Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-08-15
DISCONTINUE MOTOR SERVICE.
Order Allowing Curtailment Issued
by IL. II. Commission.
(Anderson Mail, 1Oth.)

The steam trains now operating OH
the old motor car schedules on the
Blue Ridge railway will be discon-
tinued after Sunday, August 10. This
was the conclusion REACHED at the
hearing of the State Railroad Com
mission, which was held in the rooms
OF the chamber Of commerce shortly
after 10 o'clock this morning.
The hearing was attended by Com
missioners W. r. Shealy and James
Cantzler, and Mr.. Shealy, secretary of
the commission, from Columbia: Su
perintendent j. r. Anderson and Sec
retary c. D. Mackay, Of the Blue
Ridge Railway, and T.\L. Cely, chair
man or the transportation committee
OF the chamber of commerce, G. Cul-
len Sullivan, president OF the cham
Der Of commerce, w. w. Sullivan, R.
e. Ligon, Frank Cox, secretary of the
chamber Of commerce, and J. ii.
Godfrey. Each OF these gentlemen
was given an opportunity Of express
ing his opinion as to the effect on
business the discontinuance Of the
trains might have. Secretary Mackay
stated the position of the railroad
company, saying that the railroads
are doing all they can to assist the
government in the war by furnishing
Ao'iAh5 SIOCh' dHu Inal luc ldhluB OIL
of these trains, which are operated
by only one crew, will enable the Blue
Ridge road to furnish one locomo-
tive for the transportation of troops,
government equipment, etc., on the
Southern Railway system.
The trains that are to be discon-
tinued are as follows:
No. FL arrives at Anderson at |
y. M, making connection at Seneca
with Southern train No. 12 from At
lanta.
No. 25 leaves Anderson at 2.27 =.
M, making connection at Seneca with
Southern trains No. 38, north-bound,
and No. 1 4, south-bound.
No. 20 leaves Anderson at 1922 a.
M, making connection at Seneca
with Southern train No. 20, south
bound.
No. 80 arrives at Anderson at 1888
p. M, making connection at Seneca
with Southern train No. 80, north
bound.
The Blue Ridge railroad officials
propose to change the schedule of
their mixed freight and passenger
trains SO that connections with South
ern trains Nos. 20 ard ~ will be
maintained. The mixed train, under
the proposed schedule, would leave
Anderson at about 7.30 o'clock in the
morning, and would arrive at Ander-
son about 100 o'clock in the after
noon.
When 1t became known that the
discOntinuance of these trains will
not materially affect the mail service,
those present stated that they had no
objections to register with the Rail-
road Commission, wishing to co-ope-
rate with the Blue Ridge road in its
endeavors to assist the government.
Letters were read from the mayors
Of Seneca and Walhalla in which was
stated that the citizens of these towns
would not insist for the continuance
Of the trains under the existing cir:
cumstances.
In announcing their decision the
Railroad Commissioners stated that
at any time in the future the citizens
could secure a hearing Of the Rail
road Commission in the event they
the citizens) wanted the trains re-
stored.
After the hearing was concluded
the members Of the commission went
to Walhalla on special train to in
spect the roadbed, trestles. switches,
etc. The commissioners will return
to Columbia tonight