The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-11-19
RAILROADS IN THE STATE.
New Roads, Old Roads and Roads TINT ar
to be Built.

| Ne" Roads, Old Roads and Roads TINT are
| to be Built.
AT recent election held in Bull
locks Creek township, York county,
on the question Of subscribing $32, 900
| to the capital stock Of tho Georgetown
and North Carolina Narrow Gauge
Railroad, there were 376 votes pOllcd
Only 81 votes were poIled against the
subscription, the majority in favor
being 214.
The people along tho line of the
Augusta and Knoxville Railroad are
loud in their complaints of the eXces-
slvc freight charges of that company.
The consequence is that 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-
portionatcly.
The Branchville Banner, speaking
of the opinion that is held in some
parts of Colleton county that the cor.
porators will apply the 100000 of
county funds to the building of the
road only from Walterboro to Green
Pond, says: cit has Ecen suggested,
and by those who have means to in
vest in such an enterprise, that if the
corporators wish to dispcl such i'm
prcssions from the public mind, and
establish the fact that their opposers
have misconstrued their intentions, and
at the samo time invite the investment
Of private capital in this enterprise,
let them have the survey made at once,
and when operations arc begun let it
be simultaneously done at both Green
Pond and Branchville, cxpcnding as
they 80 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 ut the
river, and are now putting up tho tenn
porary bridge, which will soon be fin
1shed, when the cars will pass over the
stream and track-iaying will be con-
tinucd.
The people of Johnston, Edgeficld
county, are making efforts to raise
such subscription rs 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 a meeting recently
held at Johnston Capt. p. Is. Waters
and Mr.. w. j. lluiet were elected
delegates to railroad meeting to dis
cuss this matter, which will be held at
Ninety-SiX on the 18th instant.
The friends and advocates of the
narrow gauge road from Augusta to
Newberry met at Edgefield Courthouse
last Monday 10 discuss the building OF
that road and tho 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 Edgefield Chronicle SAYS "that
tho bright visions looked for from the
several railroad projects in view have
undoubtedly failed to bring any wave
or business prosperity to Edgeficld. 1t
is about time now for the people TO
stop dreaming and waiting and 90
to work and build narrow gauge
railroad"
The AbbeVille Press and Banner,
speaking of the proposition to low a
tax to grade the proposed road from
Enright's to Abbevillc and Greenwood,
says: 'If our people desire to levy a
tax for q road which would promise a
falr 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 to lynch law, no matter
whether applied to persons or proper
ty"