The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-08-16
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South Carolina Rail Road.
In the absence of the editor Of the Journal, we copy
without comment the annexed article ontle structures
in our last number upon the management Of the South
Carolina Railroad On Ills RETURN if reply 10 the
Caronian is necessary it will be given: We presume,
however the object Of the editor has been accomplish
ed-the attention Of the proper authorities has
called to our there appears to be
prospect of portion of them at least being redresscd,
therewill probably be no necessity for further dis
cusslon on the subject [
South Carolina Railroad. -.
We copy auduf columns to-day, from the
Camden Journal, what seems to us to be an
unnecessarily severe article on the, nlan.-
agement Of the South Carolina Railroad
We agree with that paper in lis denumslaions
Of the Inconvenience to the travelling public OF
| the existing arrangements between Camden
and the place; but we have understood that il
is in contemplation by the president and di-
retto.s to institute daily through connection
between these points, by attaching a passen.
ger car to lfreight train, to leave at the prop
erh0Irs to form the connection.
lnrehton to the complaints about the IT.
regularits of the mails, it is proper to state
/ that the8offcers of the railroad have nothing
whatever to do with them. The mail bags
are under the special charge ofthe United States
mail agent. who has department on the cars,
under lock and KEY, and to.wllich the employ
ers OF the road have no access. The mail
agent, and he alone, is responsible, and to him
must attach the blame Of any mistakes in the
transportation of the mails. Whilst on this
point, we remark hat great injustice is done
to both the' Camden and Columbia branches
by the Post Office Department, in not placing
mail agents on these routes. We suggest to
our citizens to our citizens the propriety ofuni
ting in petition to the department. for the ap-
pointment of such an agent on the road from
Branchve to this place.
With regard to the presidency Of the road,
we may say, that, whilst we are NOT the cham
pion ofany man, or set of men, we doubt If
our friend of the Journal could find Imam of
better "practicaI business qualifications" who
understands the details of buSiAess" more full
lv, or WHO better knows when things are done
right" than the gentleman now at the head of
this road We know ofmo one, even under the
Journals own code qualifications; more am-
ply qualified for the office. True, he might not
be able to 'gct aboard an engine and run il,
himself" but if fit for the Office in other les
poets, we should think this condition might be
dispensed with in the president II a. railroad
company. -
| We shrewlly suspect that the editor, in
writing this printed article, had some particu.
lar cable, practicable and reliable man in his
minds eye; one who understands the extraor-
dinariIy "intricaie machinery" which "tliey
have about railroads." and one who, no doubt
in the Journals opinion, would see that "some-
thing would be doue." Very well, ifthis be
the case, we think that just such q man could
find !, situation at this time on the road We
understand that one of the best practical engi,
neers we have has temporarily taken charge of
the South Carolina ,road and that, in addition
to this. there will be required an assistant oac,
with the very qualifications mentioned by the
Journal. Whilstwe do not expect the preAi-
t,lent to act, even in cases of necessity, as Ell.
ripecr, conductor, or fireman. We know that lie
ent in these departments.
we take occasion to add that the South Ca.
rolina Railroad will have no favor from US
where il does not deserve it, We believe that
raising the rates OF Geight on sundry articles
"f consumption was wong and injudicfuus,
and said So, and in every other instalfcewher G
deusurc is deserved it shall not. be withheld;
but we calinot expect men to work niifnrlcs
nor do we look for all the qualifications of the
various employers on the road to be combined
! in its chief officer.