The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-07-02
and Charlotte Airline Railway.


The following circular really speaks for itself,
but we cannot allow the opportunity 70 pass Of
saying that il is but one Of the many effective
and most commendabe efforts Of the entcrpris
ing managers of the Airline Railway TO en-
courage immigration, to build up trade and TO
mako the country through which their road
trave.ses populous and prosperous. How very
different has been the course pursued by the
managers Of the South Carolina RaiirQads.---
Only about six years ago the AIRLINE road was
completed, through wild sparcely settled coun-
try, with scarcely q town or settlement Of any
note along its line, except Greenville and Spar
every few miles with thriving villages, their
church spires, school houses, Factories and
mechanics shops giving unmstakable signs of
moral, intelligent and prosperous settlements.
On the other hand, look along the lines Of Rail
roads through this State, and where will you
find, save at 4 few Of their terminal points, such
signs of thrift and prosperity? AS we said q
few years ag>, il appears to US that the whole
aim of the managers Of our roads was to build
up trade at both ends of each road, by competing
for through freight, and making the intermedi-
pay the losses thus incurred, thereby crippling
all industries at local points and driving local
freight from the roads. No effort has been
made by the Railroad managers to increase the
population aivng their lines aud thereby in
crease the local freight and travel-which is
always the most profitable business of the road.
To-day we see only the same old villages, and
they with very few and unmportant improve.
ment, that we saw thirty years ago, from
Charleston to the ends Of the roads leading to
that City. All business enterprise has been
thus driven from the interior towns and settle.
ments to the extremities of the State, where the
tide of prosperity is setting in, where liberal
railroad advantages are offered, where markets
for sale or purchase can be selected and where
the railroads increase the population, enhance
the value of property and difuse thrift and hope
| oil along their lines. Charleston has lost her
best customers in the State by the lethargy and
short sighted policy Of our Railroad managers
Col. Foreacre and Mr.. w. j. Huston re
doing n great work for the Piedmont bel, of this
country, and by their enterprise and liberality
will make their road the most profitable, as ii
now is the most popular and interesting road to
travel over, In the country. We sincerely wish
all our roads were in such capable and enter
Prising hands:
ATLANTA, June 18th, 1880.
Mr.. and MIS- &. A. Biedermann, of Mount
Airy, Ga. have this day been appointed agents
| Of this Company, to represent it in the capacity
| of Immigrant Agen,s in Europe, with headquar-
| ters 1T Zurich, Switzerland.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Biedcrmann will sail about the
roll
| friends in that country, who may desire their
| services in conducting them to this country as
| settlers, can confer with them for the next TWEEN
ty days at Mount Airy, Georgia.
These Agents are vested with authority to ap.
ply Emigrant Rates direct from Europe to any
point on the Atlanta & Charlotte Airline Rail.
way and to represent the Company in the dspo-
sion of the Lands entered upon their Land Reg
istry.
BY order Of the President and General Man
ager. w. J. lIorsTox,
Gen. Pass. & Ticket Ag't.