The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-06-12
AbbeyiIle Looking In,

1t now seems to be q fixed fact that Able
vile Is to have new railroad-the Georgia
Carolina and Northern.
| 1t Is said that work will be begun ut Ches
ter, Abbeville and Athens within the next
month, and that the work will be pushed
vigorously to completion as fast as men and
money can accomplish the desired result.
1t would be the merest guesS.woTk to pre-.
dict the good that will enure to Abbeville
County from the completion of this road.
Besides haying forty miles of road for tax
alton for County, School and State purposes,
Greenwood will gain a new impetus, and Ab-
\ bevile village will receive benefits which
will help her neighbors. New stations will
be established along the route. We take 1t
for granted that station near the Saluda.
one this side of Greenwood, and one or two
| between Abbeville and the Savannah, may be
considered as certain.
These stations will be Of great benefit to the
respective communities.
The mail facilities Of Abbeville County will
be immensely improved, and the people and
the newspapers will be alike benefited
The Cumberland Gap road is now at a
stundstill pending the settlement of some
obstruction furnished by the Schofield and
Oliver contract. 1t is said that the money is
IN sight to build the road, If Childs &
oliver can be gotten rid of, and they can be
ousted, in one OF two ways, by purchase, or
through the aid of the Courts.
The Z. ami G. branch road from Abbeville
to Hodges is now in better condition than for
many years. The track is now we'll ditched,
and is in good condition. The depot plat
form is being repaired, and.improvemcnts arc
being made in the Office for the comfort Of
passengers and for the safety of express mat.
ter. The steal switches and other irons in
connection with new steal rails, are at
Hodges, ready to be put down as soon as the
steal rails are received.
Upon the whole, it may said that Able
ville's prospects were never better than they
are to day.
The new roads will give life, and, taking
heart, our people will work with greater en-
ergy than ever before, to place the town In
the front rank of progressive towns.
Our Cotton Seed Oil Mill is a demand of the
times, and must now be an established insti.
tuition.
Mr.. Seal is taking steps to organize d COM
pany for the mandatory of carriages, bug.
gies and Wagon wheels.
1t is also possible that efforts will be made
to work our immense beds of ochre and
thereby give employment to labor, and bring
great profits to the owners.
Our merchants never did better business
than they have done this spring, and the
outlook in this line of trade is cheering in
deed.
Our millinery stores especially have been
remarkably successful. By furnishing honest
goods Of the most fashionable Styles and by q
liberal system Of advertising. their fame and
the cheapncss OF their goods, have gone
abroad, and customers have come from the
four quarters.
The immense stocks Of clothing which have
been advertised and offered to the public have
drawn large volume or trade in that line.
The variety and extent of the general stocks
of goods have been so inviting that hundreds
OF customers who few yeas age went abroad
for goods, are returning to their legit-
innate markets, and business in every line is
doing well.