The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-15
CHI A r L E S TON
THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER Is. 1861
THE POSITION or CHARLESTON- TIE
COLUMBLA AND Il UGf UST,4 RAILROAD

AT no time in the history Of this city was it
so necessary that all her sons should do their
duty rs at the present hour With her bank
pended, she has, with immensely curtailcd
means, to meet more determined competition
for the trade Of the region that should be tribu-
tary TO her than has ever previously been the
case We clip the following from Northern
exchange, which shows how some of the Mem
phis business is going:
Twenty-Five heavily laden cars of through freight
wore brough cast on the Tennessee Railroad few
days since. Twenty of thom were loaded with
cotton from Memphis, and came through without
breaking bulk. They were sent on immediately
burg News learns that tho through business by
this line is increasing with great rapidity, and the
prospect is that it will tax the various roads to
their utmost capacity the coming winter.
Charleston is some two hundred miles nearer
to Memphis than is the port of Norfolk, and
should, it would seem, enjoy n better chance
for the patronage.
But there is a project much nearer home,
which is being carried out with considerable
vigor, which threatens to carry off business
almost at our door, The East Tennessee and
Virginia Railroad attracts the trade of North
and n part of the business which concentrates
at Memphis, most of this region being at least
four hundred miles off; but the Augusta and
Columbia Railroad, which is now in course Of
rapid construction, is built with the view of
entirely circumvcnting this place. The pro-
jcctors of the Columbia road hope TO take most
of the travel from middle and lower Georgia,
middle and lower Alabama, Southern Missis-
sippi, and such of that from Louisiana and
gomery. In addition to the travel they also
expect to have n full share of the freighting
business. To understand this, it may be stated
that the Virginia railroads are making great
efforts to concentrate at Norfolk freighting
business from oil sections of the South, and are
offering inducements to draw business ria the
North Carolina Central Railroad, which comes
in at Charlotte. At this point the Charlotte
and South Carolina Railroad connects with it,
and this connection has been working with
much effort to draw trade rs far down as CO.
lumbia, in this State. In addition to this
through line, some of the leading spirits of the
Columbia and Augusta road propose connec-
tion from Columbia to Sumter Is. C.), where it
will unite with the Wilmington and Manchester
road, and thus secure new outlet ut Whining
ton IN. CO. All these schemes look to IN en-
tire isolation of Charleston, and their whole
r".rVoe 10 10 Drlng ner down to IL
dependence on the narrow strip of country near
the scaboard The city of Columbia has, not
withstanding itsprostrate condition, subscribed
$780, 900 i'll Charlotte and South Carolina Rail
road bonds towards the Augusta road, and its
friends are now working with all the force they
can exert to secure q subscription of S1OO, 900
from the city of Augusta; but there are some
obstacles to be overcome before this part of
the enterprise can be made sure. But this
road will certainly be built, and it is necessary
for NIL having an interest in the prosperity of
this city to prepare for the coming competition