The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-19
A BIG PRNJGCV.
PLANS OF SOUTH CAROLINA PUB-
Lie SERVICE CORpORa aTION.
Electric Railway to Connect the
Coast with orangeburg and
the Piedmont.

The Charleston News sud Courie,
says after having been quiescsnt fo.
several months the Augusta Charles
ton Electric mirage has again arisen
and this tine 1t has somewhat more
definite outlines than formerly
though, OF course, it is not yet posi-
BILE to Say positively whether or not
the road will be built. Judging from
she tone Of recent uttersnces in the
ceRspspers the projsot has by &c
means been abandoned, and st p-es
ent the outlook for an electric line to
Augusta from this city is bright. It
is not now, nor has it ever been, the
intention of the promoters OF the en-
te1prlse 20 construct trolley line,
but they, have all along contended fol
sn electric line, and it is still their In
tention OF the parties in terested to
make the line an electric railway.
MIR. Lawrenc M, Pinckney is one
of the corporators of the South Caro-
ira Public Ssrvice Corporation. Hs
mas bean In New York during the
past few days, only returning yester-
day, End found a number OF letters on
ais dssk relative to the line. The
Augusta Chronicle, in speaking OF
the proposed line hss the following to
say:
In connection with the long tslk-
I'D OF electric Inns from Augusta
through Columbia to Charleston
backed by Northern capitalists, and
tor which the surveys are wen und~r
Say, Mayor Allen who returned from
the R.vers and HarborS Congress Sun
day, found awaiting him On bis
desk 8 communication from Orange
burg, S. c., stating thss the conSsruc-
5ioo company in charge is anxious for
statistics regarding the growth OF Au
gusta for the past several years.
These were com2iled by City AS
SCISSOR John M. Wsigle, showing a 70
msrkable increase since the CENSUS Of
1900. These inquiries are considered
GOOD ground to believe that
she men behind the movement
intend pushing forward from now On
with increased .vigor. It is believed
the opening Of this route from Au-
gusta t. the sea will work wonders il
in fastening the commercial develop
ment OF this city and I'll sections
through which the line passes
This line has hee1 spoken OF fre-
quenty before, and will, no doubt, be
costructsd, and from the present
trend OF things it would seem that it
aill be built shortly. A numbar Ct
surveys have been made and the sue
cess Of electric lines in the upper
part OF the Ststs will no doubt, en-.
courage the promoters to begin work
ing up the plans again.
The South Carolina Public Service
Corporation proposes to build an elec'
trio railway from Charleston tc
Columbis and Augusta, via Orange
burg, and TO the milling towns north
OF Columbia as far as Charlotte.
The Augusta-Aiken line and the
Anderson. B elton line, and numerous
other electric lines In the State, are
In good condition, and popular favor
seems to rest on electric lines,
The South Oe1ol!na Public Service
Corporation will b7 granted a commits
u3on IN, tho ncor f,S1,ro At Oregar11
it Is not organized vtt;, q president
secretary and officers, though it i
well. known concern and is doing al
in it's power to build electric line
shrough the State. Charleston Is tt
the terminus cf the lines and tn
success of the Augusta. Charleston
projsct will mean a great deal to Till
city.