The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-12-01
OUR RAILROAD CENTRE.
PROVIDENCE HELPS THOSE WHO HELP
THEMSELVES.
A Plea to the Voters of Greenwood
Township, in Behalf Of the Ches-
ter. Greenwood and AbbeyilIe

Railroad.
; "Nothing succeeds like success" .Fortu-
naiely for Greenwood, she has always been
very wise in her railroad undertakings, and
for the size OF the town, most remarkably sue
ccsSfu In their accomplishment. Whatever
may be said Of her want OF harmony In other
respects, 1t Is unquestiuna6ly true. that she
has been wise III projecting railroad enter
prises and most Jealous and harmonious in
prosecuting them 10 successful issues hd-
vantageously situated on the ridge dividing
the waters OF the Saluda and the Savannah
and alert to grasp every opportunity or time
and circumstance, she now possesses better
railroad facilities than any town OF her siZe
In South Carolina. The citizens of the town
and township enjoy with complacency the
fruits of former communtstic railroad In
vestment in the low price paid for heavy
goods and In the enhancement of the price OF
produce sold. Were IL not for the a. & X. H.
Il. the farmers of Greenwood township and
vicinity would pay one dollar more ior every
barrel of flour purchased and at the same
time get from two to four dollars less for eV-
cry bale Of cetton sold. These are startling
books of any of Greenwoods. older mer;;
chants II is a soid Juck, that the enhanced
price of the oats shipped from Greenwood IN
iSS2 ah,o,,ntcd to more than the entire suoscrlp'
ton of Greenwood township through taxa
ton 10 the building OF the \. & X: X. H. II
Lhu burdens ,Thich pressed upon the buyers OF
the cotton shipped from GREENWOOD IN t2IV
had fallen upon the puy;c'rs or the cotton SNIP
ped from the same place this year, ~ Hn%l
amounted to more than three per ceM OF the
tnrabLe property Of Greenwood township.
Just think OF hiS-fron tue'iy.fce 10 thirty u.o't-
sold from ono and one-eighth of a cent to one
anu quarter below the price in Charlcston,
,lo,c 1T brings from one-cighlll to one quarter
of IL cent of the Charleston price. GREENWOOD
will shin at least ten thousand bales tins year.
Culcultiie the difference and see the high ana
glorious vantage ground upon which she
stands. Yet she Is not out or rcach OF tne
iron hand Of MONOPOLY. If success should
crown the efforts to place the Central and the
Clyde systems under one management our
advantages would be palsied by high freiS hts.
But thanks to her!Ocaiity and To propittous
circumstances Greenwood Is Offered Il means
of escnps from this contingency in the desire
of the Pennsylvania Central ami ROBINSON
systems to make shorter connections win
New Orleans and the South West Via orlorK,
Raleigh, Munruc, Chester, Greenwood. Abbe-
willie Flblrton, Athens &c. This will shorten
the distance several hours and Mt the same
time avoid the danger Of land slides on AIR,
line as we'll as the monotonous solitudeS o.
the Coast line. In this tast age, "Iime Talks"
The road will ray and Greenwood will have
the advantage Of better frciShts 10 NorforK
and the North as well as from the vest She
will be accessible from a. points OF the COM
pass. Business enterprises would seek ler
locality Already several are promised In lnc
event of success of the q. u. G. \. Il. H. Iop-
ulation would be increased, schools flouTlsil,
churches augmented, lands enhanced IN val.
ne products of the farm find rcadler sale at
high and more reinunernuVe prices, more
avenues TO employment opened UP, anu every
thing will put on airs of prosperity anu grow IN
and The hand of monopoly Will he powerlcSs IN
its efforts to blight But this Is at!ainable onty
by n small. .conmuniStic investment In anotn-
or railroad tax Of one and ~ half mills upon
our property for three years, when amounts
to thrcc-fourthS of q cent upon Inc average
acre of land or fifteen cents upon the hundreu
dollars worth Of low assessed property. aiter
that twenty-five cents upon the Thousand uol-
lars WORTH of property. Any director can ex'
plain this.
Hut some will say this Is a, private enter.
prise and why build II with pubilc money
In view of the general good 10 be Obtained an q
also in view of the fact that no person IN
Greenwood is seek ing personal em"lunehI or
profit it is bound TO be pronounced puouc en- en-.
terpriSe. Besides, private enterprise ~ iioi
now equal to tho emergency, but consolidated
communistic effort can accomplish success
without placing any appreciablc burden o1
any one person. Every one Will De laAeu uc'
corIing TO his ability and every person VIII pe
more benefited than injured by the railroad.
II is more of an investment than tax. Sue
cess will give Greenwood her til I'd great syS'
tenn of railroad passing through her limit,
shorten the distance 10 her court mouse ithu
add four thousand dollars to tie STATE ann
county taxes of The county by the four nun,
lrcd thousand dollars worth OF foreign capltal
passIrr through her limits. Aid the county,
aid Greenwood and aid yourself ny helping III
.hS enterprise.