The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-02-20
Tie BUNNY Railroad.

MEssRs. EDITORS: I'm looking over
last weeks SENTINEL, 1 see your esti
mate of the gross earnings of a dummy
limo railroad from this place to TasIcy
or some other point, is put down Mt So
| goo, about one.half what it will really
be. My estimate is auout SIS, 900 or
$50, 900. The travel alone oyor this
! road will be about $1,000 q year, to sny
nothing OF tho mails, express, &C. II
wo had the road here it would invite tho
tourist to visit us, ,ts you well know wo
have as hno mountain scenery, attroc
t.ons and climate rs is found anywhere.
Bald knob, Table Rock. Ceser's Heud,
whitewater Falls, CLASSY Mountain and
numerous other places of attraction.
Now for the freight. 1t alone on goods
to THIS place will bo more than doubled.
Mhyi you ask. Because the town will
grow lko mushroom, and of course
tho freight will be increased in proper
lion To It's growth. Cotton, cotton seed
sawed lumber, shingles, country pro-
ducc, goods for stores above here, vege-
tables OF almost every variety, thous-
nnds of bushels of Irish potatoes and
cabbage will find their way to other
markets over this road, and will not l,c
many years before tho grape crop of
; THIS country will be immense, for here
we have land that will produce grapes
equal to any and surpassed by mono.
Ere long you will hear tho tread of ma
chlnery from hills and valleys now lying
Idle and undcvelopcd. But let the road
DC built and you will find saw mills,
Shlnglo machinery, sash, door and blind
factories, planning mills, spoke, hub
ana wagon tactory, factories for all kind
Oh wooden ware, fer here wo have the
material to work with, as fine timber as
can be found anywhere, and plenty of
1T. We have the walnut, locust, birch.
sweet gum, pine, hickory, poplar, &c,
and On, such water power. Now don't
you think the road will pay: Yes, Ger.
tainly it will, and that big.
Some will be sure to ask how will wo
raise the money to build tho road? BY
trying home first, and if VIC can't raise
enough that way wo will try men who
have plenty of money, and who will not
be afraid to put it out when they sec q
chance to make 90 to 80 per cent. on the
investments. We have plenty Of money
at home to build the road, but our pco-
pie have been bitten already by the rail
road, and fear they will take hold very
SLOWLY. no matter, tho road will be
built all the same. Pickens G.. IL. is
N>i'''''i ~ ii'-N' IL NllN tnat soon
aS anything can be, SO You might lust us
we'll put your money in the road at once
aa to wait. You otnnot invest in any
| thing That will rey so handsomely.
We need help to develop our county,
and the road will DO that, for after wo
get the road, capitalists will invest their
money here for several reasons. FIRST,
we have lands that can be made to grow
all kinds Of crops, and that to pcrfcc
ton. Second, We have II delightful eli
mate, nothing to produce sickness. The
atmosphere is bracng and healthy, ele-
vation about 1,rj0 above the level of
tho sea, temperature about G5 TO 70 in
summer and "a i'll winter. Third, here
Will be the p!uCa for invNlids to como to
renew Their health. No consumption or
bronchial affections, total abscnco of all
lEalarial swamp& and marshes, perfect
lre"dom from al causes Of disease. We
have lower rate of mortality than any
/ either county i'll the State. Fourth, the
last hut not least, We have fine churches.
Baptist, Methodist ard prcabvterian, y
good school and fine teachers. Send
your boys here if You arc trying to cdu-
| cate them. Good bOnrd car be had hero
3eeSS2 to $40 per month.
A1r. Editor, | will bid you good
81 this time for fear OF firing my