The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-06
ATLANTA TO CHARLESTON.

The arrival in this city OIL Wednesday
afternoon Of train of cars through from
Atlanta, with the first large consignment
of wheat from middle and northern Gcor-
gia, without breaking bulk, is an event in
railroad transportation, which,, however
simple, and to outsiders easy Of execution
it may seem, has not before been performed
since the general destruction Of tracks, cars
and engines, in the spring Of 1868. Such
an event is of tco much Importance to the
trade Of the city TO be overlooked.
We learn that Col. j.. W. COLE. the
Superintendent Of the Georgia Railroad,
gathered into one train the first Of tho new
crop Of wheat from upper Georgia, anu with
the splendid locomotive, the "Thonlas
Rogers" (Mr. Il. i. HUDSON, Engineer,
and MIR. WIN. FULLER, Conductor.) left
Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon at six o'clock,
arriving here in time to ship the grain by
four p. NJ, Wednesday, by the Emily B.
.Som7c,, for New York. The distance from
Atlanta to Augusta is one hundred and
sevcnty-two miles, from Augusta to
Charleston, one hundred and thirty-cight-
total three hundred and ten miles
This through train, We repeat, is sign
Of the times. 1t shows what can be done
by proper effort, backed, of course, by cor
responding resourccs-a railroad must
have powerful locomotives, an abundant
| supply of cars, its track in perfect order,
and large resources i'll money to undertake
continuous journeys over three OF four
hundred miles Of track T; aud it is pleasant
to infer from the joint efforts Of the Georgia
and South Carolina Railroad Companies,
that the damages Of 1865 are being rapidly
| overcome.
Only twenty-five hours from the Atlanta
Depot to tho steamship i'll the port Of
Charleston Cannot this become matter
Of daily routine? We know TINT it can,
and W. believe that it will be SO when The
fall trade opens; and if some PEABODY Of
great grcenback capacity would generously
donate, or cycu loan, the South Carolina
Railroad Company yua anroS fund Saeien. hex TO-
aud proportionate number Of loco,
motives and passenger coaches, We make
no doubt this increased means of trans
portation would be taxed to its utmost
during the coming season, and instead of
w ho. 4 I
through trains TO and from not merely
Atlanta, but even Montgomery.
But VIC arc indulging perhaps, in too
great expectations, and must content our
selves with the assurance of what is actual
ly agreed upon between these two roads
connecting us with Atlanta. There is to
be night train through from here to the
Gate City, as there is already day train.
President KING Of the Georgia Railroad
as well as President MAanATu of the
South Carolina Railroad, have had difficult
ties Of no mean character to contend with:
tho first in addition to heavy losses in roll
ing stock, depots, tracks, etc., etc., has had
to redeem 81 ,0O0,0 of bank notes of it's
own Issue, which has been bravely nctom-
plishcd at par; no scaling there! The
latter can point triumphantly to his eighty
miles of (ncw) road rcplaccd-the now
thorough renovation of his entire track; his
permanent bridges and dcpots rebuilt, all
without loans, aud after such work can
fairly claim the confidence of his stock
holders and the business community, in
what seems to be the somewhat thankless
task Of furthering the interests of Charles
ton and the State.
In conclusion We beg our merchants to
make note. of it, that thcre is to be no |
breaking Of bulk between Charleston and |
Atlanta, md that two trains day will 90 |
forward to bring produce East, and carry |
goods and merchandise, fertilizers and ag-
ricultnral utensils West In other words. |
there is going to bc lively business, and
our merchants will do we'll to let their
country customers know it.