The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-15
Starting Work on the Carolina,
Knoxville & Western in Tennessee
IA Magnificent Railroad Enter.
KnorpiVe Tribune of Tuesday.

Kn0LUiVe Tribune OF IueSddy.
For q time croakers were found who said
that the Carolina. knoTSille 4 western roaG o'r
have to cease their croaking on this subject
and find some other. Dirt has been broken,
and the road Is under way.
Yesterday forenoon about 1890 O'CLOCK the
work commenced in earnest. First dirt was
broken on the farm OF Mr.. j. Fl. Joroulman,
about one and half miles from the city;
The farm of Mr.. Joroulman adjoins lslnnd
Home, No formal exercises were helu.
There were present Chief Engineer Gardener.
Mr.. A. B Fortune, the contractor; Or. Nhea,
Colonel Dickinson, Mr.. j. w. Fletcher, an
official of the road ana as 0tnebs bsoxen o Shocks
GAP In SEWER county, some fifteen miles from
the city. Work was commenced at tnls p2lnt
under the supervision Of Assistant Cniei IN n
rineer Ramseur and Mr.. Brown memDer OF
the contracting firm OF Brown & Fortune.
It will be remembered that this firm has the
contract to build the road from KnoXville TO
the North Carolina line, distance OF hity-
ct the works here and ut Shocks Gap each
some twenty men were put TO WORK yester.
1ay. The number will be increased rom DAY
to-day and by the tlme Sood wgatnea seto 70
have 1000 men at work. The contractors
have large outfit of carts, p1ows, etc, ID
Virginia, where they, have finished some
work. This outfit has been ordered shlpped
here and will arrive in ten days:
| The readers Of the Tribune will remember
that 40 miles of the G. X. q w. roau mas peeu
put in the hands OF the contractors. MessTs'
| Boyd 50 miles. This latter named gentleman
has all the work in the state OF North caro-
lima. He will break dirt In Haywood county,
n. c., in few days we nave not ps%t 1eel aole aoLe
| to learn the exact day, but one Gay next week.
probably Wednesday,.
In South Carolina there is some forty.fiye
miles of the road which has not yet been let.
There is some part of this to be located. Two
tLra Of pnnin6erS
field this week to finish up the work; Ihls
will be done quickly and some time IN March,,
if not sooner the South Carolina section NH WI,
will then be under way. II must De renenn. M
bcred that the road Is graded within few
miles of Grecnville, South Carolina,
The company Is going to work Win a VIM;
r. now has the liO miles under contract, and
the contractors are under bond to the cons
tructon company to finish 1t within the
shortest time consistent with good work.
clause 'hns arre snsl number of hands
etc etc. The construction company has gvi-
en- bond to the railway company TO Dulia the
road and rapidly, the specifications OF the
bond being similar to those given by the con,
tractors. II it can possibly be done the road
will be built the present year, at the latest
within eighteen months. .,u,
The advantages of this road to Knoxville
and East Tennessee have been often mention
| ed, bat the masses Of the people hardly apPre.
| ciatc these advantages. AS commission
merchant, dealer in country produce, nay;
means good prices for everything which the
nrmer has TO sell. South Carolina Is East
Tennessee's best market. They Will nave O
direct market via the e r. & w. ar anu Guic 9uicn OK
will be in Greenvilie, S. c., the next morning
This prosperous and growing sister city lsides.
| tined to buy largely OF US for We have the
very thingsishe buys ana sne likes To, 70 oay a
! low our farmers TO sell Greenville butter, nay
corn, lard, bacon and stock. Many otheI
points in the rich cotton regions OF South
| when this road is completed, will good hay
sell in Knoxville at seventy,hve cents nun,
dred. The nearness to SUCH gooa narkel
| will give our farmers much petter prices ano
! The section of country which the T., X. q
w. traverses has not pound OF coal; III Is
nearer our mines than any other, ana Is our
natural territory. Our dealers VIII sci ltnun
dreds of car loads of coal annually. In addi
/ ton to this the road will give them the ad'
vantages of the coaling station Mt Port Royal
| At this point they can supply steamers, and
can also ship coal. The advantage Of the road
| in this particular cannot be over estimated. .
Another point in which the road viii prove
of great advantage Is in reducing the
freight from the east. Muen oil OF Inc lIteagn,
| comes by steamer to Savannah, then abou
seventy.tive miles by rail over the Savannah
Florida & Westere road to Jesup and thence
This is a roundabout haul. The c. X. d W
will be direct and only two.thirds OF the dis
| tance us this route This will enable the com
pany to do much for Knoxville in the way o.
cheap freights. r
| Knoxville to some point at about the Cincln
natl soutero road where 1t will meet the
Nashville and Knoxville. Arrangement lol
| This connection will be it is believed complet
ed some time in the near future. 1t Is known
| that negotiations are now pending to accom-
plish this result with every reason to belieVC
that success will result. Thus the road Will
give us a direct line to Nashville.