Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-07-04
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Augusta !" What does this mean to
! Charlestoa2 It neansSthat the trade
Of that whole section will go to Au-
gusta if not competed for, and the
steamboats,, lately introduced into
the Augusta Canal, will aid the rail
road by riverservice. 1t means that
our wide.awake neighbors, when the
spartanburg Railroad is carried over
the Blue Ridge, vii! connect their line
with that town and compete for the
Western trade. And-through the
combination which isevidently ahead
between the Georgia Railroad and
the Port Royal Railroad, that Port
Royal Gf Savannah is not fortunate
enough to secure it, will be the South
Carolina port. into wl.,,ch the wealth
Of trade that will pass through Au-
gusta will pour, and that that city
will be built up rapidly at Charles
tons expense, through the company
which will have its advancement deep
at heart.
These seem to be more than po-
tentialities looming up in the near
future, and seem to require earnest
consideration from Charleston. One
of your own citizens in card a few
days ago truly said ealluding to Port
Royals competition for the grain
trade that unless the people mcve
abreast with tie enterplisng spirit Of
the day they will fnl their trade
slipping away from them. The rail
road which is proposed TO Greenwood
would do nuch for Charleston TO-
wards saving her trade. A straight
line from Aiken to that town would
almost pass through Trenton and
ElgefelI ard be only fifty miles
long, and once the road is built it will
sare al least .N,y miles to Charleston.
Greenwood IS only a lev miles above
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Ninety.Six, and preferablca as it isthe
present terminus Of tie Augusta
Knoxville and Greenwood Railroad
and will be an important junction i'll
The future. So far as Aiken is con-
cerned, the connection with Edge
field, sooner or later, is certain. ior
that town needs it, and once Aiken
is reached If aid in the extension Of
the road TO Greenwood is not derived
from Charleston, rival interests in
Port Royal will probably extend it
and connect that city directly with
the line. But tor our CITY by the
SEA" We would urge thatit take an
interest in the project, and secure The
route before other connections are
made 10 lis ae!rimeat.
il the people Of Aiken and Edge
field had assurances Of material aid
from Charleston in Tie finishing and
the extension of The road, tic first
twenty miles would soon he graded
and croystietl. The Edgefeld 2ranch
Railroad to Trenton is a fix d fact, 81
far as this part Of the work is con-
cerned. The town itself subscribed
So 900, and the convicts will soon be
at work.
In addition to what has been said
as TO the advantages to your city Of
such a road, it may be stated that
the phosphate and fertilizer compa-
MES could monopoli2o the trade Of
that section, and over FI50, ,0Q(l would
be poured by the merchants alone
into Charleston which now goes to
Augusta. Four thousand to ten
thousand more bales OF cotton could
annually be handled By your factors,
while the South CAl ,lina Railroad
would reap the universal benefits CT
.he increased and travel. 1t is not
too much to say that the road is a
necessity to Charleston.
1t is true that these are hard times
FOR the building Of new railroads, but
if the necessity Of such connection
is properly appreciated in Charleston.
the means Of aiding the enterprise
can easily be found. But a small
contribution towards the stock Of
such road from tue South Carolina
Railroad Company and from the
numerous factors, merchants and
phosphate companies who would be
the immediate recipients OF its ad-
vantages, and it would speedily be
built. The people OF the country are
not able to build it of themselves,
and those who render the necessary
aid will reap the fruits of what they
SOW. Forum sat sapic0tisj
j. G. P.
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A GREAT RELIEF.