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

With cntnuSlaSu, Dut our interest IN
creased as the benefits began TO dawn up.
on us. and it will bo the same way with
you. | have 800 bushels OF old corn in
my cribs now and ninety acres to gather
and can get onl Y p cents per bushel for
it, and then am forced to pay & cents per
bushcl to got it to market understand
you are paying 30 cents and 90 cents per
! bushcl for corn at this place. Now, if wo
had this road, / would have market for
my corn hero Col. Boone interrupted,
saying that the freight would not exceed
10 cents per busbel to Anderson and
you would save at least 20 cents per
bushcl. We have many things that you
need and you have things we need and
wo should pull together for tho building
OF this road
Mr.. John W. Mattox, II merchant of
Cynthiana Ky, Harrison County, said:
When this enterprise first started in my
section, took no interest in it whatever.
had, however, spared no efforts TO get
our people a How freight rate over the
road we had. Time after time had gone
to the agent and asked why we were not
given a rate in keeping with 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 a meeting being held in the in
terest OF tho Black Diamond Railroad and
came out of that meeting thoroughly
converted. was convinced the scheme
WAS practical and quito possible aud
have been nn earnest supporter OF the
! scheme ever since Il s :. grand under
taking and tho road will be built.
Hon. William kirkley, ofToledo, Ohio,
who was for four years Commissioner of
Railroads for the State OF Ohio, said in
substance: am delighted to SEQ the
progress this country. Your greatest
and only drawback appears TO DO the
lack OF freight communication with the
markets oftho world at ratio correspond
ing with the rates enjoyed by Ohio and
other States bordering on 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 tho planting Of manufacturing in
dustries, and with the planting Of these
industries prosperity must certainly
come. The building Of the Black Dja-
mond through your country offers a
grand opportunity for the development
Of your country and you cannot afford to
miss II. 1t il not my province TO make
speeches. am looking after the finances
OF tho road and am preparing TO sail for
Europe tho last Of tliia Munth, and shall
undertake to ilout thirty-iivo million
dollars of bonds in London to build this
road Wo hnve an agent there now and
tho money is thoro awaiting investment.
Ill that is needed To geJ it is to show that
tho investment will pay, and there can .De
no question Of our ability to do this with
the enormous tonnage Of minerals. tim
bers and other products which border the
entire route CT Black Diamond. AS
for your country, all that you need to en-
| able you to build more cotton mills Is
cheap coal aud the Black Diamond will
give 1t to you.
These speeches were we'll received by
our people and it soon became evident
that.the Black Diamond had captured the
meeting. Gen. Nj. L. Bonham offered the
| following resolution, wh!oh vas unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas. Col. Albert L. Boone for the
divided attention TO the promotion
of the Black Diamond Railway sys-
| tenn from the Northwest, via Knoxville,
! Tennessee. to iide-wateF on the South
| Atlantic sea coast, and has, with bis in
domitable energy, aroused enthusiasm
among the people in the States of Ohio,
Indiana. Kentucky and Tennessee. along
| tho route Of the projected road and
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
plans proposed by Col. Albert E. Boone
for the building, equipping aud running
! eaid road and whereas tho route propos-
ed has long been regarded the most prac-
ticable and feasible one from the Atlantic
bun Gar 20 Knoxville: and whereas the
business interest of the country demands
| the early completion OF said 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 1t 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 or the
real estate owners Of the city Of Anderson,
together with majority OF the qualified
/ voters in the city OF Anderson, have sign
ed a netition asking the City Council. &c
submit TO the voters a proposition to vote
! subscription OF $50. GOO in bonds to said
road, in accordance with the acta G: the
General Assembly in such case provided.
Therefore, be it
Rcsolpcd, l. That we hereby endorse
the plans Of building said road as out
upon our united supp It in carrying this
| grand work to It's compilation.
9. That Col. Boone ard his associates
are entitled to our material support In all
that il needed in the preliminary work
SO as to hasten the early completion Of the
road, and to this end we recommend that
the several towns and cities along the
faE }vr1y, adfata