The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-01-31
The Georgia, Carolina aud Northern
Railroad Company.
From the Elberton (Ga.) Star.


This road is part OF the great system OF
the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. and has
been very large factor IN the upouilding
OF the territory through which IL runs.
Company which appears on the first page OF
The Star, we have given an outline and
sk etch OF the variops inimical forces with
which IL had 10 wrestle and overcome. Still
been conquered, and to-day the g., G. & N
Railway Company STANDS u money making
Institution.
The conception OF the territory through
which this road WAS TO be run was grand
one. the construction " completion OF the
same at cost OF about So. .00O 900, and the sur:
mounting Of prejudice, the engineering sk1ll
and the financial ability TO carry out the
conception shows the management az being
listed among the brainey men OF the United
States. .
Look at the fertile territory through which
the road runs from Atlanta TO Monroe, ob'
serve the facility now With which the mag,
this God-endowed fertile hill country 10 the
ports OF the world. Where once stood per.
haps lone shanty. Is now named station,
and around that station Is springing into
life a village, where village was, now IL a
town, and towns are turned into cities by
the revolving wheels OF the g., c & N. Rail-
way Company.
tremendous, but hercuIean energy and brains
overcame these. When the road reached At.
lanta and was in sight Of the promised land,
the combined railroads fearing this giant
would divide the trade and sap their vitality,
pooled issues TO keep II out.
Then II was that the giant clasped the great
city In its arms and ercIrcled IL with Its belt
and laid the Gate City under grateful tribute.
To-day this railroad, scarcely year old
can boast Of having more freight TO haul than
it has rolling stock to command.
The management are conservative, and
built the road as an investment for the stock.
holders, who will be satisfied with reasona'
BILE remuneration for their outlay.
The people of Georgia, North and South
Carolina should be eternaly grateful for this
throwing open to them the world. as pnr'
chaser OF their products. The man on whom
develops the real and grent responsibility OIL
the continued success In the future, and who
has largely to do with Its prosperity In ihe
past Is the superintendent, John II. Win
der, than whom there Ia none more astute
In business dealings and who yields To no
man in affairs of business. His strict atten.
tion 10 duty Ia we'll known, and his courtesy
as gentleman all feel and none question.
He com mbines in his personality the energy Of
the new South, and the stately btaring Of
the old time Southern gentlemen.
His responsibilities are great and bis duties
arduous, but he IL never to shirk them.
The road has happened 10 some mlsiortunes
of wrecks, but most OF these can be directly
traced, not 10 bad management, but to dlso'
bedence OF orders OF those In charge OF the
trains.
This can be said, mat u our knowieoge z not
a human being has been killed by this line.
Ebert county and the people OF Elberton
feel particularly grateful to the e. G. & N.
Railway Company, and thoroughly appreciate
the great advantages they derive from the
road, and they show their faith by their
work, for this road we think. estimates that
IL hauls about IS per cent OF the freight.
We give all niece OF praise to the g.. Q. g.
n, Railway Company. and words cannot es.
innate our regard for the management which
has done 30 much for Georgia and the Caro-
linas and we thank the road In our own be-
half, and Of those other towns and cities
through which 1t elected to run.
Future success and proserlty to The Geor-
gia, Carolina e. Northern Railway Company.