The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-10-22

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Your readers have ! undoubtedly
taken some interest in the project
ed narrow gauge railroad." 1T is a
new enterprise and seeks a new
field entirely for its location. TO
ledo one terminus on Lake Erie is
in the midst Of alarge agricultural
section, and tributary to the ship
ping interests Of the great Lake.
Toledo also, has aspirations pec,l-
liar to Western towns ~ ChicagoHa
rival has held her convention in
reference to a railroad to the South
Atlantic, and should she be sue
cessful in enlisting the interest Of
the different. sections, she will
have accomplished but a small por-
ton of the difficulties that; will be
met in perfecting an organization
AT Cincinnati she Will meet with
difficulties that mayt!retard her
progress through Kentucky. There.
are no less than half a dozen char
tered companies with roads half
completed, who have for years been
seeking a Southern. outlet. ! Louis:
Vile, Cincinnatti's rival, is on the
alert, and like the! dog in a manger
is. using every influence to Keep
Cincinnati tributary. to her line of
railroads. Thus. with these combi-
n,tionsj,'T car, see mo q rood
resulting from waiting for this
Chicago and South Atlantic rail
road to take shape. Years and
large amount. of money has been
expended upon your Northern out
let without any definite results, and
your people. are really, no nearer
Knoxville than you were years ago.
Any candid fiinancier' or railroad
man" can sit down and carefully
the costo this enterprise,
which can only ibe accomplished
when every company now. locking
in, your, direction have ceased to
guarrel. ThaYe carefully surveyed
the whole project and undoubted-
'ly T ann as enthusiastic in reference
this IL. railroad; enterprise iuwas
any Of your citizens, can be. 1
have given it no. hopes, and, now
lmy entire attention is cchtcrcd in
another, that costing one-ha1f less,
occupying an undisputed territory
-and when built will give to the
stockholderI a percentage Of pro-
fits, that he, as an original stock:
holder would not have received
from the other enterprise. ;''''' u" :
sThisnew road. may have some
difficulty in procqrin 6 the right Of
way from Toledo o.,Columbus /;
but from tAe latter point to Ports
mouth, Ohio, the enterprise will
have an T. undesputed sway. The
7The' scioto Valley one Of the
richestin Ohio, having IA yield of
over; $1O,O00,00O bushels of corn,
will give. you, cheap food in ex-
change for your cotton and rice
and at cheaper rates than the broad
gauge. d Portsmouth, Ironton, Gin
cinnatti, Columbus and Toledo
want all the coal and iron and the
timber found in our undeveloped
sections. Portsmouth with he %
Blast furnaces, is using every intlu-
ence to carry forward the work OF
this great enterprise. The great
state Of Ohio is reaching out her
hand, and seeks to cross the bloody
chasm. ....,.. y
Tie meeting at Warm Springs
gave the few an impetus worthy the
aid and influence Of every citizen
who wishes to see the South pros
per. Our little road if built will do
more to develop our resources than
any other railroad enterprise has
done. bod
1t is noticeable fact, and many
have commented upon it, that but
few of our railroad enterprises in
the South have penetrated any of
our mineral sections. The WEALTH.
est railroads in the United States,
are those that have been construct
cd.through the coal and iron fields
Of their immediate sections, and in
consequence to day their influence
is felt everywhere throughout our
broad land.
This is a peoples road, not got
ten up in the interests Of one indl-
vidual or ring-but to devclopc