The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-03-25
COLUMBIA.
Sunday Morning, March 25, 1866.
Southern Enterprise.

A traveller Just returned from q
tour through the Southern States,
furnishes the New York Wutchmoa
with some interesting information
concerning Southern railroads. He
says that, with the exception of about
fifteen miles of singing between
Branchvillo and Augusta. (Which gap
is being closed at the rate of three
miles per week, railroad communica-
ton between New York, Montgome-
~, Mobile and all points in the South
and Southwest, Uia the great Atlantic
seaboard route, is now complete.
The Roanoke River at Weldon, it is
true, has to be ferried, but the ar
rangements are very complete, and
but little time is required. The
bridge over that river at this point is
about 1,SOO feet i'll length, and will
be completed by the first of April.
The iron-pile bridge over Pee Dee
River, on the Wilmington and Man
chester Railroad, has been finished,
and trains now pass over it. The
iron-pile bridge over the Santee
River, on the North h-eastern Railroad,
between Florence and Charleston,
will probably be finished by the mid
die of March, and the ferriage of the
river obviated. A person buying a
through ticket can leave New York in
the 8 a. M. train from Jersey City,
and go through with great comfort to
Wilmington, N. c., in forty-six hours,
having choice of routes ri0 Washing
ton, Richmond, Petersburg and Wei
don, N. c., or by the Old Bay Line
steamers from Baltimore to Norfolk
and Weldon, securing an excellent
nights rest and good fare thereby.
I've are told that the time is the same
sithee route.
On gthA Wilmington and Weldon
BAD, between Weldon and Whining
5n, are as elegant palace sleepimg-cars
can be found on any road in the
nited States. The connections with
e Wilmington and Mg)chester Road
Charlotte, Kings4he, Columbia
5an points South are certain. It is
nfdently expected that by the LIST
April the whole route to all South
lies uaKill be unbroken, and
band baggage arrange
}, upon reaching Weldon,
ks passage by the Raleigh and
5fA Railroad to Raleigh, whose
nnaodations are excellent, and
be to Charlotte, and so connect
with the Southern line. We are in
formed that this is about as straight a
zine to the Southwest as the others
Mentioned in this article.
The railroad route to the South
hzs uia Washington, Lynchburg,
l&ville and Chattanooga, to Mem
BIZ and New Orleans, is now IN
sden, with the exception OF 4
hss:e over the Tennessee River, on
tieline of the Memphis and Charles
4 p& Railroad, al Decatur. This
kh1dge has been contracted for, and is
hla@er rapid progress, and will be a
magnificent structure. At present,
passengers cross by steam-ferry.
Great credit is due to Colonel Samuel
! sate, the enterprising President OF
1 the road, for what he has accom-
Y plished in so short time.
We learn, also, that two of the
= Georgia railroads have been able to
declare dividends from their earnings
= since the close of the war-a decided
proof of increasing business and
prosperity.
The Greenville Railroad now runs,
aQo doubt that the short
zine will soon be re-
lrlotte Road is gradu-
lg Columbia, and 10y
- Rted above will be
e completed. The
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