The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-24
NEW FIELDS OF TRADE.
SOUTH CAROLINA SEEKING AN
OUTLET AT SAVANNAH.
Col. Mike Brown Wants the Blackville,


Connections.
Two South Carolina railroad delegations
we're in the city yesterday, looking TO the
| construction Of a road from Barnwell
county to Savannah.
To begin at the beginning, Col. Mike
Brown, Vice President Of the Bank Of Barn
well, s. c., and owner OF the Barnwell rail
road a ten-mile road running from Barn
well to Blackvile, visited Savannah last
month, about the time of the Jasper Fes-
tival, to see if the people here would en-
courage the extension of his road TO this
city. Savannah was too much interested in
preparations for the celebration of the JAS
per Festival to talk railroad, and Col.
Brown concluded to defer the matter to a
more oppOrtuue time. Col Brown, who is
also Secretary and Treasurer of the Black
vile, Aston and Newberry railroad, con-
tinued TO exert himself in pushing the road
from Blackville north to the Imperial kaolin
mines, thirty miles distant with view to
an ultimate connection with Columbia.
The MORNING NEWS is informed that the
road from Backville TO the Kaolin mines
has 200 hands engaged in its construction,
and eighteen miles are being operated Col.
Brown then began to look after the line
southwark from Barnwel, which contem-
plates Savannah as its Southern terminus,
by the way OF Allendale, town of 1000
inhabitants, and by the way Of Peoples and
LawtOnville, from thence by adirect line to
Springfield, Ga, and Savannah.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA RIVALS.
The Blackville people at once became
alarmed. There is a rivalry between Black
vile and Barnwell, and the Blackville folks
saw that If the extension was made from
ka Ia ha
ward tributary to Barnwell, and Blackville
| rose in arms against it.
Last Thursday a meeting of the citizens
| of Blackville was held to consider the con-
| structon of a railroad from that point to
| Savannah i. 7. Izlar was appointed chair
man and j. P Strobel secretary. After a
| careful and thorough consideration OF the
subject in ali Of its bearings, advantages
and possibilities the following preamble and
| resolutions were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, We fully realize and appreciate the
many advantages which any community enjoys
| that is favored with competing lines of trans
! portation and markets. and keenly observant of
| the disabilities under which we are laboring in
| these particulars; and
WHEREAS, A railroad from this point to Sa-
| vannah, Ga, can be built over an easy route
| through the best section of the county as near
| the ocean port as we now are; and
| WHEREAS Such a road would connect this
! point with the South Carolina railway as well
as the Blackville Aston and Newberry, which
| will soon reach Columbia and meet at that
| point with the various systems of roads concen-
| trating there, also meet here with the Barnwell
| railroad. The enterprise offers unusual induce
ments to the capitalists and railroad men Of
| Savannah; and
Whereas We are not unmindfu of our own
interests and alive enough to take care of them.
FROM BLACKvILLE TO SAVANNAH.
l. ResolUed, That we all, with one accord,
| heartily indOrse the enterprise of constructing
| a railroad from Blackvile to Savannah, Ga,
| over the most direct and practical route, as
part of the great South-bound route, and pledge
| our united influence and aid in furthering the
| same.
| :. Resolued That we propose to raise the
| sum of $4,000 to aid in constructing such
| road, to be taken in stock and otherwise.
| 3. ReSolUed That we invita- the attention of
| the capitalists and citizens generally of the
| city of Savannah to the many advantages to
| them offered by the proposed road, which will
| fully appear by careful inspection of any good
| state map and examination of the location of
| Columbia, Blackve and Savannah
| 4. Resolved That we invite correspondence
| on the subject by any one interested in the en-
| terprse at the Savannah end of the line or else
where, and promise to give to such full infor-
! nation on all points strictly as they are.
| ,. ReSOiUed That committee of five, con-
| sisting OF the following named gentlemen: DIR.
| q. b. Lartigue, Maj. L. T. Izlar P. w. Farrell
| Simon Brown and Robert NJ Mixson. be an
| pointed a standing committee to agitate and
| take care of the interest of this town in the
| matters embodied in the foregoing preamble
| and resolutions.
| Resolved, That a committee of three, CON
| sisting of DR.. G. b. Lartigue p. W. Farrell and
| Robert NJ Mxson, 20 at once TO Savannah to
| confer with the parties in that city interested in
| the matter.
THE COMMITTEE IN THE CITY.
| Yesterday the committee of three reached
Savannah. They were not surprised to
| trd Col. Brown here. In fact, Dr. Laruigue
ndmittel that it was to be on the ground
with him that the committee hurried to
| Savannah. Col. Browns plan contem-
| plated an extension of the road TO Barn
well. This, as has been heretofore stated.
| meant that the country south of Blackville
| would be tributary to Barnwell. The com
mittee wanted Barnwell to be an off
! station, and Blackville wanted the road to
push south directly from Blackville in the
direction of savannah.
DR.. Lartigue, of Blackville in an inter
view with Il MORNING NEWS reporter, said
| that il is the desire to establish competing
line in order that freights might be red uced
| At present Blackville has but one road, the
| South Carolina road. They wanted reduced
| freight rates and increased accommodations
and to stop present determinations in
freghts. They wanted to tap a country in
| the neighborhood of Beaufords bridge
| which will give Backville an increased
trade. They do not want TO be trammeled, -
DR.. Lartigue said, with the Barnwell rail
road, Wlth It's deficient construction, worn
out light iron and heavy grades We would
| like to have continuous line to Savannah
| If we cannot secure a continuous line we
| propose TO connect with the Port r wal rail
road at an available point, follow it to YEN
assoc, and thence to Savannah and further
| ,uth.n
Dr.. Lartgue was asked if the road could
be competitive il it depended on using the
| Central system. represented by the Port
Royal, and the Plant system, as represented
| by the Charleston and savannah
He said that the rivalry i, between Black
vile and Blmwell If the road is built
| from BlackVille 70 Beauford's bridge, thence
| to Bruusons or Hampton GA the Port Royal
| road, II could so TO YemasSae on
that road, connecting there with the
| Charleston and Savannah This won d
necessitate the building of but thirty-three
| miles of road, at probabe cost of $1,000
| per mile. 1t would run through a fertile
cotton country and be tributary to
| Blackvile.
MIR. MIXSONS VIEWS.
Mr.. r. NJ. MiSsol, o. the committee, was
| also interviewed. He said: dr. G.. b.
Lartigue. Mr. i. W. Farrell and myself are
| here in tle interest o. "a railroad which the
citizens OF 8.ackvilie, >. c., want built from
that point 10 savannah. We hnve been
senC here by q citizens of Blackyille. We
| vii, y s iby ou,li Ii der the South bound
! charter granted several wears AGO hV the