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PROPOSED
Due West and Ab
BoundTogethoi
/IR. R. S. GALLOWAY AND I
TERVIEW SOME CITI
ALL OF 0
Mr. R. 8. Qalloway and Mr. M. B,
linfes^ales or Due West were in town
finhi^iui- nnvinir taxes, and while
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lu the city conferred with a few of oui
people on the subject of building a
railroad to Due West. The gentlemen
prom Due Weft were met iu the offio?
[of GK X Nickles, county Supervisor,
by several of our people, all of whom
seemed enthusiastic for the building ol
the proponed road.
L. W. Perrin, E*q., was calidd tc
the chair.
Mr. R. S. Galloway, spoke of the
earnestness of Due Wett iu the matter
of buiidiag a railroad and desired tc
know it Abbeville sympathized with
(he move, aud he would like lo know
if Abbeville would join bis town in
ihe effort to uuite tne two towns by
11 hn.-t a nrpfar
II ran. xjuk3 nrat uuu > Uv?.... r
leuce to Abbeville over any otber route,
aud the people of Due West wanted to
eulist the goodwill and as istance ol
Abbeville in building a railroad that
Woa so much' needed. He wished to
feel the pulse of Abbeville as to ibe
propriety of trying to build a trolley
line or a eteaui road. If a steam road
was thought be-t he hoped that Abbeville
would lend her kindly office*
with the Seaboard and the Southern
r\ 81 Wtyiln thnnuht t hp Rtft
II rvauwuy. ii uuo ue vuuua?. .?
I board might join more business by
(' uniting with Due West in building the
road to Abbeville^ yet the Southern
I could operate an extended Hue from
I Abbeville to Due West more cheaply
[ han could the Seaboard. The dame
I train and trainmeu could come on by
Ab eville to Due West. On the Sea1
board, separate trains w< uld have to
r>e run at some cost, but the gain* In
g- ou.iiuess for the (Seaboard would be
'* great* r by such a short Jiue than
would accrue to the Southern. A?
matters now stand tne principal . bus
{, iness of Due West is done uy me
. Southern. If the Southern should cooperate
with us that roai would hold
its present trade and gain much. If
the Seaboard should give us more fai
vorable terms and help us to build the
road the increased business to tbeSeat>"?rd
would be.greater. If we had a
station at our doors nearly all the business
of the town would go to that
road whether it was the Seaboard pr
the Southern. V. .
Considerable cotton is now sold in
the Due West market. This, too, in
face of the fact that our nearest railrord
station is four miles distant necessitating
coLsiderable cost in drayage.
When the people of Due West leave
home they must now go to .Donalds
four miles away or come to Abbeville,
eleven miles, by private conveyance.
Due West i? a town of some commercial
importance. Our freight bnsiness
in merchandise, fertilizer and cotton
would make the short line profitable
to either the Southern or the Sea
mo, d, v, uuaiu,
In Due West are two prosperous
colleges, a theological seminary, a
Una S. f number of stores, a printing office, a
rt Line. <inn<ry and other sources of business,
moo But these sources of busines for a rail
? road are small whec compared to the
commercial and industrial possibilities
ipm of our town We have the best coun'ry
>pm ?good citizenship and the best farming
lande?within easy reach of Due
Wist. If we had a railroad we would
Iraw a big trade from people who
mu*t now go elsewhere for a market.
We are four miles from Donalds on
one side. We are twenty miles from
18 Ex. hod. Lowndesville, twenty miles from An-lereon,
and eleveu mijes from Abbeville.
People from towards Lowndes
im ville must pass through our town, if
tbey would go to Donald*. If they do
not come through our town they must
go to the Savannah Valley Railroad
twenty miles away or to Anderson, or
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O AOOUVIIie. J.4 wo uau a iotiiuau, vuc
people would come to us in three di>
rec'ions, aud a splendid business would
be developed.
