The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-04-19
ENTHUSIASM MARKED
RAILROAD MEETING
l-aurens Sends Large Dele.
cation to Cross Anchor
ANOTHER MEETING
NEXT THURSDAY

Large LaurenS Delegation Attended
the Meeting and Pledged the SUP.
port OF this City in the Building of
the Line. }. +. Jacobs Named
Chairman OF Committees.
Yesterday afternoon at three O'Clock
group of representative business
men from Spartanburg, Glenn Springs,
Woodruff, Union, Elobbysvillc, Reid
vile, White Stone. Cross Keys, Clin-
ton and Laurens. met at Cross Anchor
for the purpose of formulating some
definite plan for the building of some
Kind Of railroad, either steam or clcc-
'rlc, adequate for the handling Of
transportation between those poin;s.
The meeting was called to order by
DR.. Patton, Of Cross Anchor, who
made a short address, AT the end of
which he nominated Mr.. J. +. Jacobs,
OF Clinton, as temporary chairman OF
VIC hccllnS. MS nomination was
carried, Mr.. Jacobs then outlined thc
purpose of the meeting, which he said,
was lor the purpose Of arranging for
some mode Of transportation for this
section of the country. He stated that
ne, as a representative Of the Cham
Der OF Commerce Of the city of Clin-
ton, had over five hundred dollars to
ofier for preliminary survey of the
proposed road; that Clinton wanted
the road to come to that city, and that
they would do all in their power to
help Cross Anchor secure it. The
meeting was then thrown open to the
house, the chairman calling on repre-
sentative men from every city or town
along or near the proposed routes
All or the representatives from the
above mentioned towns and cities
stated that their towns were heartily
in favor Of the new road, and that
they stood ready and willing to offer
all of the support possible. The meet
ing then got down to brass tackS".
Mr.. w. l.. Gray. Of I.aurcns, said that
ne thought that in order for the pre-
llminary survey to be made that the
route ought to he decided upon: and
as result OF this statement MIR. Gray
made motion that the new road start
from Spartanburg and go by White
Stone, liobDysvillc, Glenn Springs
Walnut Grove, Cross Anchor 10 I.au-
rcns, and thence to Clinton. Mr.. GRAY
then went on to say that the citizens
OF LaurcnS not only had come TO the
meeting with offers Of good wishes
and contributions for the survey Of
the new road, but with plats of a pre-
liminary survey Of road from I.au-
rcnS to Clinton already made, and
that he would be more than glad to
submit this survey. After much ar
gumcnt and some sharp rcpartcc. a
gentleman from Woodruff moved that
the house table Mr. Gray's motion,
which motion was seconded and car
ricd
y general exchange of advice fol-
lowed, in which the representatives Of
all the various communities Interested
seemed to agree that the road woulG
IN some way connect with Cross An
vile wanted the road SO Mr.. Gray
vile wanted the road SO. Mr.. Gray
made another motion to the effect that
committee from one to three men
from each community interested be
elected from their respective commun-
tiles and this committee meet on the
twenty-fifth Of this month at Cross
Anchor, for said committees to come
prepared to offer enough to have a
preliminary survey made to their re-
spectivc towns If they so wished; that
the starting point. and the destination
Of the road be decided upon later.
This motion waa unanimously car
rlcd and the committees elected
Mr.. J r.. Jacobs was elected prcsi-
dent Of the committees and Mr.. Paul
Moore. secretary Of the Spartanburg
Chamber of Commerce, was elected
secretary. The meeting then ad-
journcd.
About SO or rs representatives at
tended the meeting from I.aurens and
the Laurens men played big part in
the deliberations. Mr.. w. L. Gray
was spokesman for the Laurens dele
CATION and represented tthis city ably