The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-10-28
FROM ASHEVILLE TO TAMPA
The r.. q. & G.. Railroad Will be
Built.
Abberiiie, Ca, Times.

The Times has mentioned several times,
within the past few months the movement
on foot TO build a railroad from Asheville, n.
mated with a party of gentlemen at Mount
Carmel. S. c., last spring, and they at once
took steps TO further the project
parties at Tampa. Florida, and at all impor-
liant intermediate points along the proposed
| line. This correspondence resulted In enthu-
sIastic encouragement from all the points in
teresed. II was then thought advisable to
correspond with Asheville, n. c., with View
of extending the road to that point, from
| Mount Carmel. Asheville responded with an
en- nthusiasrn equal TO that manifested by the
other towns.
Abbeville, Georgia, is on the direct line OF
the road, and when the Times Informed the
Mount Carmel people that she was building
railroad of her own towards Tampa. elgh-
teen miles of which was In operation, they ut
once expressed q desire To form coalition
with the A. & w. road.
The gentlemen OF Mount Carmel, who con-
ceived the Idea OF building this road. Issued
an invitation for II meeting OF representa-.
tivcs of the towns along the proposed line to
be held at Milledgeville, about the middle OF
last month tSeptem6er) The meeting was a
fected. with Mr.. w. A. Gaines, as president
President Gaines came TO Abbeville last
Tuesday In the interes: of the road. He met
with them over the line. On Wednesday, a
meeting OF the citizens OF Abbevilie. was ad-
dressed by Mr.. Canes, at the Court House.
lie stated the object Of his visit. the advis-
ability OF building this road, and the advan.
tages Of :his particular route. He spoke OF
the large and increasing trade coming from
the West India Islands and the South Amer
referred to the heavy travel 10 and from Flor
ida. her bountiful fruit crops and her ineI-
haustable beds of phosphate. The heavy
business from the lumber OF the Georgia Pine
region was also mentioned.
In brief, Prt 81 lent Gu n IS deeply impressed
his audience with the fact that the Florida,
Georgia and South Carolina railroad would
not only pay handsomely, but that IL Is one
OF the most desirable and promising routes
ever contemplated In southern railroad
building for many years.
The meeting was presided over by A. ].
Harp, and J. E. Bowen acted as secretary.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That we heartily endorse the
scheme to extend our A. & w. railroad SOUTH
ward and northward rs proposed by the F.,
6. Il @. railroae as rcpresen ted by M. Gaines.
and that we urge all our people 10 take stock
In the enlarged scheme.
Resolved, That committee be appointed
to solicit subscriptions to the enterprise. The
committee Is composed Of the following gen.
tlemen: S. P. I:as>eter. ]. R: Monroe, Q. v.
Mitchell, A. n. Thigpen, ]. r. Allison and F.
H. Land. This COMMITTEES is empowered 10
appoint others TO aid them In soliciting sub.
scriptiOns.
Abbeville Is :he first point visited by Mr..
Gaines. He will stop at all the points be-
tween this and Mount Carmel on his return
trip, and If he meets everywhere the same
spirit that Abbeville manifests, the road Is al
ready an assured success.