The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-29

OF the Whole Matter-The Plant
Increased From $4,000 TO SIlO,.
OOO-AdditiOnaI Items Of Various
Sorts.
Last Wednesday Mr.. Winder, General Man.
ager of the Georgia, Carolina and Northern
Railway, came to town to conclude the trade
with the Town Council OF Ab6eville for the
location of the railroad repair shops.
Owing 10 circumstances, the proposed plant
will be much larger than was first agreed up
on, and in consequence OF the enlargement OF
the plant from $4,000 to $4,000. thirty acres
instead Of fifteen acres, will be required on
which to put the buildings, tracks and mate
rials.
This enlargement OF the plant requires
provided for. The first understanding was
for fifteen acres, and $4,000. Judge Cothran
gave an option on fifteen acres At $40 an acre.
And the matter stood thus:
II so much be necessary, the town
would pay for adtng....."......
For Is acres OF land at s4O.... 600
sl5,ao
To raise this amount an Act of the Legisla-
ture was passed authorizing the authorities TO
bond the town for sl7, 900 OF thirty year bonds,
If SO much be necessary, provided majority
OF the qualified yoiers, voting, should vote
for the appropriation. After advertising the
election according TO law, the election was
held, when unan nimous vote was cast favor
ing the issue of the bonds to secure the rail-
Last Wednesday, Mr.. Winder made known
his wishes to secure larger tract OF land.
The difficulty now lay In the increased price
which would be demanded Tor the additional
fifteen acres.
The town council thought that 1t was not
tn cir duty TO provide the extra fifteen acres.
Mr.. Winder objected to the increased price,
and gave as his ultimatum that he would OBJ.
ligate the road to pay $50 an acre. He claimed
that the Increased value was owing entirety
TO the location OF the shops and be would not
pay 1t.
fifteen acres was with view to creating a de-
mand for the land surrounding the shops
He thought he should not be deprived of the
enhanced price, while his ueighbors were SELL
Ing their lands In the same vicinity al $500 On
acre.
The council then conferred with the COM
mittee which had heretofore been acting in
unison with the council in this matter, and
the amount required was figured down some
what after this fashion:
10 acres at S4u.. 60O
Engraving ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IS
sls,es5
To pay this:
Town bonds. .......... ..."...."Sl7,0O
Mr.. Winders contributlon."".". 75O- 1850
Leaving a deficiency OHM. S 9a5
1t was the unanimous opinion of those pres
ent that The remaining $3.50 must be raised.
and the railroad has been reduced to riting
and Is now In Baltimore to receive the sigma
lures OF those In authority. The conditions
are: That the town shall pay the money, Sl5.-
00O, and give the titles TO thirty acres, as
above; Tie railroad, If the shops are moved
from here in thirty years, will refund the
money, and the land will revert to the town.
If the shops should remain thirty years or
q "A 10 % 10 q har ho
land alone will revert as In the first instance
The whole town, as far as we know, endorse
the action OF the council and the committee
Our people are delighted at the promised
creased commercial and manufacturing In ter.
ests give the greatest satisfaction and the
highest hopes 10 all.
The town has never known such activity in
real estate, and the influx OF citizens from
other parts OF the country Is unprecedented.
Besides the railroad shops. and the inclden-
tai demand for private residences, q dinner
which will belong TO. and be under the direc-
tion OF, the railroad company. This will be
made the dinner house for the passenger
trains going and coming. and as far as posi-
BILE, will give accommodations for the gener
public.
The company have recently bought fifteen
new engines and with Ill unpreceden ted sup
splendid condition for doing the greatly in
creased business that is going TO the road.
A vestlbue train Will be put on the road in
about two weeks. II will stop In Georgia and
South Carolina only at Athens, Elberton, Alb
beville, Greenwood, Clinton and Chester. Go
ing North it will pass Abbeville HI 8 O'Clock in
the night. and going South, 1t will be due here
at I've o'clock In the morning.
The coal snute, which Is being put up Is a
much more important matter than was first
thought. The original cost OF the structure
will be $1,000. Besides this small houses will
be built for those who may have control OF IL.
Five or six hands will find constant employ
ment, and all passing trains will be supplied
with the needed coal.
The big trestle at the Tusten branch is TO be
filled and made solid with earth. 1t is
thought the immensely OF this undertaking
will require steam appliances for moving the
clay.
The private enterprises that have recently
come 10 Abbevile are being pushed.
The iron foundry Of the Messrs. Beard will
be quite an acquisition, and their repair shops
will supply a needed want.
The shops which the Messrs. Allen are
building are simply immense, and when coE-
pleted an Indefinite amount of work can be
done at short notice. The capacity is many
machines and hundred hands.