Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-23
E,.om The N,,rbc,,,y Sers.
From tNe Ne'rbcr7y NearS.
I. low The ~ hiSlle ..gaiu fur The hes
Ter. NeWberry, Edgeiield and
Augusta Ra lrOad.

Z" the Eai:or ofMe Ms'nbergy Nsms..
When this link Of Railroad IS fin
ished and IN tell operation IT WILL
then be N position TO take the name
and title of the Grand Central Trunk
Line o, the Contlnent.ot America, tx
tending to the Grand Trunk Line
RON one grand emporium OF the Norlk
TO that OF the South.
Mr. Editor, have you and the many
leaders OF the Nraps who are interest,
ed n the above railroad ever est!mat.
ed ~ value ot surh road runmug
through our mids,' / fear not. Aud
why B, Cause oi your great luke
wa-mness to this a!l-important project!
Tease allow me, Mr.. Editor, through
yonr valuable columne, % exhurt
NeIierrians 10 arou.e from their rue.
~ aud sleepy iethargy, that has be.
I! Hen them :or 10, these many years
in regard to this line OF railroad. Or
are They still Wiling to lie and die
IN one horse railroad town "a their
tadsies dld-or will they arise to tie
Importance Of the OCCASION and br!ld
tuls railroad, that the little pro~i'er-
ous town OF Newberry NAY rise aud
flourish 70 that OF :. large inland c!ty .
The Good Gol has blessed yor with
climate, : i, health and ceutrai ioca-
ton, TO become Il -econ;.. Atlanta, #
you !nsg will It. Mr.. Editor, there
arc many advantages III store lnr you
I This road IS bulir. 1t vii! not only
-hhai.cp the V. lue of real estate, but
Will bring about thu ty aud healthy
prosperity am"ng The cit!aens and h-
commonwealth generally. And last,
but bv no means least, all the tobacco
ra;s-d in Virginia and North Carolina
dest!ne.! jor the South would pass
owe. this !lne. Because il would b.
nearer. eqnentIy cheaper. Al
tie trav-: ,rmn North to South would
pass over this road.
The:0 Is. Mr. Editor. another grand
consideration ai;ontlh!s Proposed hne.-
There will he no mountains 70 Climb,
no !ce bergs or snowbanks 10 clog
aud impede the @neels Of travel, but
cue continued level, table nigh land
country IRON New York to New Or
leans, II distance OF over 2,0u0 miles,
which, at the present rate Of railroad
speed, ca:! be travelled III less than IS
hours. What a change has come over
us IN the last half century Ia tha
days o. our ioreiatuels, by tie sio ~
j y on horseback or wagon, it would
have taken over three months to per.
torm tuls ieat Of travel. But tAIs Is
d fast age we live III, and the time is
u the near future when all the mer
chandlse from the North and th. rrin
clpAl part Of the cotton raised in the
South will be transl orted by rall
And Why? Because 1t will be cheap.
er aAd quicker. The lime ls near at
hand When the principal Part of Wa
ter llne transportation will BE- dlscon
linued BECAUSE OF the cheapness and
ou.ckness OF railroading which Will
ue brought about Rallloadlug IS the !
peoples mode OF conveyance. 1t be-
longs to the citlzeus Of the country.
Water transportation isirom one coun-
try to another, but the ralltoad Is
,!olaestic institution for the benefit OF
IN the Interior Of the coun
try, which ls Il God.send 20 the hu.
lnau family.
Mr.. Editor, hope that Newberri
ans will excuse Inc If l have snoken
h~rShiy OF thelr iethargy in regard TO
MS important railroad rjycl. All
hat | say Is from the very best mo-
ives, as | claim Newberry County AS
ny birthplace. Therefore my high |
-egaid tor her prosperity aud good
;cc!ety.
have underatood that there w,s a
charter obtained by the leg
stature before the war Tor this same
inc Of road lfso, the charter could
,e renewed by the next legislature.
7alI in and 90 to work and huild this
Dad whilst the iron IS hot. | have