The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-03-18
Rail Road Meeting.
LARGE CROwD-FULL DISCUS
SION.

eiiIchI ran nISn on the rail- ROAD QucS-
ton. The delegates sent by the meet
ing Of the 3lst January to Charleston
had returned and the papers had made
known the result of their efforts in be-
half or the Carolina, Cumberland Gap
and Chicago Railroad. In the meantime
the advocates of the branch road to Yer
!ery were industriously arguing the ben
Gifts and advantages Of their route, and
much feeling was evinccd on both sides.
The meeting Of the 31st of January ad-
journed subject to the call Of its chair
man.
Last week the chairman. through the
town papers, called i meeting Of the
citizens for Friday night, in the Court
House, to hear the report of the dele
gates to the meeting in Charleston. AZ
the hour Of meeting the hall was filed
with interested citizens.
at 3 O'Clock MIR. Parker called the
meeting to order, and proceeded to state
its object. He said :
|, rs chairman of the committee an
pointed by the previous meeting, to at
tend the meeting to be called in Charles
ton. went to Charleston on Monuarin adj
vance oil the meeting. ut the request of
Governor llagood. And on Tuesday at
tended a meeting of the co nmittce ap-
pointed 10y Inc Chamber OF Commerce.
ut which were present McSSrs. Brawley,
Williams, Magrath, DcSauSsure and 9TH
crs. We had Il full and free discussion.
And may say right here, that the idea
entertained by some that Charleston
would regard this whole thing as a frol-
ic, and an occasion for banquctS and cx-
cursions aroun the harbur, was not true.
The committee appointed to meet us re-
Sarded it us n business transaction and
met us i'll that spirit. Governor IIawood
and the Directors had Il free conference
with the committee of the Chamber of
Commerce and informed that committee
of the action OF the municipalities along
the line tTomIickcns to Aiken. The
committee said they were prepared to
give careful consideration to the plan
proposed. We informed them of the
plan of the different towns on the line i'm
the mp country to raise . per cent. OF the
value Of the taxable property of the
several municipalities, il Charleston
would cover the amour by an equal
sum. They sail that because of the i.ct
that Charleston was iahorinw new under
a debt Of $4,UUu,NO Incurred by sub
scriptionS to railroads. in the past. and
because The law prohibited tn" city in
its corporate capacity from increasing its
debt. they could not operate on that line
but would make us another proposition.
Ii We could secure it as u bonded debt
Oil the road, they thought they could
raise $3G0,UOO to build the road. The
board Of Directors and Mr.. Schoticld,
the financial agent OF the company, re-
garding this in the line of What they
had intended and what they had been
endeavoring to io in the past, though,
the proposition a good one, and better
than the one W.. had proposed, and tina,
it ought to be agreed upon. The amour,
raised to be secured by first mortgage
bonds on the road. Nt3~ sNccff6s
of all the represcE"rh ,hn Ene
Of the road was hfor he Charleston
ilotcl.The AIcetilkst sieeli and nthus;-
aisle, ndsd4aii.3rBsf%p ifHesentati9e ed:
pathway meeting ! have .evep. seen.
$ Tins meeting adjourned at half-past
twelve o'clock. Three questions were
submitted. First, Whether the towns
would agree to thu subscription of 5 per
cent. 1t wa decided that they would.
Second, Whether the amount thus rails
ed by us should be taken onc-half in
stock and one-lalf in income bonds, the
value Of which depended on the business
of the road. and interest Oh which was
to be paid, if warranted by the business
OF the ROAD. after the first mortgage
bonds. Third, Whether the subscrip-
ton should be without condition, or on
the condition that they were to be ncso-
tia;ed only when the road reached the
respective towns. There was a differ
cncc Of opinion, and I may say that the
proposition was made by Mir, Schuticld
himself, who said that he thought it but
right that We sl,onil not be expected to
give something :m nothing. Ih., We
Should alter Voting our tax ur bonds
hold the same till the road reached orr
our towns. All three oil the PROPOSE
tons were adopted.
Rcsolred, That this company ,i,ws with
great interest and fayor the line of ia .lroad
from Aiken, i'll the d,rrc. ion Of the m,unIains,
projected by the Carolina, Cumberland Gan
AID Chi cuso Rail :uad Company, and will
sanction any effort in aid of such enterprise,
which III the Judgment of the board OF lii
%rsctnrS may be proper; that the officers OF
the company arc hereby directed to transport
all rails and other material needed n con-
struction Of said road and to lend such other
aid in furnishing "f equipment for the opera
ton of the same AZ may DC required, i.pon
the most liberal terms.
Ec*ofr'9. further, That n junct;on of the
Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Rail
road with the Savannah Valley Railroad is,
III the opinion OF this meeting, an object
greatly to be desired in the interest OF all
concerned.
Next day at one o'clock occurred the
meeting at the Chamber Of Commerce.
1t was a large meeting, and think may
say, impressed all the delegates with the
feeling that those present were interest
ed. The gentlemen OF the committee
from Charleston assured the meeting
that they would cndcavor to raise the
amount of $5OO,OU as agreed upon.
am aware that many say what def
mite thing was done? When will the
road be built ? | can't say when the
money will be raised, or if any money
will be raised in the next few days. 1t
is no small SIM pSnpciollv IN , cnun,nnr-