The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-04

Tho Blackvillc and Newbcrry Railroad
"A Short Line to Newberry-A
Chance for Charleston.
Vigorous efforts arc being made to
push through the projected Black.
vile and Prosperity Railroad, in the
interest Of which Col. Alfred Aldrich,
Of Barnwell County, recently visited
Charleston.
The projected line will be run
frO'u Blackville, in Barnwell County,
to Prosperity or Newberry as may be
decided to be most feasible. The
distance from Blackville to either Of
tho points named is sixty miles, and
the distance from Blackville to Char.
lesion by way Of the South Carolina
Railway is ninety miles. This route
will shorten the distance from Char
lesion to Newberry thirty.four miles.
and, if built by Charleston capi.
tai combined with that Of the
citizens Of the territory through
which the road will run, will give
u route identified with the inter.
csts Of Charleston from end to end
and controlled by her friends. If,
however, after the people along the
line have expended their money in
grading the road to Charleston should
stand aloof and allow alien capital
to come in and equip the road, the
result will be that New York, Norfolk,
Wilmington and other places will he
furnished an avenue to drain addi.
tional territory that should contrib.
ute to build up the chief city of the
State. Augusta subscribed largely
to build the Augusta and Knoxville
Railroad, which connects with the
Columbia and Greenville Railroad at
Greenwood. 1t has recently sub.
scribcd $4,000 to the Augusta and
Newberry Narrow Gauge Railroad,
which will connect with the Colum.
bia and Greenville Railroad at New.
berry. 1t has also subscribed to the
Greenvillc, Western and Atlantic
Narrow Gauge Railroad. These two
narrow gauge roads are now in pro.
cess Of construction. The Green.
vile, Western and Atlantic Railroad
will connect with the Columbia and
Greenville Railroad at Ninety.Six.
These three roads, therefore, together
with the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad, will be opened di.
rectly in the interest Of Augusta, and
will take to that inland market the
commerce that they fail to carry
North and East from the rich upper
counties Of South Carolina by way of
the Air Line Railroad and their con-
nections Of the Richmond and Dan.
vile system.
1t will not require master Of the
science Of railroading or Of the build
ing up of the commerce Of a city to
sec at once from this plain and un-
vanished story that it will not pay
Charleston to remain inactive. Too
much has already been lost by the
indifference with which the develop.
ment Of our railroad connections has
been treated. The time for action has
arrived. 1t will not pay to lose any
more of the territory which should be
tributary to the commerce Of Char.
lesion. 1t will not pay to allow Au.
gusta or any other outside market to
levy tribute upon section of coun.
try which should naturally look to
Charleston ns the ocean gateway to
the world. The inroads that have
already been made upon our com.
merce can be checked, not by mass
meetings and paper resolutions, but
by money contributions. Col. AL.
drich, who is doing all within his
power to build the Blaclvillc Rail.
road in the interest Of Charleston, es:
Inmates that with the subscription of
100000 by the business men of Char.
lesion the road can be built and that
speedily.
The route is easy, the length, of the
line Is the shortest that can be built
between Charleston and Newberry,
the country to be traversed by the
line is rich in its resources and there
is every reason why Charleston capif
talists should take lively interest
In the construction Of the line that
promises so favorable results to tho
commerce of this port Ne,cs oy.tl
Courier July 29h.
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