The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-12
Railroad Entorprase.

A&AAhceu AhtCIP PEA10s
Mn. EDITOR: Notwithstanding the in.
olemenoy OF the weather, the railroad
meeting at Ohiles' Gross Roads, in Alb
beville County, on tile 1st inst, was well
attended. The truth is, the absolute ne.
cessity for a railroad through tho section
proposed to be traversed by the Green
wood and Augusta Road. renders it's con-
struotion fixed fact if there is property
enough throughout the length and
breadth Of the route from Greenwood to
Savannah River to build it. It is, in
deed, necessity, and fully realized by
the Citizens OF this section of Abbeville
and Edgeffeld. We are isolated. to u
great extent; remote from fnarket, with
all the attendant evils Of such remote
ness. The direct question with as is
shall we preserve persistently our isola-
ton. and thus -efectually bar our pros.
perity, or shall we,, by wife and liberal
policy. devote our otherwise useless end
dormant means: to tho development OF
one OF tho most fertile sections of the
State? The latter is the determination
OF the people along this route, and
such ia the interest which they have in
ii. The interest Of others in this road
| is no less evident. Augusta cannot be
mistaken as to her interest in it. The
completion of this line, of about fifty
miles, along ridge which could not
have been better provided by nature
for the purpose, without stream to
GROSS from Greenwood to Savannah
River. ut au incredibly small cost. will
complete her connection with the North
pia Greenville, Spartanburg, Charlotte,
&c., az effeotually as by any other route
proposed-either OF which will be three
times the distance of this to be con-
structed, and ten-fold the cost OF con-
struction, over az broken and rugged q
country as any in the State from be-
ginning to the end of the line
Another advantage Augusta has in the
Greenwood and Fury's Ferry route: it is,
in fuct, route to Augusta which can
have no competition. The route pro-
posed uia Ninety Six, Edge6eld, ETC..
reaches Augusta ut the Pine House, in
Edgetield-a respectful distance of TWEEN.
ty-six miles from her-affording ample
space aud opportunity for shippers to
choose between mnrkets and the tariffs
of different ronds-to which point the
South Carolina Road ought, by all means.
w OAtCdA u buoIt ltuo iIO" alhtil, duu
give to the public an opportunity Of
testing her as medium of Transports
ton and Charleston as IL cheap market.
Another item of great interest to Au-
gusta in the Greenwood and Fury's Ferry
route is. that it carries with it the com
pletion Of the Savannah Valley Road to
Dorn's Mines-a distance of thirty or
forty miles-from which point it may
branch off, and will eventually be built
by Abbeviile Court House to Anderson
But. Mr.. Editor, let what may be said,
the route from Greenwood to August., is
the only practicable route proposed. It
is scarcely probable TINT tho people on
the line ola Ninety-Six and Edgefeld
will build road from the former place
to tho Pine House, much less to Au-
gusta. and our fellow citizens of Laurens,
Union and Spartanburg are in no condi-
tion to embark in railroad enterprises.
They have graver interests in jeopardy.
Our hearts grieve for them as for stricken
brethren, and, could it avail, We would
cheerfully renounce all railroad facilities
and temporal prosperity for the restitu-
ton OF the liberties of our people.
LIBERTY HILL.
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