Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-06-09

New FOrk.-Thr board OF directors
Of Southern Railway Company
paid high tribute To lho memory of
the late Col. \. l.. Andrews. first
vice president and for many years a
member of the board who died at his
hom" in Raleigh, y. c., on April II,
1915, in rh" following resolutions:
"ln Mcm0rinm. Alexander Boyd
Andrews.
"AlcXand"r Boyd Andrews was born
I'm Franklin county, North Carolina,
on the I'D day of July, 1871. He
rendered his services to the COnfed-
cracy la April. 1861. and in June
of that year, before he was 20 years
In Company l., of the First regiment
of North Carolina cavalry. C0nfcd-
crate Stat,a Army. He served with
distinguished gallantry until. in Sep
tcmbrr. 1868. he was shot through
the chest ana lung by the fragment of
a shell at Jacks shop. near GordonS-
Vile. Va. After recovering from this
serious wound he found, when peace
was rc-cStabliShcd, the whole indus
trial life of the South PROSTATE as
result of war and the people among
whom he lived confronted with the
task Of rebuilding their social, and
of creating an Industrial system on
new lines. He became Il factor of
prime Importance in this creative and
constructive work. Realizing the ne
ccsSity for transportation in any plan
of reorganization and reconstruction.
he entered railroad life. His first
service was with the Raleigh and GAS
ton and with the Raleigh and Au-
GuSta railroads, and aS their Supcrin-
tcndcnt for eight years he was the
principal factor in their rehabilitation
after the ravagCS OF war.
With the r. and d.
ellis efficiency in this work brought
him an offer Of promotion from the
Richmond and Danvillc Railroad Com
pany, and in 1878 he became super
intendcnt Of it's North Carolina di-
vision. He remained with this and
other predecessors OF Southern Rail-
way Company and with the South
ern itself unintcrrupt Cdly until his
death, period Of forty years. Be
ginning with the Office of Supcrin-
tcnd"nt, he worked his way uD
through various intermediate grades
until he became first vice president
and director OF this company, which
position he held at the time Of his
death and had held for many years.
Ills active railroad work had thus
cXtcndcd over period little short of
half century.
"During that time the principal
construction and organization work
Of the railroads. Of the South has been
done, ana the Industrial life of the
South itself has been rcorganiZcd and
rebuilt. In this accomplishment Col
oncl Andrews was vital force. Pos
ScSSing strong and dominating per
SOnalty, virilc and commanding in
character and intellect, he threw him
SELF into his great work with ire
sistiblc will and purpose. His
achievements, which were many,
richly entitl" him TO place among
the great constructive forces Of his
State and section.
Completed Western Road.
Among these achievements was
the completion Of the Western North
Carolina railroad. from Old Fort, over
the mountains, through Ashcville, to
Paint Rock, and its branches. Thus
through his efforts was opened up
the great industrial section Of western
North Carolina. Population and de.
velOpment and industries followed his
pioneer act, and every person I'm that
rich and inviting territory Is now, and