The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-04-23

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NOW BRIGHT
The Carolina & Georgia Rail-
way Go. Almost a Certainty.
WILL PASS THROUGH LEXINGTON
The Long Talked OF Electric Railway
Between Augusta andss Columbia is
Reyiyed-The Surveys Have Been
Made and the Route Definitely De-
cided Upon-MoneY Back Of the
Proposition.
On good authority it was learned
this morning that the prospects for
the building of an electric road from
Augusta to Columbia are the bright
est since the movement was inangu-
rated at meeting of fnanciers and
others in this. city more than year
ago. The survey has been completed
and the ronte practically determined
which will put the route through a
very prosperous section Of South Caro-
lima.
The latest information concerns the
construction work and the plans for
accomplishing the designs of the pro-
moters. A meeting of the directors
was held in Augusta yesterday and
the entire situation gone over with
the end in view ofistarting the build
ing as soon as the details have been
arranged. rThe Carolina & Georgia
Railway Co. is the name under which
the railroad has been chartered and
under the authority confe rred by it
the com pauy will issue bonds amount.
ins to s., 900, coo. The bond will be
supplem ented abv an issue of stock
amounting to $1,000, 900. This, it was
learned, is the latest development in
the financial features and this is the
phase that is rso living the eonsidera-
ton of the directors. Columbia was
represented at the Augusta meeting
by r. H. Weleh, Of this city, who has
charge of the legal work in connection
with the bend issue. charter rights
and other matters that must be con-
sidered in a plan so important as the
formation of company to put through
complicated undertaking, such as
the building of new railroad.
THE Proposed LINE.
The survey wa> made by the Shand
Engineering cn.. Of this city. The
en.saDce to the ci will be over the i
Seaboard tracks from Cayce, the |
line having its beginning from the |
Columbia e,td at that terminal. The |
surveyed line starts at Cayce ard fol-
lows the Southern railway to Lexing-
ton, where it parallels the old Augusta
Columbia highway to Leesville. From
SLeesville the Southern tracks are
again paralieled to Monetta where the
line goes 70 Granitevilie, which forms
the other terminus, as the proposed
road viii; there connect with the
Aiken Augusta electric line.
NECESSITY FOR THE ROAD.
! There is abundant reason why the
road should prove a5paying invest
ment, besides meaning much to the
city BY giving another competing
line.. The road would pass through
section that is growing rapidly and
besides furnish connection with the"
Seaboard for Augusta and the lines
entering that city. This inder eDdent
link vouid make money for itself by
providing an outlet from the territory
south of Augusta. The Georgia &
Florida is anxious to get into Colum-
bia from Augusta and it is reasoned
that its interests would favor patron
age for the new road.
It is understood that the stockhold-
ers of the Carolina & Georgia Co.
will mees before the end of the month
and the plans as agreed on by the direc-
tors will be submitted for approval
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