The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-07
PULLMAN SERVICE ON
Blue RIDGE RAILWAY
REPORT SAYS THAT 1T is
COMING
EW EQUIPMENT
Rumor Has 1t That New Locomo-
tives Ano All-Stcel Equipment
Ie To Be Secured.
w EQUIPMENT

report IL now going the rounds In
Anderson TO tho effect that the Hmc
| Ridge railroad plan n radical I'm
I prn""inrEi in its service for this ci:,
The report saws that the road will
purchase Il considerable amount
| new rolling stock.
! Tho iuinor1 heard ny The Intelii-
gonccr yc:i' sr lay have nor yet been in
vcstightcd but !. is a known ract that
! +. {. ianhin. Of the Southern Rail-
way. ;ia: zen spending the last fort.
night III anderson checking ND the re-
cripis "c the Blue Ridge ip- the
! pa:t few months. u ~ mnir".tOo :I..lt
MIR. Rnniin wa sent to Anderson for
the pur,n Of asccraining what rev.
/ cnnc IL being derived from the road
and the iuniOr says that .yhcn he
makes lis r"pGrt il will he so favor
able that the Southern Railway plans
To at once institute Pullman car SER
vice for tits city. TO be- attached to a
Hlue Ridge train. hauled from Andor-
J son To seneca and there attached to
fast trains on the main line OF the
, Southern for New York and New Or
leans. Tho report further says that
the Southern Will replace all the old
equipment OF the Blue I''dgc with new
| all-stccl cars and possibly new en-
sincs. IL Is also said that q schedule
MAY be arranged so that connections
VIII be mad" ut Seneca with alll main
line trains on the Southern Railway.
Mr.. Rankin competed his work In
Anderson yesterday and departed
from the city. 1t was impossible TO
secure an interview with him before
lie left but those people hearing him
discuss his visit to Anderson said that
the report he would send the Sout
crn railroad OF the volume Of business
done here Will cause officials of that
line to open their eyes. I
II such improvements as mentione.
above are contemplated for Anderson,
both the Southern Railway and Oiflc-
ials OF the Blue Ridge railroad can
take 1t for granted that Anderson's
every assistance is behind them.
Darwin Reed or Sandy Springs WAS
in Anderson yesterday for a few
hours.
Keith Aligood Of Brushy Creek was
among the visitors to spend yesterday
In the city.
John F. Hall OF Iva. route 4, was
In the city yesterday on business.
]. W. Locke OF Greenville was
among the visitors to spend yesterday
in the city.
MIR. and Mrs. Joe Campbell of CO.
lumbin have arrived In the city for
visit to relatives.
Miss Ella Curtis OF Charleston is
the attractive guest of her brother,
Thomas B. Curtis on West Whitner
street.
Mr.. and Mrs r. L. Morrow have re-
turned from their honeymoon. which
was spent at the ysle OF Palms, and
are now located at Ouila's boarding
house for the time being.
S. N. Brown of the Prospect section
spent yesterday in the city on busi-
nes5.
A. C.. Shelton. Thomas Mathewson
and Henry Haailey OF Hartwell, Ga,
spent Sunday In the city with friends.
B.. o. Evans Ia spending week In
the northern cities purchasing goods
for his store.
Messre. M. B. Reese. w. H. White.
W. E. Johnson. and Lewis Perrin. Of
Abbeville were visitors to the city yes
terday. They made the trip from Alb
beville In Mr.. Perrin's auto.
]. T. Madden. OF the T. l.. Cely Co,
left yesterday afternoon for a two
weeks vacation at the seashore and
mountains. ]
Mr.. and AIRS. Lhas. Cobb, who have
b. ea cn,nr'Eg at Portman. have r.
turned t1 the city.
dustry shows appreciable improve
ment. The June statement of the
copper producers. which comes out
Wednesday, Ia the subject OF consid-
cradle speculation. but the state Of
the metal trade ia plainlv hatter than