Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-10-08
RAILROAD NEWS.
F4CTS ACCOMPLISHED AND FLOATING RU
MORS.
from the Shelby New Era, September 3O.]

[From the Shelby New Era, September 3O.]
WORK BEGUN.
During the past week the streets of Shell
by have been filled with rum0rs as to Wha
was being done or would be done by the
two railroad companies who are now op
Grating in this county. These whispers
were all contradictory and nearly all bore
internal evidence of unreliability.
The Hampton Bros, contractors for the
first section of the Atlantic and North Wes
tern Railroad, have made good progres:
during the week upon the work they have
undertaken. They are somewhat hamper
ed by being unable to secnre as many hands
as they would like. All who apply are
given employment. AS this fact is becom
ing known the contractors expect to have
several hundred hands at work very soon
On Thursday, about twenty men were
brought to town and put to work at grad,
ing an extension of the Carolina Centra
Railroad, and Yesterday FIVE or six more more
men were brought here and added to those
already at work. The men belong to the
regular construction gang of the Caroline
Central, so that their labor on the track o.
that road is lost for the time being. A
number of men have applied for work, but
they were unable to y ain it. The force
is in charge of Mr.. MoAtcure, chief engin
eer of the Carolina central, and of Mr.. Gul'
on. The orders given by the company are
to work straight ahead, with no destlna
tion stated.
Major. John C. Winder and General H
+. Hoke were in Shelby on Thursday and
Friday of last week. They had understood
that the County Commissioners were tc
meet on Friday. Their mission, they stat
ed, was to make some negotiations with
the commissioners with reference to the
$4,000 appropriated for the road to Gran
berry. 1t was stated that the Carolina Cen
tral would be extended to Rutherfordton
provided Rutherford county gave the com.
pany 500, 900 in bonds. General HOke said
that railroad to Cranberry was assured and
that the vote of August 90 had determined
Shelby as the southern terminus of the
line. Col. Robinson, president OF the Sea-
board Air Line, had promised to iron the
road and put rolling stock upon it provided
it was prepared for the track. Burke coun-
ty would vote $4,000 to the road and the
Cranberry Company would give 100000
toward lis construction. Cleveland has al
ready voted $4,000 and 100000 has been
subscribed by private individuals.
From the Shelby Aurora.l
ONE RAILROAD CERTAIN-MAY BE TWO.
In reply to the questions about our rail
roads, the aurora cannot give yet salts
factory and positive answer. Shelby is GER
tain to have at least one railroad next year,
but which one will be first completed, we
cannot safely predict. Our readers can
guess and foretell the future as well as the
editor. There is excitement in railway cir
cles, and much talk and buster, but we
await future developments. Shelby must
and will have more railroads and Cleveland
has $125,OOO to aid the enterprises. The
forces now at work on both lines, do not
aggregate one hundred men and will re-
quire half century unless more men are
soon put to work throwing dirt. Gen. Hoke
says he is certain that the Cranberry route
is practicable and work will soon begin on
that route leading to Morganton. The
Cranberry Company are waiting on the re-
suit in Burke, which votes on December l
The outlook for the Cranberry route con-
tinues cheering. If Burke votes $4,000 to
this scheme on December 1, as is generally
thought she will, the road will be built by
Morganton from Shelby. The Cranberry
Company offer 100000 in cash. Cleveland
has already voted $4,000, Burke will &c
$4,000, Wilmington will aid the enterprise
and the Seaboard Air Line offers to lay the
track with steel rails, equip and run it and
take pay for same not in mortgage bonds,
but in stock of said South Western Railway
NEWS VIA SPARTANBURG.
A Spartanburg dispatch to the Ne,rs ana