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A Grand Railroad Project.
TNcWs dnu Courier.

No railroad project has ever promised tothe
people OF South Carolina, aud to Charleston
Us The chief commercial city of the South
Atlantic coast, greater benefits or larger pos.
sibilities than the Carolina, Cumberland Cup
and Chicago Railway. Renching In an un.
broken line from Aiken, in this State. to Lex
ington. KY, and forming By It's northern and
southern connections O continuous route from
Charleston to Louisville. Cincinnati and
Chicago. 1t offers TO the country through
which 1t will run and to Charleston especially,
as the great ocean outlet to the markets OF the
world, ine>timable advantages.
The Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago
Railway Company Is formed by the cnn>olida.
ton Of SIX original companies duly incorpo.
rated by the laws Of thescrerai States through
which the various projected lines 8, extend. the
plcted, the right Of way for the location of the
road has been secured for the greater portion
Of the line. the entire road has been surveyed;
sections of It has been permanent. located
and graded, the affairs OF the company have
been placed under the active and efficient
management Of EX-GOVERNOR Hagood, and il
be constructed and the trains running. The
financial agent OF the company Is now In Flu.
rope for the purpose Of inducing foreign capt..
taliSts to Invest their money In the enterprise
He has met with much encouragement. anu
has the assurance of all the assistance he may
need to carry through the work, II the people
who ure directly concerned In the success OF
the undertaking will manifest n disposition
10 DeID tueInst!NeS. IL IL eSllIllutcu lutL ltt
total cost Of the construction and equipment
ofthe road from Aiken 10 Lexington, Ky, will
amount TO Sll. 1j2, G99.3O or al average cost ser
milo of S23,667. I5. II Is certain that the sub.
scriItion of SJ0.W0 by the towns, cities and
people OF this State will secure the building
of the road from Aiken to Greenville. or this
amount Mr.. John Ferguson. who Is now In
this city rs the representative of the City
will pledge herself to subscribe 100000. The
remainder Of the amount must be secured 10y
the counties and towns on the line OF the road
between Grcenville and Aiken. with what
ever assistance they may be able to get from
the South Carolina Railway and from Charles.
ton. The subscription Of SI0,W0 to the road
IN South Carolina viii induce similar sab.
scriptions by the other State traversed by tho
road and with this earnest OF good faith on
our part English capital Will flow In to COM
plcte the road.
sSThe total length of the road Is 1877 miles. BY
IFS construction the distance between Cincin.
natl and Charleston will be shortened Il!
miles, between Louisville and Charleston will
be shortened lN miles, ana between Chicago
and Charleston via Cincinnati l5l miles. and
via Louisville 2l3 miles. The road will pcne.
trate some Of the most fertile farming regions
on the continent: 1t will open up vast reaches
OF timhered country and help TO develop I'M
mensc deposits of coal and iron heretofore be-
yond the reach OF commerce. There arc also
large beds Of the finest marble and granite
along the line OF the rond. and mines OF hid
den wealth In copper. zinc. lead and other
costly ores. IL IL eStlInaLeu tnAt tEc loEil an
nual revenue OF the road would amount at the
least to S2,9j0.0SS, or an average per mile OF
S.. l39. IL.
It is easy to see of what incalculable ad.
vantage the construction OF this line would
be to Charleston and to the Stale. The work
of locating the permanent line Of the road
was commenced this week. The money to
complete the grading between Aiken and
EIgefrld Is on hand. The enterprise needs
help and needs 1t at once. The main queS-
ton to consider Just now is the extent to
which Charleston and those whoarc interested
in her commercial prosperity will assist the
undertaking. We ave wasted a great deal Of
money In the past in helping along other rail-
road enterprises. but tins Is no reason why we
should refuse to extend help to this great
project. The owners OF the South Carolina
Railway are willingto do all they can to make
the Interests OF thisr road and those of Charles
ton identical. Grecnville Is now in the
clutches of the Richmonda and Danville syndi-
cate and desires to escape to charleston.
Edgcfirld. Aiken, Abbeville. Anderson and
Pickcns will subscribe as libernlly as their
means will allow to the read, and the .idings
from beyond the mountains are full o. hope
and announcement. What is Charleston
going TO dc about II?