribed,
that would take the road TO pickcns. and
give basis for Il bonded debt to carry the
road on through, the mountains.
Gen. llrmphill continued
W" could build a road from Green.
wood t" Elbcrtnn and on to Atlanta. for
less il Mr.. SchoticlI wants to induce
the people of Abbcvillc to vote money.
let him show to us the contract he has,
let MS see IT it is lot Violated. and il it
is, let him return the line to Troy; Al
bcvillr can build that herself: | I'm
opposed t" prccipitancy :; | am not or
posed t" the line, but before you saddle
4 tax on these people, | want to know
II ~Schoticl"'H contract has been fulfilled.
Mr.. l.. W. Smith said
! am tired of hearing the fault finding
and complaints Of Gen. IIrmphill ; he
d'rS no'hin" but object if he can Suy-
ScStany better plan, why don'th v 40 il?
LIT him suggest something % do instead
Of cri,iciSing llagooi and Schofc,d:
the bonds arc not to be put on tn" mar
KIT till the whistle is heard in on, lin
its we run no risk, voting The tax costs
nothing. :
Mr. l.. ". Perrin said
We want II road badly :; hit we arc
Ike bcggarS. VIC cant choose for our
sHR, we are dependent on somcbolv
else; II We so about making proposition, 8
to everybody we shall fail i'm all A: VIC
have made~ant IT, thhTritcsrUn:-sNc has.
raised 1t, and made it more beneficial
who Is to take up the bonds to build our :.
road IS a matter Of indifference to US
the report is tina: Charleston has this
matter under adviscment !; she cant
move in 4 few days what Gen. Hemp
hill says about saddling the community
with T.5,UtU, on promise Of George W.
Williams, is not Il fact the bonds are
only to be used when the road reaches
here 1t is in conformity with the Act
OF the Legislature.
IInvn N-, ,rr &c..
ltaoull ; ] hav heard that Mr.. Raoull
prefers Soinc other Iout than TO Green
wood.
Let us exhaust one effort before NO
try another.
AS each mile Of the road is completed,
it furnishes the money for the next and
so on. to completion We have nothing
to a." but wait wait on Raouil ami wait
on Charleston it seems to M. tina, the
dictate Of wisdom is to make haste
slowly.
Mr.. W. =. Calhoun said :
We ought not to wait but as all
seems to depend on Charleston, | sup
pose We must wait ] move to table
the resolutions, and wait On Charleston
to the end Of time.
Mr.. W. {. Bcnct said e:
thought the resolutions best ; they
were drawn up in the interest Of Able
Vile in asking leave to withdraw the
resolutions, let me say we must wait,
but not too long we must meet again,
and we ought to together.
Judge Lyon said
am very much impressed with the
sentiment Of this meeting I expected
nothing but kindly speech ; I mn glad
of the ~poStponcrnent perhaps Mr..
Raou!l, the Napoleon Of rail roads, az
Gov. Bonham calls him. will move in
such a way as to change our views ;wo
arc obliged to wait on Charleston;
perhaps Mr.. Raoull's plans may have
changed when Abbeville gets ready to
move.
Mr.. Graydon moved that when the
meeting adjourn. it be subject to the call
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