The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-05-28
CIRCULATION 2,3OO.
The Railroad a Certainty

II
For mary years past the people OF
Lexington have looked forward with a
great deal of interest for the time TO
come when Lexington and Columbia
would have an electric railway.
They realized the Importance Of such
a connection and appreciated the
benefits that would accrue from it to
both Lexington and Columbia. Sew
eraI attempts haye been made by Lex
ington to make this connection, two
seperate companies were chartered
but on account of the cool reception
of the people of Columbia, they were
allowed to larguish by their promot-
ers and in languishing perished..
The proposed line connecting Au-
eusta with Columbia via Lexington Is
a proposition that meets the unanimous
approval of our people. 1t is bigger
thing than we ha anticipated and is
filed with greater possibilities OF de-
yelopment than any other yet pro-
posed and it appears if we but
lend helping hand in securing the
right of way for the present company
is ssl that is necessary to secure for
ourselves and our posterity, all the
benefits which are to come from the
completion of such great undertak
ing.
President james U. JACK son, Presl-
dent of the Carolina Georgia lnteru-
ban road and the promoter ofi the
Augusta and Columbia road came
over Thursday and addressed an en-
thusiastic mass meeting of Lexing-
tonians, declaring in emphatic Ian
guage that carried conviction with
the words, "The sooner you let me
know that can 20 ahead between
Lexington and Columbia the quicker
YOU will get the road"
President Jackson was met, in Co.
lumbia by a delegation of the busl-
ness men of Lexington consisting of
the following: DR.. P. 81. Shesly,
Hon. G NJ. Efrd. George bell Tim
norman, T. G. Callison, John Bell
Towll:, c. E. Lesphatt, S J Leaf-
hart, J. s. Caughman. 7. P. Meefz~>
Karl F. Oswald, G.. A. Derrick, Geo
s. Drafts and E. G.. Dreher, and
brought him over in an automobile.
The mass meeting was Eeld in the
court house over which Hon. G. NJ.
Rfird presided and Mr.. D. R. Haiti
wanger was elected secretary
Mr.. Jackson's address was plain,
practical business one in which be
outlined what was required from our
people by the company to insure the
building cf tie road. The first essen
tial was the hearty cooperation and
help of the people of our striving and
progressive town. He did not ask for
help in financial way but merely
wanted our assistance in securing
rights of way through our county.
This was about the sum and substance
of his requirements and they are rea-
sonable and just. Surely the COM
mittee appointed to secure these
rights of ways should be no laggards
in the carrying on and completing of
the work as he's been said above.
sThe sooner you let me know that
can 20 ahead between Lexington and
Columbia the quicker you. will get
the road,''
The road is to commence at Cayce,
where it is to make connection with
the Seaboard ep go into Columbia,
and build on toward Lexington; 1T
would stop at all public crossings to
take on and put off passengers;
freights would be hauled by the road
which would mean bis reduction in
rates: it will encourage and develope
the trucking aud dsirying interests of
Lexington ard enhance our really
and taxable values by providing a
quick transportation to market the
nroducts Of the fields and gardens
and placing upon the market within
easy reach Of Columbia some of the
most desirable lots suitable for resi-
f7ences and 'bnSiuess purposes and in
the most heall:.y localities that eau
he found anywhere in the State are a
few of the mauy benefits to accrue to
Lexington by he building Of this
road.
The coniract for the construction,
declared Mr.. Jackson, had already
been awarded % Mr.. Micheal Nc
Gratis, g. maH Mo has built more
electric railro@@s than any other man
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