The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-07-13
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On the 2lst OF this month n meeting Of the
corporators Of the Union, GaIfney City and
Ruilertordton road will ne held at Gaffney City,
for the purpose Of organizing the company
Four of the eleven corporatoss live in this town
and three in this County. ho and how many
of them will be there? We have only heard OF
one from the town, and the others 'beg to be
excused -
Now, we have the strongest assurances Tint
this road will, be built and if it does not come
10 Union it wtll go by Lockhart Shoals and froffI
there to Ches,er. The people of Pinokney town
ship have determined t, vote q township sub
scription of $4,000, while a number of gentle
men along that line will. supplement- that sum
with liber.' private subscriptions, and Chester
stands ready to meet almost any demand made
on her to secure the connect ion.
Should that be accomplished where, in the
name of common sense would the present busi
ness of The town of Union go to? All of the
Pea Ridge business would be lost, that is pretty
certain, and the splendid wagon road from Wood
ruifs, on the Laurens and Spartanburg railroad,
would take from us all the trade in the Gross
Keys section of the County Truly w.uld the
town of Union be "left out iu the cold" aud
that, too from a want of business foresight and
enterprise among her merchants. We repeat
the word, merchants, for three of the corpora,
tors arc leaIing merchants OF thistown, apd the
mercantile interest will suffer be benefited
more than any other, and the merchants should
he the active workers in the move.
Again, let MS look at The great incentives for
N al the IN
influence that is brought to bear upon it. 1t
would place the splendid water power Of Look
hart Shoals directly railroad this would
Immediately attract capitalists to it. Those who
know those Shoals aware that its water
power is almost equal TO the power they expect
to obtain at Columbia, and could be develop ed
at one-6fth the cost. These advantages would
very soon be utilized, and in short time not
one factory. rs at Clifton, but probably three
would be erected there, and q settlement Of from
1,500 to 1000 inhabitants established, with
which the town Of Union would have no inter
course but by ii miles of often impassablc dirt
road. The citizens in that vicinity see and ap.
-nrecinte these important advantages to them
selves, and many willing to pledge half the
worth Of their property to 1t. Chester sees the
vast advantage it would be to her, and will
strain every nerve for it. These are some Of
the influences at work TO build the road on that
line, and they arc great, and have the ring of
success in them; but they are all in direct oppo-
sition TO the town of Union. With these incen-
uvcs and influences of encouragement ire there
not reasons for believing that the roal will be
bailt: And arc the people of Union willing TO
stand still and look at the danger threatening
them aud not make an effort to save them selves |?
1t they are, then our skirts are clean of all
blame.
If there is one earthly thing we desire more
than another i; is The building up and prosper
ity of the town. In Efforts in that direction
we have not only stood almost solitary but
incurred the displcasurc and evoked the oppo.
sition of those whose interests we have over
attempted to promote.
The Union. -Gafney City and HutherfuS ds>s
ralroad may notbe butt into this County, but If
1t should be, then the town Of Union is deeply
interested in its location and we blieyc now is
the time TO see about it..