The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-02-02
Three Fourfhs of Rights of Way
Already Secured CONNER
ciaI Report Will Be Made and
Prospectus Issued.
Clinton, S. c., Jan. 25, 1911

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Dear Sirs:
We are sending today an electro
type of the various routes surveyed
by Mr.. Tull, Chief Engineer, Carolina
Rapid Transit Company, connecting
Union, Laurens, Spartanburg and
Clinton. The electrotypes are being
shipped to the Laurens Advertiser,
Union Progress, Clinton Chronicle for
use of those papers, and also for use
of the Laurens Herald, Union Times
and Clinton Gazette.
We will appreciate your publishing
same and beg to advise that at a
meeting of the board of corporators,
Carolina Rapid Transit company at
the Chamber of Commerce, Spartan
burg, S. c., January Oath, it was de-
cided to proceed at once to the COL
lecting of data for a commercial re-
port. Mr.. Tull, chief engineer, re-
ported on his engineering work and
reported that about 1870 of the rights
of way had been secured and some
1870 additional had been pledged. The
remainder of the rights of way will
be secured at an early date, and as
soon as the commercial report is fin
ished a prospectus of the line will be
published.
A committee was appointed to at
tend to the publication of this pros
pectus, Mr.. A. M. Law of Spartanburg
being chairman of the committee.
The engineer, Mr.. Tull, submitted a
number of estimates for the complete
line, the estimates varying according
to the routes, the shortest complete
route being 65.92 miles, estimated cost
$2,7O8, $4,000. No route was deter
mined upon and that matter will be
left to be determined largely by the
degree of support given the line on
the various routes. Those routes
which develop the most vigorous sup
port are likely to secure the estab-
lishment of the line.
There are two different routes con
2 meeting Laurens and Clinton, three
different routes connecting Laurens
and Clinton with Cross Anchor. One
of these routes cuts out Cross Anchor
and runs by Hobbysville. Two differ
ent main line routes north of Cross
Anchor, one going into the eastern
side of Spartanburg and the other the
southern side. One of these goes by
Glenn Springs, another by Walnut
Grove. A variation of the Glenn
Springs route admits of the line going
by Pauline. The Union line is sur
veyed to run either direct to Cross
Anchor from Buffalo or by West
Springs and Glenn Springs to a juno
tion at Glenn Springs or at Pauline
or at Stone.
A complete prospectus will be pub
lished within the next few months and
will be distributed to the citizens of
the counties of Laurens, Spartanburg
and Union in order that the public
may be thoroughly educated on the
proposition. The line has been sur
veyed for L" maximum grade, 8
degree maximum curvature, heavy
rail, heavy overhead construction and
heavy equipment, steel bridges with
the exception of few small water
ways.
Additional funds were reported as
collected from several towns. Laurens
reported its subscription completely
collected and with this report all sub
scrlptions in Laurens county were re-
ported as completely collected. Cross
Anchor reported several hundred dol
lars additional collected, Spartanburg
$252.00 additional.
Members of the board of corpo-
rators pledged themselves to at once
complete the collection of the sub
scriptions made, so that no further de-
lay would be occasioned for lack of
funds in the prosecution of the work.
1t is the purpose of the finance COM
mlttee to lay before the people of the
three counties such complete and sci
entlhc data in regard to the construc-
tlon OF this line as will enable them to
act intelligently in the matter of Civ
ing the line support. 1t will be a peo-
pies railroad when it is built. owned
operated, controlled by the people of
the three counties. Consequently, it
is necessary that the people of the
three counties be very thoroughly in
formed in regard to the facts of the
case.
A number of financiers have inter-
ested themselves in the matter of
financing the bonds and there will he
no difficulty whatever along that line.
only provided liberal support in stock
subscriptions is given by the people of
the three counties. Many assurances
of interest and financial support have
reached the chairman of the board of
corporators. The sentiment in the
three counties seems to be practically
unit in favor Of the construction of
the line, and so far as data has been
collected the proposition presents ex-
tremely encouraging features. 1t is