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

creased as the benefits began to dawn up
on us, and it will be the same way with
you. I have 1,5OO bushels of old corn in
my cribs now and ninety acres to gather.
and I can get only 25 cents: per bushel for
it, and then am forced to pay Gcents per
bushel to get it to market. understand
you are paying so cents and GO cents per
bushel for corn at this place. Now, if we
had this road, would have market for
my corn-here Col. Boone interrupted,
saying that the freight would not exceed
10 cents per bushel to .Anderson-and
you would save at least 90 cents per
bushel. We have many things that you
need and you have things we need and
we should pull together for the building
of this road.
MIR. John W. Mattox, a merchant OF
Cynthiana Ky, Harrison County, SAID:
When this enterprise first started in my
section, 1 took no interest in it whatever.
I had, however, spared no efforts to get
our people glow freight rate over the
road we had. Time after time had gone
to the agent and asked why we we're not
given rate in keeping with the rates OF
other places, and I was finally told that
the road expected to make money out OF
points like Cynthiana where there was
no competition. Just after this I wan
dered into meeting being held in thein-
terest of the Black Diamond Railroad and
came out of that meeting thoroughly
converted. I was convinced the scheme
was practical and quite possible and l
have been an earnest supporter of the
scheme ever since. 1t is q grand under-
taking and the road will be built.
Hon. William Kirkley, osToledo, Ohio,
who was for four years Commissioner OF
Railroads for the State of Ohio, said in
substance: I am delighted to see the
progress of this country. Your greatest
and only drawback appears to be the
lack of freight communication with the
markets of the world at rate correspond
ing with the rates enjoyed by Ohio and
other States bordering en- 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 it. It is not my province to make
speeches. I am looking after the finances
Of the road and am preparing tc sail for
Europe the last of this month, and shall
undertake to float thirty-fve million
dollars Of bonds i'll London to build this
road We have an agent there aow and
the money is there awaiting investment.
all that is needed to get it is to show that
the investment will pay, and there can be
no question Of our ability to do this with
the enormous tonnage of minerals. tim
bers and other products which border the
entire route of the Black Diamond. AS
for your country, all that you need 10 en-
able you to build more cotton mills is
cheap coal and the Black Diamond will
give it to you.
These speeches were well received by
our people and it soon became evident
that.the Black Diamond had captured the
meeting. Gen. M. L. Bonham offered the
following resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas. Col. Albert E. Boone for the
last three years has been giving his un-
divided attention to the promotlon
of the Black Diamond Railway sys-
TEN from the Northwest, via kuoxVllie,
Tennessee, to tide-water on the South
Atlantic sea coast, and has, witt his in"
domitable energy, aroused entEuslasu
among the people in the States of Ohio
Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. along
the route of the projected road; ano
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 and running
eaid road; and whereas the route oropos'
ed has long been regarded tho most prac'
ticable and feasible one from the Atlantic
seaboard to the great West through Ra'
bun GAP to Knoxville; and whereas the
business interest Of the country demands
the early completion of said road ano
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 ONO
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be necessary to operate couple tracB
road as outlined by Col. Boone; ano
whereas it appears from the testimony
before US that the people along the pro
posed route in Ohio, Indiana, hentucKJ
and Tennessee are enthusiastic IN theli
support Of the proposed ROAD ano
whereas it appears that tWo-talros OF tns
real estate owners of the city OF Anderson
together with majority Of the qualified
voters in the city OF Anderson, have sign
ed petition asking the City Council tc
submit to the voters a proposition to vote
a subscription of $50, 900 in bonds to salC
road, in accordance with the acts OF tht
General Assembly in such case provided
Therefore, be it
Resolycd, l. That we hereby endorse
the plans of building said road as out
lined by Col. Boone, and that ne may rely
upon our united support in carrying this
grand work to it's completion.
.. That Col. Boone ard his associate!
are entitled to our material support IN al
that is needed in the preliminary work
so as to hasten the early completion of tht
road, and to this end we recommend tina
the several towns and cities along the
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