The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-10-17

of 1t for siXty-two miles Of our way
From this point (Bnnchville on tht
Charleston and Hamburg road) W.
have laid out the road to Columbia
about siXty-iive miles; have made al
the contracts and are proceeding
rapidly. In the meantime Genera
Hamilton has gone to Europe to cifcc
Il loan of 81 ,OOO, 600 for our company
ON the credit of the State Of Soutl
Carolina"
Az the meeting of the stockholders
in Knoxville above referred to the
following directors were elected:
Ohio-Edward y. Mansfield, vii.
liam Green, Joseph Bonsall.
Kentucky Robert Wicklippe, viii.
liam II. Richardson, James Taylor
John w. Tlbbotts, Israel l.. Ludlow
John b. Casey.
Tennessec-John Williams, j. G. M.
| Ramsey, Alex. E. Smith.
North Caroliua-James +. T.. Hardy,
Thomas J. Forney, Peregrinc Roberts.
South Carolina-Robt. Y. IIayne,
James Hamilton, Charles Edmonson,
Mitchell King, Benjamin II. Elmore,
A. Blanding, John q. Calhoun, John
w. Simpson, Robert G.. Mills.
AT this meeting the committee to
whom it was referred to examine and
report OH the surveys already made,
and what part, if any, could then be
definitely decided on and the proper
measures to be taken to have such
other surveys made as might be neces-
sary to enable the company, at its next
n do ~, al
ton of the whole road from Charles
ton to Lexington and the branches to
Louisville, Cincinnati and MaysvlIle, :,
made its report. The report opened
by saying that the surveys heretofore
submitted TO the Legislature of South
Carolina had led to the satisfactory
conclusion that practicable route for
railroad between Charleston and the
Ohio river existed. The surveys up to
this time, the report said, had been
confined TO parts of the line where
most difficulties were apprchcnded,
and no definite location of the route
could then be predicted on. The only
fact clearly and distinctly asccrtained
was that the valley OF the French
Broad river must be adopted, as the
only practicable course through which
the road coull pass the Allegheny
mountains and the Blue Ridge,
having in view the connection
of the points described in the
charter. The report said that an
other route, by the head waters Of the
Savannah and the valleys of the Tuck
aseeye and Little Tennessee river had
been surveyed. but was found to be
impractlcablc. On the other hand, it
was clearly demonstrated that by
adopting the French Broad route, it
was impossible to conduct the road
from the valley of the East Tennessee
entirely through the Allegheny noun
talns, to the crest of the Blue Ridge NJ
two points in Buncombc County,
North Carolina, near where Ashcvlllc
Is now located, on gradual ascent en-
tirely within the range of locomotive
power as then in use. These points,
the report continued, were at the Rccdy
Iatch and Butte Mountain gaps.
Late surveys also led to the conviction
that from one, ii not from both, OF
these dcpresssons in the Blue Ridge,
the road might be carried into the level
country of South Carolina, beyond the
mountain region on grade that would
supcrccde the necessity of st1 tionary
power. But this part of the ground
had not been sufficiently subjected to
the rigorous tests of the instrument
to enable the committee to recommend
which of the several routes should be
adopted The report says, continuing:
"Three at least should be sufficiently
examined: First, the route which
leads down the Reedy Patch creek and
Broad river till the ridge between the
stream and The Catawba river is gain
cd; second, the route by the Butt
Mountain gap, descending through
the opening which receives the Green
river, between the Blue Ridge and The
Saluda mountains, till the latter noun
tain is llanked on the east; the third
the route which tlcscends from the
Butt Mountain gap into Green river
cove and passes Saluda mountain by
Gap creek and continues to the level
country near Greenville, S. G..
The report said that these surveys
must be extended with a view of pass
ing through Columbia. At Columbia
the line was to meet the projected line
of the South Carolina Canal and Rail
road Company, which had exclusive
right to railroad between Charleston
and Columbia for thirty-six years, and
which at that time had track half the
distance.
Since the convention Of 1886 Knox.
vile and Cincinnati are connected, as
well rs Knoxville and the Carolinas
There is still demand, however
for more direct route from Charles.
ton to Cincinnati. The Tennessee
Central, connecting East and Middle
Tennessee for the first time, is a link
in the chain of events which portend
so much for Knoxville.
How to encourage and keep the boy
on the farm ? Take them to the Stat,
Foir for oi oul on nl>;ao