Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-11
FACTS AND FANCIES.

Ssr The Carolina and North Western
railroad people have completed the
work Of removing the rails Of their old
narrow gauge track; but have not yet
quite completed the work Of substi-
tuting new steel rails for the old iron
rails on the southern part Of the line.
The trains have been making better
time during the past few days than
they did for the first week after the
standard gauge was completed though.
When the new track Is properly spiked
down, the process now being In pro-
gress, 1t will be practicable to make
the schedule much faster than it has
ever been before. In fact 1t is. be-
lieved that the time between Chester
and Gastonia will be reduced nearly
one-half. It is practically certain that
the time between Yorkville and Ches-
ter will not be more than 35 min
utes. There Is every reason to believe
that the entire service Of the road Will
be greatly improved.
ers gave out a contract for a bridge
over Dry Fork, between Yorkville and
Sharon, almost Immediately after the
narrow escape of rural free delivery
carrier, j.. s. Jones, at-,the ford last
summer, the bridge Is not yet ready
for travel. A representative OF The
ENQUIRER passed along the road last
Friday afternoon, and crossed at the
ford that has such a we'll earned rep
utation for treachery and danger dur.
ing high water. The water was not
high at the time, and the ford was, OF
course. quite safe. The bridge is there
all right; but it stands some hVe or
six feet above the ground on either
side of the creek and cannot be crossed
except with the help of q ladder. 1t
seems that the contracts for the bridge
and approaches were let separately.
After the bridge men completed their
contract the approach men claimed
that the bridge was two feet higher
than specifications called for and they
were unwilling to do the extra filling
in work occasioned by this situation
at the price originally agreed upon.
The necessity for the bridge is very
great and the public should have the
benefit Of it without unnecessary delay.
tg DR.. ]. H. Saye, Of Sharon, appear
ed before the county commissioners last
Wednesday in the interest Of the York
Vile and Sharon road. He asked the
commissioners to send the chaingang to
this road after it fulfills It's engage
ments in Bethesda township and around
Rock Hill, and by way Of inducement
promised the hearty cooperation OF the
people along the line Of the road, espe-
cially between the town Of Sharon and
the incorporate limits Of Yorkvihe.
The commissioners gave the doctor q
virtual promise that they would accede
to his request. A dozen years ago this
road from Yorkville and Sharon was OF
travelled between the two towns that
way, via Sutton's spring. Now, how
ever, 1t Is doubtful If there Is another
eight miles Of road in the county that
Is travelled more than this. 1t is used
to a greater or less extent by people
from the entire southwestern part OF
the county, and this notwithstanding
its horrible condition. There are places
in the road now where a buggy Will
sink down to its hubs, and to haul an
ordinary two-horse wagon load over 1t
calls for not less than four good mules.
The people along the line Of the road
are keen for an improvement and they
are willing to help. There fs good rea-
son to believe that If the ahaingang
ever gets into the locality in question,
it will receive as much help as 1t has
ever received anywhere else In the
county, and it will not be allowed to
leave until after it has made a road
that will be a credit to the neighbor-
hood and the county.