The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17
ElberLOn Star.

Last Saturday one OF the staff OF this papel
| took bis first ride on the passenger Train o
the g., &. h N. II. K.
| His destination was Greenwood, >. &.
The train leaves Elberton at reasonable
and pleasant hour In the morning.. ana, al
one enters the fresh, new cars, anu ls sooi
whirling through space, W ith the early morn
Ing breezes playing all about you, you Zee
| invigorated- like you had taken |
tonic, which buoyed you up far days travel
and infused new life into your veins. -,
In little while after leaving hyperion ~
brak eman entered the car and yelled, MID
dleton p We looked out to see how INT
town had grown since last we saw 1t, but VIZ
noted no very great Improvement since, VIZ
last wrote Of this city we 1 saw tnene% PIan
brick, which appeared 10 be just In the righ
place for the business, and by the way, IT u
| said that the clay here for making brick, u
| simply splendid. In short while this ener
getic firm will be turning out brick by thou
There were so many freight cars standing
on the side tracks ut Heardmont that we sa"
Tn The " Magic City-Calhoun Falls-has had
the oat crop harvested, and two small houses
ior section hands OF the g., & q. n. have beer
erected there. The large brick plant o
fairly under way. and Mr.. Swenrengin told III us
| that his machinery was working qulte
smoothly. This company will manufacture
all the brick that can be used Tor miles
around.
The depot at AbbevilIe is rather on the su
| burbs of the town, and presented q llVeiy
scene as the train drew up there. Our neigh
Dor looms up to the view some distance TINS
side, and Is u progressive flOurishinG town.
! Beyond this city we passed 1lus station
at which the brcskman called out Canaan
On Inquiry, we found out that this particular
section of the State was the territory prom
ised to the negroes by Scalaway politicians
and carpet-bag shysters directly after the
war. "The forty ucres, and mule" racket
was worked here very successfully anu tnls
country has been called the promised
| ly named "Canaan."
At Abbevllle the clever superintendent o.
| the road boarded the train, and we learned
through him, that arrangements had been
perfected with the Savannah Valley Road
| by which connections would be made az Gal
houn Falls from Augusta and from anderson ,St
for both passenger and freight trains: Inc
g., G. e. N. waits on the Augusta train ID min
ties, If necessary In the ufternoo ana the
Aug usla train does the Same thing ior the u.
G.. Il N. If IT should be behind. a trip IRON
lere TO Augusta and return IN one DAY, Wit
four hours in Augusta can be nude. and this
| Is good news to the people. The connexions
for Anderson are also fairly good, but VIII be
better after awhile. Capt. Mhsnant has ai'
eye out for the accommodation or Inc peo
| pie, and he intends his road TO he right nE
| with the demands of the times. .
| The Savannah Valley Road authorities are
the same way and will do the proper thing
| 10 ODllSe Inc people. a,
| After two hours ride we reached tht
beautiful city OF Greenwood. and was thc
guest of the hUsptable home OF Mr.. j. y
Nickel, one OF the enterprlsing merciants o O
| that town, who married Miss Minnie Lee
| Harper, so we'll known in Elberton.
| Greenwood Is located on n lovely plateau
with broad streets, and spacious avenues
Grand old oaks in their pristine glory cover
the town with u delightful shade, ana en-
chances the beauty and ioveliness OF the
place. 1t is town with magninceht dls
| tances as the residences have plenty o
ground surrounding them. and In few places
have we seen such an abundance OF hower.
and with the many original forest trees, CIV
| ing the place the appearance OF town In tht
woods, the beautiful residences, ana ths
bright flowers, we were very favorably I'M
pressed with the city.
Greenwood has about 2,OOO population,
compress cotton factory, and oil mill, al o
which are owned by the people OF the town
and three railroads run through the place
The Methodist and Baptist denomination
are soon to erect new and handsome houses
Of worship, and II can safely be SAID ina
Green wood is looking upward; Indeed. he
motto seems to be ION ward and upward.
| From what we could see i'll SO short tih'
MS day, and what we coHld learn OF matter'
that the town had u people willing 10 worR
together for the good of the municipality
and hence the ends already attained.
The q G.. l. n. II. X. Is In good condition
and section men are placing 1t In Dctter OF
der, wherever II Is necessary.
| Alter q pleasant day we returned 10 I'M
Granite City still believing that we have th'
advantage over any of our neighbors 10 oe
come the city OF all this section.