. The Street railway journal . lems, but with the idea of developing the companys land thepresent line was finally adopted after 150 miles of preliminarysurveying had been done. For the first 10 miles the road passedthrough land belonging to the North Augusta Company, whichis being rapidly developed. The location follows as closely aspossible the contour of the land, and the grades do not exceedper cent. As shown by the map the railway starts at the center ofAugusta, on Broadway, and utilizes the tracks of the AugustaRailway Company to McKinnie Street, where it branches to the. PREPARING THE R
. The Street railway journal . lems, but with the idea of developing the companys land thepresent line was finally adopted after 150 miles of preliminarysurveying had been done. For the first 10 miles the road passedthrough land belonging to the North Augusta Company, whichis being rapidly developed. The location follows as closely aspossible the contour of the land, and the grades do not exceedper cent. As shown by the map the railway starts at the center ofAugusta, on Broadway, and utilizes the tracks of the AugustaRailway Company to McKinnie Street, where it branches to the. PREPARING THE ROADBED of the place but has secured for it a high standing as a healthresort. The old town of Summerhill was the summer home ofrich Charleston and Savannah citizens before the war, andAiken County is now becoming a favorite resort for wealthyNortherners in the winter. W. C. Whitney has his stables atAiken, and polo and other outdoor sports, for which this locality right on its own track, and crosses the new steel bridge overthe Savannah River to North Augusta. This bridge was builtby the company and deeded to the city of Augusta. From thispoint the line immediately commences to climb the hills ofSouth Carolina. Reaching an elevation of 400 ft. above theriver it follows a fertile plateau through the company land for January 3, 1903.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 23 several miles, and finally traverses a ravine towards Clear-water, at which town it enters Horse Creek Valley, which isfamous for its cotton mills. Going up this valley it passes
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