The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1873-06-13
The Books To bs Opersd .

Next Monday Is the day set apart Tor tho
Commissioners appointed by the corporatsvs s{a
the Spartnnburg and Asheyille Railroad, e..
open the books Tor subscriptions TO build thu
road 2E%
IL would seem almost unnecessary for u ~
say any thing 10 induce the people Of this coa aty
to come forward promptly and with iteralitf 10
ensure the building OF this most of al imp,sis
tant Railroad links, 10 complete n,e shaf sst
throug to the grain-growins wea sudsa y
manufacturing and Commercial msrts of tive
North ; bat our people have more thp ordn-
Sry interest in this great enterprise. qhe sc-.
tual Question with them is, "shal we have ell
road at all in ,his section, or aot." II tl,s ex-
may rsst assured that In n very short time aar
prescott road will bc discontinued, Tor want Of
sufficient business to p.y the expenses Of run.
, ming train, oven once week. Nearly all the
business that it win have to depend upon will w.
the frei ght and travel to the points nj and lov
Union g. H., and most Of the business from thu
| point will GO to the Airline road, as being the
nearest. Sparianburg is really independent ci
our road for she has good one running thrmgh
dation to the best bome, Southern, Western aal
Northern markets; and the presout owners II OFT
road could not be expected either to let iryot-
mcnt Of $500 900 lie idle or permit IL be us.
| cor ou' accommodation 81 n heavy loss N IhsSte
selves. Those are some Of tho prnctisS ssls-
lions for our people to ,hnk upon. But they.iis
another nnd equally as important q coasit,,.
ton that should incite our people to stssh w.
cry nerve to build the extension. Thei etm,
plain, and often very justly, of the higs eb.Sses
for travel and freight on our roads. TbA Eld.
ing Of the extension must bring theae Ggh
| charges down 10 fair and even cheap rs,0s In
| The first place, il will be long, coHiESsns
| through-route, and it is we'll known 'cai2thc
freight and travel on ali such routes at4G,a >
Pnt TO the very lowest prices possible. II the
next place, II will be competing through. rate,
which will ensure us asams, the exactious md
caprices Of an oppressive railroad menoJ,iy,
such as we have been suffering from ever .nee
the first railroad WAS built to the in,erior t'our
State. These are two Of the praclical be Gifts
that must necessarily accrue to our people rom
| the extension Of our road y.
But there are still other importsut ,sl4 Lus,.,cs
TO 6e secured by our citizens, if this rru,n is
built. IL will open to us u direct communia-
ticn to the gruin-growing and stock -sisnu
mountains of Western North Carolina AMI Tn,
West, 10y which We shall be able to obtain better
and cheaper provisions for man and beast than
We have ever had arc able to raiss. AL the
productions Of the Mohawk Valley Of Now
York, for which we now pay mos, exo.AitAnt
prices. can be raised in profusion IA the ,ery
section Of Western North Curolina thto,s sb which
the road will run, Mt the very lowgt pat ~
AS tho fertile fields of Western New Ies1 csn-
tribute to The, happiness wealth ans t'respdrity
ofthe villages towns and cities In tlspfser Epr-,
tons Of that State, so will the pro,fc NouHsains
and vallies of North Caroline icecesscs and
kentucky contribute to The sssatA happiness
and prosperity Of South CArciips, fr.n the
Charleston 10 tho NoYs& ctreline lfs o..
1, IN, 4hs. Jinyie srti tle lof y i;YhGf'{sSyI :
inis State would save enortnoas s,sa a}tl
ent we poy from SO to $3.50 iss hundred 4
for Northern iiny, while sixty miles stoso .is
place the finest quality Of Hay Is raisd in
abundance, hut cannot lind sale at so cents.
What say the people of Columbia and Oar.
leston' Will ihey not see their interests luhis
road? II is tie shortest route &yn, thee. ..ties
to Asheville, by at least tweuty b;ilA WINS il
has 6s miles Of good road alfes3 yfHsM The
cost to built this route will be at Rsfts lrlion
and half dollars less than nny; tthes M ,,,a-
temPlntcd. AT the same time its G,,'r,ak to
those cities new and large secf6i II sSjS.iSs
from which they are cntiretyaGiI;f II by the
Tba - u ~
Asheville would necessarily comp Stsi enscn
at the lower end to Columbia, msing TIA, c,ts
the ter,nini Of another direct ad ts.soe,iny
through route to the North. Colms6s ;ben. /,
more interested in building tlirosa flan any
other, while Charleston, heines,,o-aE outlet
will receive equally as great .:t.ntatesss.;n It.
These arc only some Of The g,sat nsrantayes
that the spartanburg and AssviDs rad will,
ensure over any other route, I'D We ask tho
people from the seabo"rd to ths.rttdsains to
take the matter under serioss. ,ns, ,o,a,;on
and If they are satisfied our rsl ;S K cs are
correct to come forward and; ~ Y u ms &,
building il.
nA- Through the politsnsss /, }t9 dseId.
the able and courteous cashier Stttti .arv a
National Bank, we were pernitLa q lz Monday
TO examine the handsome. ,,ss m iust
completed by that Jpstiep,'r q ~ hit which
'ssy nave . lately = 'slly one
VI 'he i"os' TASTY &ts VS. y SyEs4 NHrsW ses
in the State az M .g /! ~ ss S ee
Of the town. *, tLst y t-@ by Mr.
John Mccall thS'Sss 8fsS q AtA ~ ts Lee,
and the beautiful pain ss iS. ;g1by aIr.
&. Richter. The Yaulss gfsss y S ISs sapa