The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1885-11-18
THE RESULT.
RAILROADS IN THE STATE.
New Roads, Old Roads and Roads that are
to be Built.

At a recent election held in Bull
locks Creek township, York county,
on the question of subscribing S32 900
to the capital stock Of the Georgetown
and North Carolina Narrow Gauge
Railroad, there were 576 votes polled.
Only 81 votes were polled against the
subscription, the majority in favor
being PA.
The people along the line of the
Augusta and Knoxville Railroad are
loud in their complaints of the eXces-
sive freight charges of that company.
The consequence is tha. large quanti-
ties of cotton are being shipped by the
Savannah River. II is alleged that
the railroad in question has advanced
the freight charges on cotton to
twenty-five cents per hundred pounds
and on other classes of freight pro-
portionately.
The Branchville Banner, speaking
of the opinion that is held in some
parts of Colleton county that the corr
porators will apply the 100000 of
county funds to the building of the
road only from WATERFORD to Green
Pond, says: "It has heen suggested,
and by those who have means to in
vest in such an enterprise, that if the
corporators wish to dispel such i'm
pressions from the public mind, and
establish the fact that their opposers
have misconstrued their intentions, and
at the same time invite the investment
Of private capital in this enterprise,
let them have the survey made at once,
and when operations are begun let 1t
be simultaneously done at both Green
Pond and Branchville, expending as
they go equal amounts on both ends OF
this road"
The work Of laying the rails on the
Savannah Valley Railroad is being
actively pushed forward. The con-
struction party have arrived at the
river, and are now putting up the tenn
porary bridge, which will soon be fin
ished, when the cars will pass over the
stream and track-laying will be con-
tinued.
The people of Johnston, Edgefeld
county, are making efforts to raise
such subscription as will place john
ston on the line of the road which it is
proposed to run from Greenville to
Port Royal, Or some point on the At
lantic coast. At meeting recently
held at Johnston Capt. P. 3. Waters
and Mr.. w. j. Huiet were elected
delegates to q railroad meeting to dis
cuss this matter, which will be held at
Ninety-Six or the 18th instant.
The friends and advocates Of the
narrow gauge road from Augusta to
Newberry met at Edgefeld Courthouse
last Monday 10 discuss the building of
that road and the branch road from
Ninety-six to the main line. 1t is ex-
pected that the people along the pro-
posed route from Ninety-Six to the
main line will build that part of the
road by private subscriptions. 1t is
estimated that the main line can be
built for 100000.
The Edgefeld Chronicle says "that
the bright visions looked for from the
several railroad projects in view have
undoubtedly failed to bring any wave
of business prosperity to Edgefeld. 1t
is about time now for the people to
stop dreaming and waiting and go
to work and build a narrow gauge
railroad"
The Abbeville Press and Banner,
speaking Of the proposition to levy a
tax to grade the proposed road from
Enright's to Abbeville and Greenwood,
says: ''If our people desire to levy a
tax for a road which would promise a
fair return we will, no doubt, make no
objection. But we certainly will not
join crusade to levy the tax when
there is manifest opposition. We are
opposed 10 lynch law, no matter
whether applied TO persons or proper
ty."