Notvtfitnstauding our isolated poalNo
j d(4?, tiou, we are a prosperous people, who
aiionV, i have contributed to the upbuilding of
i, Beauiori many of our sister towns. We have
ii?iyr ron "ltock in cottoD m^la at Greeuville,
e, Cbaries Greenwood, . Abbeville, aud other
oediaievta towns. We have contributed enough
ae tatfont- 10 otber towns to build a cotton mill
of our own. Hut a few years ago pre.GwriAit.
limlnary steps were taken for the
Traf Mgr buildiog of a cotton mill of our own.
ia. But in this we failed, because for the
? lack of Railroad facilities. A cotton
*.Trr*t3 uul1' canDOt succeed wber. located too
IN lo, far from transportation facilities. This
isolation has prevented the building
of a cotton mill at our town. Due
West has always been friendly to
Abbeville, and we now look to her for
a helping hand. We want not only
)uncethe your help in money, but we crave
N for the your good offices in enlisting thv Beaof
Abbe- board or the Southern iu this enter
l of the prise. We will be glad to have either.
We will vote a tax on our towo, and
we will give by private BUbBoription
ed to an- to tbe extent of our ability. Will
sacandi- Abbeville come to our asaintance? We
or of the want lo do you good, and we waut you
) the ac- to do ua good.
iary. Mr. G. A. Visanska, the richest man
I town, thought Abbeville aud Due
a caudi- We8t 8hou,cl act ,D concert. We want
rthflfitv Due West to come to us,?and wewaot
action of to go to Due West. If we had a railroad
our intercourse would be increaamnn
ed fifty times. Students for the colcuijb.
jege WOuld come this way, and if we
.. are smart enough we will get part ol
their trade. I don't believe we can
r tne City raj,,e en0ugh money, by private subaction
of gcriptlons, but I dobeiieve it to be tc
the interest of tbe town to vote bonds.
HOND. The time will come when we will
see tbe benefit of such an investment,
facandl- I think a committee should be appointf
the City ed to investigate on the facts, and then
(action of submi^question of bonds to the voters.
Mr. K. Jf. JKiaKe senator. There are
KNEE two pointe open I am convinced,
M We are going to have a road, no question
about that. We need a railroad,
n no question about that. The proposed
Bp railroad is an important one to us,
No matter how short a road may be it
Hmgnfcvill help to build up a town. If w?
WPBBHBH^Wyant to build up Abbeville, we musl
nsSfifflBcAuild railroads. If you would tea]
^^^Hown a town, tear up its railroads
am very anxious for the road to Due
BRHgHS^WVest. Due West is heart of my blood
EHHBSHv part of my life was spent there, &nc
love the town aDd the people
road connection with there will
SnBMH of benefit to us all.
W. T. Bradley said Mr. Gallo
MHSBHHBay was wanting height facilities and
HHra?9pe West must have a railroad. Xi
HHRBHa give a deaf ear to our neighbort
HMMBw, we will be the greater losers
all remember our experience ir
HSn|H8Hfu@lng to the Savannah Valley
^^^^^^^Hrilroad. If we let Due West go U
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RAILROAD.
beviiie Desire to be
by Iron Bands.
MR. M. B. CLINKSCALES INIZENS
OF ABBEVILLE*
NE VOICE.
; Anderson, Abbeville will be hurt. In
helping Due West, we help ourselves.
A.** Mr. Visaoska has just said, if an
ox-cart comes to Abbeville, it helps
Abbeville. No railroad would be
built to Abbeville tbat would Dot.benefit
tbe town.
Hod, P. B Gary was called for an
expression of opinloD. He thought
r Abbeville Deeded tbe road, aod he s*id
we should insue bouds. No sufficient
i Bums could be raised by private subseriDtlons.
We should first interview
) the'railroad authorities and see upon
what terms they wouid be induced to
build tbe roa<J for us. If the railroad
i authorities rvould name their terms we
would, as far as we could, try to comply
with their demands. First, find
out what the railroads will do. The
people will then conform their actions
to tbe requirement.
Mr. J.C.Ellis was very much in
' favor of the road. He would be glad to
give it any help In his power.
Mr. G. N. Nickels *aid that Due
i West would give $20,000 In subscript
tloDS.
Judge R. E. Hill said that he was
' in favor of the road.
Mr. R. S. Link said that tbe road
was a necessity for tbe Due West county.
