The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-04

During tho last year. largo amounts Of timber and
cross.tes have been placed in tho raok sll dofoc-
at BIZ ok River and Lynoka CreoI~and ali doucts, @ t
tanks, &C., thoroughly repaired. Our new freight
Plotod, and. Jointly with tho wilmington & Man
chester road, eommodious passenger shed has
5 bean put up at Florence. Tho machinery Of tho
good order, unde or requiring repair, aud / to bo
rebuilt. No additions havo been msdo to this
stock rs since NJ the csc OF the war. BY q judicious
tho past season, aud VIC boliovo can be nude to
answer those OF tho next. Our rolling stock con-
s,sts o. "a box and 81 platform cars, passenger
Il should Be- ronaEe That tRo wSoe os
this equipment Is on smaller scalo than is desir-
ago, is nblo TO frequonL repair, but no additions
arc proposed, until such arc warranted by our
actual or prospective ncccssities
amount Of unromunorativo business, equal to tho
capacity and condition or tho road. That this ia
involved in the agricultural revival and develop
mont OF tho country must be obvious to you. Tho
products Of the soil arc our only permanent and
reliable sourcos OF inoome-not simply In their nc
tnal transportation but as thoy are tho basis aud
yltalzing clement OF evory branch Of our opera
tons. How far those arc to bo affected by tho
momontous Political issues Of tho day and tho un-
sSor rona to- bss Go tho bI o ssSm
scarcely bo worso thnn tho pact, and wo nro ovon
encouraged to hoPo, from the increased nroa Of
innd planted this season, its bcttpr condition. and
tue heavy amounts OF guano and othor fcrtilizory
now bong supplied to t. that much larger roturns
will be Toaiizod; Throughout tho country directly
Stores ia being gradually resumed, several oxten-
siyo gnw mills have boon put up, and thcro aro
othcr indications Of improvement. During the en-
suing Fall two important bridges will bo complo-
ted, BY their respective Companies rcross tho
PEG Dee river, at Choraw, and Society Hill, which
viii greatly facilitate the passago to us Of tho pro-
We are nlbo encouraged by tho prospects Of
speedy restoration OF tho Savannah and Charleston
,llat t0nEa
have been removed, and u iB now In tho hands of
parties who will ro-ostaolish IL with tho least pos
siblo delay. This will givo to tho Northward tra-
through our city, and will perfcota direct and cou.
tinuopa route, by raj; botweon Now York and st.
shp aar S. a TsG sysss ESs sas of soos Is%
gested. which, II carried out. would unquestiona-
Iiy attract 70 Us yefy large proportion Of the
Keys Will also soon bo In operation, which, in con-
motion with steamers. then to run bolwoon
Charleston and Fornandina. will connect ua with
oil tho principal points in Florida. We nro further
encouraged by an increasing public Interest," in the
construction OF the Cheraw and 20 lfods Road,
which we trust, undor moro proptious oroum-
sion OF the wilmington and iIusIortordton Road Road.
the products OF cortnin aeotione which have here.
toforo sought this market are tow being dir ,cted
from us, and our only homo Of retaining or cou,pe-
ting for them, is in the building of tho Coalfcds
Road Asovere struggle is going On in this and 9TH
1sT eSs 0 and
nyo { us that Its loss will DO In vtsb!e, unless
timely measures arc take- for eountcra ,ting such
practicable enlargement OF our com mcrcial facli
ties and advantages. These attract trade. md
combined with an harmonious action n tho mart
our surest Weapons against tho etorts adjoining
roids to draw it towards Wilmington, harlotte'
Portsnonth, snd point. northward Of us. IIi
high appreciation Of tho services OF our uporin.
tendent, Mr. 8. 8. Bolomons. We hay, oiso to
commend the Huhordinrto officers aud on oyees
OF tho Company for an aotive and f,iti lidis-
charge Of their respective duties during tn, past
year. All OF which Is respectfully sub1nitte l.
A. I. RAyENE