The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-20
he intended to make Southern conncc-

he intended to make Southern conncc-
ton.
| Capt. Davie, Of Landsford, Chester
County, pledged subscriptions from
himself and property-owning friends,
and promised to work hard for the road.
tntendant Glenn, W. A. Sanders and
Senator Giles j. Patterson, Of Chester,
all spoke heartily for Chester; so did
Editor M organ, Of the Bulletin. Mr.. c.
A. Douglass, of Winnsboro', asked the
meeting not to fix the route until Fair
field could make proposition to have the
line run through Lancaster, Winnsboro',
Ncwberry, Greenwood and Abbevillc.
sible and for such road Fairfield, hav-
ing no bonded debt, would give as large
subscription to this enterprise as any
county in the State. Mr.. j. M. Beat
ty, Of Winnsboro', spoke to the same
effect.
Mr.. w. C. Benct Of Abbeville, said
that two gentlemen oc Cokcsbury had
said they would give. $4,000, and that
Hodges and Cokesbury townships would
give $2O,OUO if the road would take that
route. He was requested by gentlman
Of Nincty-Six to say that if the line
would pass through that town its. people
would contribute to the utmost Of their
power. He esteemed it fortunate that
the Robinson system and the city Of
Athens were both stretching out their
hands for this connection and that only
help in the middle was needed. He
moved that a committee Of three 60 to
Athens, inform its people Of the promise
Of tho enterprise in South Carolina, the
committee to report the result of its visit
TO- the next meeting. Adopted. The
committee appointed consists Of Messrs.
w. c. Benet Il. II. Rucker and julius
Mills.
After some discussion on side issues,
Mr.. Parker moved for a committee Of
three to ascertain and report to the next
meeting the respective amounts which
would probably be raised on the two
routes suggested this evening. Agreed to.
Tho oosnsnittee consista Of Aessrs. NJ,
s. Bailey, e. "A. Douglass and j. L.
Glenn. On motion Of Mr.. M. L. Bon
ham, Jr., meeting. of the corporators
was called, to be held Immediately upon
the adjournment Of this meeting, to con-
slider the method by which the $4,000
required to be subscribed anterior to
the final organization Of the company
should be raised. The general meeting
then, at lO.l5, adjourned and the cor
porators met. If confidence and cnthu-
siasln count this railroad will certainly
be built.
The corporators at their meeting Ap-
pointed committees for each town and
township along the line to canvass for
subscriptions to the required capital
stock of $4,000, and to ascertain and re-
port the terms upon which county,
township and municipal subscriptions
would be made. When $4,000 is sub
scribed and advertisement is made for
thirty days permanent organization
will be effected. There is no doubt that
the preliminary subscription will be
made with great promptness. Although
1t is not officially SO stated it is certain
that the corporators have assurances
that when the township subscriptions
are made the John NJ. Robinson interest
will complete the line. Such road
would shut off Colum bia and Charleston
very much and makes the projected Co.
lumbia, Newberry and Laurens Rail-
road more important than ever to both
cities. N. O.. g.