The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-31
WOULD BE A GOOD THING.
Tile Proposed Railroad Should Re.
ceiye Assistance.

E . {. p = e. e - = To-
"a meeting Of the Chamber Of Com
merce will be held, at the City Hall
tonight at eight o'clock sharp to con-
slider the proposition Of the Orange
burg Railway to furnish ten per cent.
Of the cost of construction of this pro
posed railroad from Orangeburg to
North, and thence to Springfield. The
proposed line is seventeen miles long
and it will cost about three hundred
thousand dollars to construct and
equipt this road.
connection will be made at North
with the Seaboard System and suit
abl e traffic arrangements will be
made with that railroad. The Sea-
board will not build or operate this
road, but will make traffic arrange
ments.
The promoters make the PROPOSE
tion that if the City of Orangeburg
will furnish ten per centum Of the
cost, or $4,000 in City bonds and
$4,000 in private subscription, the
work will be started at once.
The promoters state that unless
this ten per centum is fur
.nished the road cannot be built, as
those furnishing the money require
this amount put up as manisfesta-
ton Of good faith upon the part of
this community that it does really
want this road.
It will take about 1-mill levy each
year to pay the interest on these
bonds, and it is pointed out that the
taxes paid by the new railroad to the
City, together with the taxes paid
on other property bound to be built
up in the section through which the
road is coming IL. the City Of Or
angeburg, will pay this interest, and
there will really 1be no cost to the
taxpayers of the City.
The City will be given bonds or
preferred stock in the railroad and
the issue of such bonds or stock
will be limited so that it will remain
safe investment for the principal
It is proposed to use gasoline cars
on this road, making quick trips and
short stops. It is then proposed later
to build four or five miles of car
track on the principal streets of the
City and use these gasoline cars as
street cars. Here it may be said
that these gasoline cars will, in the
opinion Of experts, soon supercede
trolley cars in all sections. There
is one now used in New York City:
and many railroad systems have plac-
ed orders for these cars. The one
between Anderson and Greenville has
proven such success that the South
ern Road has ordered three more
AS. we: have said before we think
the proposed road from Orangeburg
to North; and thence to Springfield,
will do Orangeburg more good than
any scheme of its kind that has been
agitated here for long: time
We cannot expect people to build
these public enterprises withou! CIV
ing some encouragement, and cash
is the kind of encouragement that
makes an enterprise come and go.
I'VE think it would be q wise in
vestment for the City of Orangeburg
to furnish the amount required. 1t
will certainly increase and better our
railroad facilities; 1t will build up
the country tributary to Orangehurs;
it will furnish transportation facili-
ties for the western portion Of our
county to visit the county seat; 1t
will bring business to Orange burg;
and it will doubtless bring us more
manufacturing enterprises,-enu il
will certainly build up the western
section Of the City, where now there
is a waste, which pays practically
no taxes.
We would urge our freeholders to
sign the petitions calling the election
to decide the issue of bonds, and we
would urge our voters to vot, for
the bond issue.
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