The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-12-16
G. c. Iao 0. RAILROAD.
APPLICATION MADE FoR CHAR
TER AND $50, 900, 900 Is CAPITAL.
mr.. VIM. III. ISlcs Interested. Who
tt'cs statement OF rinc of Carolina,
Ciinchheld & Ohio <,ompany.

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Files Statement OF Tine of Carolina,
Ciinchaeid 4 Ohio Company.
Application for a charter ny the
Carolina, clinchfield 4: Ohio raod has
beer made to the secretary of state.
This a the line running from tho coal
;'cids oi Virginia To some poin. in
South Carolina. presumably charlts-
tor. but I'm the application for ircor-
poration the route Is not stated. 1t is
stated. however. that spartanburg Is
included In the route.
The capital stock Is placed at $50
sooo.poo and the application Is signed
ny VIM. III. LyIes of this city, G-.orge
L Garter. OF Johnson City. Tenn. A.
n. Pntgan OF Frissol Tenn. Tn, ,hs r.
Tor ;iso statcs that the line Is chrr-
tered IN Virginia. the application here
oeinE TO domesticate the lin". Accord
'ns 70 present plans. s'partanburg viii
b a terminal and. another terminal Is
At point near Island Ford ferry. OF the
iine los miles have already been con-
structed and the total length is 244
miles The plans so far call for at
least 30 miles In South Carolina. The
head once In St. Paul. Va. and the
ine ne present begins In Russell coun-
~ that state The fee for the charter
nied Win the secretary OF state is At
least $4,000.
This application for this charter Is Of
considerable Importance to the entire
state. II Is known almost officiaily that
the c.. c. q o. line has as a terminal
plans for the port OF Charleston. pro-
vided arrangements can be made with
the city. The recent banquet in Spar
tanourg at which railroad oflicials con-
nected with that and other lines were
present attracted attention all over the
state and since then It has been re-
karded as q certainty that Columbia
win be one Of the important feeding
points on the line and In fact II is be-
iievcd that headquarters for some of
the oficials viii be ,esta bllshed here.
The railroad officials connected with
the line are naturally retlcent about
their plans but those who keep posted
On railroad matters know that the line
'yin eventually 60 through this city
ird continue TO the coast.
When domestic charter Is applied
for the line of route win be given.
The following from The sentinel of
lsrwin. Tenn. concerning the estab-
f'shment Of the shops. will he OF in
tsrest:
1--WE do not wish to take a. too op-
tinistic view Of the future possib,h,i, ,s
az Erwin following the location OF the
seneral shops yards and division
Headquarters OF the Carolina .C,inch-
GELD q Ohio railway at rhis place. but
vf,hout "a tant OF exasgeration. we
feel safe In the prediction that the
growth and prosperity of our city fol-
ffo~ing close upon the heels Of the
above enterprise viii ba wonderful In
comparison TO what II otherwise might
have been. New enterprises will likely
spring up on every hand. Various
mills and factories will soon realize the
advantages OF our town for the loca-
ton Of their enterprises. and with the
promised phenomenal growth In our
population will come the growth In
manufacturing and commercial enter
prises as well as all other business. No
town In Tennessee. nor In the entire
south for that matter. affords more
favorable point for the location OF va
rious manufacturing and commercial
enterprises than does the town of Err
win on the line OF the Carolina. Clinch-
heid a Ohio railway."--The State.