Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-06-10
THE RAILWAY COMMITTEE
M k.EEIHSs AN EEEB: COURT
RAOUSI: TODAY.
Speeches by Judge rIcrrimon,
capt. NJ H. Garter and O,hers4-
HHesOIuiio,sa Aoopted-A MASS
HHectinR Next Satuiuav


A number OF members OF the railroad
committee and prominent citizens OF this
aud other count les met in the court
house at L O'Clock today, pursuant 10 d
call made several days ago.
Cen. Eobt. u. Vance vvas nIadc chair.
man of the meeting. Capt. Matt Atk,n-
son xpIained the object OF tho meeting
to bc the consideration of plans tor ad-
ditional railroad facilities for city and
county, which plHnS to bc submitted
to he mass mcetiu. OF citizcnS of Bun
CotnbC, to ic held here next Saturday.
juno ~. He said that the time had
come f"r the IIcoplc to do sonnet hing in a
manly, concerted, determined manner
lie houIht that when it came To- a ques
ton OF deciding between applying the
"nSpcnt 500. 900 of city bonds to street
i"vcncntS or new railroads., forty
ntnc hiticths of the people would favor
the latter. Whatever was done must
come from the people of the county as
whole. and not from one township or
city. No more mistakes must be made
his was the golden opportunity and
the county could not afford to discard it.
\. ilaWondOn. the next speaker, sug-
Eestcd the idea of the county building
the road or roads itself, or voting to
take stock in the roads. He did not sec
any more than to manufacturers.
Judge Jas. H. Mcrrimon rccounted the
history of the Western North Carolina
railroad. He said the K. & d. now
had it's hands on the States throat and
Ashcville had to pay whatever the road
charged. Usually he was opposed to
appropriations for railroads. etc, but
now was ready to vote for the issuing
of bonds gift to any company that
would get the city and county out of the
grasp of the Richmond and Danvilc.
Iarn
county made an enthusiastic railroad
talk, saying that the people of his county
were ready to Join Buncomtoe in a road
to Rutherfordton to connect with the
cast by the Carolina Central, or a road
to Gatfncy City, s. c., giving outlet
to Charleston. He said that Il meeting
would be held at Henderson on Monday
to appoint delegates to attend the mass
meeting in Ashevilc on Saturday next
Meredith Cooper, of Pennsylvania
county, said that the people of his county
road and desired the cooperation OF
Buncombe. Mr.. Cooper promised a del
egation to the mass meeting
a letter was read from b. G. Mellow
ell, director of the Bristol and Eliza
bethton railroad urging inn mediate and
decisive action on the part of the people
OF Buncombe in securing the building of
a competitive road.
Capt. M. f. Garter advised the com
mittee to appeal to the people to stand
together on the great question of n new
line OF railroad; to StrenuOuSlv avoid a
dog-in-the- manEer policy, but to accept
the most advantageous pro position from
the lines desiring to enter Ashevile and
obt ain n competing connection with the
outside world. AS Asheville's market is
extended so are the interests of the peo
pie of the whole county enhanced and
their market enlarged.
K. =. Walker, M. l.. Reed, J. X. Du-
Bose, X. X. Rawls and N. Plamondon
spoke in favor of the new road.
S. X. kcplcr offered the following rcso
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