Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-09-24
RAILROAD TALK AND GOSSIP.
From the Shelby, n. G., Aurora, September II.
WORK BEGUN.

RAILROAD TALK AND GOSSIP.
From the Shelby, n G., Aurora, September III
WORK BEGUN.
The citizens of Rutherford and Cleve-
land gave an enthusiastic support to the
railway scheme and voted literally to aid
the enterprise. The Boston Construction
spent several thousands of dollars in sur
veys from the Tennessee line to and through
North Carolina and South Carolina. They
mean business and will build a railroad
soon. They begin near Rutherfordton on
Saturday throwing dirt in the presence of
large crowd of citizens and the force will
be increased so as to complete the contract
at the stipulated time. All doubts have
been banished and they will prosecute
with diligence the road from Rutherfordton
to the Air Line.
GRANGER GOODE ON HAND.
A large delegation from Shelby will 60 to
Rutherfordton on Saturday noon to witness
the throwing of the first shovelful of dirt on
the new and great Railroad. President
Walker, of Rutherford, will throw the first
dirt and begin thegrading. Granger GoOde,
of immortal railway fame, will be present
and deserves a wreath of laurel. Ruther-
fordton is now jubilant over the event and
is happy in the idea of soon seeing the
iron horse.
KINGS MOUNTAINS OFFER.
DIR. F. M. Garrett, of Kings Mountain,
with twelve other substantial citizens of
Kings Mountain and Yorkville offer to the
Boston Construction Company to grade and
crosstie the proposed railway from Shelby
via Kings Mountain to Yorkville for $4,000
per mile. They guarantee to complete the
work in one year, the distance about 81
miles to Yorkville, and now renew their
offer since the election in Cleveland. They
are able and ready to take the contract.
They have formed company, have the
capital to back their offer and mean busi-
ness. They offer to commence work at once
or any time desired, and will give bond for
the performance of the contract. They wish
their route via Kings Mountain to be sur
veyed They assert there are three practical
BILE routes over the Mountain-Shearer'sg gap
road leading to Yorkville; the lower route
near the Steps, where the U. S. Signal corps
were located, and the upper Gap between
Crowder's Mountain and Kings Mountain.
Col. Jones has promised to examine their
route and to consider their offer.
From the Shelby New Era, September l6.]
WORK TO BEGIN.
The work of giving out the contracts for
the new railroads has already been begun.
ty, have been awarded the contract for the
first section of five miles, to be built in Ruth
erford county. The section will begin at
Rutherfordton and extend to within mile
of Forest City. The Messrs. Hampton have
already gathered together force of hands
and implements and have ordered a suti-
cient quantity of the latter to enable them
rapidly to push to completion the work of
grading their section. Negotiations are
now pending with reference to giving out
contracts for grading other sections;
the 10Th instant, in the vicinity Of Ruther-
fordton, by Hon. Martin Walker, presi-
dent of the Rutherford Construction Com
pany. Speeches will be made by Ruther-
ford and Cleveland county gentlemen who
are interested in the roads. A large num-
ber of persons will probably be present and
a good time generally, is anticipated. At
ter the speaking force of between thirty
and fifty men will be put to work and these
will be increased in number as rapidly as
circumstances permit.
WORK ELSEWHERE.
Col. R. A. johnson, general manager OF
the Massachusetts, and Southern COnstruc-
tion Company, left Shelby on Wednesday
of last week for Marion and returned on
Friday. During his absence he accepted the
subscription of Mcdowell and Mitchell
counties and secured contracts for $4,000 in
bonds of the former and 500, 1000 in bonds
of the latter upon terms similar to those
which exist in the case of Cleveland county.
In Hickory Grove and Bullock's Creek
townships, Of South Carolina, votes have
been ordered upon the question of subscrib-
ing to the Massachusetts and Southern Con-
struction Company the full amount allowed
by law, which is eight per cent. of the total
valuation of the property of the townships.
This amounts to S24, 900 in the case of Hick-
ory Grove and $4,000 in Bullock's Creek.
A WARM RECEPTION.
Col. r. A. Johnson, general manager and
Col. A. Urquhart, southern agent the Mas
sachusetts and Southern Construction Com
pany, left Shelby on Sunday to visit Blairs-
Vile and Bullock's Creek townships to adj
dress a meeting called for Monday after
noon. Mr.. Patterson, attorney at law, and
Mr.. julius Mills, of Chester, were present,
looking after the interest of Chester coun-
ty. From a misunderstanding, the adver-
tised notice had been taken out of the pa
pers and this meeting was called to arrive
at an understanding on the subject. After
the subject was thoroughly discussed the
meeting resolved unanimously to instruct
the committee to direct the Board of Com
missioners of York county to order the
election at the earliest date possible.
Coils. Johnson and Urquhart left Blairs-
Vile at five o'clock and arrived at Blacks
about 10 P. NJ, on Tuesday morning and
left that afternoon for Rutherfordton to look
after matters connected with the opening
work of the construction of the line from
Rutherfordton to Shelby. Col. Johnson's
efforts in behalf of the enterprise are inde-
fatigable and success is fully assured.
CAROLINA CENTRAL MOVEMENTS.
On Saturday night corps of engineers,
in charge of Mr.. Moncure and in the en-
ploy of the Carolina Central Railroad Com
pany, arrived in Shelby and next day went
to Forest City. A few colored men were
put to work clearing off the old road bed.
The engineer then went to work to run
line from Forest City to Ruterfordton. Up
to Tuesday afternoon the line had been run
passing through ravine, the object SEEM
ed to be to get as low grade as possible.
The line of the Carolina Central crosses the
line of the Massachusetts, and Southern Con-
struction Company about two miles this
side of RutherfordtOn. 1t is not generally
believed that the Carolina Central has
any bona .fde intention of building to
Rutherforlton, but its movements are re-
garded as an attempt to drive off the Mas
sachusetts and Southern Construction Com
pany or sell out its partially graded road
bed. The officials of the latter company
state that the action of the Carolina Central
will not affect their course in the least.
THE CLEVELAND COUNTY BONDS.
The County Commissioners met to-day to
complete the arrangements between the
county and the Massachusetts and South
ern Construction Company in reference to