Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-08-22
The TownvllIe Trolley.

Seneca, August 21.-ThiB projected
line, which means 80 much to the people
in the Townville section, is not the result
of picnicking party, as the Greenyillo
News seems to think, but it ia the result
of carefully laid plans by men who have
spent lifetime in this favored section.
These men have quietly worked and
talked of the project until strong senti-
ment has been created in favor of it.
Now, that their labors are beginning to
bear fruit, others have como in and are
taking up the reins preparatory to direct
ing. The picnickers have come into the
enjoyment of tho feast prepared by
others.
just what the next move will be is
hard to guess. Rumors are flying thick
and fast; the people are so jubilant that
any rumor receives credence. 1t is told
in whispers that Samuel Spencer has
called on the president of the trolley.
But when presidents of great corpora
tions meet the only 'inside' informa-
tion that gets to the public is the atti-
tude which these great men exhibit to-
these two presidents behaved like broth
ers. Whether the trolley will turn out
to be a steam road, and part of great
trunk line, is only conjecture. But some
believe it will be. Another rumor has it
that the president has already bought
two steam engines. Others have it that
the president made all arrangements
while in New York, to float the bonds
by which the remainder of the capital for
constructing the road is to be raised. 1t
is a matter of real interest to know Just
whore the lightning will strike next.
1t might be we'll just at this stage, sup
posing that there is ample cash on hand
for building the road, to decide right
now WHERE they will buil6 the road.
Townville is scarcely ready for belt
line yet, and unless they build in circle
the road will have to have an end some
where-a thing of this sort usually has
two ends. There is the rub. hit could
be built with only one, and make that
one at Townville, all would be we'll. But,
like the horses tail, the other end keeps
switching around and getting into lots of
peoples eyes. Anderson was the last
eye that shed tears from switching.
Seneca and Westminster have almost be-
come blind from copious weeping. Pos.
sibly if the loose end could be Weighted
down in some way there would be a bet
ter chance of progress, though the flies
would be awfully troublesome. How
q faS., iao ,,,;oht ha ~ -,
keep the mind from worrying over
greater evils. In any event the tail
MUST be pinned to the donkey. It
wouldn't be complete without it. It's
possible to make mistake just here. We
want to pin it on at the right place, for a
tail projecting from the hoof would i'm
pair the usefulness of the animal and, in
measure, its beauty. On the other
hand, if it projected from the head like
the horn of rhinoceros it would be a
long ways from the business end for
which it was created. The end of the
backbone is not very attractive place,
but it's where the tail belongs-it can
reach out in all directions.
Anderson is a long way off, difficult to
get to, and of little benefit to Townville
in the matter of freights, and very little
in the way of passenger traffic. Pin the
tail here and it will keep the flies off of
Anderson, but not Townville. Westmin-
ster would make a showy place for the
tail, but show would be all. It's the
wrong place to do effective work Seneca
is the backbone and the tail should be
joined here. Then its ready for effective
work.
Neither Westminster nor Seneca is
| willing to pay any considerable sum to
become suburb of Anderson. On the
other hand either of these towns is will
ing to aid materially in building road
to Townville. If Townville will not firt
with these three maidens at the same
time, but make definite proposal of
marriage to the one of her choice, the
proposal will be accepted and the union
sealed. The other two can then hunt
them mates that would be more congo
nial. If Anderson be the choice then
let Anderson pay its share of the ex-
penses, o. If it be either Westminster or
Seneca let that town help in the matter.
Flirting with the three at the same time