The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-11-10

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accept tho proposition to build this road
with enthusiasm, but our interest in
creased AZ the benefits began to dawn up.
on MS. and it will bo the same way with
you. have 300 bushels OF old corn in
my cribs now and ninety acres 10 gather,
and can got only % cents per bushel for
| il, and then am forced to pay & cents per
| bushel to get it to market. ! understand
| you are paying 80 cents and 80 cents per
bnshol for corn at this place. Now, If We
had this road, would have a market for
my corn-here Col Boone interrupted,
| saying that the freight would not exceed
| 10 cents per bushel to Anderson
| you would save at least cO cents per
bushel. We have many things that :, Nil
need and you have things we need and
wo should pull together for the building
OF this road
Mr. John W. Mattox, a merchant of
| Cynthiana Ky., Harrison County, said:
| When this enterprise first started in my
| section, ] took no interest in it Whatever.
l had, however, spared no efforts to got
| orr people a glow freight rate over the
| road We had. Time after time had gone
to the agent and asked why we were not
| given rate in keeping will the rates OF
other places, and ] was finally told that
| the road expected to make money out OF
points like Cynthiana where there was
no competition. Just after this / wan
dercd into Il meeting being held In the in
terest OF the Black Diamond Railroad and
| camo out Of that meeting thoroughly
converted. ! was convinced the scheme
was practical and quite possible and
have been ~ earnest supporter Of the
scheme ever since 1t is 4 grand under
taking and tho road will be built.
who WAS for four years CommissiVner Of
| railroads for the State Of Ohio, said in
substance: / am delighted to SOC the
progress Of this country. Your greatest
and only drawback appears to be the
lack Of freight communication with the
| markets Of tho world at rate correspond
ing with the rates enjoyed by Ohio and
either States bordering the Great
Lakes. We never hear any trouble
| about freight rates in Ohio. Coal is, for
| example, four mills per- ton per mile.
Freight rates corresponding with this
means the planting Of manufacturing in.
dustries. and with the planting Of these
industries prosperity must certainly
come. The building Of the Black Dia-
mond through your country offers
grand opportunity for the development
| Of your country and you cannot afford to
miss il. 1t il not my province to make
| ,,nl ;t,,r {t6r E,,u
Of The road and au preparing to sail for
| Europe tho last of this month, and shall
undertake to noat thirty-tivo million
| dollars OF bonds III London to build this
road We have al agent there now and
tho money is thore awaiting investment.
All that Is needed to geT it is to show that
| tho investment will pay, and there can lie
no question Of our ability to do this with
the enormous tonnage of minerals. tim
here end .cthe- products "L!c!: Border tho
entire route Of the Black Diamond. AS
for your country, all that you need to en-
able you TO build more cotton mills is
cheap coal and the Black Diamond will
| give 1t to you.
| These speeches were we'll received bv
our people and 1t soon became evident
that.the Black Diamond had captured the
following resolution, which was unani
mousiy adopted:
Whereas. Col. Albert L. Boone for the
| last three years has been giving his un-
divided attention to the promotion
tenn from the Northwest, via Knoxville,
| Tenn to tide water on the South
| Atlantic s5a uOasi, and has, with his In
dofnitablo energy, aroused enthusiasm
among the people in the States Of Ohio.
Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. along
whereas the people Of the city OF Ander-
son and vicinity, with the delegates from
various points along the proposed route
through South Carolina, have heard the
plsns proposed by Col. Albert r. Boone
for the building, equipping and running
ed has long been regarded the most prao.
ticable and feasible one from the Atlantic
eeaboard 90 the great West through Ra-
bun Gap to Knoxville: and whereas the
business interest Of the country demands
the early completion Of esid road and
whereas the rapid growth In population,
| as we'll as the development OF industries
OF our country are such, that with this
| great trunk line penetrating into the
heart OF the coal and iron regions OF Ohio,
| Indiana, kentucky, and tennessee 1t Will
be necessary to operate double track
road as outlined by Col. Boone; and
whereas it appears from the testimony
before us that the people along the pro-
posed route in Ohio, Indiana. kentucky
and Tennessee are enthusiastic in their
support OF the proposed road and
whereas 1t appears that two-thirds OF the
reel estate owners Of the city Of Anderson,
| together with me!iority OF the qualified
voters In the city OF Anderson, have sign
ed a petition asking the City Council to
submit to the voters a proposition to vote
u subscription Of $50. 600 in bonds TO said
road, in accordance with the acts of the
| General Assembly in snch case provided.
| Therefore, be it
Resolpcd, l. That we hereby endorse
the plans Of building said road az out
lined by Col. Boone, and that he may rely
upon our united support In carrying this
| grand work to its completion.
.. That Col. Boone ard his associates
are entitled to our material support In all
that Is needed In the preliminary work
80 as to hasten the early completion Of the
road, and to this end we recommend that
the several towns and cities along the
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