The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-07-07
Railroad Talk from q Mount Carmc.
Standp0int.

Major Lee, who has been employed for the
last six weeks in making surveys with the
for the Savannah Valley Railroad has just
completed his work. He surveyed three sew
eral routes with Anderson Court House as the
starting point and intersecting the Augusta
and Knoxville Railroad ~ Trirkem, a point
known as the post Road" and mount Tabor
Church," respectively. The first of these
routes is designated, in order to distinguish 1t
from the othersf as the bradley ittutG' rs II
the second rs the "Calhouns Mills" or Mars"
route, and the third as the "Mount Carmel
route. There is very little difference in the
length of the different rOuics-ranging as they
do, from 81 to j. miles from Anderson to the
intersection OF the Augusta and Knoxville
Read. 1t Is pretty generally conceded, now
ever, that the Mount Carmel route, notwlih-
standing it is Il few miles longer than the 9TH
or two that is If the object be simply to inter
sect the Augusta and Knoxville road! is much
the more practicable route, as the grading is
much lighter than on the others. The friends,
however. OF the Mount Carmel route hold that
the object is not simply to ]intcrScct the Au-
guSta and Knoxville road, as such, but that
the objective point is Augusta, and that being
! the case. theirs Is the shortest, straightcSt and
cheapest route. In order that this may be un-
derStOod | will state that at Tabor church., the
point ut which the Mount Carmel route strikes
the Augusta ind Knoxville road. the same
makes q bend in the direction Of Augusta al
! most at right angles. 1t is believed by every
one in this section that the city of Augusta.
upon WHOM uCpcIiNS very largely INC COLI pc
ton Of the Augusta and Knoxville road. IF II
Is ever to he completed. will soon see if she
has not already seen. that il will bc much more
TO her intC;eSt TO contribute what she would
OF said road from Tabor church to Greenwood.
to tic Savannah Valley road. and thus insure
the completion OF Il road which will traverse
the best cotton and grain growing portions OF
.Abbeville and Anderson counties and which
will lie an important link in that great
through route from Knoxville to tho sea coast
| ,.l,ta 1n-I n.t, ln 1ns,pr lp,. ~, nd ~ nj $n1lyn III nf
by our people. If this plan should he carried
out. which is confidently counted upon and TO
which some events which have TRANSFERRED
lately seem to point for instance the chang
ing Of the name of the Greenwood and Angus
tn road to that of the Augusta and Knoxville
road of course that part of said road from Ia.
Dor church to Greenwood will be discontinued
and the road from Augusta to Anderson push
ed forward vigorously to completion and he
known by the high sounding and significant
name of the Augusta, Knoxville and SaHan-
nah Valley Railroad. This will be a great
blow to Greenwood to thus see the prize, for
which she has SO long and so zcalOuSly striv-
en-, cludc her grasp, and that too at a moment
when she battered herself II was almost with
says MAN is prone to disappointment as the
sparks to fly upward" than which there is
nothing truer. She might draw some comfort
however, in contemplation of the fact that
she at least set the ball in motion.
1t is confidently expected, once the Savan-
nah Valley road is n forcgonc conclusion, its
completion placed beyond a ~pcradrcnturc,
that Abbeville will awake to her true inter
ests and will take measures looking to a con.
nection with said road ut some eligible point
and thus secure a competing line and no long
lumbia Railroad. All these plans are very
nice and, If carried out, would at least be a
great convenience to the county, but ! must
confess | am not as %sanguinc Of their fulfill
ment as are most others in this section anC
for that reason l am regarded rs
AN OLD FoGY.