Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-06-14
NORTH CAR0LINA'S HELP
IS CONEIDENTIALL.Y LOOKED
FOR NOW.
A Full Report of the Meeting at
EIizabethton and what IT Ac
cOnpiished-The Meeting at
AsheviIIe on the 2Iud.

EIizabethtOn and what 1t Ac
compiished-The Meeting at
AshevilIe Oh the eand,
EDITOR TIE CITIZEN Please allow
me to say through your paper that the
railroad meeting held on the 9th at
Eliza bcthton, Carter county, Tenn,
was a grand success. On the Sth at 6
p. m. Mcssrs. M. J. Fagg, Nat Atkinson,
w. L. Brccse, W. G. Corpening, X. b.
Johnston, b. A. Newland, J. b. Bostic
and 7. b, Long left this city to attend
the meeting.
The run to MorriStown was made intlnc
time and there the Buncombc delegates
rested until 4 a. NJ, cf the 9th, when they
boarded the train to Johnson City. On
arriving there they were carried by a
splendidly equipped electric car line to
the Carnegie house where magnificent
breakfast was served. The delegation
| was largely increased here. After ride
of an hour on the marrow guagc' the
delegation arrived at Elizabethton, where
they were met by committee prepared
with carriages to convey the delegates
and visitors to the hotel. Soon the
town commenced to fill with representa-
tive men from the counties showing the
feeling of East Tennessee in regard to a
railroad connection with Asheville, for
which purpose the meeting had been
called.
At p. III. the meeting was called to
order, and Cen Robert = Porter, by accla'
nation, was made chairman. He, in a
very busincss-like manner, explained the
object OF the meeting and extended or
behalf of the citizens Of East Tennessee &
cordial welcome to the delegates as
scmbled.
Mai. Brecsc, president of the First Ma
tional bank of Ashevllc, and chairman
of the North Carolina delegation, in {
short but very impressive speech, INTRO
duced Col. T. B. Long, of Buncombe
who had been chosen to respond to thu
welcome extended by General Porter
chairman of the meeting, also presidcn
of the cooperative company OF Tenncs
see.
Col. Long filled the position to whlcl
: he had been assigned with credit to hi
county and state.
A committee was then appointed b.
, the chair composed of ono delegate irol
each county in Tennessee and North Can
olina interested in the building of tn
|. . proposed road. They retired to tormt
late work to be at once considered
Mai Brcesc was appointed by the chail
man to represent Buncombe. After tn
committee had retired M. ]. Fagg, as
railroad man, was called upon for hi
views in relation to this proposed roac
The name of "Fagg," "Fage," cchoc
from every part of the audience. Whe
, he arose his fire form. pleasant manne
and earnest, plain buslness'likc stat
ments, elected rounds ui applause iio1
all the vast assembly.
Capt. Matt Atkinson had gotten out {
his sick bed, in opposition to the wlsh'
of his many friends and physicians, to a
tend the meeting; and he sat, his cy'
flashing like Gagged lion, debarrcd fro,
giving his views, because OF the posltl'
orders of his physicians. He could,
well, throw more light on the suhje,
than all the other delegates combine
He did, in just word, give great aid,a
though unable from physical lndispos
ton to talk in public, gave the best a
vice as what to do and how to act.
On the return to the hall of the cor
mittee appointed by the chairman
formulate business for the meeting, t
report was read by Mr.. Caldwell,
Bristol, Tenn, and upon motion vi
unanimously adopted. This commit
recommended that a general commit
he appointed composed of delegates, S;
two from each county, to meet at ASH
vile, June 90. Capt. Atkinson and Car
Fagg were appointed from BuncomI
Mr.. Dungin, OF Carter county, offered
resolution which was adopted, that c.
Taucray, of Tennessee, and Col. Lon
of North Carolina, be made delegates
large to the convention to be held
Asheville.
MIR. Caldwell, of Bristol, Mr.. Dung
of Elizabethton, Mr.. Porter, the pre-
, dent, and also the engineer of the Brlsi
y and Elizabethton railroad, all ma
happy efforts in behalf of the movemei
This meeting is unquestionably
y commencement of uniting Asheville a
Bristol by railroad, not over nine
miles in length, and by the 1st OF Augl
the distance will be reduced to siXty-s
Several first-class engineers were prcse
and all agreed that the work waspra(
cable, and could be accomplished
Tennessee doing her duty, which II
said should be the case. North Carroll
promised to do hers, and she will do
The government maps and surveys {
played by Gen. Porter, showing wi
wealth lies undevelopcd from Ashev
. to Bristol were enough to excite the
miration OF all present.
a At the meeting at Asheville on the
= not less than three places i'll Tennes
~ will be represented, asking bids to
considered, connecting the railway W
them. After adding the names OF
president and secretary and Maj. Bre
to the committee to meet in Ashevillc
the 22d, the meeting adjourned.
President Minson, of the road, tende
the delegation special train to Johns
City, which was accepted, and at 6 p.
we left the place, regrctting that circ'
N stances would not allow us to rem
longer with this hospitable.people.