The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-03
SOUTH BOUND SUGGESTIONS.
Advantages Of the Route Through
Ertlnson Presented

t,Dnxsox- s C. Sept. 3O.-Editor Sdvdn-
,ob Morning Neios: For some time have
rem thinking of writing few lines con-
earning the South Bound railroad, or that
nortioa of it which is to pass through South
Carolina. 1t seems that the board OF
directors. or those controlling affairs OF the
south Bound, cannot decide which way to
On after crossing the Savannah river
vbather by the direct survey through
Rrunson and Grahan's, s. C., or TO go
eronnd by Alleadale and Barnweli, 5. @.
NO. II does seem that the route Offering
the most permanent Inducements should be
ssIacted-such as the shortest way, the
most level and the best tempered route,
tbs one which would furnish the
greatest amount of freight, travel, etc.
Those advantages are ell oftered In the
direct route, and no one knows IL better
than tine chief engineer employed to survey
The IitFe-ent routes. The route By Allen
dsla and Barnwell being billy and undu-
Istino while the one by Brunson and
Grahem's Is level and well-timbered. |
,7otice that a great deal is being written in
favor of the Barnwell route, and powerful
efforts being made to induce the public, or
Tarhans the board of directors, TO favor
Thai route. while nothing is being said or
done in favor of the direct route. notice,
foo that in taking the rights Of way and
subscriptions from the people along the line
of the direct route that persons living on
snd interested in the upper or Barn well
route were the ones employed to take these
rights of way and subscriptions for both
routes. And while there is nothing wrong
in this action of the board, it would have
been but Justice to all parties to have en-
Moved some one not interested IN either
ronte TO do this work. Several persons on
the direct route are anxious to subscribe
who have not been seen, and some of them
complain that they have not had an oppor-
runity to do 80. While on this subject
will say that the amount of subscri ptions
already taken on this route oan be doubled,
and will be if the opportunity is offered.
Ii needs no argument to prove which is
the best timbered route, because any one
who knows what pine is, knows that
level lands produce the pine timber of the
south. | sec that some one writing in the
Alendale Enterprise speaks Of the pine
timber lying on the upper route between
AlIendale and the crossing on Savannah
river. and naming several parties owning
the timber, and / suppose the writer being
over Jealous in favor of the Allendele route
has included portion OF the very fine tim
her living along the direct route between
Brnpson and the river This belt of timber
extends along the line of the direct survey
through the most fertile section of lower
Carolina from the Savannah river, near
Brighton to the Congaree, and even be-
yond.
Again it seems to me that the matter of
cost in construction aud of keeping in re-
pair would be quite an item to be consid-
cred in selecting a route in which TO build a
railroad, and while l am not well posted as
to the cost of building railroads. it must be
great deal cheaper TO build in q level coun-
try than in billy one. and in this case the
level route mas the advantage of being the
shortest one by several miles, which is not
only a big thing in constructing, but q
bigger one in keeping up afterward; and
also Of quicker transit, which is, or should
be, another important matter for consid-
Grafton.
glance over the two routes is sufficient
to satisfy any appropriated mind in favor
Of the direct route, outside of the many
thousands of dollars which would be saved
by adopting this line. L. F. HUGHES.