The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-01
A SPLENDID ENTER
PRISE.
Plans of the Charleston and
Seashore r. r. Company

While the promoters Of the Charles
ION aud Seashore Railway company have
positively declined to discuss this mat
ter for publication, it has beeo impos-
sible to keep from the public the fact
that Loog Island. embracing magoi-
6oeus stretch of nearly nine miles Of
uobroken beach and thousands of acres
OF splendid shade trees. tall piues. ce-
dars. live oaks. nsgno!iaa and palmetto,
has been purchased and paid for. and
thas an engineering corps has been on
the island for weeks, surveying aud lay
ing of streets aud avenues, With 3
view to developing this magnificent
property into summer aud winter re-
sort.
It bas learned that rights of way
have been obtained through Mount
Pleasant, and that plans are being pre-
pared. one for steel bridge and tres
tie asross the Cooper river, aud a
second for the cove between Mount
Pleasant and Suilivan's Island, aud 3
third for a railroad bridge and driveway
to span The inlet between Sullivan's ISL
aud and Loog Island. This splendid
enterprise is much farther advanced
than tho people of Charleston dream
Of, and the enterprise ls backed by
every steam road entering the city.
A prominent railway cficial Of one
of the principal steam railroads enter
ing Charleston remarked yesterday that
he looked upon this as one of
the most important enterprises that
Charleston had ever the opportunity Of
securiog Oace bnilt it would bring
20 the city thousands of people. DOS
only from the upper portions of the
State, but from Georgia. Alabama.
Tennessee and even from Ohio aud
Ksntucky, aud that these parties being
provided With from 10 to 30-day tickets
would be running over to the city
every day during the term Of their
tickets. and large portion of their
trade would be given to wholesale aud
fetail merchants of Charleston. From
wha: he learned of Long Island he
thought i, was unlike most Of the sea
islands along our coast, for while it bad
every facility for making splendid
summer resort, it was protected from
the northeast winds and capable of be-
ing made a splendid winter resort.
The island is provided With such an
abundance of shade trees ia the sumner
visitors you'd get rid of the terrific
glare uscal!y pre.ailiag on the ISL
sads,
While parties q. interest have de-
.clined TO discass for publication their
p.sns, It is understood that the idea 10
to obtain power from the present City
Railuay conpaa5's power house by
means Of az electrie cable thrown
across the Cooper 10 the reigbbosaood
OF Gs,bouo street. At this point
a steel bridge and srestle viii be
bull: srf6ciea.ly s:anach and stroog
to admit Of e;eam railroad trains
r11oiog over it. so that through sfain
from Montgomery, Ala, or Atlanta,
Ga, Gao, if SO desired, run direct to
Suliivaa's Island or LoDg Island with
OFT change The large aud valuable
truck business. nos embracing thou
sands of acres Of asparagus aod other
valuable truck in the peighborhood Of
Mount Pleasant can be loaded on board
the cars and carried through to the
Bcrth ai.hou. change. Thus the value
Of these products to ao enormous exe
tent would be enhanced Near Mount
Pleasant over 1900 acres are now
piao.ed in asparagus alone, yet 10 the
early season it is ofteo with the great
egg difficulty that this valuable product
can be gotten to market promptly on
account Of toe planters of THE section
having 60 railway commuoication With
the north and being dependent upon
sail boats aod tugs to get their produce
TO market.
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