The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27
EXTENSION OF S. C. WESTERN
DEPENDS ON GRANTS OF RIGHT
OF WAY.
Crossing of Coast Line and Trestles
Over Creeks Make Line to Auisons
Very Expensive.
Florence Times.

very Expensive.
Florence Times.
The South Carolina Western road
mas large nun Of men engaged
In the work 1nding the road
from the e. ne Y to the Coast
Line trac - this has given rise
to mar sses that the extension
dow a. e river would be under
ts' S once. 1t does not seem to
9 purpose OF the company, how
to make that extension at once
Or they have not yet secured the
rights Of way and 1t is understood
that Mr.. Bonsal will not, again be
caught as he was in the extension to
Florence. where his charter called
for certain line and the people
were so sure Of getting the road that
they not only were not willing to
help the enterprise out. but made a
strong fight for large payments for
the right Of way. In the case of the
extension to Allison, II is understood
that 1t will be made II the rights Of
way are given to the road, and II
they are not there will be no extep.
eion. 1t will prove a very costly piece
OF work to cross the Coast Line at
the transfer yard, and the crossings
of Willow and Jeffries creek will be
very heavy.
The proposed line will 60 within
mile Of Claussen, and near to the
little town Of Evergreen, and right
through the new town Of Pamplico.
In the case Of the road that il
now being built from Hartsville to
Sumter the s. G, Western did
not have to buy a single foot Of the
right Of way, the Times IL informed,
but the people along the line realized
that it would be a good thing for
them and they gave the right Of way
and they gave some forty-five thous-
and dollars in addition. That is the
reason that that stretch Of road was
built in such hurry. It is said that
the gangs working On that line now
number something over six hundred
men.
In the case Of the right Of way in
to Florence the people who charged
for the grant, and they were all, IL
the Times is correctly informed, are
to have side tracks for the delivery
Of their fertilizers and the taking
up of rheir cotton, thus saving them
hundreds Of dollars every year, and
it is a certain fact that the property
along the line has increased in value
since the road was built. The peo-
pie down the country are going to
find the same conditions true. and if
they want the road they should say
so at once and see to it that the road
does not have to pay out extravagant
sums for a right of way.
1t is believed that if this matter
could be settled at once the road to
Allisons would be the next piece of
work to be taken up, as il is the
most promising. if it does not cost
too much to get the road built.
The Sumter people are certain
that the line of Sumter will be the
through line 10 Charleston, but there
is no assurance of that as yet. To
use the expression of one who has
been very closely associated with Mr..
BOnsal, he is not a man who thinks
aloud and nobody knows what he in
tends to do. There is another con-
nection yet to be made towards the
other end of the line. and that NAV
have a lot TO do with il. The peo-
ple of Mullins were as cock sure as
the Sumter people are now, and We
in Florence felt that way ourselves
at one time, but the whole thing did
resolve itself into the fact that the
wish was father to the thought. and
we have all been attempting to do
MI. BonSal's thinking and figuring
for him.