The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-13
The New Railroad.
leicester Builetin.l

at our earliest opportunity we called on Mni
Mills, who was recently elected President nf tic
Chester, Greenwood " Albeviilo Kaiiroad, IL
learn something Of lis enterprise which could
pe laid before our readers. We found The
Major briu-ful OF hope, and preparing for
active work, aud i'll reply to our request fur
ilsiled us the following fucts
You know am always looking for some
good thing tor Chester aud her people,, and l
nave long thought she held a good poin; for
nuaifies" deve'olhhent-equa! to Huy point in
Tie uircountry 30 l thought IL little ru,irond
centre Was AT her door. l studied aud waited.
The opportunity pre,ent.d Itself u year ago i'll
the request OF Abterille friends To have uS
jpi:l her i'll the c., G.. IL A. t.. Il. I heartily
joined Issue and the Organization ut Greenwood
Oh the 22ud inst. is the result. | took the |. ad
IN tins matter with diifidenco and lack of conf
deiice Ill my own ability to push it to success,
but faith was lacking in those whoa I sought
and l believe l could inauSu-ate the movement,
III least sicn advanced step has encouraged
mo 10 make The i.ext, until 1 see Ill the yea. on
ably near future II great opportunity for Cheeter.
Examine tho map: About 40 miles 10 Monroe.
n. g., a point OH an independeuI line of rail-
road, Camden ID miles OF new road, develops
The greatest water-power i'll the State (Isocky
Mounl), and puts un to Newberry, and Al mites
nearer Augusta thnn any other route. The g.,
81 u A. Road passes through tho best section
vi 40 State and crosses every road i'll the up
con".ty. except the Airline. The agriculture
Of that scciion is not surpassed anywhere. It
Is the cotton and corn bolt OF the State. The
new r"ed liz reaching out to Atlanta, and Fiber
ton ala AsneI,e are inviting it, and holding out
; their Wiling l,Ai.ds 10 CROSS the Savannah
River. ! expect to visit Elberton, Athens and
Atlanta Ill this interest as soon as l can leave
my farm. We are prepared to proceed TO orga-
niZntlon OF our con, elnplated branch to Newber-
ny, aud ~ soon ~ charters can be secured we
Will so 10 work.
We have not met such encouragement on the
Camden line al l hoped for, aud cannot nee
anything now To expect success. But the Now
berry u Ab5eville project il well on foot, and it
will be- the fault Of ourselves If We do not build
thon. Even yesterday 1 was informed by one
of Our most prOminent citizens thar the friends
Ut connection with Newbo,ry are invited to meet
in Ncwberry next mouth. Then, you see. INV
enterprise contemplates Abbeviilo aud Atlanta.
with New6erry and Camden III branches, or
OIL I'll lines. To the Abbeville and Atlanta line
all my eff rts and energy are enlisted, aud no
step back will be- taken uutil all my roeVu:ces
are exhausted. am ready To organic. the
Newb.lr! line Whenever Its frlelYds arc ready to
join i'll orr line, and will lend my aid 10 any
line. But my friends are not ablo to eui;d these
roads, nor any ono Of them. All they can do il
u aid. 1t would be idle in ME To 10 before
them without some assurance OF that backing
~ Tho person Of Mr.. John Robinson, OF tho Al,
i...a:c Coast line. " Ii we'll known that his liu.s