The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-02
THE THREE AGAINST CHARLESTON.
New and Formidable Railroad Combine
ton.

Firm the proceedings Of the meeting Of the
stockholders Of the Wilmington and Manchester
Railroad, held at Wilmington, N. c., On the 9th
instant, wo observe that this road is seriously coa-
templating direct railroad communication between
Columbia aud Wilmington. We find in the report
OF tho proceedings, published at lenglh in the
Journal, of the 2Sth, the following resolution,
brought before the meeting by COL S. L. Fremont:
Rsso!ued, That 1t Is Of vital importance to the
interest ot this Company that direct communica-
hon between the cities OF Wilmington, N. c., and
Columbia, O., by means OF q branch OF this
Company's Railroad, be effected at an early day;
and taat tie whole subject OF constructing such
branch bs referred to o commit ee OF three stock
holders, with instructions to report upon tue
| same 10 this meeting.
Under this resolution, Messrs. s. L. Fremont,
o. G. Parsley and J. Eli Gregg were designated as
tho committee, aad, at subsequent session OF
the Stockholders, presented tho following report:
To tie Stockholders Of The Wilmington and Nan.
ches e. Rlar0ad:
The committee to whom was refe red the resolu-
tons on the suoloct OF the construction or the
branch OF this Companys road to Columbia sub
NIT the following
That it has given the subject that consideration
its importance demands, and are unanimous in re-
commend Ig that most energetic and decided
steps be taken by the Presid- Mt aud Directors of
this Company to cause branch Of the road to be
constructed from the best point on this line (be-
leve1 to be from near the village OF Sumtsr) to
tle city o. Columbia as soon as they can see their
way clear ior that purpose.
The great importance of the work cannot be
d0ubteu, II We but for moment turn our eyes 10
the map and see the vast area OF productive ooun-
Try thai finds market or forwarding point at
Columbia.
You not only obtain the benefits Of tho oonneo-
ton tnat will be made by means Of the "Columbla
aid Augusta Railroad" to ''al the points South
acd Southwest" aud By the Charlotte and South
carolina 10 Chesterville and other points on the
line bos the immense trade that will be open to
the enterprise oil Wilmington fy the present line
to Greenville ana Anderson, aud wnen the Blue
Ridge Railway is completsa 70 Clnclnnati y0u nave
our port. In addition t. this IA portion OF 1t ro-
mote) you have now daily trausportat. on line lu-
auguratel between Northern cities aud Kingvle,
but in Consequence OF the adverse interest tGsl
N cts this hue at the latter point, the whole line
IRON New York is blocked up, aud, you are told,
cannot be oponedby your hle to Augusta, Atlanta,
Macon, Columbus, Montgomery, and ho 1l!e, un-
less some Charleston interest Is consolidated or
some concession made oy other parties to Char
lotte.
As strange as it may seem to this meeting, your
committee are informed that the management OF
the South Caroi.a Railway Company ls averse
to having q fast freight line over its Columbia
Branch from Klngvile to Augusta. That would
at once put this line an equal footing with the
Virginia and Tennessee Railway line. So t'r has
this prohibition carried this Company, that while
cotton is now be ng taken from Atlanta to New
York by Railway and Steamers. 1G Lynchburg
and Norfolk, distance Of some sixty miles greater
than it is by way Of Wilmington to the same point,
vet this l,ne cannot carry bale.
In view OF these facts, eld the great field pre-
sented 10 this line for avery large and valuable
merchandise transportation to ali the country as
fan as the Alabama river. and South to the Gulf OF
Mexico for Time Goods" your committee ar"
fully impressed with the great Importance of ur-
gpg By every means, within your reach, the early
Inception and speedy .mpetion OF this work,
10 this end your committee recommend that
preliminary survey and estimate be made, that tne
Presidens and Directors be instructed 10 ascer-
tain what aid can be obtained from the connect
can obtain the requisite means to commence the
work.
Your Committee also recommend that the Pres
dent and Directors cause proposition TO be mad,
to the management u tue South Carolina Railroad
for u coItrOct tor . term OF ye rs, - use t..s.r
rad 40. KnSvilo TO C.!uMo.a, and also t.
Augusta, u .oL suol t:r US G-lG co d.t.oas 10 can
be agIoo. up.I W thiS- Company. And sboG
advaatxs eous acranG -meats DO made therefor.
tnen they may for tho prcseut suspend the wo:l
OF constructing tho b.ancl referred to otherwise
70 press the matter to speedy construction.
Ali OF which Is respectfully submltted.
s. L. FREMONT,
For Committee.
The report was received and referred to the
Board of Directors,