The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-24

and then connect with tn great system of
roads penetrating the North, East ana
West. Columbia is as near to Savannah as
1t Is to Charleston, and BlackYllle is the
same distance from both points.
In thirty minutes yesterday BlackVlue
subscribed 10000 outside Of what we can
get along the line. Now, if Savannah Will
show her interest by coming up properly
| we will soon have connection with this sea
| port. We have had encouragement enough
since our arrival here to lead US TO believe
| that, when we make thorough canvass OF
our line and show your people what we VIII
| do, we will got all the a SlStance we neet,
Mr.. Mixson substantially agreed that it
was Blackville fight, and Mr.. Ravenel,
! who accompanied Col. Brown as an able
| lieutenant, having shown Mr.. Mlxson
/ Blackville petition for an extension of the
road, the latter took it for granted that 1t
! set up the fact that it was to be an extension
from Barnwell. In addition to the petition
| Col. Brown had received dispatch signed
| by Mr.. Simon Brown, one of the Barnwell
| committee, and w r. Kelly, Blackvlle
lawyer, saying:
Black III is in favor of extension via Barn
| well and Allendale, and will back that route.
Have seen Izlar also and he favors that route
| This was a blow from home that ratified
MIR. Mixson, and several kilograms passed
between Savannah and Blackville Among
graphed the Blackville committee;
| Petition was the one signed before meeting
| yesterday. Nothing done to-day Have seen
lzlar. He is of same opinion as yesterday.
To borrow ScriptuIal quotation the posi-
ton OF Mr.. Izlar appears to be ''the same
yesterday, to-day and forever"
THE OTHER SIDE.
Col Brown is stirring man; at least his
visit TO Savannah seems TO have stirred up
| Blackville to its innermost depths. A
| MORNING NEWS reporter interviewed him
and found him armed at all points to meet
the Blackville cyclone which seems to have
swept down upon him. He said:
u did not come down here to make war
upon Blackville. ! represent the Barnwell
road, which ! own. 1t is ten miles long,
and is not for sale. could have sold it,
but | bought it with view to a Savannah
extension. Tue parties who wanted to buy
| it wanted to prevent this extension, and as
the extension to Savannah is my own
project, it is not for sale to them. l am
also Secretary and Treasurer of the
| road building from Blackville to Co
| lumbia We are operating eighteen miles
| of that road, and the otaer twelve miles are
| now under construction, upon which force
| of 200 men is at work. We expect to com
| plete the road to the Imperial kaOlin mines
| in June and then with the BarnWell road,
|
have forty-seven miles of road. The Black
| vile committee represent not one mile of
| road. The meeting there promised $4,000,
| but for whate Not for a competitive line,
but for a little local trade they propose to
leave Barnwell, Allendale and other towns
| out, build thirty-three miles Of road and
tack it on to any system that will connect
/ with them.
But Blackvillo does not want any such
scheme. They will give more to go by
Barnwell than to go by Buford's Bridge,
where there is no population, no road and
no good reason to expect local aid. They
| put my father, Simon Brown on their COM
| mittee, but he is not in favor of leaving
| Barnwell out. Look at these dispatches
and you will see what Backville and Barn
well think of the matter
The dispatches Col Brown alluded to were
| as follows, and they were turned oyer to the
| MORNING NEWS:
Backv., is in favor of extension VIA Barn
well and Alendale and will back that route.
Have seen Izlar also, and he favors that route.
| Simon Brown. w. r. Kelly.
Robt. Aldrich telegraphed yesterday
| afternoon:
Get railroad to come to this point for various
| reasons. Barnwell is the place to strike. Paper
| setting forth the facts being prepared and
signed by leading citizens, which we will for
ward.
Ex-Gov. johnson Hagood, of South
| Carolina, and Mayor Bellinger joined in
this dispatch, which was received last
night:
There can be no question in the interest of
| the country at large and the road Itself. The
route is through Barnwell and Alendale.
MAYOR ToBIN'S LETTER.
Hon j. L. Tobin, Mayor OF Allendale,
| in letter to the MORNING News conveyed
by Col. Brown says:
The projected railroad from Savannah to con-
| meet at Barnwell court house with the Black
| vile and Barnweil railroad with Columbia S. c.
| as a terminus is fully Endorsed by the people of
| Barnwell county, and more especially by Allen
| dale and all that section of Barnwell county on
| the line of this survey The naftS to be de.
| rived from such a road are fully understood and
| appreciated, and we are ready to give material
| support to this enterprise whenever an oppor-
tunity is offered to do So
Ii is needless to refer to the advantages to
| Savannah of this new road 1t is well under
| stood by the wde-awake business men of your
city that this road opens the very heart of the
| State of South Carolina to Savannah, and places
| Barnwell court house within few miles of the
same distance to Savannah as to Charleston;
besides making the connection with the city of
! Columbia and the railroads centering at that
| point, which tbesides a direct route from
| Columbia to Savannah must carry TO Savannah
| a very large portion OF the cotton crop of this
| State, and place savannah merchants in fair
competition with Charleston for the trade of
| this State-an advantage Savannah does not
| now enjoy, for the reason that the city of Sa-
! vannah has no means of access or railroad COM
| municatiOn with the interior OF this State.
| The immediate advantages to the people OF
| this community are manifold. First. a direct
| route TO Savannah instead Of the Inconvenience
| of travel and increased freight over two roads
| to the city of Savannah Secondly. il is believed
that the Central railroad takes very little inter
| est in the South Carolina branch of that system,
| known as the Port Royal and Augusta railway,
| and are disposed to run the same upon the most
| economical basis for the sake of Immediate div
| idends without due regard to the comfort or
| convenience Of the public, and the building of a
| new road would bring about healthy competi-
ton that must result in improved methods and
| great benefits to the country.
| Thirdly-lhe same advantages that are
| offered TO Savannah merchants in opening a
| direct route to the people will be enjoyed by the
! people in this community by the single road
| and direct route to the savannah markets.
The people of Allendale are alive to these ad-
vautaGes, and n meeting of the citizens of that
| community will be held at an early day for the
| purpose of rendering such aid to this enterprise
| as they are able to contribute.
WHAT COL BROWN SAYS.
Col. Brown says that the petition which
seems t. have caused 50 much tcegraphing
said nothing at all about the Northern ter
minus. He has a charter He has a road.
He wants it extended TO Savannah indie
pendent of any other. Opposition to it