The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-09-26
TIE RLUE RIDGE RAILROAD.

The building of the Biuc Ridge Rail
road is now it seems an assured fact. and
the hope of our. fathers for nearly an half
century is soon to be realized. The pro-
moters of the Road have been quietly at
work for months, and are now in posi-
tlon to let the people know the result.
OF course, Anderson is going to do her
duty. The following article is clipped
from the Knoxville (Tenn.) Tribune OF
the 14th inst:
There has been considerable talk for
some time past concerning the building
of railroad by Geo. w. Vanderbilt and
others from Knoxville to Anderson or
Walhalls, S. e. The newspapers. espe-
cially those along the Atlantic coast, have
published several stories about the mat
ier. Yesterday the Tribune printed an
interview with Col. w. A. Henderson, IN
which that gentleman expresses the opin-
ion that the proposed enterprise is mostly
wind.
Therein the colonel is slightly mistaken.
The promoters Of the enterprise, and they
request that their names be kept from
the pubic for the present, have an ofhce
in Knoxville and have already done an
immense amount of work. They have
on file reports on the cost OF building and
eouipping the line, the prospective traffic
and other information which reliable
agents and experts have been. compiling
The proposed line will follow the sur
yey of the old Rabun Gap railroad from a
poipt on the Lutte Tennessee river, thlr-
ty miles from Knoxville, to Anderson,
S. C.. The famous Rabun Gap tunnel,
which is nearly half completed, will be
utilized and the road will be built on
comparatively easy grades. FROM
Knoxville to Mountainville, on the Lit
tie Tennessee, one of the three surveys
can he utilized. One survey would leave
the Knoxville Southern at Chambers
station. on the Knoxville Southern, and
on via Maryville, another would leave
the Knoxville Southern at the same place
and leave Maryville to the left about
fonr miles, and the third proposed route
ia from Allegheny station on The knox
vile Southern along the river to Noun
tainville. .oa
8 One Of tte promoters said yesterday !:
.We are entirely independent OF the
Knoxyille and Augusta railroad. we
have no connection with 1t whatever ana
would not think of entering the city
over its line anyway. unless new brldge
sis huilt over the Tennessee River. Our
cononany is financially able to make rea-
sonable terms with the Marietta q North
Georgia Knoxville Southern) people Tor
the use of their bridge and terminal IA
cilities. or to build into the city. 1 won't
saw that Mr.. George w. Vanderbilt 1s
personally interested in the scheme, put
st the same time the survey runs directly
through 100000 acre tract OF land
which he owns in Western North caro-
lima" n,o
names of several gentlemen, well known
In the financial world, are signed TO the
prospectus. An application tor cnaIter
has been drawn up, and 1t Is expectea 70
heo;ns work next spring: knoxville
viii be headquarters OF tne company; ;
:The Offices and shops will De located
ihare One or more lines will be con.
strnrted from Knoxville to the coal
sai5s O.. and connections made for the
MnrtSwest Through close traffic ar
r.nsaments the southeastern terminus
,,;Ii ha at Port Royal, the best deep sea
harhor on the Atlantic coast, and from
whance regular lines of steamships run
~ T;Nerpool. The new road Is to be an
;ndenendent system and will cut no small
itisnrs tnuu in the distribution of Southern
railway traffic. 80, ,.a;a,t mo,
. ar,onv the first Instituted in the South
and aniph its history hist is familiar to all. Il was
,bas dream Of John G. Calhoun and otner
noted statesmen Of his day. and t. fopiS has
odd years. It is the shortest route from !
Tnny vile to the sea and the building OF
would be Of nsslealaele soason a bena. trS
Mary ~ s country. Il would develop sec
ton @ 81 country almost fabulously rish in
copper, magnets sggs Isoion, Iron,
snS s.S' onan me mn to tha markets of the world
viii With Knoxviile as the entrepot, the
largest area Of hard woods standing in
America. =, .,,a =, ~. ~.
al SUPPORT OF every citizen of Knoxville
and great will be the rejoicing when the
queen City Of the Mountains mas soast ol.ec'
Z L>s3no,,;Iye Tribune