The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-27
R. R. STATIONS
NORTH q SOUTH CAROLINA WILL BUILD
ITS OWN STATION
HAVE PHYSICAL CONNECTION
board of Trade Committee With
draws Request for Union Station
For New y. Il ). &. Depot and
Physical Connection Between Rail.
roads.

Dlllon Will not get union sta
tlon, but the North l. South Caro-
INA railroad has agreed to erect a
new passenger station, and thea G.
l.. and the y. & S. c. will have a
physical connection at this point.
such was the result of the meeting
mere Thursday between the railroad
commissioners, the officials of the
A. {. l.. and the n e. S. &. rail
roads and Il committee from the
Board of Trade. The railroad com
mission was petitioned to require
the two railroads to erect a union
station at Dillon or to require the
y. d >. {. railroad to erect "A DaS-
senSer station. After looking over
the situation the commissioners held
meeting in the directors room at
the Bank of Dillon. There were
present MessrS B. f. Caughman and
j. u. Richards Of the railroad com
mission, Capt. w. H. Newell and Mr..
n. +. Porter, representing thea c.
L.; Messrs w. K. BOnsall, ]. f..
Hancock, and Messrs. Livingston 4
Gibson, representing the y. K S. G.
railroad and Messrs r. l.. Moore.
W. {. Moore, e +. Elliott, MA
Stubbs, y. b. Hargrove and A. b.
Jordan representing the committee
from the Board of Trade. Testi-
Rony was taken until the dinner
nSur when the meeting was ad-
S2Nned until 3 p. M. During the
dnrSr hour the matter of n union
station was discussed informally
and before the hearing was resum-
ed it was agreed that the request
Tor union station would be with
crawn. provided the ~ d sc rail-
ROAD would erect passenger sta
ton and the two railroads would
put i'll connecting switch at this
point. The result of this under
standing was meeting between the
Board of Trade committee and the
representatives, of the n. & S. G..
railroad at which President Bonsall
stated that he was perfectly willing
10 comply with the request for a
new station and that he would pro-
ceed at once to erect q station to
cost not less than $500. Mr.. Bon
sail agreed also to physical con-
nection between the two roads. pro-
Ylded thea &, J.. would agree to
the proposition.
When the hearing was resumed
Mr.. BonSal appeared before the COM
mission and stated that he would
very shortly begin the erection of
passenger station at Dillon to cost
NoS iCoo Ihdh pO,OUD ana lHdI lie
would agree TO a physical connec-
ton at this point, and there being
no further business the meeting was
adjourned.
While in Dillon Capt Newell's
attention was called to the fact that
the Palmetto Limited, northbound,
ala not stop at Dillon, and that it
"ouW be great convenience to
tr$T91ing public to stop the train
mere. He readily agreed to issue
an order requiring the Palmetto
Limited to stop at Dillon, and the
order went into effect Sunday night
Ihls was the only train that did not
stop at Dillon.
President Ronsall says he will
nave plans for the new depot pre-
pared at once and the plans will be
submitted to the railroad commits
sion and the Board of Trade for
approval.
While in Dillon the railroad COM
mlssioners and the railroad officials
were entertained at the Price-Court
Inn as guests of the Board of Trade.