The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-05-17
CHANCE TO Oct ANOTHER RAILROAD
engineers Hnvo Como OVGr tho Isouto from
BincksburE Via Nowborry and Salu-
dn to Johnstones-Work will
probably DO commonc-
ed at once,


| ed ut once.
| The prospects arc now bright for the
building Of road from Blacksburg, 8.
{. via Nowbcrry and Saluda to John
ston in Edgcficld County.
Mr.. w. II. Wells, chief engineer of
the Southern, went over the route last
week, which makes about tho third
time that the Southern has sent It's en-
| ginccrs over this line to advise as to tho
praticability of building the road. Mr.
Wells stopped over in Ncwbcrry and
spent the night with DR.. II. G. Carlisle,
OF the county. 1t is said that he has
already recommended the building OF
the road and that work will be com
mcnccd within sixty days.
| If the road is built it will shorten the
distance from north to Florida by about
sixty miles, and this is great gain in
this day of rapid transit and sharp
competition for tho patronage of tho
northern tourists. The road bed has
been graded f"r II narrow gauge from
here to Augusta for some time. 1t is
| not known yet whether the route will
| be direct from here to Saluda or via
Silver Street. The direct line would
| save about two or three miles OF road.
bed.
The people Of F'aiuda are very cnthu-
siastic over tn" prospect and are urging
the building OF it.
Our people should SEQ to It that It Is
not built around us, as was tho case
some years ego, but we must get it
through Newberry by all means.
MIR. James Y. Culbreath, who is
largely interested in the Culbreath
mine in Saluda County, and would like to
have the road 60 by the mine, WAS seen
yesterday and gave out tho following
interview:
"Mr Culbreath, I understand that
you have returned from Saluda and
that you can give MS some railroad
news We will be glad to have you tell
us anything you know of the prospects
OF tho Southern building u road from
Blacksburg to Johnston"
"Last week while attending court at
Saluda was asked by Mr.. Alvin Eth
erldge, u leading citizen of that town,
whether tho chief engineer, Mr.. w. IL.
Wells, OF the Southern, stopped over
at Newberry. [ told him that was
absent from Newberry, and he gave
me tho following information: The
chief engineer and contractor, Brown,
Of the Southern had gone over the old
Three C's line which has been graded
from Blacksburg to Union, and over
the Union line down to Newberry
Court House, which is partially graded,
and that they travelled from Silver
Street to Saluda Court House and that
he was going to recommend to the
Southern railroad TO build q railroad
taps its line to Augusta. That it is 58
miles nearer than to go by way OF Co.
lumbia, and it will be main trunk line
for Northern tourists. That the chief
engineer was ordered to go over the
line and to advise as to tho practicable
ity of building the Same. He told Mr..
Ethcridgc that he was going to recon-
mend the construction of the railroad
and that if they carried out his recon-
mendation, which he. thought they
would, work would be commenced with
in sixty days. They were not asking
for township bonds nor the aid of towns
along said route. He said that they
had plonty OF money. We would like,
however, instead Of going by Silver
Street if it would 60 direct from Now
berry Court House TO Saluda."
"Would that be moro direct line
from Newberry to Saluda than via
Silver Street?
"It is about two or three miles out of
the way to go by Silver Street."
"If the road is built by Silver Street
would the mine Of the Culbreath Min.
ing CO. be on the linc?"
"No, sir, it would be about six or
seven miles from the line. We would
like very much for it to go by this mine
as we arc now getting in position to
ship ore, and the shipment would be
considerable item to the railroads. In
addition to that, to go via near tho Cul-
breath minc would save from two to
three miles of road between Ncwberry
and Saluda. II we had railroad run
ming by the mine we would immedi-
atcly commence the shipment of the ore
to the Atlanta smclter. If we are six
or seven miles fl ON the railroad the
company might be forced to erect ma
chinery for tho'purposo Of working the
ore upon the spot"