The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-11
RAILROAD MASS MEETING.
EVERY PORTION OF THE
COUNTY REPRESENTED.

Resolutions Passed Requesting
the County commissioners to
Submit to the Voters the Ques-
tiOn of Railroad subscriptions.
1t is curious fact that it has been urged
to the prejudice of the proposed railroad
appropriation, that it tends most di-
rcctly to the Improvement Of Asheville,
and is of comparatively slight i'm
portance to the country townships; and
yet in the crowd of good, earnest and
thoughtful men assembled in the court
house at noon yesterday, asparse sprink-
ling of Asheville faces appeared.
Good men from Avery's Greek, Fair
view, Leicester, Sandy Mush, Flat Creek,
in short, from every one of the country
townships were present and indicated
plainly the intense interest they felt.
These gentlemen were certainly right
whether they represent the majority ofthe
voters of their respective neighborhoods
or not. We repeat, they are right now
and this fact will be proven in the not
distant future. We believe that apropOsi-
ton submitted fairly, and fully discussed
and plainly stated in u common sense
manner, such as reaches the reason of
our common sense men and commendS
itself to their judgment, will receive a
large vote i'll each one of the townships
outside of Asheville.
We hope that such proposition will
also be supported by the popular vole OF
Asheville, but we confess, the indifference
manifested by Ashevile people, and their
carelessness yesterday in attending the
mass meeting, to which men had come
from every corner of the county, and
even from other States, tends to dis
courage us. We try to find acause for it,
but with limited success; can it be, that
citizens of the most go-ahead town OF
the South are blind to their own interest ?
Surely not, but they too, like all sensible
men, only wait to have the plans pro-
posed fully matured, and when con-
vinced that this has been done, they will,
to man, speak out their mindsin favor of
securing additional railroads. Their non
attendance does not argue indifference,
but only determination which is COM
mendable in all men to, look before
they leap"
The country people are not, by any
means, Indifferent. They turned out in
goodly numbers, and selected their own
chairman, Capt. w. E. Weaver, Of Flat
Creek, who, on taking this position
both honorable and well deserved, ex-
pressed his opinion in no uncertain
words, that this was the golden op-
portunity for Buncombe to accept, if she
were wise.
The representatives of the press were
appointed secretaries; and the speaking
was well begun by Captain Atkinson,
who, besides stating plain facts, and on
these basing most logical arguments,
submitted the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the commissioners OF
this county are hereby requested at their
next meeting, either called or regular, to
submit to the voters of this county the
following proposition, to be determined
at the ballot-box on day to be designa.
ted by said board, to subscribe 100000
to the Atlanta, Asheville and Baltimore
Railroad Company, payable in county
bonds, running thirty years, with six per
cent. interest, provided said company
shall commence in good faith to build
said road within ninety days from the
vote on said proposition; and if the said
A., A. &B. X. X. Company shall not in
good faith commence said work of con.
structiOn, then the commissioners in the
submission of this proposition may name
any other road or roads to which the
subscription of this sum shall be given
And further, the said commissioners
are requested to submit in the same way
a subscription of like amount to the
Camden, Chester and Gaffney City anC
Polk County Railroad Company, on the
condition that the authorities of sale
road shall satisfy said commissioners
that they will, within reasonable
time, commence the construction of theil
road in this county. If the said Camden
Chester and Gaffney City and Poll
County Railroad Company shall not
within such time as the said commits
sioners may determine, avail Themselves
of the terms and times designated, then
and in that event, the commissioner
may subscribe to any other company tn,
Il sum of 100000 to the ASheville and th
Tennessee Railroad Company, to tn,
Carolina, Knoxville and Western Rail
road or any other company that MAJ
build railroad through the townships
of Leicester and Sandy Mush, thi
county, and a like sum OF 100000 t.
the Carolina Central or any other com
pany that may be found to build a rail
road from the City of Ashevile through
the township of Fairview.
Resolved, That i'll the event that M
railroad is built through the townships
OF Leicester and Sandy Mush, then sait
townships shall be entitled to 100000
to be applied to the building of macadam
lied roads or such other roads as the,
NAV determine best for them-and tn
same shall be the case in regard to tn
township of Fairview. 1t is further re
queSted of said commissioners that tn
proposition shall be submitted in such
way that no railroad company shal
enter any subscription to their stock o
have any of their bonds delivered to then
until an engineer appointed by the count.
authorities has certified to the board c
commissioners that the said road o
roads have been built and are running
on regular schedule, both freight an
passenger, through the county, or fror
Asheville to the county line if it be give
to a road that extends from the city t
the county limit.
Capt. Atkinson was followed by MI
Farrow, of South Carolina, and he i
turn by Rev. {. D. Smith, who all knoN