The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-05
RAILROAD WILL BE BUILT.
Large and Enthusiastic Gathering Of Business
Men and Farmers.

board OF c0rporatOrs OF tne oaWuets anu
Ehrhardt railroad was held in the court
house here last Monday. This meeting
was called for the purpose of getting the
work of securing rights of way, subscrlp-
tions to capital stock, etc., under way.
At the appointed hour large and en-
thusiastic body of business men and
prominent farmers assembled in the court
house, there being present some OF the
county's most substantial business men
and farmers.
The meeting was called to order by E.
T. LaFitte, Esq, and Col. Jno. F. Folk
nominated Capt. D. II. Rice as chairman
and A. W. Knight as secretary, who were
elected.
Senator J. B. Black and Representative
E. T. LaFitte addressed the meeting, CIV
ing the provisions of the charter and the
purpose of the proposed road.
Col. Jno. F. Folk then addressed the
meeting and said as to the question OF a
direct or belt line, that the meeting should
consider the question and appoint COM
mittees to secure rights of way and sub
scriptions to the capital stock along three
proposed routes, it being plain of course
that the road would be built along the
route where most support was given.
The matter of steam or electric road
was discussed, and the sentiment seemed
strongly in favor of an electric line.
Remarks were made by Messrs. D. 0.
Hunter, J. 81. Fender, H. J. Ritter, j. F.
Jones, J. B. Kearse, J. J. Kearse, D. d.
Rice, and others, all of whom expressed
themselves as heartily in favor of the
road. They felt sure that the right OF
way would be cheerfully given in their
sections.
Pursuant to Col. Folks motion the fol-
lowing committees were appointed, the
selection being left to gentlemen from the
different sections. Three committees, in
different localities, were appointed on the
three routes proposed:
On Buford's Bridge route: 1st, CON-
mittee, J. A. Spann, W. G. Hutto, s. 5.
Williams. 2nd committee, A. L. Kirk
land, J. B. Kearse, ]. w. Smith. Srd
committee, 1H. J. Ritter, g. B. Kearse, j..
c. Breland.
On Hunters Chapel route: 1st COM
mittee, G. E. Hutto, I. D. Copeland, d. W.
Herndon. and committee, j. G. Rhoad,
J. q. Smith, A. w. Hunter. 3rd commit.
tee, Geo. J. HERS, I. W. Carter, D. NJ.
Smith.
On direct line: 1st committee, j. W.
Hill, W. NJ. McCue, a. J. Bellinger. 2nd
committee, L. NJ. Aver, Il. F. Priester, j.
F. Jones. 3rd committee, 81. A. Hughes,
Calvin Rentz, c. R. Clayton.
Committee at Ehrhardt: J.C. Kinard,
J. D. Dannelly, Jacob Ehrhardt.
Committee at Bamberg: G. R. Brab-
ahm, G. Moye Dickinson, DR.. George F.
Hair.
Mr.. Morgan, representative OF the
Southern Bell Telephone Company, was
present and addressed the meeting on the
benefits of an electric line through the
county, and also of the advantages of a
rural telephone system. He said he would
be glad to come back at some later date
and take up the matter of rural telephone
service with our people.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
the first Monday in May in the court
house here at 10 o'clock a. m.
We have not the space to give as ex-
tended account of the meeting as we
would like, but we want to say it was
thoroughly business meeting of business
men. Prominent and wealthy farmers
from all sections of the county were pres.
ent, and we have never seen larger,
more representative, or more enthusiastic
gathering since we have beea in Bamberg.
The road will be built. That seems prac-
tically certain now. There is no hot air
about the expressions of the men who
were present. They mean business and
the best part of it is that our friends from
the country are the most enthusiastic OF
any. Subscriptions to the capital stock
and offers of rights OF way will come
from men along all the proposed routes.
Personally we hope that these pledges
of support will come 80 strong from every
route spoken of that line will be built
touching all parts of the county. Reports
will be heard from all these committees
at the meeting the first Monday in May,
and the route will then be decided on.