Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-03-03
NEW TROLLEY LINE.

to, Augusta, Reported by
Modern Baron Mum
i chausen.
Some time ago Mr.J. T. Faulkner
tof North Augusta, gave the warning
to. the people of Edgefeld, in regard
to the proposed trolley line to Au-
gusta. This / thought should have
been enough to set the promoters
s of said road .tumbling overeach 9th
er to- get to their picks and show
sells, beginning to throw dirt. in ear
nest, and shutting down the gas
works. But alas the gas works have
been running full steam ahead and
worked overtime. II
No dirt has been broken >and. there
son are. They have waited too long
and thereby hangs this tale:
We have decided to run this road
from Greenwood VIA Boles noun
tain in a direct line to Augusta, Ga.
This takes it right through my
place, and ] have given them every
acre of it-house. and all. I only
reserved 4 large pine stump and the
grass that may grow; around it.
This will use to. Sit, on and watch:
the cars pass and repass, and pick
up the cigar stumps thrownaway at
this point. There will be a. sign in
each car requesting the smokers to
throw their stumps" out here. /
know my good fortune will be much
envied by one member of the Edge
field Chronicle force. i will not
mention his name for fear | will
s'russel" his feelings.
This road is already finished from
Greenwood to Boles mountain. We
have had a force of three hundred
wood-sawers and seven hundred
erasshoppers at work for some time
with three hundred and twenty-three
other insects doing the rolling.
y sfI y 4
We will at great expense purchase
gigantic one-horse power gas en-
gine lgas to be furnished us by the
promoters of the other road referred
to in the beginning4of this article).
This engine. Will be one of the sta
tionary type; one that is noted; for.
It's stationary ability, with cylinder
shaped cylinders. double back action
stroke that is nen-co ombustible and
zprohib bitiTe of the highest finish lt,
will have the most exp pens siYe
matte side shifting exhaust that was
ever placed ON SO powerful and exs
pensiye an engine. This engine.
viii be used to pull the cars by ca
bic to the top of Boies mountain
from the Greenwood side. From
the top of Boles mountain down to
Turkey creek the track. will be laid
at an angle of forty-fve to sixty de-
grees. The cars will be allowed to
go down this incline with all the
speed they can possibly gather so as
to make up lost time. At the end
of this tracE>on /. the bank of said
Turkey creek will be placed a sub
stantial bumper that will pre-
vent the cars from running into the
creek. This will shake the passen-
rgers up little but it will serve to,
somewhat relieve the monotony of
theijourney. After the cars have
recoiled several times and the pas
sengers have recovered, the cars
will be placed on a fat provided for
that purpose and thus put across the
stream. Time will be given those
who enjoy such sport to shoot the
turkeys and swim around in the
the creek After crossing the
creek, arrangements have been made
to haul the cars to Duntonville with
Mr.. Will Reels oxen. From Dun
tohville to my place the road will be
built with sufficient incline to cause
the cars to run by themselves at the
rate of one mile every four hours. If
any extra power is needed we expect
use the kicks" of the passengers to
toassist us. The distance from Dun
ton4ille to my place is about six
miles, and for at least one-quarter
of a mile we will have but little
work to do. We will have to
build but one trestle, which will be
only FIVE and three-quarter miles
long, and its greatest height will
be- over one and half miles. This
trestle will end in about FIVE feet
from the stump on which shall sit.
To get f,om here toward Augusta
we will bnild short trestle COM
mencing four and one half feet from
aforesaid stump and running. to
Mr.. Sam Gardner's place. This tres
tie will be about two and one half
inches lower than the above men
toned trestle. 1t will go over Ropers
at a height of one hundred and sew
enty-fve feet. At this point we will