Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-06-19
We Haye Talked OF, Railroads for
TkfrtytYears!

tE ASs
And weIare s6nf talking. sAhd for a
long time past we have been afraid that
the Day Of Judgment would come and
catch us at this improbable sort ofwork.
sRgt now we begin to hope for better
Eatihings. And swhy3s because the rail;
sresd effortis row asteady and enduring
sang. Aehapasts j was fsFes t1at asa!
burnt little once in two or three years.
On Monday morning last. an impromp-
rtu Railroad neetipg was held byaingms
Der Of our citizens in the law office Of
John L. Addison, Esq. This meeting
was the, sudden oatgpowth, of the late
general discussion, in SOCIAL conversa-
ton, concerning wooden railroads, mar
row gauges, &C., &c. Capt. Lewis Jones
was called to the Chair, and John L. Ad-
olson, Esq. requested toac as Secretary.
The deliberations were confined al
.mostentirely .toa railroad from Edge
Held toPine Honse; and while awood1
en- road with cars drawn by mules, found
only a. few advocates, an iron narrow
gauge found many.
The upshot of the meeting was this:
Under resolu utionso oHered hy A. 4:SNer-
ris, Esq, the Chairman appointed Com
mittee Of five, consisting Of A. j. Norris,
W. w. Adams; o. F. Uheatham, j. II.
Addison and D. r.. Durisoe, to raise
money for survey Of the projected road,
and for estimates, by the surveyor, OF
the cost Of the different classes OF road
wooden, narrow gauge, wide gauge.
Thirty years have we mootsd this sub
ject and still no railroad has yet reached
US. And for thirty years to come we
shall be in the same forlorn condition
unless every man comes up to the fullest
extent of his ability in taking stock in
that road which will stand pledged to
reach our town first. Unless this con-
efusion is already arr. we'd attn the minds
ofsour citizens, and to be put into execu-
ton forthwith, our numerous meetings
will end, as for thirty years past, in nerve'
Jess a6ortioas.
And in this connection, we append the
following sensible and timely wordss,from
scotemporarys the Beaufort
Republican, concurring fully in them,
AMI suggesting Wednesday, the 18th OF
as the day for the Abbeviue
Convention, with the assurance that
Edgefeld will be represented at that
Convention:
FROM PORT ROYAL TO CHICAGO. VIA
ABBEVILLE, ANDERSON
AND THE Blue RfReE RAILRoAD.-A
road connecting the Port Royal rahro
with the Blue Ridge railroad must pc
built. The connections we have with
the west at Augrsta are too indirect, We
want. and must have, the shortest Line
possibl between Cincinnati, the Ohio
valley, Chicago and the great lakes.
Such aline can behad only by leaving the
Port Royal railroad at or near Allenda}e,
passing through Edgefeid Abbeyille,
and Anderson counties to the Blue Ridge
railroad. Thence to Knoxville through
Rabun Gap; theIrce to Cincinnati and
Chicago. is
We have many evidences that the peo-
plo Of Beaufort, Barnwell, Edgeheld,
Abbeville and Anderson are awake to
this need and the benefits to accrue from
it. We. are on the constant receipt Of
letters nom citizens of these counties all
expressive OF an intense Interest in the
matter. Tho articles published last week
show that the movement is gathering
headwav. Elsewhere we give the views
Of a correspondent, a prominent citizen
of Edgetield.
Let us have convention of the live
I.len OF the counties lying along the pro-
posed route We would suggest some
aiiie III August and Abbeville COURTHOUSE
Is thesplace wlKoaE E1gefeld SAbbe-
Vile and Anderson pret Of the press
sire<ns their views Jon the proposiaon.
we think such>T meeting would result
i'm good.