The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-10-12
[From the Greenville News.
GREENyILLE WILL BE ON III.
Completion OF Arrangements for the
Great Road to the WeSt-This City
to Have Branch.

Upon the arrival Uf Mr.. j. III. Duckworth
OF North Carolina. yesterday, the consolida-
ton of the Atlantic and French Brond
Railroad with the Carolina, Cumberland
Gap and Chicago Railroad was consummn.
ted and perfected, the necessary officers be
, ing elected and papers signed. There seems
~ be littlc doubt that this grand enterprise
| will be pushed through, and our neonle nra
certainly TO be congratulated apou the bright
| prosT ects which they now have before them
| for securing connection with the West and
Nor Invest and its splendid system Of rails
| roads.
The following ave the officers chosen,
which selections will give South Carolina
virtual control Of the road for one year and
until the road from Aiken to Abbeyiile is
built:
President, Gov. ITagood; Vice President,
y. y. King, Morrsiown, Tenn; Directors,
Gov. llagood, o. &. King, T.'G. Croft, Al
ken; Lewis Jones, Edgcfed; J. s. Colhran,
Abbeville; X. T.. Bowen, Pickens; \. H..
Gregg Tenn; VIM. Mcfarland, Tenn; Geo.
Fulsomc, Tenn and j d. Il. Duckworth, N &.
An Executive Committee. consisting of
Gov. llagood, }. S Cuihrnu, K. L. Bowen,
and y. &. King. was selected and empower
ed 10 assume the general management and
supervision of the roads affairs
Col. 5. l.. Compbell; of New York, was
chosen Secretary and Treasurer and Capt. W.
). Kirk Chief Engineer of the Southern Di-
vision, composing the States Of South Caro-
INA and North Carolina. Authority was
given for the immediate issuance of first md
second mortgage bonds and stock cerlif
cntes, which will be printed at the earliest
date practicable. Altogether the bonds and
stock TO be issaed will amount TO $I7 ,0OU,-
OU0
Headquarters will at once be establs shed
| nj Aiken, an office opened and the business
| OF the company rut in proper shape to be-
| gin work as suon ns possible. Capt Kirk
anu Vol. Cnmpbell VIII go TO Aiken imme-
dlntely, anu uo the preliminary work of the
enterprise. AS soon aS Gov. llngood re.
tires from the eubcrnaoral chair he will
give the road his direct aud undivided at
iehllon, winch VIII be most Important adj
Juhct TO It's success. The construction par>
| y Will DC the atlantic and Northwestern
| oonsliuclloh company OF New York OF
whlch Mr.. WIN. Schotc d IS president,
MessrS. Oilver anu Child being among the
mehocrS' ne construction party agree TO
o".'u iOo h''l'S "l me foau year.
Is proposed TO b"Ilu branch or shoot
from the main stem to inns city, which will
c""e' conn ~ iickchS or Ehslry, and
'N'e't Ia INC uar'c'ioh ol ha'fchS, Newber.
| y vi Chloh. lhls would give our city the
ueS''eo cohhcc''"h win the rohd which Is
81 "cc'S'''J I" hcr l"'ure prosperity. OF
',"r'c "S 'iH'""cc IS cNp'c'cd lro" our pco
PIE ny 'he gentlemen VINO nave charge of
'He en'erPr'Se' Inc ROAD winch IS TO be
o"'' "o' can scarce oe Called branch,
"n" more property speaking Will be sort
"' III OH Shoo' or lce'cr TO the m IN hue,
running 'Ar"mgh hHe country ana striking
""'''oe' ol n"ur'"nlng towns, ana Will op'
Z" UP ''oS' sp'eno'u stc'l"h'
leS'cr""y AFTERNOON MeSsrS' Jno. Fcrgu-
%%'", % w. Do''"'Soh' M. J.. Ah"ri ana Alex
"cn'e elci 'ook P"r'y oi the gentlemen
'"'cre"'cu ih 'hls great enterprise, ana SO
curing carriages "roVe 'hcm over the cIty,
ro'n,'"s ""' ~ o'hr'l inc evidchces OF us
'hf'l' ana enterprise, and Thoroughly i'm
pressing 'hem with the energy OF our bust
! ness men, Inc visitors expressed them
! serves us ing h'Sh'y pleased with Green
WIG anu lhd'c"'ea lhat lhey could urder