The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-29
TREsAyANNAHyALLEY RAILROAD.
LOCATION OF TEzE ROAD.

Report-Tise FFfends or snaEsf1nler HsuseS
Urge the Claims a their savefai Hines
| sThe WeoteFn or oEawndesviIIe Route Se
! tAdopted-1oo CSavte.s 10 Do Applied Cor,
and Work 60 Commence at an EARLY Day.
The BOARD of Directors of che Savannah
Valley Railroad Company. pursuant to adj
Journment. met at this place on Friday, ead
Instant. NJ 10 O'Clock q. w., the entire Beard
except one member being present.
Mhj. y, +. Wliincr moved that after the
reading of the Report OF tile Chief Engineer
that any gentlemen present. not members of
the Board be alioweite lay flt,r views he
fore the meeting as 10 their respective routes,
and that after they- haye been heard, all
present not Directors lbeiSeqnesied to with.
draw. as 1t WIS meeting uf the Directors
10 locate the Road. Adopted, IS -. :.
Maj. Thon,as B. Lee, Chief Engineer,
then spbinItted his final report the most
important parts Of which we publish
ENoIREIg's OFFICE 8. Y.R.R. !,
AEDRRsoa c. H., 8. C., July %. 1880.
Col. James ". Lafiner, Precedent Of the Sa.
vdnnah Pdiicy Railroad .l.i .ii &
I'LL herewith submit, ,assilpplementary
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further operations OF the Engineer Corps OF,
preliminary surveys and approximate esti-
mates OF cost of different lines SURVEYED.
together with maps, profiles and full details.
on which estimates, DC, are based. l,ils
Hy resolution of the Board of Directors, I
have made, since your iax. meeting, q sur
yey Of what is known az the Double Bridge
line. This line diverges from the main line
about eighteen miles from Anderson. alonv
the ridge between Wilson's Creek and Long
Branch. TO point nearly opposite Mr..
Sntherlands, thence across Long Branch by
Mr. Burdett's and Theodore .Kennedy's,
lalong the ridge between Long Branch and
Charles Creek,) crossing Charles Creek
near Its mouth. passing Lowndejyile rs Of
mile from the centre Of the town, 1.-THE
western line will pass so of mile from its
centrel crossing Rocky River about one
the main line ilear Mr.. Bolin Aliens. iSsa
! supplement for details and comparative
estimates OF this line with main line west
OF Lowndcsville.) i,sel3'i,s
Ialso, by instructions. embodied I'm same
resolution, made reconnaissance of the
country from MT. Moria, 81 miles from An
derson, to Lowndesville by way of the Cars
| well Institute, with the view OF passing Il a
line down the Wilson's Creek and Rocky
| River ridge, by way or the CarsweIl Instf.
tute and across fhe valley of Wilson's
Creek and Long Branch to tlle intersection
Il IL
Kennedy's. It would be impracticable
| (withont increased cost OF construction
| over the lines already sufveyedl to build q
road on this route; It would be no shorter,
| and lii its operation, on account Of the
rise and fall in the grades. would be longer.
The country from Anderson by way OF
Carswell to the cross roeds Mt BoliIi ALIENS,
crossing RocEy River east 3or Wilson s.
Greek, IS similar Ia its character to that
which has been surveyed from Anderson 60
the same point by way OF the Double
Bridge, and it is very doubtful whether
line surveyed. II refer you TO supplement-
marked I'd" for detailed In formation on this
point, nnd also to other routes which have
been proposed.)
wonld present for your consideration
fourth line, which have called the .'c1m.
bined line" This route is composed of the
Trickem line from Hester's quarters to q
point near Anderson's Creek, crossing
thence to the Kennedy line. near McCas.
lan's, and ON the Kennedy line to Ken.
nedy's. G.f& AR. r. Something Overcome
mile OF this line has not been instruments
ally examined, but sufficient examination
hns been made to determine Its cost. This
route Is two-thirds OF mile shorter than
the Kennedy line. and enear The same esti.
mated cost OF construction. On location
it can be made one mile shorter than the
Kennedy live, and the shortest distance
up, for detailed sc,tarecter of tb;s 1;!,a
The value of oria mile of distance saved
to the perpetual Operation Of a railroad de-
pends on,fhe amount of traffic passing over
1t. It Is assumed, as done by Soraier Engi-
/ neers. for this Road at $30, 600 per mile. and
the comparative estimates based on that.
inese es.ihates nave been made for o
AZ 90 ~. ~ .TiS agsSs InaStnMni graue
-, ~ au
vard. an,,rovei ;n;nt S.ata,,;p. ~J puu"oS psn
cross Ties her mile plV '-'' e'--9 -
The question of gauge Is a matter of vast
Importance IN view Of the facts 9fieyelcced
by the workings of the two systems. ,the
narrow gauge system sfganeraliy feet In,
the United States) is but of copiparatiyely
recent date. The first loconotiv being pIit
on the Festiniog Railway (23I inches Width.
of gauge) in Wales lii 1868, The wonder.
fll success of this venture has INDUCED
other companies to adopt o narrower gauge
/ than the standard (Aft. Slin.). and inyariS-
bly, Fhas the innovat.sn proved a success.
The following facts, in reference to the
narrow gauge are not denied:
1. The Ron,l fan nj built Il, e,,,,,., m,
same locntion and bs enmn,i,. os al, ,,t t.,s =,
the broad roaS 10y - 'o''s -
. 10. ,.,...,.
l2 PeSuliai,tlG' Ienuer iine OF foau
hos3ipte, "nere tue Droad gauge i5 imprac-
ucspIe. Y - a. &
3. It is CAPABLE of doing all the york get
denlanded OF any broad gauge line. -a 4
4. 1t can maintain The same rata of sneefl
when necesaary. - e----S -'''' "a ol''o''
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