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

capital TO como TO their aid. They
dotorminod TO raise money enough
10 anish The grading and to trsstle
and cross Ito the road from Aiken
TO tho mountains. IL would cers
tainly at the proper time hasten the
favorable conclusions of our present
negotiations; ard if these as inaugu
rated should fail, wo would huv,
secured Il better basis on which tt
renew them elsewhere. .. -
While TO build the whole line
from Aiken TO London was bcyon 1
our means, it was thought that to do
SO much rs has bccu mentioned was
within our power, and the result
would be TO put at least one third of
tho line in condition To be speedily
operated upon paying basis. A
railway tbas far advanced by pr-
vntc contributions and uEencumJc
cd 10y debt can never fail TO bond
itself for enough 60 complete it,
construction aud equipment. Ac-
COZ dinghy it was resolved TO procure
tho necessary legislation TO permit
the company to go before tho peo-
plo along tho limo and, laying the
whole matter before them, invoke
their aid The executive committee
We're directed TO carry TN s rcsolu>
ton into effect. They have pros
curod an Act CT Tho Legislature por~
miLling towns, wnships and coun>
tics Interested in tho road to sub
scribe by popular vote to the capi-
tai stock OF tho railway, and the
movement is innuguralcd IN the
election now about to be held in
Aiken Afterwards we will 90 to
other towns and counties Interested.
Reportcr.-It has been assorted
ny some that il tho town ot Aiken
votes to subscribe tho &30, 900 asked
W., 1h"l lhIS alnoNnI Ol money lS
not sufficient to build the road, and
that there is no assurance that the
other towns, townships and counties
will aid tho company. What have
You TO say in reply to this?
Gov. uagood.-Aillcn's 10000 will
ccrtain $ not build the whole road
1t will do this howcvcT 81 much OF
Tho work has been done between All
ken and Edgcticld &. H., that Capt.
Kirk, tho Engineer Of tho railway
estimates that $4,000 will grade
trestlc AMI cross tic to the Iultcl
point. If not an other dollar was
subscribed, and her S3U, ,0O0 was thu>
expended, Aiken wOnld thus -el as
"""nnco Of direct communication
WIN the iS":ntriu~u and D,nyilI,
system, where we cross ,i,viv r. ~
and "A. Road at Trenton. How
much this would benefit the town in
facilitating access to il by those who
80 largely patron:zc it as q santa,
r"m, you can Judge better than
Passing on beyond Trenton and
reaching Edgc6eld, lyou stop there
you will open to your trade region
OF country from which you arc now
Il" otfectuaIly dcbarNd AZ if tho
Charlotte, Columbia Mud Augusta
Road--which crosses Me path
were u Chiucsc wal. BN1 we d,
not propose to stop with TN Aiken
subscription. We, as | have SlreAdy
said, will go before the prope a.
long tho line OF the whole S0u,l
Carolina Division, and we have "a,
assurance of the leading men 0
every section we pass through--o
mon who know the popular scnli
ment OF their scctions-that the re
sponse will be liberal That they ar
correct in their expectations, have
every reason to believe. TO max,
assurance d0uOly snro. however
with regard to tho efficient app,icu
ton ofsuch money as A;kon ma,
vote, l havo this day lodged will
the lntcndnnt of your town the fol
lowing obligations:
[Tho obligation is to tho cffoc
that tho Company will not use th
$4,000 subscription proposed b
the town of Aiken, anti $l0O ,00
additional is raised by tho Compan,
to go into tho construction fund. =
ED. SENTINEL
Roporter.--IL has beon said tba
there is no assurance rs TO the tim
WHOM work upon the building of Lh
road will be begun, oraL what poin
1T Will be started. Can YOU give an
information upon the matter?