The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-03-13
Electric Railroad.
p,onosItIon lar YOU?

In order that our people may Know some
thing Of sthe proposed electric railway
they are Invited TO assemble at the Ccmmei'
c,al Club rooms at l o'clock p. No., today
Wednesday.
The advantages and the needs for this grea'
road are so well presented that there remain
nothing for US to say.
In no public enterprise have we ever beer
offered such open and frank dealing. Ane
nothing was ever presented to this people
that was OF greater importance.
And ven will notice that nothing 10 expect
ed OF ~Spartanburg until the road comes u
hi town. .
Assuming that the same generous proposi
sition will be made to Abbeville, we see nc
reason TO urge our people 10 act IN this mat
ter.
Abbeyille can't afford to let this opportuni
ty pass.
The idea of a great corporation proposing tc
bnild a railroad for as before asking money
of us. nearly takes our breath.
Abbeyille has had railroad propositions be-
fore, but none 30 sood as this. We can well
afford to promise all that may be asked OF us
Abbeyille county hss more productive table
lands. more rolling hills, and more rich val
Laws than any other part Of the world.
AbbeyIlle county is the home OF cotton
the best money crop in the world.
Abbey,lle county's fields OF golden grain. Of
r,pen,ng corn, and OF growing cotton greer
the eye and please the vision at every Turn
Abbeville county has the purest, the coolest
and the most invigorating drinking water
that ever run out OF the ground.
Abbeyille county hss more splendid water
powers than any county in the United states
Abbeyille county has thousands OF acres
that are worth 500 to $50 an acre, but WHO'D
from lack OF people and the scarcity Trans
portation being In the market only - 10 sio
AbbevilIe county has more and better
schools and colleges than can be found any
where else.
Abbeyille county has unlimited banking
and ware house facilities.
Abbeville county has more buooilns
springs, more purling rills, more baobline
brooks. more meapderipg creeks, more
mighty rivers, more high water falls ano
more good roads than can be found IN any
county in the world.
Drawing a circle OF fifty miles around tne
city, Abbeville has more good SUBURBAN
towns than any city In the United States
What other city can boast Of such suburbs a.
Calhoun Falls, Elbertop, Anderson. LoWndes
willie. Bolton, Honea Path, Donalds, Dle
West, Greenwood, Ninety Six. wares
Shoals, Hodges, Troy, Bradley, Phoenix, NC
corm,c X and a score Of other live and pro-
or essive towns and cities?
Abbeville county helped to build the hrst
railroad that ever came from the coast to the
mountains, and this county will be ready 10
help with The last and the best raliloao pro'
position that We ever had.
Abbevile is q proud county. NotWltn-
standing The feet that che holds her courts IN
q barn, OF which she Is ashamed, yet IL II
true that Abbeville county Is the home OF
giants. Whether in Congress. IN Legisla'
tive halls on the bench. at the bar, In the
pulpit, in the school. in science. In art, IN
ora tory, or in fields OF valor. her sons have
stood at the front.
Abbeville Is truly the home of giants.
II our grandparents had known OF our
golden grain, our ripenipg corn. our growing
cotton, Adam n Eve would never have
fooled with apple orchards where the fruit
was faulty and sour.
SSbaty "eS
struggle for Southern Rights; and 1t was the
last 10 cease the fight for Dixie.
But the war OF destruction Is over. Our
people have enlisted in the army OF construc-
ton. We are building now with the same
ardor that characterized our valor in war.
We are seeking the victories Of peace which
are not less renowned than the victories OF
war.
But with all our glorious recorns In a proud
past we still need just one thing. And that
one thing Is an electric railroad. We need
more and better facilities for freight and
travel. We are short on railroads.. But
when we get our electric railroad we will be
80 we'll satisfied that we would not leave our
dear old mother county 10 live in the Garden
Of Eden with all her great orchards and her
great crops Of sour apples with specks IN
them.