The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-08-07
THAT BLACK DIAMOND.
when VIII We Hear the TOOt OF the
Locomotive That Pulls the Train
From the Lakes to the Ocean?

There ia nothing that enjoy more in the
way OF reading than perusing the editorials
that come from beneath the ready pen OF
Editor Hugh Wilson OF The Press ana Ban.
| iaI that Appeared in last weeks paper headed
"The Black Diamond" II understand any:
| thing at all In regard TO the "Black diamond
railroad scheme 1t is somewhat tnusy
seems that there are two gentlemeo OF An
derson, 8. c., Messrs. Tribble and Mckully,
who some two years ago had q survey MAGE
from Knoxville. Tenn, to Port Royal. =. ".
and got the towns through whicn tney passed
nenss Ps Of T said survey. Abbeville town footed
up TO the tune Of IS, 600. understana they
not only made the survey for raIiroao, ous
also obtained the rightofway from tne a owneds
In due time the 5000 was called lor
and Abbevills paid mp like little man. FoI
long while after this nothing was heard o.
the Black Diamond" II seemed 70 nave MessrS Sau
Tribble and McKully again turn up IN our
midst, gather together q few OF the citizens OF
the town and make them 3 proposltlon some'
what In this wise: 1.-THE Black Diamond rail.
road has been resussicated and is certainly
to be built from Port Royal to Knoxville, and
will pass through Abbeville. Now what
those who are to build the road want 10 tnls
That Abbevile will pay SIS , 10 Inc e,ponsb pog
Abbeville county and Abbeville town, and
| when both passenger and freight trains are
running on schedule uns time from Port h0Sai 10
This proposition seems fair enough. Able
VILE has already paid So, zoo for survey, @ out
| the survey does not 10 her any GOOD unless
the road is built Now, II the ROAD 10 pun, ~
and schedule Of trains established upon u, ~
| will certainly be Of enough benent 10 Aooe.
Vile to warrant her to pay the Si9oo. even
though the road never goes any further 10 tne
northward than Anderson. but II u 1s ever
built as far as Anderson II 1s more IMAM APT
h1I I,,Il 10 mn Utl
Every young man wants pretty attractive
girl for q sweetheart, and vice versa, every
girl wants handsome, manly young man Ior
sweetheart and 80 likewise every county
and township wants one or more good nrst
class railroad lines to pass through It's bound,
aries. We have one in the 3. a. L., and All
know that that road has made Aboeville
Xhss ssSh sSdaE anS eS ss wous
o. Z. and Green wood would nave 70 wnlstie s,.e
It Is we'll known fact to all the older clti-
Zens of Abbeville that she dropped ner PUG.
ding" when she by indifference failed to get
the G. & w. G. built through here and allowed
1t to 70 through Greenwood. / understand
that after the building OF this road 70 tne
south OF as and the Savannah valley 10 tne
west OF Us that this town began TO fall on
rapidly in country trade. And the mischief
only knows what would have become OF the
built through here 1t 1892. IT has gotten SO IN
has the most railroads is the one that is
strictly '1p the SWIM"
don't know Of railroad to be built that
would be better paying Investment than
road from the coal fields OF Tennessee TO
fne South Atlantic deep water port such as is
Port Royal. 1t would pass through splendid
farming country all the way In this State. II
the road was ever built through to Knoxville
It would more than likely be extended on 70
Columbus, Ohio, where splendid railroad
connections could be had TO the lakes, and
thus would be formed direct air line from
lake Erie to South Atlantic port, and Aboe-
willie would derive untold Dement'S from nav
ing such q road pass through her boundaries.
From the very first time ever heard OF this
iBlack Diamond" scheme. 1T has always put
me in mind ola road that was engineered
through and built III the early ninetles py
Arthur Stilwell, from Kansas City, Mo-, TO
Port Arthur, Texas. He had to contend
against all kinds OF opposition, but he fought
brsvely on and finally got his road oullt
through and IL was known BY the name OF
x. O.. P. & g. 1t has done splendid business
in the past and Ia today good paying roaa,
and has done much toward building up the
towns through which II runs. 1s now known
By the name Of the K. @. Southern. Hope tne
BLACK Diamond" or q road by any otner
pame would do as WE'LL will soon be bullt
from Port Royal to Knoxville, or Anderson
any way, and that before the year lSGo, we
may hear the toot Of the locomotive IN our
midst as 1t pulls the passenger ana lrelenI y
trains over the rails OF the BLACK Diamond
Then, and op Iy then will Abbeville nave 70
"poney out" $4,000, and 1t will be veil WoFtn
IL to have the road. ". II. M
Abbeville, s. c., August S. 1901.