Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-04-29
TILE NEW RAILROAD PROJECT.

HE NEW NilDAUiD 1 hVoLCl'
Large delegations from sections interested
in the organization of the Roanoke and
Southern Railroad assembled at Roanoke,
Va, on the Goth instant for conference and
organization. There were present fourteen
citizens of Henry county, Va, more than
thirty from various sections of North Caro-
lima, and about twenty from South Carolina,
representing in the aggregate many mill
lions of corporate and individual wealth.
A public conference was held, lasting nearly
five hours, in which the views of the dele
gates from Henry county and the Carolinas
were expressed. Winston, Salem, Mocks-
Vile, Lincolnton, Charlotte, Mooresville,
Stoneville, Madison, Asheville, Statesville,
Wilkesboro' and Morganton, in North Car
olina, and Spartanburg, Union, Greenville,
Lancaster and Laurens in South Carolina,
were heard through one or more OF their
representatives. The company being of
Virginia origin, and all the stock thus far
subscribed being in that State, the Carroll
mas could participate only so far as to ex-
press views regarding routes and offering
inducements, based upon the one selected:
Among the participants were Capt. Redd
and j. M. Smith, of Henry county, Va;
F., J, Stone, Hon. j. w. BaXton, William
Fries, A. Leaser, w. A. Graham, Hon. II.
ID. johnson. DR.. J. II. McAden, r. NJ. Oates,
Col. G.. r. Jones, J. H.. Wellington, Major
S. Med. Tate and Calvin Cowles, of North
Carolina, and D. r. Duncan, %. II. Bobo,
VIM. Munro, w. H.. Ferguson, b. +. Miller,
Leroy Springs, w. ID. T%routhall, w: l..
Maiden and NJ. F. Ansel, of South Carolina:
a letter was read from Vice president
Spencer, of the Baltimore and Ohio road,
expressive of interest in the enterprise, and
announcing the determination of the com
papy to construct their line south from Lex
ington in 1887. ..,
The conference exhibited a fine spirit
throughout, although there is evident rival
nv between Charlotte, n. G., and Spartan
burg, S. C.. The burden Of every speech
made was the merciless eXactions of the
Richmond and Danville system, by which
all of them are affected. Great enthusiasm
was manifested throughout the meeting,
and strong determination was expressed to
rid themselves of the Richmond and Dan
ville's exactions by building an indepen-
dent road. Large sums of money were Of
fered on those conditions by townships,
towns, cities and individuals. Many of
them proposed to give the road the right
of way through their counties and furnish
money besides. All that they required was
that the company be organized on business
principles and with no room for gobbllng
up. Winston and Charlotte, n. c., were
especially liberal in their offers, while the
representative of one township in North
Carolina was authorized by his constituent
CIV to grade the road through the township,
and also subscribe s25, 900 in individual sub
scription.
At the night meeting of the stockholders,
which was presided over by Col. Redd, of
Henry county, Va, a permanent organiza-
ton was effected by electing d. 7. Houston,
of Roanoke City, President, and a compile
ment of other officers.
Col. Houston intimated in his speech ac-
company that the problem to be solved
was with reference to getting through the
county of Franklin. Butthe directors would
aid him, he hoped, to surmount that obsta-
Gle. There was an audience of nearly one
thousand present, who evinccd the deepest