Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-05-15
From the Cheraw Gazette.
Change Of Schedule


At the last lettings of the southern mail contracts
the Presidents of all the through line Railroads were
consulted by the Post Office Department, and after
mature elaboration, agreed Upon schedule which
was adopted by the Department Owing to conflict
ing interests perhaps, not the best schedule was
agreed upon, but compromise. More time was ex
acted than was actually necessary 10 run the through
time and this extra time so divided between the
several roads, 10 be the least detrimental to the
travelling public. The schedule then agreed upon
has given general satisfaction 1t is with no little
surprise, therefore, that find in the Columbia pa
pers correspondence between the Presidents of the
Charlotte and South Carolina, the North Carolina and
the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad Companies and the
Post Office Department. in which the former demand
such a change of schedule would most efectually
drive the travel from the Wilmington and Weldon
and the Wilmington and Manchester Railroads, and
force il on to the several Roads above named. We
cannot characterize the above demand as oherwl Use
than fagrantly impudent
| II is we'll known 10 those conversant with the
through line that time nigh be saved but it is not
the fault of the Wilmington and Manchester, nor OF
The Wilmington and Weldon Roads that it is not
saved Nor is it true that time is necessary enable
| the Whining ton and Manchester Road 10 make con-
nectons. All that these Roads ask, is that the
through connections shall be preserved. They can
not submit 10 have their passengers DELAYED for hours
at Wilmington, Weldon King vii e, TO accommodate
rival Roads. If it is the fesire of the Department
that twelve hours should be saved in the through
time, let it instruct the President of the Montgomery
and West Point Road TO start two hours sooner north
and the South Carolina Road 10 leave Augusta six
hours sooner, and the Wilmington and Manchester
Road will consent TO save two hours more, hich, to-
gether with other delays, the result Of the compro
mise at the lettings, would make up the twelve hours
We would respectfully remiTd The corresponding
Presidents and the Department, that IT is not the
Wilmington and Manchester Road alone, that objects
to the change. 1t is true it is but III miles long
but add to ii the Wilmington and Weldon Road, and
the distance falls bat little short of its ambitious ri
walls, to say nothing of their beautiful toftuous sinu
ousities. Again repeat, it is not the Wilmington
and Manchester Road alone, that is to be effected by
the demanded change, but also as large portion Of
South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia, as the
disinterested trio can boast of representing.
Again, we insist, as the Northeastern Road will
be completed, that it, with the city of Charles
ton, would also suffer by the change.
We will only ada, that we feel authorized to say
that any change of schedule which will expedite tn
mails, will be cheerfuliy eded 10 by the Whining
ton and Manchester Railroad but that it will no
and ought not to consent for the lost time to be thrown
upon it, by which passengers would be compelled
lay for hours either at Weldon, Wilmington or Kings
vile, to enable the creeping trains the North Car
DINA and Charlotte and South Carolina Roads to eff
feet connection at Kingsvle. 1t is well known
that time cannot be made on the above roads. Upo
twhat principle of justice them can they ask the De
partment to make delays on other roads to counter
balance their defects