The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-11-27
CHICHASAW CHIPS.
THE CITY OF COLLEGES OUGHT TO HAVE
A RAILROAD.
IsniIronG. DuEnmy and Eramway talk
1t DUe West.

ut Due West.
We Scr by the papers, and learn rom PR
va;c individuals tina! Du" West again has Inc
Railroad fever with some doubt as To the type
of the disease that may be developed. " lial
will come of il, time alone can tell.
One proposition is. Ia build Il adtlniny ilhc IN
DonnldS-a "duniuy'' line. we believe, is Il
rt,,d ON which cars arc run ny SiralT.
Another proposition Is, Ia bnlld Il IraHnWa!
ii "trlinw:ly" We believe. is II road whose
cars are drawn by mules or horses. m
Everybody knows what II "ltallroau lS,
and that scheme needs no cNplahhlion. y
McSsrs. G.. \. Lee, w. &. Brock ana y. Il.
Kennedy were in Abbevillc last saturday,
and talked ON the subject with MIR. Bcnel ana
Others all of whom seemed ready 10 aSSlSe
their Due West brethren with their "mnral
supuort-if the road went To Donalds. But II
it, was proposed to build the road 10 Anpc-
Vile, something more than "moral support
could be had. ,
that NAV come To Due West, but this Town
would he doubly pleased and thrice bencllttcu
If Il railroad connection coulu DC il:lu ue.M
The two villages. The interests OF TWO loWnS
would them in fact, bc bound together by iron
bands.
If il should seem well for our Due west
brethren to make the effort, we have no dotiDt
that they can get railroad cohhecIloh WIFI
the outside world.
What practical objection can there be TO en-
lending the Abberillc branch of the T. ana w.;
railroad 20 Due West? The distance wonld
The road might bc graded for. say two thou,
sand dollars q mile. If, then, Due West would
give as much to this road as they proposed 10
"ive To the Cumberland Gap the graulng can
be done and we have not Il doubt that the
CIydcs would lay the track. and send the Abb
bcvile train on to Due West. The lengthcn,
ing of the road would involve no audlIlohal
outlay for engines, cars, conductors, ehSl-
neerS, or other trainlnen.
Does anybody sec any practlcal opJcctioh 10
this plan?
Of the road, where cotton ana passengers ,rs
delivered as cheaply as at Greenwood, Hodges
or Abbeville. Would that not be consuln-
nation devoutly to be wished?
But suppose the Clydcs should refuse 10 nc
Abbevile and Edgelield are going to make
an effort TO induce the g., G. and n. road to
build the read from Edgefield to AbbeVilie.
If the g., G. and \. road should concluue 10
make the road from Aiken feeder TO thcir
own road, then Due West and A1beville could
make the effort to connect Due west with the
great cross road by continuing the track from
Aiken to that town. The same trains Imhi
would run from Aiken to AoDeVllle couid
easy enough go on To Due West.
If this latter proposition could be acteu on,
there would be but little troubl lc about rlehts
of way, and the charter has already been se'
cured.
Is there any reasonable objection to our peo-
pie taking hold Of either proposition?
We believe that either one of The railroad
Syndicates would be glad to aid the people, II
they are in earnest about the matter. ,
We have nothing to say In reference to the
dummy" or "tramway" line. Abbeville
would not be particularly interested in either
of these roads to Donalds, hut our people
would be interested in genuine railroad be-
tween Due WesL and this village.
While II may be that some cltiZenS mlShl
prefer TO have their road to be an extension OF
The Aiken road, yet we believe the best inter-
ests of all the people would suggest the pro.
priety Of making terms with the road which
might first signify its willingness 10 help:
While the charter has been granted, and the
tax already voted for the Cumberland Gap
road, it might seem TO some Of our people that
it might be better to wait ON the possibilities
of the G., G. and n. yet we are inclined TO
think that wisdom would take the first road
that could be had. Either road would be good
enough, and we would favor the first real o1ler
or opportunity TO get road.
We hope no harm may come OF thinking OF
the matter, at least