The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18
WHAT'S UP WITH THE THREE C's.
Some Disquie:ing Rumors from Columbis-
Talk About Combination with the
Seabord Air Line.
Especial to News and Courier.

ECpSC11l W -NCTS tlIIN SOO1ASA y
COLUMBIA, October 10.-Col. r. A.
Johnson, general manager of the Char
lesion, Cincinnati and Chicago Rail
road, with his private secretsy, Mr..
Geo. A. Erich, Major John F. Jones,
superintendent, Major James F. Hart
and Col. John G. Black, also of the
road, have been at the Grand Central
Hotel for several days. Whenever Col.
Johnson arrives in town something is
expected by the reporters, and after
stay like this, the fraternity usually get
something Of inte:est. The CORE
spondent of the News and Courier has
been unable to get anything definite
from any of these gentlemen, but it has
been evident that they have been dis
cussing someth 1g of interest.
Tonight Col. Johnson goes to Char
lesion to attend the annual meeting OF
the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago
Railroad Company, at the Charleston
Hotel, tomorrow, After that, with
his private secretary and Major Jones,
he will go over the Inc Of the Three
Cs on tour of inspection OF the road,
and proposes to improve the existing,
or add wherever necessary new facill-
ties for handling the business already
developed.
While nothing has been obtained
from Col. Johnson, it is rumored, and
the rumor comes from quarter where
the actions OF Col. Johnson should be
known, that the object of the meeting
in this city was to make arrangements
for big deal with the Robinson sys-
tenn. known as the Seaboard Air Line.
It is stated in support of this surmise
that at the Catawba Junction, few
miles south of Rock Hill, where the
Georgia, Carolina and Northern Rail-
road makes connection with the Three
C's, preparations are being made for
larger exchange of business between
these two roads.
The Georgia, Carolina and Northern
is branch of the Seaboard Air Line,
and has just been completed from Mon
roe, n. c., to Catawba Junction. At
Monroe il connects with the Carolina
Central, which runs direct to Whining
ton. and at Hamlet connects with the
main line of the system running to
Norfolk and Baltimore. 1t is claimed
that this will give a new and COM
peting line from Augusta, Columbia
and Charleston to Wilmington, Nor
folk and Baltimore, but it is also
claimed that if the above mentioned
ssdeaI' is effected it will draw much Of
Charle3ton's cotton now going over the
South Carolina Road and take it over
the new line to the other ports 1t is
understood further that the manage
rnent of the Three C's is not pleased
with the manner in which the wealthy
men of Charleston have ignored this
trunk line, and that they wish to seek
some other seaport town." 1t is
further claimed that the new line
would be Of great benefit to.Columbia.
Now, the representative Of the News
and Courier does net propose 10 vouch
for the rumors he has reported. 1t ap-
pears to him that when some one
knows so much Indefinitely. there
should be little known definitely
But Charleston can draw her own con-
clusions and decide as to whether these
rumors caught floating around here are
based upon fact, or whether they are
set going for he- especial benefit.
MORE ABOUT THEN NEW DEAL.
News and Courier, 12th.]
The annual meeting Of the Three Cs
Railroad Company was held at the
Charleston Hotel yesterday. A large
majority of the stock was represented
The meeting was adjourned without
the transaction of any business until
November Is, when it viii be held in
this city, and the regular board OF
directors for the ensuing year will be
elected.
Among the prominent men connect
ed with this great enterprise in the
city yesterday was Col. R. a. johnson,
general manager OF the road. An effort
was made to ascertain from him what
truth there was il the runors pub
lisned yesterday that movement is on
foot by which traffic ARA ogement
will be perfected with the Seaboard
system.
Col. Johnson refused to say anything
upon the subject, but it was learned
from an entirely trustworthy source
that several interviews had been held
between the officials of both systems as
well as The officials OF the South Caro-
lima Railway Company in regard te
the proposed connection Of the two
systems, which vii! also include the
South Carolina Road. These meetings
were for the purpose of arranging s
basis for t.-affic rates. 1t is known tina
Col. J. B. Peck, the general manager
Mr.. ). H. Aver'lI, the superintendent
and Col. S. B. Pickens, the genera
freight agent of the South Carolins
Road, went up on special car over thu
Three C's Road to Catawba Junction
yesterday, where they were to NEE
Mr.. John NJ. Robinson, the president
Major john NJ. Wi0der, the genera
manager, and Traffic Manager Clarke
Of the Seaboard system, for the purpose
is said of completing the negot;a
tions which have been in progress TO
some time.