The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-04-01
sFAIRsIsnD's NEIY aaIENoAp.
Another Good Letter ON q vsry Ipaporsant
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Another Good Letter on q vSry Ipaporsan
| Subject.
Messra. Editors: In my former arti
Ecle | said that the route proposed from
Camak, Ga, to Wadesboro, N. c., wa
slime of great possi ,ilities"., Glanc,
your eye along the railroads now i,
operation from Boston to Wadesboro
V,a New York, Philadelphia, Balti
more, Washington, Richmond an,
Raleigh, and thence over the road pro
posed, to Lancaster, Wlnnsboro, Ais
ton, Edgefeld, Appling, Ca, te
Camak, and you will see what Is des
tined to become one of the grandest 81
all tho great trunk lilies from New Or
leans to New York. But it is not pro,
posed that Fairfield shall build this
road. 1t is enough if wo weld in OH,
link from Alston to the crossing on the
Catawba, hear tho great falls, at such
point as shall be agreed upon.
After reflection It occurs to me TINT
tho Fairfield division should commence
at Alston. There is road now about
to be commenced at Blackvillc, in
barnwell county, to come up through
Lexington, crossing tho G. g. s. A,
either at Summit or at Gilbert Hollow.
and Oh to Alston, opening up one OF
the finest corn and timber sections in
the South. From Blackville to Barn
we'll Q. IL. there is already o road,
whilst from Barnwell G. III. to the
Port Royal Railroad is only a distance
of about eleven miles which the Port
Royal people are willing and anxious
to hll. This accomplished, we have
outlet 'sstn6er one to tho sea. Again.
to tap tho Spartanburg Road above
Aston would be to lessen the distance
TO Asheville, and thence to Cincinnati.
put very fcw miles; whilst II wonId
throw us out Of the general limo. and
interfere with the locomotion of pas
sehgers who would desire to pass over
the Greenville e Columbia Railroad.
WhhGGh joins at Alston. To cross at
Alston>Will also be to absorb tho
Greenville Columbia Railroad from
this point to Gl9mbia; for with the
road from ColumbHfs-to to Newberry
finished. this route, with Iif most cost
~ roadway, must be abandoiHfad and
terms. made with the Winnsbofa,
branch, In order to secure the freiphts
ior Its confrere tho G. G. & A. From
W1nnsborO to suitable crossing on
tho Catawba would be, say, sixteen
miles, and from Wimsboro to Aisto,I
eleven miles, counting the three miles
over the q. Q. e A. and the four and
one,third miles over tho Quarry Branch
as already laid. Seven of tho eleven
mlies TO Alston pass over beautiful
rloge,, not crossing oven a spring
6ranch. The remaining from LITTLE
ltiver is moro uneven ground. but
gould be passed without difficulty.
T65SfSAtelen Steelen Tor Fairfield, then, is to
build twelSSy- -sevsnin iheass iihles Of road, pro-
ylded our neighbors are stfhiesattll>X.. stfhfiieesaatlX
Interested to- continue the line owe
their territory, or, If 1t be decided i'm
practicable for the present, then |
Gods name and for the sake of on
hungry people, lot us build the eleye
miles to Automatically saving tn
extra freight on our corn and 6aco
Ioih AsneVlllo 10 Statosville, from
Statesville to Charlotte and from Cha,
iotte here, by coming directly from
Asheville to Alston and thence [,
Winnsboro.
"a slazs s4I02Inmnhill observe that 1 have no
saE tho quarry interests ef-tn
honestly believe that tn
pAy Outbluc these cOnsiu
erations; but In my next article pro
pose to show that the road would pa
IT it did nothing but develop thes
interests, and tho factory sitcs in tn,
vicinity of Rocky Mount.
LII conclusion, Messrs. Editors, le
mo ask that you will not make as man
typographical errors in this article a
you did in my last. And should IN
views meet your appreciation, com
into the fight which I think is goo
one and let lis have a meeting at a
early day. ONE OF THE FARsiaRs.