The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-03-27
Van the Cannon Bali Train Benefit Union 1

VIII the Cannon Ball Train Benefit Union
Tho correspondent Of TnE STATE from this
p'ace. over the signature OF T. d. b speaks
Of an cffor: being made to induce Superin-
tcndsnt V. +. McBec TO put ..c,nnans
BALI tram on the 8. U. & C. Road. We
had n heard Of il before, and immedistsly
made inquiry among the leading business
men OF the town concerning II. That such
move Is talked Of here, is STRICTLY true, and
IL any beue6t viii accrue to- the town or
county from putting such sss, train on the
road, We are for il with alfour heart. j
II Is prssabls, as T. d. d. says, thst
during the Summer months such additional
railroad facilities through here, would be a
great convenience to tie travelling Iublio
'ecking health and pleasure in the noun
ta'n., but, VIC ooufess, at the risk Of being
put down as au "old fgy," we cannot see
how it will benefit our people. As we un-
dcrst,nd it, the schedule of n "cannon bar'
train wou'd run between the present Fassen-
ger trains, enabling passengers from Union
to 60 to Columbia or spartanbnrg, transact
any bu.iness purchase any amcuut of
goods) in those cities and return the same
day.
We may be nistsken. or We may appear
narrow w-minded, selfish, aud wanting in pub
| lie spirit in this mater; but if either Of
ih"se charges ean be juslly male against
us it must be attributed tot t.o jealous de-
sire on o.r Iart 10 guard the people against
tho insiai-u- advances Of other sections upon
our busincss interests, when coming, as II
seems to us this move does, in the seductive
ssrb Of public enterprise" tr under a
speo'a' plea fer the public goo].
| We confess to becoming somewhat je>lous
and su'pirious of al outside propositions
fer public enterprises and moves through
thi. Town purI orting to be for The good OF
Union. All the railroad projects we have
engaged in have either been more Of injury
than benefit to US, or have fallen through,
while roads are built around us creating
new towns, doubling and trebling the poru-
l.tion Of s'hcrs aud max ing them prs sper-
Gus, at rnct;ve cities.
we,a.a people, do not scem to do any
thing for ourselves. We appear to be salts.
ned with the standstill attitude Of tho town
forgetting tina a town standing still is o town
goirg downwards, in this go-f'rward age.
What Union wants is something that will
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attract business from the outside VIC want
Cotton or some o'her- large Factory, or q
number Of small industries. We want the
capital made from the business Of the towr
to be working within end for tho town, in
stead Of be;ngs work building up o,he,
localities.
We are :.ing to have fine Graded School
building. That i, good move in the right
direction; but if it does not do more than
educate the children Of the present fannie.
in tho town, il will be ef very little more
beneht TO the business OF the town than our
present ,chool buildings. We mus, invite
and prepare for families to m we here; and
where are the dwellings for them to live io2
Or how do We expect to increase the school
| population?
| We want re work, more life, m orc
libsrali'y an more looking ahead ap.ng ell
classes Of our town, to save it from teiug
swallowed up by outsiders.