The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1921-12-22


being done by the county chaingang
under the direction of Mr.. Mckinney.
Approximately twelve miles Of the 10
remains to be built before it reaches
the North Carolina line. The county
chain gang will be kept at work OH
the road, but in order to expedite it's
completion SO that the people may
get the benefit Of it as early as
practicable it is more than likely that
part Of the work will be let out by
contract to some company that can
put steam shovel to work in the
mountains.
The State Highway Commission
recently appropriated $4,000 to Pick
and the local tax for the road this
year will approximate $45 900. This
will give total of $4,000 for the
completion Of the remaining twelve
miles of the road.
Several members of the State High
way Commission have inspected the
new road route and they are greatly
impressed with it's importance and
the good work being done on it, and
this accounts for the second liberal
appropriation they have made for it,
The Importance of the Pckens-
North Carolina highway cannot be
estimated. When it is completed
there will be good road from Au-
gusta, Ca, via Pickcns into the heart
Of Western North Carolina, and this
VIII be the most direct route to this
FAMOUS section for tourists from lower
South Carolina. Georgia and Florida
Besides this it will open up for de-
Velopmcnt a fine section of Pickens
county which has heretofore been cut
off from the rest of the world on
account Of no way to get in and out
With the completion of the road
the upper section Of Pickcns county
through which it passes will develop
at rapid rate. Summer homes and
probably hotels will be built, and the
farmci.t will be afforded way to
get their produce to market. The
road will add much wealth to the
county, and is undoubtedly the fore
runner of Il railroad across the noun
tainS.
Information has been received in
Pickens that Pennsylvania county will
build hard surface road from Brc-
ward to Rosman and the contract is
ready to be let. This will form a
link in the Pickens- Brevard road
New Pickens- Walhalla Road
Speaking Of roads in Pickens coun-
ty, another important road is pro
posed and will more than likely be
built within the next year. This is
road from PickcnS to Wahalla by
way of Old Pickcns. Oconce county
has already let the contract for the
building of it's part Of the road from
West Union to Old Pickcns and work
OH it has begun. The length Of the
Pickens county part Of this road will
be about fourteen miles, but half of
Is is already in good condition Two
routes have been suggested for the
read, one by way Of Gap Hill church
which route would require the build |
ing of no bridges, and one by way OF
Six MileI 1t has not been definitely
decided which route the road will go.
Kaveners Bridge Road Open
The new Ravenel's bridge road near
Clemson College was opened to the
public about three weeks ago and is
great Improvement over the old
low road. The road was raised con
siderably by filling in and is now
passable at all times of the wear.
Pickens and Oconee counties shared
equally the expense Of this work. MS
the road is partly in both counties.
Roads In Good Condition
The year Just drawing to a close
has seen much work done on the roads
OF Pickoas county. There are about
1000 miles of road in this county,
eighty-hVe miles being topsoiled. All
the roads were worked during the
year and practically all are in first
class condition.
twenty years ago it took prac-
tically two days to make trip from
fickcns to Grcenvile and back, and
IL was a days drive from here to
n"'iS springs church and return. Now