The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-20
THE NEW NARROW GAUGE.
ANOTHER PRONG OF AUGUSTUS NARROW
GAUGE SYSTEMIC BE BUILT--AUaUs'
TATO NEWBERRY-INTEREl
WITH PRESIDENT MITCHELL.
From The Augusta Chronicle,

Yesterday THE Chronicle called on Col.
Mitchell. originator, builder and fresl-
dent OF th, Sander<vilr, r. K. i'll his elc-
CANT and commodi0uS new quarters on
Washingto" street. He founda very busy
man Oh the second floor. but knowing
the people of Augusta are deeply inter-
estcd in ;hc Augusta and Newberry rail-
way. which will throw Tito this city the
rich haryr>ts Of Edgetield county anu
the Saluda valley, The Chronicle proceed
ell fearle<sly to draw ont the salient 1ea-
lures OF the projected line. President
Mitchell is not easily drawn out unless
he chooses to be, and how well the draw
ing out process worked Is best shown oy
the following dialogue:
Well, Mr.. President, what can or WILL
YOU tell Ihe Chronicle concerning the
new narrow gauge TO Edgetitld and
Newbcrry:
1t will BE- built
But how, Colonel:
Ii will be started OIL private subScflp-
t:ons. Is WAS the Augusta and Sanders
Vile. but with ten thousand more chaE-
ccs Of being rapidly completed. A grea-
ter amount of money will be subscribed
to build it than to any similar enterprise
in either Georgia or South Carolina for
twenty wears. The people of Edgetield
and Ncwbe ,ry are enthusiastic. Senator
CalliSon. Vice President of the Board, Is
already in the field canvassing the coun-
try ten miles Oh either side OF the pro-
posed line. The incUrporatOrs TOOK s.
600 of the stock before leaving the room
in which the meeting was held III Edge
field The amount waS largely augment
ed before Senator Calli$on left the town,
and it is confidently believed that 3lOo,-
900 will be subscribed between the SAY
annah and Saluda rivers, S50, 0,G00in New
berry, city and county, and Augusta Will
b. asked to invest her quota. Two nun
drcd thousand dollars should be easily
obtained from these sources, and as the
estimated cost OF the road completed and
finely equipped is only $400, 900, you can
readily See there will be half stock and
half bonds, or only i fixed annual charSe
OF $14 900 for interest if the bonds are
made per cent. -.
When do you propos. TO break dlfC:
You are rather fast. When EdSeleIu
hls subscribed the 500, 0,0"0 promised, the
company organized by It's stocEholdefs,
and Au"nsta's quota OF stock taken. 40
not believe in building another road Tor
AuouSta'S advantage unless her people
will show bv their subscriptions they de-
serve tic efforts i'll their behalf. 1t Is Il
one sided game when Augusta reapS
most OF the benefits without aiding the
construction OF reads built i'll her inter-
est.
Did Tot Augusta take stock in ;ile A,
G. & s.:
Yes. A few cnterprising citizens sub
Scribed about one ninth OF the sum on
the subscription book. But to invest one
ninth and realize two-thirds the beneht
is obviously unfair. Edge1ield county,
IN empire within itself, has sustained our
mercantile and cotton meu in princel y
manner. and now when railroad Is
wanted by this fair and fertile domain,
they have right 20 anticipate that they
will be generously aided by the citizens
of Augusta.
What should Augusta do?
Her citizens should subscribe $1,000 0
to the Edgetield railroad III ten days
time. The little city of Columbus has
recently taken $4,000 stock in the
Georgia Midland railroad, and certainly
the larger city OF Augusta should sub
scribe two-thirdS that sum to build
rold which will be greatly more advan-
+; e IL sasa@ ssia!IE tRaR sRs
Midland will be to Columbus. | pro-
tected Augusta from competition ut San
dersvllle-the terminus OF the Augusta.
Gibson and Sandersyille-by placing the
depot halfa mile distaut from the ,lepot
OF the other railroad terminating there.
thus ren1arinor SayopD,b ,,o,,.,1