The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-07
THEY WANT OUR SHOPS.
MUM WAS THE WORD, BUT THE ALLAN
IA PAPERS TOLD.

ssElbert0n Sleeps With One Eye
Open" but AbbeviIIe Never Sleeps
The Price OF Shops IL Eternal
Vigilance, Though Some Ready
Cash is Needed.
For reasons which we presume Were salts
factory 10 the railroad folks all extra work
on the G., C. & n. road was suspended several
days ago.
or course all friends OF the road were anx
ious to know the cause, and many rumors
were set afloat which should not have gained
currency-this being one instance when per
feet frankpess on the part Of the railroad OIL
cials with their employees might have been
better.
The rumors were Of serious nature as to
the welfare or the road, but never was there q
word in reference TO the company going back
on their contract with Abbeville.
Abbeville has never lost faith In the friend
ship Of the g., G. & N. people, and we have
never doubted that this is the place where the
shops will he built-the only question was as
to the possible delay.
We have the geography on Elberton, and
every other town, and they can't rub that out
with "mum was the word" or any other
strategy against our interests.
The fact is, that the company have gone In
TO contract with the people Of Abbeville.
That agreement has been placed In writing
and dozen OF the wealthiest men In Abbe-
VILE have signed paper pledging the forth.
coming Of our money ut the proper time.
Abbeville has been anxious all along To
have the shops completed. and she has been
ready. from the beginning, 70 pay the money
which was promised.
On the part OF the railroad folk much work
has already been done. Some $1,000 or 81, ,0OO
has been spent in leveiling the ground-and
that work is finished. Including other work,
total OF $4,000 or $4,000 has been done.
The train despatchers Office and the i'm.
mense store room IL In an advanced state OF
completion.
great number OF side tracks have been
laid.
The turn-table is on the ground. and much
work has been done In that line, and all need
ed material is on the spot.
Two car loads of cement and much sand
has been received within week.
The foundations for the water tank have
been laid, and the tank In It's knocked down
condition is on the ground.
The reservoir at the branc has been com
pleted.
An engine for the shops is here.
With these facts before them even the little
town that sleeps with one eye open" might
See that they had no chance OF taking the
shops from town that never sleeps.
Abbeville Keeps both eyes open all the
time, and her neIghbors that sleep-even
with one eye open-need not think TO take
our shops.
That our people may know the situation
we copy from the Elberton Star OF last
week some paragraphs below. Why 1t wa'
announced that Elberton was wide-awakt
may be accounted for I'm the fact admitted be
low, that Elberton sleeps with one eye open
Somebody must have come along and wake6
the old town. The Star says:
WIde.Awake Elberton.
1t was rumored few days ago that tht
work OF grading for the shops OF the $. A. l.
rail- Dad In Abbeville had been stopped. anC
the cause assigned was the possible remova
TO Elberton. On this faint clue COMMITTEES
OF citizens went yesterday from Elberton u
call upon Mr.. Winder OF the g., e. n. anC
learn officially concerning Its truth. The un
derstanding among the delegation was tha
"mum was the word" Imagine our surprise
when reading the Atlanta Evening Journa
to see this: