The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-05-21
TO BE OPENED SOON.
BE. & w. to Give Access to Fertile
Virgin Country.

Charleston should be interested in
the early opening of the Bamberg,
Ehrhardt and Walterboro railroad
for more reasons than one. This
new line has been practically COM
pleted and conects the town of Ehr-
hardt with the thriving county seat
of Bamberg county, Bamberg. The
road is some fourteen miles in length
and opens up new and fertile Sec
ton of the country, heretofore With
out railroad service. At Ehrhardt
the road connects with the Atlantic
Coast Line, extending from there to
Green Pond, where connection is
made for both Charleston and Savan-
nah. The new road affords direct
outlet to Charleston for the interior
. of Bamberg county and local mer-
chants should find that profitable
field. At Bamberg the new road
connects with. the Southern railway
for both Charleston and Augusta.
While the new road has been built
by private capital, it is generally un-
derstood that the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad has agreed TO lease it. This
will make Bamberg a competitive
rate point. 1t is also understood
that the promoters of the new line
contemplate extending it beyond the
city of Bamberg to connect with the
Atlantic Coast Line from Orange
burg to Denmark, thereby opening
I'D another section of Bamberg couD-
ty
In a recent issue of the Orange
burg Evening News appears the fol-
lowing interesting item with refer
ence to the new road:
''The Bamberg, Ehrhardt and Wal
terboro railroad has been practically
completed from Bamberg to Ehr-
hardt, a distance of IA miles.
''At Ehrhardt connection is made
with the Atlantic Coast Line, run
ming to Green Pond and thence to
Walterboro and to both Charleston
and Savannah.
"At Bamberg connection is made
with the Southern, leading thence to
both Charleston and Augusta.
This new road gives the thriving
county seat of Bamberg>a a new rail-
road connection with the Atlantic
Coast Line and makes it competi-
tive rate point.
s'The new road opens up very
fine farming country; it is already
thickly settled with prosperous and
progressive farmers.
There is fine timber along the
whole line of road and 10 doubt for
a time the timber traffic will become
an important one.
''The new road in large measure
was the conception of William c.
Wolfe, and temporarily he will be its
general manager, keeping this Of
flee in Orangeburg. In the work he
was backed by Messrs. Edward c.
Hayes, Jones A. Williams, Thomas
Black, William D. Rhoad, James A.
Wyman, and other public spirited
business men of the town of Bam-
berg. 1t is purely local enterprise,
having been built by home, capital,
and shows what can be done when
a start is made and business is meant.
''The railroad commission have
authorized the new railroad to COM
mence hauling freight, which will be
done at once. In a short time a
passenger service will be put on.
1.-The road is of standard construc-
ton throughout; it is almost an air
line between the two points; the
maximum grade is one per cent, and
there are but four grades on the
road; there are only two trestles on
the road, and these are of standard
construction in every respect.
tsSuch undertakings as this are to
be commended and nothing so much
contributes to progress as railroad
facilities - Charleston Evening
Post.