The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-03-13
THE DUMMY LINE MEETING.

| GOOD Crowd I'm Attendance and En-.
slaHssass;c 80 She Core.
A goodly number met last Saturday
pursuant to the call.
On motion, @. l.. Hollipgsworth was
made chairman, and @. T.. Robinson.
secretary.
). j.. Boggs explained the object Of
the meeting, and said he wss satisfied
that with the lights before him tho
scheme was bound to succeed; tnac ho
did not want to put bis mcnoy into any
thing that would fell.
DIR. j. d. Cureton read estimate of
building and equipping the lino.
}. p. Carey said there wero O: ly three
questions to discuss at this mcet:np.
First, Would the line benefit us3 eee-
ond, Can we build it7 Third, VIII ,7o
build it2 All of which he answered IN
the affirmative.
w. T. McFail SAID he ;',ougnt thcs
the freight on general merchandise u
present was about 81 500, net Including
cotton. gua2o. &C., nor allowing any
GllS luCTSi-SS OIL DrS)003S,
Rev. j. Holder thought ;hc :i-;aber
clone shipped over the line wor d pay {.
good dividend.
The following resolutions o.:orod Dy
Mr. Gary were HGCpto1:
WEERE.3, The tGwn OF Eirkens
and the surrounding co"nt;'y is wit; opj
railroad facilities, GnT tho tcr, and tEc"e.
for Is great, and vHerS-s lie S""juT %
the dummy line from Liberty 81 Pi>l:cn
and the estimate G. the cCst @ h:7:kiinp
and eguippin: tho emo iG eftisfa yicr!
to both of the sait. tC"'.s "nl county
through which snii l:ne rmIa ans. ne
friends of the CD terprise. 30 = therefore
Resolved, That It il; 80 :ei sc OF this
meeting, that tho said dummy me
should be buil3 from the town Of Ji0er
ty to Pickens, and as early as practica-
BILE.
That the capital stock of tho CON- oany
to be organized to construct ans: operate
the same shcn:;: - :kc sum Of ElrE 1T,
to be taken in stock IL "'"rcs of $25
eacS, end n.nt sail stock may ne tii:1n
in material c. w,>rk on said road or any
valuable security,
Thct comH:it5ee OF six Do -.;;.,ointed
BY tho chairman o. thi1 meeting wi:33o
duty IL ehall be TO prepare !: Subscription
PoPSA N pun OSO
how much Of the Cep.tcl a;o,iz cnr :,e
secured, and procure tho signatures of
all persons thereto WHO wilt +nke stock
in tho said company anu tho amount
thereof.
10 prepare and circulate separate
paper on which they shall take the
amount either in money, material or
work on the said road from any and all
persons who will not take as much as a
share i'll the enterprise, but who gre
willing to give something toward tle
same
10 ascertain if NIL the parties through
whose land the line as surveyed rams,
will give the right of way.
That the committee shall make known
the result of its efforts as soon as con-
venient, and If the success of said COM
mittee is such as we believe il will be,
then that n charter be at once applied
for, and the work on said road be begun
and completed as early as possible.
The committee appointed was as fol-
lows:
j. P. Carey, M. w. Newton, J. c..
Griffin, l.. r. Durham, w. Il. McFall
and j. M. Stewart.
Resolved, That a committee of one be
appointed to report the action of this
ineetlnS 10 people Oh the town OF LlDer-
ty.
J: E. Boggs was appointed the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Carey moved that committee Of
three be appointed to attend the Liberty
meeting. The committee: DR.. j. ID.
Cureton, J. p. Carey and G. L. ROBIN
son.
j. e. Boggs moved that when the
meeting adjourned IL aGioTin to meet on
next sales day ct 70 clock &. -.
On motion, taa meeting was pollcd TO
see how much could be raise;!., il the Ell
terpriso succeeded IS they hoped it
would.
$3,925 was subscribed in fifteen min
utos. Up to date CTueaday EVENING"
something over $12, 600 had been sub
scribed.