The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-10
THE. THREE Is.
Getting Things Ready to Begin Ihe
Grading Of the Augusta Division

Correspondence Yorkville Enquirer.]
BLAcKsBuRG, April 1.-Nr. Beatty
Suttle, who is an assistant engineer on
the Augusta division of the Three Us
road, was in town on Sunday. He says
that the engineers all along the line
from Blacksburg to Newberry are very
busy measuring the work and getting
it in readiness for the grading to begin.
The line adopted runs parallel with the
river from the crossing at Mercer's 10
Howell's Ferry, when the line runs
direct via kellon's TO Union {. n.
RIGHT OF WAY PRACTICALLY SECURED.
correspondence Iorkville Enquirer
ETA JANE, March 3l.-Last week
the surveying party were elnan9uVerlnS
along the Union side of Broad river,
locating the line Of the Augusta dlVl-
sion OF the Three Cs railroad. The
light of way, | think, is practically Sc
cured, and 1t is probable that work Will
commence soon. Col. y. Urquhart was
along the line last week securing the
right OF way from property holders. In
one or two cases the right hasn't been
secured yet, and the parties may hold
out, but 1 hardly think they can afford
to stem the current ofpublic sentiment
for the paltry sum they may secure for
the lanus. In almost every case the
way was given cheerfully, and some
through whose lands the line doesn't
run were sorry they couldn't give the
right of way" too.
Some few changes will be made on
the line near Salem church and the
road is most likely to run between the
church and the river. This Will be
public convenience, us it leaves the
hitching ground far enough from the
line to prevent stock from being fright
ened by the passing trains.
SOME FACTS IN REGARD TO TIE PRO-
GKEsS OF THE WORK.
[Coumbia Record, April 5d.
The Three Cs road is destined to
become one of the most important rail-
roads III the South, and il the work IS
continued as it has been begun, 1t Will
not be long before the screecn and roar
of the locomotive will be heard along
its line.
At present the progress Of the work
is highly satisfactory to the authorlC!es
of the road and is expected to reach Ma
rion, n. G., at all early date. AS soon as
it does the work of grading to the sum
init of the Blue Ridge Mountains will
be rapidly pushed forward. The grade
from Marion to the place where the
road will cross the Blue Ridge is fifteen
miles. This contract has not yet been
let. it will be given out in few days
on the condition Of its rapid compile
ton, when this Is flushed the grading
will make an uninterrupted line from
Camden, 5. c., to Minneapolis, Va, OF
$50 miles.
The laying of the track from Ruther,
fordton, y. G., will be commenced
early in May, under quick time con-
tracts, as the management OF the ROAD
are specially desirous of establishing
connections as soon as possible.
THE AUGUSTA DIVISION.
The Augusta division, which some
time ago it was decided to build be-
tween Blacksburg and Newberry for
the present, was reported to have been
let out III the last issue OF the Engin-
eering News, but it has been learned
that it has not been done yet. 1t will
probably he given out on the quick
time plan within the present week.
There is no doubt about 1.-THE Three
C's is to be one of the roads of the future.