Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-05-30
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Greenwood & Augusta Railroad.
A few active, energetic, determined
citizens of Greenwood and vicinity as
sembled at th:t place on the 10th of last
September, 70 take into consideration
the building of Railroad from Green
wood 10 Augusta. Cut off as they were
from their filvorite market, and being
forced to trade elsewhere than at Angus
Ia, they attempted TO enlist the whole
country in the goo' cause Of building
the Greenwood & Augusta Railroad
This they succeeded in accomplishing, and
now the citizens from the Saluda to the
Savannah are ready to q MON, era--rii-
ling to go to work and consummate the
grand undertaking. Their neighbors,
aboveand below, looked upon their action
with scorn. hooted at their design, and
attempted to throw dampcr on. their
project.
But not daunteti by tile secifS, the
hootings and contuinclT of these disin-
tercsted neighbors, the friends Of the en-
;erprise determined to perscverc, .to.se-
cure Charter, and il possible tc build Il
Road to Augusta, 10 which market
they have resolved to 60.
On the first of November anothcr.nicct-
in.. was held ut the same place. Then it
was that the people along the line cheer
fully responded 10 The call, and %aresurh
in ,nlpc.us 10 the stone tina. had already
bean set in motion, that ii has overcome
every obstacle, brolea iown every bar
rier. and it, momentum continues IL i'll
crease like that DrsidEai rocking stcns
OF old, which the Gngerof child lnight
set IN motion, Dut Which lilo giants
strength could stay.
Meeting after meeting has been held,
at each of which our hopes have GROWN
brighter and clearer; ,ae friends of the
enterprise have daily increased, and coil
.;nuc to increase while short time
since they wcrc coantnd ny tens, they
arc nuw connted ~ hundreds; all pre-
pared in Heart, ll;nJ and purse TO unite
:lnd complete this undertaking.
In iact. there is no doubt but that the
Road will soon be bliit. Its contem-
pla;iou is no myth NJ delusive ctiinera;
none of those thousands Of troops OF
spectre form that are continually passing
over lite's wizard glass; but something
shat is practicable and feasible. Who
cal, doubt the early complexion of the
Road for one moment, when they COIL
template il with unbiased minds? There
is Augusta, the Lowell of. the South
.hat powerful magnet at one end Vi the
linc,-which is ROW 50 strongly attracting
the attention OF the upper Counties of
this State.
To The citizens Of Spas'anburg and
Laurens wc extend cur hands. and invite
them to come orcr ana join lis. Mo will
,li.ot you on tho banks of the Salnda.
And without retiec.ing on other Railroad
cacmes in contemplation, we would say
esndidly, this is your only hope, sGar
only way Of ever reaching your tavorite
market directly by Railroad. Who then,
With such n powerful; attracting force as
.Augus:a il front, and such motive
power in rear as Spa'tanburg, Laurens,
e., ard other help even beyond the Blue
Ridge, can be 50 skeptical as 10 doubt
our success? We c~en behold the day
not far ii.tlnt, when this Road will be
second to none in the UnioH,. for link
,ftcr link will be added, until It win
form one grand chain from Augusta to
Cnada.
So,ue may think this an exaggcration; /;
IN assertion without any foundation; but
by examining the topography ofthe coun-
try it will be seon that as soon rs the
Greenwood & augusta Railroad is COM
oleted, the other links will be added as
natural sequence, and as surely and
certainly as water seeks the lowest level.
A meeting of the corporetors and
friends of the Road was held at porn's
Mine Oh the oath inst. Con. P. II. Bred
Icy was called to the Chair, and in an
eloquent andimpressive manner, review
ed all our steps from tho first; made
clear and concise statement of the costs
of constructing such Road, and'indica-
ted the line to be pursued in order to
crown all our efforts with success.
The Chairman was followad by several
distinguished gentlemen, who spoke
favorably of our prospects. Not one
doubt was expressed. No word of dis
cburagement,was uttered, Gbut all; pleas
ing, cheering and soul inspiring, 49,.
) We were, much gratifed by meeting
our old friends, the Editors of the Abher'
willie Medium sithey deserves c6nsidefabIs-
praise, and havo our heartfelt thanks for
the interest they have always manifested
for our enterprise; and will eyer be re-