Jasper Republican, Volume 2, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1875 — C. & S. A. R. R. [ARTICLE]

C. & S. A. R. R.

An Important meeting: at the Grand Hotel yesterday. [From tne Cincinnati Enquirer.] A meeting, attended by a score or more of representative Kentucky and Indiana, met at the Grand Hotel yesterday, in furtherance of the railroad project, known as “The Chicago nnd South Atlantic Railway.*' Hon. Thomas L. Jones, of the Sixth Kentucky District, as President of the Commission for Kentucky, appointed by the Conveniioa held in Chicago in behalf of the

enterprise, called the meeting to order. Upon huumotfoa, .y»o nd, of Mooticello, Ind., President of the road, was called to the Chair, and Col. D. W. Calvert, of the Rbing San {lnd.) Press, chosen Secretary. Colouel Jones then stated that (Ke object of the meeting was to form a Board of Directors foa the Kentucky Divbion of the road, and to put the machine in motion. The Colonel then, at some length, reviewed the project, and eloquently showed the benefits to be derived by the whole councry from the succssful carrying out thereof. In closing he called out Mr. Haymond, who, in a. speech, of over half an hour, gave the history of the enterprise as far baik as 1839, when the original Convention Was held in Augusta, Ga. [A Convention to which, as he related, in subsequent happy remarks, Colooel Jones was himself a delegate, although only a lad of fifteen then, and not older now, perhaps, than some gentlemen present.— -Rep.J The speaker said that a considerable portion of the road from Chicago to Indbnapolb was graded, and that it would be in running order from Chicago to Delphi in a very short time. The bridge across the Wabash b completed, and the Company has obtained about $500,000 worth of franchises in Indiana also the right of way through that portion of Illinois through which the road will pass, and also very valuable franchise within the city of Chicago, the whole being worth from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000. The Company have also effected consoli dations by which their line now extends to the Ohio River. Through Kentucky they have no connections, but beyond that they are now negotiating with the officers of the French Broad Railroad, with a fair prospect of consolidation, which will extend the line to Spartansburg, South Carolina. Beyond that point they are already at work on the road, and will be enabled to prepare it for the iron with their local subscriptions. After further remaiks from Col. Jones, Mr. Harrb, of Kentucky, and other gentlemen from Kentucky and Indiana were briefly heard from. Subscription books were then opened, and a nominal amount of stock taken for the purpose of organization, which was accordingly effected as follows:

Directors: Thomas L. Jones, of Newport, Ky.; 11. T. Duncan and Wm. Preston, of Lexington, Ky.; F. Dickey, of Boone county, Ky.; KeeDe Richards, of Scott county, Ky.; H. T. Harris, of Madison county, Ky., John Dishman, of Knox county, Ky.; J. Stoddard Johnston, of Frankfort, Ky ; Beriah Magoffin, of Mercer eounty, Ky.: W. S. Haymond, of Monticello, Ind.; Robert Rae, of Chicago. The Directors subsequently organized by unanimously electing Hon. Thomas L. Jones, President. Mr. Jones stated that at an early date an engineer would report on two or three feasible routes/rom Cincinnati to Cumberland Gap, and thus allow the counties on the various routes to compete for the road.