The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-11
COLUMBIA.
Friday Morning, August II, 1866.
The Greenville and Columbia Rail-
road.

We have had the pleasure of 4 long
and interesting conversation with Col.
Perrin, the President of the Green
vile and Columbia Railroad. He re-
ports very favorably Of what has been
done and what is still doing, with all
possible energy, to put Greenville in
early and complete communication
with Columbia Of course, the road
has been severely scorched first
drowned in the freshet, and then Sher-
n,anized. s35ut the evils begin to APP
proach their remedy, and the work is
advancing hourly. But for the want
Of money for travel among our citi-
zens, there would not be" moment of
delay or embarrassment in the pro-
gress Of the work. 1t this hour,
there are 140 miles Of road in full
operation. The machine and work
shops are in full blast. New and
very splendid cars will, in fhe course
OF q few weeks, be put upon the route.
and the plans of the company conten-
plate improvements Which will place
The road not only in continuous ope-
ration throughout the whole line, but
III 81 degree more prosperous than ever.
The Want Of iron, which depends upon
the opening of the South Carolina
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it is hoped and expected. will not be
Of long continuance. 1t is u mistake
to sdppose that new linc. calling for
much delay and protractcd labor and
novel expense, is to be insisted upon.
The present policy is to repair and
continue the former line of route, and
to take advantage Of all the sections
which have been left intact in the
broken road AL the grading, ties,
rails, &c. along the ancient route will
be worked in as before, and no fears
need be apprehendcd that the direc
tion, short of means, will bc so besot
ted as to think of planning a new
route as long as the old can be made
srbscrvient to travelling purposes. Nor
can Columbia, und@ any circum-
stances, be omitted Fom the calcul,
tons of the company. Columbia is
one Of their tcrmini, absolutely esseE-
tial to the other terminus and to the
integrity of the whole route Let us
recapitulate. The road is in highly
successful working condition for 40
miles, conducting to numerous points,
irrespective of Greenville. 1t is the
great avenue by which VIC are to re-
ceive our supplies i'll Columbia. 1t
will require but few weeks of indus
trious and energetic working to over
come the small gap Of twenty five
miles from Columbia to Aston. The
company will resume it's labors at
Columbia and work up to Alston. But
something will depend upon facilities
offered by the South Carolina Rail
road. On this road, the PRESIDENT,
(Magrath,) it is understood, is press
ing forward with all the speed which
can be commanded in the present con-
dition Of the country. These roads
and their officers are now working
together. They are in full co-opera-
: ton. We do not despair Of seeing
Columbia bound together by both
roads, claspins her at each extremity,
before the first II December. We are
at least assured Of the purpose of the
Greenville and Columbia direction, to
press forward in the establishment
Of the old line of road. With the
exception of this miserable gap of
twenty-five miles, the whole road, with
al It's branches, is in successful pro-
gress and operation.