The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-09-14
The Railroad Meeting at Laurens.

Meeting nt Laurens last Sales Day, it was very
evident from the proceedings that they were not
wanted there. The thing was all cut and Tried
by the lfnrens committee and Spartanburg, be-
fore the delegates assembled A committee of
Is Eersons-tuO from each township in Laurcns
s-had prfpased a repSst, in which was the fol-
lowing Sme
sRsoiped,s SSM-~hAe we do not mean to pre-
judge the Question of route, we are of opinion
that tho route from Augusta via Lauren, Court
House to Spnrtanburg would give the greatest
advantage to Laurens County.
Which was adopted.
After the passage OF that resolution was Sc
cured, the delegates from the other Counties at
the request of delegate from Spartanburg,
were permitted to retire" The Laurens dele
gates then warmly discussed the matter and at
last adopted the followings
Resolved, That Delegates be invited to meet
the peole of Laurens ut this place on Sale Day
in October ne1t,-from Spartanburg, Ni0ety-
SIX, Greenwood, Edgetied and Augusta-and
the proceedings Of this meeting be published in
the papers of Laurens, Spartanburg, Ninety-Six,
Edgefeld and Augusta
This pointed suggestion that the route to the
sea, via Union, was entirely ignored that no
"delcgates from this quarter need apply and
that it was not desirable even far tho people of
Union to enow' what was done, shuts out The
iden of ruh ping our Narrow Gauge route by
I.aurens {, u.
But IS We do not intend to let one meeting or
the people Of one section divert us from our de-
friends of the cnt terprise to the following which
we clip from sour Monthly" spirited little
Magazine published in the Thornwell Orphangc,
at Clinton, ten miles below Laurens {. H., and
edited by Rev. W. 2. Jacobs:
Here is our chance. The cost Of the extcn-
sion of Il Narrow Gauge road through to Union
about twenty FIVE miles would not be over Sl40,-
600, a sum which is within the ability of our
people. The townships through which it pas
ses could build the road. 1t will give us con-
nectioh with the Narrow gauge system Of the
State Georgetown is the obi jecive point of these
II. Roads which will soon be reached, and an
outlet given to freight without breaking bulk.
Gentlemen, let us have public meeting in
favor of the chnton, Union, and Chester Mar
row Gauge r. r.
Clinton is one Of the most thriving little towns
III the upper part Of the State. 1t is located on
the Laurens Branch Of the Greenvillc and Co.
umba Il. Il. In ante Jc!ium times it rivalled
Laurcns &. H., rs cotton market and in the
amount of business done there Then it had
a number of cnterprising Merchants, and the
country around it was the richest part of Lau-
rens County. 1t would not lcngthcn the road
two miles, and we are confident larger sub
scripton could be secured for that route than
by laurens c. III. It is chance for Clinton that
she may not have again, while the same connex-
ion can be made with the Augusta road at Green
wood or Nincty-six7 that was i"tended by run
ming the road via Laurcns G.. II.
An effort will. no doubt, be made to secure .
tanburg roade If that is done compromise
might be ma& by which portion of Tie tax
should go towards building the road to Clinton.
In Chester the lower part of the County voted
for County subscription TO the Chester and
Lcnoir road with the understanding that if n
subscription wus asked for road to run through
the lower section Of the county the upper por-
ton would vote Tor it, and we learn that this
arrangement. will l., carried out in good faith.
Let Clinton tako the hint.