Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-07-22
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NEW LINE OF RAILROAD.

ANEW LINE OF RAILROAD.
The new railroad from Cheraw, S. c., to
Salisbury, N. c., has been finished as far
as Wadesboro, N. c., to which point trains
are now running. A staff correspondent of
the Nsws and Courier has recently been over
the new line, and from the interesting sketch
he furnishes of the road and its condition, we
extract the following:
In the early part of 1879, mainly through
the influence Of President Ravenel, Of the
Northeastern Railroad, fresh interest was
awakened in the enterprise. 1t was derter.
mined to give first mortgage on the road
from Cheraw to Wadesboro Of $l60, 900, and
to issue upon the same a corresponding
am ount of per cent. first mortgage bonds.
The mortgage was given in the fall of 1879,
and the bonds were issued and taken up at
par Every bond was sold and taken. With
the proceeds derived from their sale steel
rails and the most approved fastenings were
purchased, all the old grading was worked
over, two miles of new grading, completing
the line to Wadesboro, were built the tres
ties we're constructed, depots and turnouts
established, and every necessary appendage
added to the working facilities of the road.
At present the road has no equipment, but
is run by the stock of the Cheraw and Oar.
liugton road, the trains running through from
Florence to Wadesboro The weight of the
iron with which road is laid is forty-fve pouds
to the yard. The rails are of the best road
steel, and are laid with the most approved
angle plates and Fishbar connections, making
continuous rail and holding the track se
curely in position. After the road had been
mortgaged not lick of work was struck until
all of the bonds were taken on July 3, 1879.
Since that time the progress Of the road has
been most encouraging. One year ago all
the timber used in its construction was grow
ing in the woods, and some doubted, while
many opposed, the success of the underta
king.
The road runs through Chesterfield county
for ten miles, and for fifteen miles through
Anson county, N. G. 1t connects with the
Carolina Central at Wadesboro, which runs
from Shelby to Wilmington, distance OF
2SO miles, When the Cheraw road is buil
through to Salisbury it will strike at thai
place the Western North Carolina, which
runs now from Salisbury to Asheville, dis
tance of 225 miles, and is to be extended te
connect with the Western system of roads al
Morristown, or with the Knoxville and East
Tennessee road. At present by taking the
Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio road, a dis
lance of 45 miles, the Western North Caro-
lima can now be reached at Statesville, %
miles west of Salisbury, which goes to Ashe
Vile. There is an unfinished link of the
road between Asheville and Morristown, (no1
including the forty miles of this line over
which the trains are now running.) which
the Best Syndicate is under obligations t'
complete, together with all the other Western
connections. This accomplished and there
will be through line beyond the mountains
to the West.
One of the principal cotton buyers of Wades:
boro assured me to-day that at least 10000
bales of cotton would be shipped to Charles
ton next season from that point. Between
5000 and 5000 bales we're sold at Wadesboro
during the last season, the bulk of which
went to Charleston. | have the same au'
thority for saying that the trade of the city
will be increased at least $4,000 by this new
road Anson county cotton always brings
the top of the market, and often goes over
the highest market quotations. This cotton
will seek the Chareston market because it is
the highest market for the sale of the finer
grades of cation, and the price paid is higher
than in Baltimore, Wilmington or New York
The completion of the Cheraw and Wades
boro Road will also increase the demand tor
Charleston Fertilizers. Wherever the COM
nercial manures have been used in this sec'
.ion they have made handsome return, and
the country throu gh which the road passes
by judicious fertilizing, could easily be brought
to the highest state Of production.