The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-04-24

and besides loans and other aid in small
way rendered in the infancy Of the Road,
the State afterwards subscribed $4,000 of
Stock, and guaranteed the Bonds of the
Company to the amount Of $4,000, 900.
The Charlotte anl South Carolina Railroad
Is lob miles long. The State subscribed to
the Capital Stock Of this Company S272,-
600.
1h" Spar' anhurg and Union Railroad is
not exceeding 20 miles long, and has n sub.
Srr'pt'on OF the State to the amount OF $780,
900.
Our road with its branches is lG4 miles
long, and has subscription of S34S, 100.
Il aid were extended to our Company in the
same proportions that it has been to these
Companies, we would get with the South
Carolina Railroad stock aid to the amount
OF s542, 14S, besides guarantee Of
bounds or. with the Charlotte and South
Carolina Railroad stock to the amount of
S4l3. 037 ; or, with the Sparlanburc and
Union Railroad stock to the amount Of
S5S5, TIA. We have felt it to be our duty
to present TO YOU the foregoing statement
as to this matter, so that YOU may under
stand 1t in all its bearings and we arc
now content to leave it to You to determine
what course, if anything further, should be
taken in regard to it.
The increase in our business, heretofore.
is III accordance with the usual growth of
business of railroads. When the channel
OF communication in connection with our
road shall be opened up with the north
west, very heavy and profitable business
must necessarily he brought TO our road.
The Blue Ridge Railroad, which connects
with ours at Anderson, designed to bring in :
to our State the products of that immense
and fertile region of country, is maenifi-
cent enterprise, which when completed
cannot fail to add largely to the greatness
ant! wealth Of our, State. rs well rs the
prosperity of our Company. It is hoped
and believed that the present embarrass-
mcnt OF that Company will be but tempo
rarv, and that very soon its affairs will be
put III better condition than ever before,
and that it will 60 on to rapid completion.
1t is recommended to YOU to consider wheth.
er 1t would not be sound policy to extend
some aid to his Company, which NAV be
done bv carrying materials, or in some 9th
er way in which We can serve them, paw
mcnt to be made to us in stock in their
Company. The subject is brought TO your
attention that YOU may consider the same
and d" in the matter whatever YOU NAV
think right.
Surroun'ed hy difficulties Of immense
magnitude, arising not o,lv from the rug
gedness OF the country through which
yourlroad is located, and the small amount of
capital furnished, but also from a want of
public confidence which still fingers around
us reluctant, to yield, you have pressed for
ward this noble enterprise to its present
condition of successful operation and it can
no longer be denied that you have road
DINO small Importance. Including its
branches, it is 1874 miles long rnnnins from
the capital of the State through the Dis
tricts of Richland, Fairfield, Lexington,
Newbcrry, Edgefcd, Abbeville, Anderson,
and Grcenvile. 1t accommodates a large
and prosper Gus portion of the State. Tie
promptness and regularity with which it
has done all the business that has offered,
is sufficient evidence to all unpreiudiccd
minds of its ability to do the business of the
country. One train day for passengers,
and two freight trains from Columbia to
Newbcr'y, per day, as at present arranged,
do the business with ease, and could do
double as much if afforded. The' capacity
OF The road would not be heavy taxed with
twelve trains of freight per day, which could
he run with the same ease, regularity and
safety, as the present trains are now run.
This would involve very little increase of ex-
Pensc Ill the maintenance of the way. The
increase in the expense would be
for machinery necessary to be added, and
the engineers and train hands, all Of which
would be amply repaid by business such
rs could then be done. The idea that
this road is not capable Of doing the busi-
ness OF the country, even in its most pros
porous condition, can be entertained only
by those who are inexperienced in railroad
management, or profoundly ignorant of
the capacity of our road, and who shut
their eyes to the light which would otherwise
break in upon them from the experience of
the past, and tile unsurpassed successful op.
erations Of our road. Under the old ad-
ministration Of the South Carolina Rail.
road it was thought that double track
was impossible to the successful operation
of that road but the perfection that has
oeen attained there in the arrangements,
under their present sagacious aud able
General superintendent, has satisfied the
direction that "the Company is fully pre-
pared fora large increase of business, with
out the aid of an additional track" Why
cannot railroad that ia capable of bear.
ing up one heavily freigbted train per day
in safety, bear up twelve or eleven fifteen
like trains in equal safety9 The saghcity
of man is fully equal to the task of 50 ar
ranging the trains as to pass twenty trains
per day up and Down single track, over
such road as ours, with entire spfety as.
is often done upon railroads now in use
when so many trains are needed. With
knowledge Of our road, who will undertake
to say where its capacity will be limited i?
Itwoald now be a gratifying state Of things
if only one half the amount of business
which is is capable. Of doing should be off
cred toit.s =. -
=. sineS yonr last meeting death has again
visited us, removing 56sah GiIgore, one Of
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