The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-02-07

construction company or BY the ril-
%ny company Itself, Aiken is Tho
point ot beginning.
RepoTtcr-lt has been argued
that THE road, if,built, will .be built
by congiot lnbor. is this true?
Gov Hmgood.- Your are perfectly;
aware that the sen limcnt and policy.
OF the State today. is fcr the employ
ment ot cOnvcls within tho walls OF
tho Pcmtonti ry. H. seems to bc
agreed on all sides thatat the loases
OF consicts now existing expire this
policy is To be enforced. Al tho last
session of the Gegisla,uro a bill waa
Introduced for tho employment OF
convicts by two new railroads.. 1t
met with no favor, and was defoat-
cd. You see, then, what probability
there is that convict labor could be
obtained to our road. The policy OF
our road is, however, to do it's work
with free labor
Reportcr.-Tho opinion has been
expressed that the stock we will ro-
relvo for our subscription will be OF
! little valno. What is your opinion
on this point?
Gov. uagood. If the whole road
Is completed connocLingus with the
trade centres Of the north west, il
will be shorter by about I70 miles
than any route to tho Southern sea-
board now existing. 1t will also be-
Il road OF easy grades, cheaply opc-
rated. This ought to insure il Il
profitable participation in the large
through frcights from that region.
Tho road will also run directly
through tho coal and mineral ro>
gions OF KontucIty and 7 enncssee,
and receive II heavy frcrghtagc
thence. 1t also I'll y through the
valuable agricultural region of the
French Broad country of North
Carolina. Enlcrng South Carolina,
it runs through the manufacturing
country at the foot OF the nouns
tains, and through the wealthy ag~
rlcullurai counties of Pickcns, An-
derson, Abbeviiie and Ejgelield-
tho last of which, by the late cell
sus, il credited with sending moro
cotton to the market than any other
county in the State. Such road
should cerlainIy pay. We are,
however, NOW making the effort TO
build the S. &. Division without
having in sight, ut this time, money
enough to build the whole. We pros
| pose 10 go AT the construction OF the
road as the world was built ii piece
ut time. In view OF our stopping
nL the foot OF the mountains for II
while, or even tor good, l addressed
letter to Col Peek asking if, in
his judgment, in that event the road
would pay. You know Col Peek iS
recognized as one OF the most ac-
GOmpliShed railroad men of the
Who'll" country. IL is IL quiet, |, vel
headed man, and no one consi'icrS
more closely what he says before he
speaks. IN addition he knows we'll
The country in South CaroI,nu, hav
my been the manager o! thc Air
Lime Road before accep,in. his pre-
sent position Of General Managcr OF
thc South Carolina hallway. The
Co'o"I! ""s good cn~ush u reply
"' .H"Sih, going ir"ciS
INTO facts and figures, but to sum
mar'Ec his reply. it was that, in his,
| JnhSmcnt, the road nndcr those "ir>
cu'nslahceS could DC reasonably ox
rcc:ed 20 pay per cent. upon it's
cost
H. portor.-I, there anything else
you desire /" say upon this subject!
Gov. HaGood.--Nolhiu@ more oc
ours TO me at TINS time. | am, and
will continue ut ai times. rcudy t.
answer amy QroSlions that mly be
! pat TO me in lhis connection. IL is
my business {" do 50; and rs Presi-
dent Of The road, | desilu whatever
action Aiken may take TO DC taken
upon the fullest information.