The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-10-20
ABBEvrLLE, GREENWOOD, AND CHESTER.
Public Meeting Of Citizens In the In
terest Of the Proposed Rond--Pres-
idcnt Mills Give Cheering Ac-

Last Friday evening public Meeting Of our
citizens was held In the Court House. l.. w.
Perrin, Esq, was called to the chair. when he
proceeded to state that the object Of the meet.
ing was to advance the interests of the Chcs.
ter. Greenwood and Abbevile Railroad, and
to hear from President NILS who was present
with us. Mr.. Perrin said lie was pleased with
the prospects of getting the rOatl. In fact, hc
said he thought the success of the enterprise
was assured, ii the pcOplcalO the line would
lend q reasonable encouragement by the Civ.
Ing OF money and the granting OF the right OF
way. The time for work had come, and we
its success.
Major Mills, President Of the company gave
an incite into the workings of the ompany,
and the success with which they had met y
corps OF engineers arc now ut work on the
Monroe end of the line and most of the road
from Chester to Monroe has already been sur
vcycd. The money is already i'm bank to de-
fray Chestcr's part Of the expense of the sur
rcy to the LaurenS line. The people Of Chcs.
ter are greatly aroused in behalf OF the road
and are now united in their sympathtes for
the enterprise. lie said that s.. 900 would be
necessary to survey through Laurens and Alb
beville counties to Lhe Savannah river. and
that the greater portion of this amount must
he paid by Abbcvile county, as the line would
run throu Ih only Il small part Of IaurenS
county. The money to survey the Gcorgia
line from the river to- Atlanta is In bank and
two sets OF surveyors are at work on the line
In Georgia. Including the corps now ut work
four corps Of surveyors ut work between Mon
roe and Atlanta.
The Legislatures Of Georgia and South Car
Olina will be applied TO at their next Sitttngs
for an act authorizing The consolidation uf
the entire line from Atlanta to Monroe. With
Il rich corporation with money in hand to
build the rroposcd read, the building Of The
road may be set down at lenSt as Ole Of the
possibilities. The only question now Is,
where the road will tie located.
Al the conclusion II Major Mills remarks
subscriptions were called for. Mr. Parker
said that 81 friend had subscribed S259, and that
he himself would be one of ten 10 subscribe
500. Capt. /. w. White said that he would
give Sl00. Mr.. w. g. McGowan said that he
would give $5n. Mr.. H. w. Smith said that lie
would give $50. 1t was then moved that q
committee be appointed tu solicit subScrip.
tions, tho mover asking to be excused from
serving. Messrs. l.. W. Smith, =. G. Cason,
and j. {. Miller were appointed on that COM
mitice. After Il partial canvass they reported
$2,l0O as subscribed. News received from,
from that toWn. Increased subscriptions are
expected from each pace.
\ movement Is ON foot 10 organize new
route from Atlanta 10 New York of which the
Chester, Greenwood nnd Abhevillc Railroad
shall he II part. and the belief prevails that
there is n demand fnr such n road, and that If
the people along the proposed line do their
whole duty, that we viii get the road.
The people OF Abbcville have had some cX.
pcrcpcc in letting railroads go ny them, ard
the line may lend his countcnanrc and aid 10
this our only and last chance to get an impor-
tant line across tho country.
President Mills Is enthusiastic in the work,
and Is giving his whole energy to the prosrcu-
ton of the work. He will no doubt accom-
pliSh as much as could any other man under
the sun. Good luck 10 him, and success to his
work.