The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-05-14
THE G., G. & N. AND OTHER ROADS.
Progress all Along the Line-"airaa-
ing.-.Bridge Buiiding-.-Tracklay-
ing---Impnrtanf Connections.

Since our last talk on the progress when Is
being made in building this road, nothing nl
n special nature has occurred. All the work
has been advanced, and Is still advancing
The contractors as rule, nave not as ihtee
forces as the people expected they would en-
ploy, but nevertheless every day marks step
forward.
Many sc-apers have been busy taking the
dirt out OF the big cut in rear Of the Ihom.
son lands, and that work is now practically
completed.
While there is little grading yet 10 be done
from the crossing OF the Blue Hill road 10 inc
TuSten branch, The contractors will nave To
"borrow" some dirt with which 10 iGrcl up
the big fill at the branch below the Episcopal
cemetery.
From the Tusten branch to the Poor House.
there remains comparatively little to do--ohe
cut TO make and one fiji TO level up.
Beyond the Poor House for three niles wcSt,
very little If any grading has been done, ont
from that point on To savannah river, the
work Is well advanced.
The nile driving at Little River goes on
daily, ans in good time that work will be I'm
ished.
On the east side of the village, and looking
toward Chester, work Is being done all along
the line to Greenwood. For two miles at
least, including the Fair Grounds, work Is pc
ing done on every hill. This section is the
worst and hardest job OF grading that we
have seen. Great quantities of what Is called
"loose stone" Is embedded in the pipe clay,
and many ugly bouderS are to he driiied ana
blasted. The rock To be blasted Is oi ING liaru,
est Iron rock" In which IL Is extremely haru
| to drill holes for the dynamite, and when Inc
| explosion takes place, whatever ROCK Is
broken. is generally reduced to pieces, some nI
which arc rs large aS Il man can liit, oul liiuct
of the broke mass Is often IN ittle hitS' aoD.'
! the right size for throwing nj mad dogs. Tho
ground at all the other places That we nave
visited works beautifully.
At Long Cane creek the work OF pile drlV
| ing still goes on daily, and the piles oi pre-
pared granite for the piers grows larger every
| day. The bridge at Long cane rs 10 ne hcarl1
| fifty feet above low water marx, ana anou
twenty feet above the highest water marx
ever known. The length of the bridge ana
the tresile will be about thousand SarhS
| Beyond Long Cane and toward Curl TAI
creek work Is going on, ana preparation" "''
being made for crossing that stream. -.
| Track laying commenced TWO weeks ago y,
4 the intersection of the road with the a: " Il
road some three or four miles this side O
Greenwood, and they have been busy eve
since, and will keep up with the gra1LnE inir. ,.
| as they finish this way or toward On SER
They will work wherever there Is tFark u
| readiness for the iron.
Track layers from ihcstcr. coming this way
are at Tiger river, waiting Tor the erecIi'di
| the bridge.
Running rs this road does, across tic coNn'
try, II crosses more streams perhaps ihah any
road in existence for the same distance. ,
| The Co'un:hia, Nrwbcrry and l.aurenS ltoa'
is finished from Columbia to Prosperity, j.
Newberry, and Is being operated by Inc Houtl
| Carolina road. The graders are pushing lhPll
work between Prosperity and NcwDcrrS, ano
1t Is thought that the track VIII be lhlh t'
Ncwbprry within month from this tinc
Engineers are now looking for n sultaU''
route above Newhcrry II some point on iIl'
g.. G. d y. with the probability mat thc l,h'
will connect with our road at Clinton, or al
pOinl not more than three mites each OF tha
village.
The indications are that work will be com
menccd This summer on the Cumberland 1tls
| road at Ed"ehc!d with n view to an early com
pletion OF That roud to this place. With tn
| g.. G.. & y. and the Cunheriand Gap ROAD
working In liarmonE,a great through ln
will be opened Up from Charleston 10 IN
west. 49,
1t really seems that after all. Ahheyll'c'
dream of new railroads and better fai!roa'
facilities Is To he realized.
The new schedule and now train on The
& g. rOah has afforded infinite pleasure Ia on
people. and if such facilities had been glVci
us In the past Abhevilic would never hav
been so clamoruuS for new railroads.
/ We believe Abbcvillc has fine prosncclS TO
| all the railroads that we want or need. In
question now is. are we going to make an ei
fort to take advantage of those additional u!
Icilitics? Are we doing our part toward Du!l!i
ing up the town? Asa matter of fact he G
G. e y. will he calling on us at an early CAV
for the taxes which were voted by this town
ship. II the Cumberland Gap comes anothc
tax will be called for. Then let us act SO :.
not to allow this tax 10 be Il burden 10 US
Our increased business interests and the in
creased value Of our property should ra.
these drafts upon us. IF we simply wal to b
taxed, the burden will he an oppressive one
which will have q tendency tn Gcpr,'sS on
property and to drive capital away. lnS!ca'
OF realizing the present fabulous prices n
which town property is being held. IL VII
swing back To bed rock valuations. ana lhrl
the purchasers may insist on dcductnG iIGi
the lower price Tie eight per cent for whir
the railroads hold Il claim. If We would ri"'
, per, we must he up and doing. This J. Il cen
trail pOint to- which mnch business might u
brought with Il little effort. The pm
est and best water on earth, the hralthieSt il
cation In all this section, Wit: fine commit
nifty OF rs good people as are tn hc found any
where all combidr TO uilcr inducements IL
new settlers amongst MS.