The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-02-22
Black Diamond Railroad Meeting.

a large and enthusiastic meeting OF
business men met in the City Hall
Tuesday morning at II o'clock to devise
ways and means Of raising funds to
make a survey Of the Black Diamond
Railroad from Anderson to Port Royal.
Port Royal, Beaufort, Bamberg,
Greenwood, Hodges, Cokesbury, Abbe-
vile, Due West, Pendleton, Seneca,
West Union, Walhalla and Westmln-
ster we're all represented by able bust
ness men. Anderson was represented
by Capt. P. X. McCully, J. Fretwell,
B. F. Whitner, j. d. Maxwell, +. q.
Brown, j. G. Cunningham and John Z.
Breazeale.
Onmotion Capt. Perrin, Of Abbcville,
was made Chairman, and Hon. b. Z.
DuPree, of Greenwood, was appointed
Secretary.
The Chairman, then called upon j. l..
Tribble, Esq, who, with Capt. McCul-
ly and r. G. Strother, had called this
meeting, to explain the object of the
meeting.
This was done by Nh. Tribble in a
brief and pointed manner, and in doing
so he stated that this meeting had not
been called to consider the advisabllity
of building railroad, for that Ques-
ton had already been settled, but that
it was necessary to have q survey OF
the road made at once, as the tinancier
in London was urging him to have the
protles and estimates forwarded at
once, and, in connection with his re-
marks, read some letters from the Hon.
T. C. Dickinson, in London, oI the
subject.
The delegates from the several towns
and cities were then enrolled, and the
chair declared the meeting ready for
business. A number OF gentlemen
from the several points were called
upOu, and every one expressed a deep
interest in the road, and the money for
the survey OF the preliminary line was
practically subscribed, with the under
standing that it was to be paid to the
treasurer of the Company by March
1st, at which time it is intended, as we
understand, to commence the surveys.
Mr.. Tribble stated that every person
or town subscribing to this fund, would
receive preferred stock, which would
be redeemed upon the building of the
road by the promoters, and in this way
if any town subscribing to the prOmot-
ing fund failed to get the permanent
location, that their money would not
be lost, as their stock would be redeem
ed, under the plans of the promoters !;
and that all money paid in would be
paid out only vouchers issued by the
engineers.
The meeting was pitched upon a
business plane, and kept upon that
line until IT adjourned, and every one
seemed well pleased and hopeful OF the
outlook.
We understand that the Board of
Directors will take immediate steps to
have the survey made, while Mr.. Trlb-
bic, who has stood by this great rail
road enterprise from its inception, says
he is more hopeful than ever OF its
early completion. He says there Is Il
great deal of hard work yet before the
promoters; that there are difficulties
to overcome, and there is the greater
necessity for every friend OF the enter
prise to stand shoulder to shoulderwlth
united purpose and efforts until the
road is complete from Columbus, ONO,
to the sea. He says the enterprise Is
gaining; friends every day. People are
looking. upon the project. now as
''Boonc'S vision, and ut no distant day
Col. Boone will receive the Just credit
that is due him for rcvivin@ the great
railway scheme Of John c. Calhoun to
the West That Col. Boone, in the
beginning, has given to Carolina 5
great statesman the credit of being the
pioneer of this road, although it has
been dead nearly 40 years. He has
simply revived it under Il new name,
under which he proposes to complete 1t