The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-27
RAILROADS IN THE STATE.
More Than Two Hundred Miles of
New Railroads Built in Five Years.

In 1880 there were l ,403 miles of railroads in
South Carolina. Since that time 240 miles
have been completed, and many other impor-
tant enterprises of this character are in pro-
or projected The new rHaas
chesterfield, Clarendon, Coleton. Edgefield,
Georgetown, I.aurens, Marlboro, Spartan
burg. Sumter, William sburg.
roads constructed since 1850, number Of miles
of each, points connected, and the aggregate
cost:
ing Augusta, with GREENWOOD, ,. u, ol miles
i'm South Carolina.
Barnweli Railroad - Connecting Barnwell
Court House with Blackville, 9 miles
Cheraw and Salisbury acknowledgements
in South Carolina.
Eutawvile Railroad - Competing 4l-mile
station with Holly Hill, - miles. 10 be con-
Georgetown and Lanes Railroad-Connect-
ing Georgetown and Lanes S6 miles
Greenwood, Laurens and sPartanburg Rail-
road-Connecting Greenwood WITH Spartan
Savannah Valley Railroad-TO connect Nc
Cormick with Anderson Court House, 1, miles
South Carolina Pacific Railroad - From
North Carolina state line, where it joins the
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad, to
Bennettsville, S. c.. 10 miles.
The cost Of construction was S2,6l0,OOO. The
following list shows how these roads were
built and by what system of roads they are
Aueusts an Knoxville Railroad-Construc-
ted by subscription. Operated under the
Georgia Central system.
Earnwell Railroad - Constructed by sub
scription.. Operated by the South Carolina
Nc1sHas centrsl GPodi RalPoad of South caroira-con
structed by subscription: Operated under the
Atlantic Coast Line System.
Cheraw and Salisbury Railroad,Construct-
cd by subscription. Operated under the At
lantje Coast Line System
EutaWville Railroad-Constructed by sub
scription. Operated by the South Carolina
George GEORGETOWN and Lanes Railroad-Construc-
ted by subscription. Operated under the At
lantic Coast Line System.
Savannah Valley Railroad-Constructed by
the Georgia Central System. (Not in opera
South Carolina Pacific Railroad Construct
ed subscription; Operated by the Cape Fear
and Yadkin Valley Railroad
1t will TINS be seen that the people of the
State have paid out over two and a half mill
lion dollars for building railroads within the
The interest in railroad building, which has
always been great in South Carolina, is more
active at this time, possibly, than at any
former period.
projected. The following are some of the
more important: Work on the Savannah
Valley Railroad is In progress, and on the Al
ken, Edgefield and Trenton; the Greenville
and Port Royal, connecting the mountains
and the coast, has been surveyed from Green
willie TO Johnston's, on the Charlotte, Col um-
ria and Augusta, the Narrow Guage from
Glenn Springs, and the route from Spartan
burg to Union, and another from Shelby, n.
c., Via Gattney City. to Union:
rhe western townships Of York county are
much interested in the projected railroad
from the Ohio River to Charleston. Cherokee
Township has already voted So 900 in bonds
in aid of this enterprise Cleveland county,
\. c., adjoining York, has subscribed $4,000.
Rutherford county. n. C., 100000, Mcdowell
county, n. c.. $4,000 and Mitchell county. N.
c., $lO0.0V0, making a total subscription of
100000 IN distance of one hundred miles.
This Is an important enterprise not only to
that section Of the State, but to the City of
Charleston, by giving an independent line to
Charleston and diverting the traffic from Bal
timore and Norfolk to the natural market OF
this section.
Another route has been projected through
Bluff and tap the Wilmington, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad ct Sumter
The Georgetown and North Carolina Rail-
way has made some progress.
There are two projected railways through
the county, neither as vet located, one to
cross the Santee River below Wright'S Bluff
and strike the Wilmington, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad at Sumter. The other line
has made more progress, and is called the
Georgetown and North Carolina Railway.
The project is from Georgetown TO Lanes, 81
miles; then connecting with Northeastern
Railroad to Charleston, 50 miles; from Lanes
over the Central to Sumter, 40 miles; from
Sumter to Camden, 30 miles; thence to Lam
caster, ~ miles; thence by way Of Rock Hill
to Yorkville. IS miles: thence TO North Carol
ina line to connect with road to Shelby, 80
miles, and thence by roads already construct
ed to Cincinnati, making route 2Oo miles
shorter than to any other South Atlantic port.
The funds from Sumter to the North Carolina
line are to be raised by subscription, and as
soon as from si0OO TO 5000 per mile is assured.
the Massachusetts and southern Construction
company propose to take the subscription
and build the road for the lSt mortgage bonds.
THE subscription so far amounts as follows:
Sumter county, y miles. $4,000; kershaw
county, 50 miles, sl50,0oO; Lancaster, Il miles,
S7O,DO9: Chester county, miles, S}O0O0; the
matter has not yet been submitted to the peo-
pie of York county. The projected line will
i,uss thrthlyh q country greatly needing rail.