| From the Charleston Mercury |
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| October 19, 1861 |
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| Southern Commercial Convention -- Third Day -- Closing
Proceedings |
| (Reported Expressly for the Charleston Mercury) |
| Macon, Ga., Oct. 16 |
| Night Session -- 7 p. m. |
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| The following report was also made by the
same Committee {The Standing Committee}: |
| Resolved, That we invite the
attention of all our seaport and large commercial cities to the
importance of a direct and immediate connection with the coal and iron
mines of North Carolina, and as a military and commercial necessity,
urge a connection by railroad with the Confederate Arsenal at
Fayetteville, thence by the Fayetteville and Western Railroad
{the Western RR} to the coal and iron mines
on Deep River; and also to the importance of railroad communication
between Montgomery and Decatur, Ala., penetrating, as it will, coal and
iron deposits of immense extent and value. |
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