Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-12-24
PROGRESS OF THE RAILROAD.

PROGRESS OF THE RAILROAD.
[From the Shelby New Era, l6th.]
The forces engaged on the respective lines
now building seem to be increasing; at
least it is true of the Massachusetts and
Southern Construction Company, and while
the fair weather lasted the progress seemed
marvellous. Nearly all of the contractors
report that even with continued bad wealth
er portions of their work can be continued,
and nearly all anticipate completion on or
about April 10.
Major Jones has nearly completed the
plans for all bridges and trestlework, and
it will soon be put under contract.
The corps under Capt. Ramsaur is now in
the vicinity of Yorkville, S. c., and are
reported to have found practicable route
on line that is nearly direct from Blacks
to that place.
Col. Johnson has been at Sumter during
the last few days where railroad meeting
was held, and directors chosen of the South
Carolina company, which consolidated with
line to be called the Charleston, Cincinnati
and Chicago Railroad. A bill to effect such
change of name is now before the legisla-
ture of South Carolina.
From the Aurora, 17th.]
The two antagonistic railway companies
continue their grading with large forces,
Notwithstanding the unfavorable wintry
and rainy weather. About $50 men are
now excavating dirt every day that the
weather will permit. The Massachusetts
and Southern Construction Company are
still working on the route from Rutherford
ton to Shelby and the contractors promise
to increase their force next Spring. Major
Jones said no contract from Shelby to South
Carolina had he made with any one, and no
exact route or line through South Carolina
had yet been determined by his company.
So the Southern route remains unsettled as
it was two months ago. They are concen-
trating their money and forces between
Rutherfordton and Shelby, as their contract
with Rutherford demands completion in
that county by February 1st, 1886, and with
Cleveland the work must be finished by
July 1st, 1887. Neither one of these con-
tracts will be completed at the stipulated
time, as railway building is slow, difficult
and costly. 1t is reported by one of the
railway magnates that trade is completed
by both, and offer to sell the route, road
bed and railway franchises has been made,
although the two rivals are now working
near Mooresboro by the side of each other.
These two opposing roads are now near
each other on separate lines running paral-
lei and are now spending 50 aChere 81 acW DO.
So the railroad war has begun. How and
when it will terminate we can not foretell,
but await future developments.
The Boston Company have paid promptly
each month the contractors now at work
and have money now on hand. They have
paid in Shelby over 500, 900 total to contract
ors. Tuesday they disbursed $40, ,000in cash.
Some doubt their building the road, but we
think the route will be built from Ruther-
fordton to the Airline. Even if they
should fail in their enterprise, the Airline
will gladly complete the work when grad
ed.
DIRECTORS PROTEST.
The Auora contains the following card,
under date of December 1st, signed by j. B.
Eaves, J. II. Bradley, j. f. Henry, j. f.
Mcfarland and G. B. Pruett, Directors of
the Rutherford Railway Construction Com
pany, who say:
"Having learned through the Secretary
of said company James A. Miller, that
Martin Walker, president of said COM
pany, had signed and delivered to Il: A:
Johnson, Manager Of the Massachusetts e.
Southern Construction Company over $780,
600 mortgage bonds on railroad from Ruth
erfordton, n. c., to Blacks Station, S. c.,
we enter this our protest against signing and
delivering of said bonds for the following
reasons:
81. There is no such railroad, only pro-
posed route with less than five miles graded.
''2. Rutherford county has no guarantee
that the proposed railroad will ever be built,
and no assurance that the purchase money
of these bonds will be used in the cOnstruc-
tion of said railroad.
"3. If the Massachusetts Company fail to
build said railroad and an innocent pur-
chaser of those bonds suffer, in our opinion
the President and Board of Directors OF the
Rutherford Railway Construction Compa-
ny would be responsible"
EXODUS OF THEOLOGICAL STUDENTS
Eight of the students of the Theological Sem
mary have left that institution. The fol-
lowing is the list:
Juniors-W. c.. Alexander, Chester; w.
NJ. Anderson, Tennessee; w. a. Nesbet,
Georgia; r. f. Hehderlte, Virginia c. S.
Newman, Tennessee; j. r. Milliard, Ten
neSSee.
Senors-G. A. Blackburn, Alabama Sam
uel Scott, Georgia.
There are others who express determi-
nation to leave soon. The gentlemen above
named were honorably dismissed on their
own application to the faculty on account
of DR.. WOodrow's determination to resume
the duties of his chair. The retirement OF
these students leaves thirteen members OF
the several classes in the seminary C0lunl-
6ia Register.
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