Among other advantages of the
road was the existence of tbe chert
beds midway between Abbeville and
Due West. The lmportauce of the
fchert beds may be estimated from the
'fact that the city council bad bouirht
a traction engine and cars at $8,800 to
haul chert to put on the muddy streets
of the town. If we bad a railroad
runnlug by tbe cbert beds the business
of hauling chert would bring a
great revenue to the railroad. A road
to Due West with one or two stations
would build up towns along the road,
which would be most profitable feeders
to tbe freight and passenger business.
,
Mr, M. B. Clinkscale* waa enthusiastic
for tbe road, and said we ought
to have it by all means. This town,
Due West, wanted to be placed on the
highway of travel and commerce.
About thU time the talk become
general and this reporter lest his
head, and forgot to take notes. He
made no pretenoe of giving the exact
- words or anv sneaker, but have en
deavored more to represent the; sentiment
of each.
On motion a committee was appointed
to confer with the railroad folk,
and report later. Committee?R. 8.
Calloway, M. B. Cliukscales, R. 8.
Link, Wyatt Aiken.
It was the sense of the meeting that
L. W. Perrin, Esq , be requested to
correspond with Seaboard, of wbiob
road be is a director. Tbe committee
will submit the matter to Mr. C. D.
Brown, bead agent of the Southern.
If either road should meet the proposition
wltb favor tbe work will begin
at tbe earliest moment possible.
The people want a railroad. And
they will go to. the road which will
give tbe best help. It is probable
that $50,000 can be raised. Tbe distance
is eleven miles over a good ooun*
try, with only one branch to cross.
Tbe grading, It is thought will be light.
Tne railroads, nn doubt, have enough
second baud rails tnd enough spare caia
and engines to iron and run thA mad.
And no better or more profitable short
line could be run to any road.
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THE OLD ALLIANCE SUIT.
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Has Beeii Decided in Fa?or of the
Stockholders.
BBOOKBH1BE WILL NOT GET ANY
MONEY.
The Sail Involve* (be Money Belong
Inn loth* Old Allimine Esebunge?
Stockholder! Themtelvt Will Di?tribute
the Mosey.
Columbia, Dec. 21.?Tbe announcement
that tbe Supreme Court bad decided
tbe Farmers' Alliauoe case puts
an end to a loog and tedious fight for
tbe possession of $13,000, w^iich beloDgeti
to the Alliance Exchange, and
is all that remains of a once powerful
organization.
The fight started several years ago
when H. ?. Brookahire, business agent
for tbe Exchange, announced- that the
fund could not Le distributed as was
! desired by the stockholders al a meeting
here. An injunction was brought
' and the fuud thrown into tbe bands
| of a receiver. Afterwards It was deposited
in tbe Palmetto Bank of this
city, and has since remained there
awaiting a decision by tbe Circuit aud
Supreme Courts.
The decision means tbat the fund
will be distributed among the stockholders.
aud it is probable that a meeting
will be called in a few days to do
this. It has been suggested tbat tbe
money be turned over to tbe Southern
Cotton Growers' association or some
other organization for farmers, but it
is uot probable that this will be done.
1 There was originally about $28,000, but
some of this has been lost In litigation
and some by mismanagement.
I STATEMENT
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Showing condition of
; Farmers' Bank
, Of Abbeville. S. C., at close of business 30th
, December, 1905.
I RESOURCES.
Loans and dlsoounts $157,478 22
> Furniture and fixtures- 478 00
stocks - 350 00
' Overdrafts TBI 91
Due from otber banks SO 471 67
Casb In vault 12,178 10
' 8201,737 80
LIABILITIES.
[ Capital stock..... 8 75,000 00
; Surplus lund .... 6,500 00
t Undivided profits 3,643 89
p Dividends unpaid <96 0'
Dividends No. 29?Payable Jan. 1 2,250 00
' Deposits 113.397 11
> Due otber Bank 651 80
i ' 8201,737 80
1 South Carolina, I
Abbeville County. j
| I. Julius H. DuPre. Cashier of above named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above suite*
rnent Is true to tne best ol my knowledge and
belief. Julius H. DuPre. Cashier.
I Subscribed and sworn to before me tbls 2nd
f day of Janary, 1906. Benl.8. Barnwell,
N. P A. C.8. C.
' Correct?Attest:
> P. B. Speed, )
i F. E. Harrison, V Directors.
J R. M. Haddon. )
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