The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-11-16
Ttk IROLLAY LINE
PROJECT E6R pUILDINa HUN.
DREDs OF MILES OF ROAD.
Hxom tharleston to Augusta, colum.
bia and Charlotte Via
Orangeburg.

Carolina Public Service Corporation.
Was In Charleston recently and gave
an interview to The News and Cour-
Ter. Mr.. Van Etten in part said:
Engineers In the employ of those
Interested In building the railroad
projc cted by the South Carolina Pub
lilo Service Corporation have been
making Investigations through the
Carolinas for some time.
"The railroad, as originally plapn,
ed, was 3 system Of branch lines tc
connsot the manufacturing towns Of
the State with Coiumbis; from thence
the main line would reach Savannah
via Augusta, With o branch running
from Augusta to O!angeburR. After
considerable progress had been made
along these lines MI. Lawrence nj
.PInckney finally succeeded - bringing
HU efficient influence to beAr, through
efforts here and o visit to New York
to ge6 the parties interested to en-.
terrain q proposition to run the main
line from Columbia to Charleston
connecting with tho same feeder l!net
as was intondod in the original propo.
sition at Columbia, and also building
a line from Augusta, joing the main
line ct or near Ofangeourg.
After visiting the different com
munities with the representatives OF
the now road aud carefully inyestiga.
ting their relatiye values 1t was finally
docided to adopt Mr. Piuokney's sug.
gestion. Two corps OF engineers and
other working officials Of the company
are already st work on tho now loos
ttOn.
This road will be electrically equip.
ped, IN striot accordance with the
highest modern standards, and will
be adapted for high speed operation,
handling both passenger and freight
business In train loads, giving the ad.
vantageS Of cleanliness and comfort tC
the 1idipg public and plnoiDg care at
the doors OF factory and industrial
enterprises for tho delivery and ship
mont Of freight.
This limo will bear the same relatiOr
to Charleston that tho Central o.
Georgia Railways bears TO Savannah
All OF the other In pOr,ant r&ilroa0i
In the State run parallel to tho coast
Their Interests necessarily lie in gath
ertpg bnaineSa fron the inland ans
seaport towns and carrying IL TO theii
Northern teInini for resbipment. Blu
this new company must, because O.
Its geographical position, hsndle It'll
business through the port Of Charles
minus Of The railroad.
Tho.1ootn 4, mood, n liza <HnS Ill
build up tho business Of the port arc
add 10 The prosperity Of the city. Tbs
can be done only by % railroad reach
ing tho inlaLd manufacturing ard az,
rlculturo cOErnunibic8 aud carrying
their products 10 Charleston for con
Centratton, w~arenuuHtDR, export or re-
shipment to tbs NNth and other
markets. Such q line will make Omar
iostoo q great Wholesale aud jobbipp
market, supplying the staple oommo
ditiea Of living and manufacture, tina
will ba ConsuLned by The merchant,
and populace OF the inland communi
ties.
Every student Of commercial do
valopmant now realizes that the vol
fare Of apy municipality is largely IL
the banda OF its 81 auBportation lines
Had the great traaB continental rail
roao development to the West centred
ct OharlGstol instead OF New York
city the commercial history Of tbs
North end South would have been diff
ferently written. 1t Ia too late tL
mako Oh2rlGston suoh ~ commercial
metropolis as IL New York, but IL may
become the commercial metropolis OF
the Soubn 6nd check toe prubGutprao
tice OF sending all Southern products
and receiving al Southern supplies
over transportation lines that ruust,
from their geographical location, work
to tho bentf0 Of Northern cities and
the detrimont Of their own.
my. j. j. Tin mGs, who Ia the per
sopal representative Of the financial
interest, behind the enterprise, and
has charge Ct al financial and legal
matters, will after November 10 re-
main permanently In the SOuGh. M.
Thames has extensive real estate and
COM meroial intere9ts IN New York
oiGy &adNfoy q number Of years has
been corrected with large financial
operations.
AN matters appertaining to en-
cheering construction, tr FL and OPP.
Grafton will be under roy direction. /
developed the freight tr&hlo OF the
Brot klyn Rapid Transit Company and
had been IN ctarge Of sub way and
other extensive construction work OF
that line. Prior to his connection with
the B. r T., 10 had the m engagement
Of tlectrlc and steam railroads and
steamboat lines IN New York State
AND Nav jersey.
the locating engineer, A. II. Jones,
was formerly aAsietant engineer In
charge Of the extensive improvements
on the Lorg leland division Of the
Pennsylvania Raijrta1.
NM. W. w. Wells resigned his po.
siticn az agent In charge OF tho sur.
fec0 tle'gEg husineHo OF tho Broohl) u
II .ptd TianBit TO assist Ia The devel
Opment CT similar business here.
The wonderful GGvelCpms nt that
haG Immediately followed INC conbtruo
tinn cf Bimlllr liuss else ahore de
mand8 the ccnccntj Stlcu OF all busl
mesa tntcrcnta OF Charleston TO Cho i'm
mediate construction and operation
OF this read. Charleston ought not
fail to gasp tho hjgnii carce OF this
opportunity, The vast advantages or
which cannoG be ovetcslimated. All
possible asSist&nct Of every nature
@batGyer should be extorded 80 the
enterprise, particularly IS Mr.. Plnck