The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-23


8 s.Withont knowing anything OF the {
;nner life Of the road, we feel warranted |
in saving that this prediction was made ]
90 as to oct up a corner against 1t; to
oI.rrn the stockholders, and thereby de-
,,,.e nrac;ate the value of the property and
e eenforce its sale at ruinous figures"
! We onite agree with our contem-
norarv when it says: "Ihere IS no
dancer that road worth the MIL
lions of money this road IS Wor!n
viii be ruined and abandoned IN
three years. - J, .so
The road, evidently, will do the
BIGGEST business it has ever done
this fall, Notwithstanding the drain
age of the Augusta and spartanburg
r line now nearly completed. There
E is NO time in the history OF the state
> that such q crop was grown in the
:. territory of the Columbia and Green.
u Vile Road as is now to be seen all
along the whole belt Of country. we,
e rather think, although we may be
.. mistaken about it, that the old ROAD
:; viii make a pretty stiff fight for the
i trade of the magnificent territory 1t
G serves. The present splendid crop
N promise. should it come to full trul-
IN ton, will startlA its owners INTO a
~ fnll realization OF the prize for which
- :e they must fight. And with one real
II GOOD crop in hand, backed by a spirit
to of thrift and enterprise prevailing
so throuohout the whole territory, there
nj. will be a constant and steady growth
a. Of production transpiring all along
w. y. the line of the Columbia and Green
no 1ilIa Road. so that in three years
is, from to-day people will be SURPRISED
on to see the amount OF lrelght ina
will be brought out of that territory
as well as the amount Of travel am
70 traffic that will set in to and from II
- :: thriving localities.
IS aThe so-called prediction
sti- quite possibly only a speculation a
the 10 the possible effect which the co, aH
Ffol troll of the Georgia Central over 20
.Lo miles of new road in the Northwe
JIG tern part of State is going to have
to sucking up the business OF u
the Columbia and Greenville in some
sure it's most profitable contributing &c &c
!, ~ tres. The Augusta and hnoxylll
~ the Greenwood, Laurens. and Sps
tain tanbure. the Greenville and Laure
inal and the Savannah Valley Roa
eter will all be in active operation befo
49, ovn;rotion of 1856. The who
~ route from Augusta to Spartanoul
oe some 1876 miles, will be in operatl
some in time for the handling of the pr
IS to ent crop; whilst the Savannah van
,ritv Poad on which they have begun
aon 1ay the rails, will be ready Tor
eaD carriage of the present crop to witt
few miles of Lowndesville. In
1t we are important and productive
erva- tions and the new lines of road
sser. make them three-fold more prod
-, tive than ever. Notwitbstand
Il et"A all this, the Columbia and Ore
some Vile has its own appropriate
e the proximate territories: which Will n
.rime, :he less spring forward in the gem
s the spirit Oh Cnriit 'Inu en "a onrh
I'd the III ~ 80" 90 ~ ~ coo the old road s
and abandoned on account OF
new lines in the same general T.
,or tory. will quite possibly see :
ing hn- dltterenG STORY III Cno Iva '-
ivity OF In iustice to all concerned, 1t
ipatlon, ho sa;d that Columbia and Gr
r., tonic vile has a territory worth hgn
Electric 1sN ss5 for, and anybody wlo talks OF 1T
lie guar ing arl'eA out y. - 20,
'ney re in three years talks arrsnt nons'
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