The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-09-04
Savannah Valley RaIlrond,

To the qualified .oters of Centretillo, Broada-
,cay, I'arennes, Hall, Savannah and Corner
Tornships:
On the 18th day of this month you will
vote sip''n the question ol suh--rihing hy
Capital Stock nf tho Savannah Valley
Railroad Company, and ask briefly to
lay before you some reasons why you
should vote this subscription.
lst. The sum asked for il necessary and
will be sufficient, with the subscriptions
heretofore made, to insure the completion
of the grading, when arrangements can
be made to iron and equip the road.
I'd: You have inaugurated tho policy of
grading this road by taxation, and it
would be unwise to change your policy
and throw away what You have already
in this road. Not less than 3S out Of 81
miles are now graded, and by the end Of
this month there will be at least 40 milcs
graded.
Sd. Every portion OF the community to
be benefited should bear. as nearly as
bur.hen' The City Of Anderson has
ST. bsoriboa S., eco. The Townships in
Abbeville $4i ,200. 90, and you have here.
tofore subscribed $2l,7l0.00, to which,
| when added the sum now asked Of the
Anderson Townnships. will aggregate a
4th. The highest considerations of In
terest call upon you to vote this sub
scription. What you need Is competing
rates in the carrying trade OF your market
town, (Anderson,) where you sell your
produce and buy your supplies. The
only Railroad running to and from An
deraon-the Columbia q Greenyille Rail-
road. Greenwood on this road, aud the
| terminal point of the A. & X. r. r., "a
part of the Georgia Central system,) with
| which We aim to connect, is the only town
peting rates. which we would have II we
lad the same connection. A brief exam
| ination Of tho table Of rates as published,
shows that Greenwood can ship a bale OF
cotton to New York for 81 cents per 100
lbs, while it costs 70 cents per 100 lbs. to
cents per 100 lbs, or 9i.15 on 9 500 ID.
bale. In the season OF 1928, 10000
bales were shipped from Anderson, on
which. at these rates, $4,000 could havo
] been saved. The expense Of shipment Is
deducted by the merchant from the price
Of the cotton, and in lost by the producer,
| nearly one-quarter Of cent.
Now, take the Nv erage number OF bales
produced in these Townships, and pur-
haPs the tax now proposed will DO very
| little, II any, more than the amount an
nually saved on this one item OF cotton.
Careful estimates show that from So, 600
| to 40, 900 bales Of cotton are raised In An
deraon County year, and this would
give an average Of over 1000 bales to
each Township, which Is as near as can
now approximate. Each farmer can ap-
ply tho saving TO his own case and see
what It will amount to In one year on cot
ton alone.
Now add to this the increased cost of
the supplies you buy-such as molasses,
corn, f1cur, bacon, fertilizers and other
goods--as shown by tho sassso diffesential
rates, and in the trade Of Anderson you
will have an increase OF from $25 coo to
230, 900, or o sum total say of CSC, 600, all
paid by the producerD and consumers for
trade OF our City. Any merchant at AM
| deraoa will tell you It IL cheaper to chip
molasses from New Orleans TO Green.
| wood, and .eship from Greenwood to- An
| dsrson, than 70 chip In tho first instance
4 from New Orleans to Andersen.
That we will have this competition is
| iust as certain % that Greenwood enjoys
it to-day, .nd that the two great Systems
or Railroads bidding for our carrying trado
is each too large and powerful to absorb
the other. What more forciblo argument
could be ad6foas1d TO tho intelligence OF
i onr people 90 induce them to vote th!s
Il tstion rates are, In one senss, o tar levied
upon the people 70 carry their produce
and supplies, and we now Invite you 70
4 vote O tax for one gear on this inubscFip.
/ tIon TO aave you In future years from an
equal annual Tax levied by the ono Rail-.
/ road you have.
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