Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-07-23
RAILROAD TALK.
From the Shelby New Era, July 10.
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NEW SURVEY.
Capt. O. Ramsaur, of the engineering
corps of the Massachusetts and Southern
| Construction Company, arrived at Shelby on
Saturday night and remained until Sunday,
and Col. Urquhart came to town on Monday
| night. From these gentlemen it is learned
| that a new survey, independent OF the OLD
road bed, is being made of the route from
Shelby to Ruthertordton.
AN ELECTION ORDERED.
After much discussion and full considera-
ton, q vote has been ordered by the Board
of County Commissioners upon the PROPOSE
tion that Cleveland county subscribe $4,000
in bonds to the construction of railroad
from Blacks, South Carolina, viG Shelby to
Rutherfordton, n. c., and $4,000 in bonds
for the construction of a railroad from Shell
by in the direction of the Cranberry Iron
Works.
Col. R. A. Johnson, superintendent of the
Massachusetts and Southern Construction
Company, accompanied by Col. P. j. Sin
clair, of Marion, arrived in Shelby on Sat-
urday night, prepared to present to the peo-
pie of Cleveland county proposition to
build their trunk line from Charleston to
the West through Shelby and Cleveland
ton with the railroad committee and other
leading citizens public meeting was called
for Monday at II a. NJ.
THE PUBLIC MEETING.
At the appointed time large number of
the most prominent men in Shelby, with
several from other townships, met in Blan-
toms Hall. The meeting was called to or
der by Mr.. Reuben McBrayer, upon whose
suggestion Capt. VIM. p. Love was made
chairman, and Messrs. VIM. H. Miller and
Geo. A. Frick, secretaries. Mr.. McBrayer
explained the object of the meeting when,
upon motion, Col. Johnson was requested to
address the meeting.
COL. JOHNSoN'S REMARKS.
Col. johnson was brought to the meeting
and introduced by the secretary. The Col.
stated that his company, the Massachusetts
and Southern, had completed their survey
from Marion to RutherfOrdton by way of
Gaffney City. Col. Urquhart, however, the
Southern agent of the company, wrote to
the directors concerning the desires of the
people of Blacks and Shelby to have the
road located through their towns. This
induced the Board of Directors to consider
the matter and after fully reviewing the
subject and obtaining preliminary esti-
mates from their engineers, in view of the
fact that the town of Shelby and the county
of Cleveland had produced favorable i'm
preston upon Mr.. Harris, the president of
the road, and others, it has been determined
to divert the road from its original route
so as to pass by Shelby, provided Cleveland
county voted to subscribe a hundred thOuS-
and dollars to the stock of the company.
COL johnson then stated that the company
had S5,000,OO0 pledged to it.
Col. Sinclair, of Marion, then read the
terms on which the company proposed to
build the road. 1t a. ed that the bonds of
+ fo ha
the stock of the company at par, should be
placed in some safe depository acceptable to
the company and to the commissioners of
Cleveland county. They were then to be
delivered to the company in proportional
parts only when sections of five miles with
in the county should be completed with
track laid, provided that the company
should have the option of receiving one
third of the bonds when the road should be
graded in sections of five miles and the rest
when the track should be laid.
Subsequent proceedings of the meeting
resulted in the adoption of resolutions fa-
voring the road, and calling upon the Coun-
ty Commissioners of Cleveland to submit
the question Of county subscription of
$75, 900 to the voters of the county; where
upon, on Wednesday last the County Com
missioners ordered an election to be held at
the various voting places in the county on
Saturday the Goth of August next.
REBELLIoUs MORMONs.-A special dis
patch Of July 15, from Omaha, Nebraska,
to the New York Herald says: Gen. Howard,
commanding the department of the Platte,
has returned to Omaha from Salt Lake City,
in which place he spent the Fourth of July.
He says there is a great apprehension there
over the bad feeling existing between the
Gentiles and Mormons. The situation has
assumed graver proportions, and has been
greatly intensified by the insult offered by
the Mormons to our flag. The end is not
yet, and serious trouble may occur at any
hour on the slightest preteXt.
The Gentiles and United States soldiers
are very indignant. The bitterness of feel
ing is much greater than the public is aware
of. as the half has not been told in the pub