The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-01

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| GaNT1sMEN: It is generally stated
that you intend to abandon the line Of
road from Aston to this place, and to
build on the other side of the river.
In connection with this, let me call
your attention to o brief statement OF
facts. The city of Columbia and many
of the citizens subscribed largely to
the stock of your road, considering it
as indispensable to the prosperity of
the city that rapid conveyance be had
with the chief cereal region of the
State, and an outlet for their cotton,
bacon, &C., forming so large portion
OF the yield of the interior plantations
While IN operation, these conditions
were rcalizcd-thc abundance of pro-
visions and rapid ancrease of Coluan-
hla III every material respect ':lttcstcl
to how S1cat an extent. III fact,
benefited us moro than the others
combined, u, !hci:'s was Il through bu-
''iii> ~ ''ii't .''ttlS t'EtSlttt mere. l. ne
loss OF yo,lr r"tl H. i!.t'shct. IN Ja,ll,a-
+, las. i,.s been "a; Ivy 81 clas,es.
more especially III liz" 4-,:;t ti,,u,.l of
provisions. y frW of IL" prices paid
here: contTastc,l with those OF the ,,p-
country, Vii! furnish IT," best COM
m"nt. At this pu;:.;. Ap;:i is SIS per
';ll1''l !"iI - cents p"T po;lnl. bacon
3N cents per nntn,', cora $3.50 70 -
per lAls!rl. T.; Tie u],-counti.y. .ip,.y
is '|6 p:w hllr2l. lard - ;:l.i bacon
l2'. respectively pei pound, and corn
- ccnts rcr hnS1h~ In abandoning
yoi:r original Gnr from N@tpn Lis!!cr
You viii keep US from the great hullr-
fits dcEivahlc from yori road Tor nearly
two years. As no oMr can doubt the
scarcity OF money Will greatly cripple
you i'll making advanta gcous con-
tracts, and your assets, like those OF
all other Southern railroads, are
strictly passive. Now, what is the
actuM status Of the old line9 Gil miles
are in good order hence to Frost's
Mills; 2 miles are in good order the
other side of Frost's trestle; 3 miles
are IN good ortler above Littleton:
miles are in good order below Little
ton; IA miles in running order out of
20 miles, leaving only IL miles to be
repaired, and this can be done fully in
ninety days, as it is well known the
General Government is very anxious
for the road to be put in running ope-
ration as early as practicable, and will
render every assistance possible in re-
building, &c. A bridge is not neces-
sary over Little Riverothe span being
but 10 or 20 feet, and trestle will
answer every purpose; Crane Creek
Bridge Is in good order; Frost's ''big"
trestle was nearly completed in Febru-
ary, and the necessary timbers are still
there with which to complete Fsosts
upper trestle; most, II not all, tue tim
bers are near and ready for erection;
Booktcr's rtcstlc, nearly all benches
prepared for raising; OF the large tres
dc near Aston. the most Important
portions OF the woodwork are on the
spot, 4nl the bent iron c;r !,;. ,tra;elt
ch"I. The piers of the Broal l;!vrr
Bridge are intact, and the wood work
is the only expense that viii be in
Cured, rs the iron Of tllc old bridge
can be re"ov red But by ignoring
this bridge. for the prc:~t::. yon
can forwarf passenger rs ana f.@.clt
through IN sixty days, l. g. hv ''Ii%t-
ting the r!v>r. rs W.,s s..,.c,. s.'.ii,4,