The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-02-12
Our First Railroad,

~ - '''ie 'iioio 'iiali ioTlY years ago
that the practicability Of railroad COM
muncation with the interior was first
discussed in South Carolina. Horse
pcwcr was ali that was contemplated
and those who favored the project be.
hrved that horse power alone, upon n
rail or trom-way, woul6 DC SO superior
10 the ordinary road as TO be highly
profitable to the company, as well as
convenient TO the public. One Of the
cariios' projectors was Mr.. Alexander
Black. Hc was nbl Y seconded by Mr..
Tristan Upper, Mr.. Wm. Aiken, Gov.
Bcnnc', MIR. b. j. Howl;md and DR..
Samuel II. Dickson These gentlemen
met with every kind Of discora cement
they porsovered, and, aa The result Of
their labors, South Carolina may
claim
l.. The first railroad of any conaid.
cradle size built in the United States
2. The first steam propelled cars, run.
ming regularly with passengers and bag
gage, in the world.
3. The frat application Of American
improvements TO locomotives and pas
sengor coaches, which improvements
have since been almost universally
adopted.
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compare these locomotives with those Of
thc present day, which have a power Of
200 horses, weigh from twenty TO TWEEN
'y-SiH tons, and can haul with ease
twenty cars OF II capacity OF 10000
pounds each, or an aggregate Of $780,
ooO pounds.
Eariy IN 1888, ground was broken on
the Colomoia branch, winch was to con.
hS'' charleston, oy the Charleston and
|inmonrg koad with Columbia.
III July, lSl2, tho Columbia branch
WAS completed, and the total income Of
tAe TWO roads IRON Charleston to llala
burg, and trom Rranchvllle to Columbia
= was 'or Inc SIX months, ending Jnnc
90, 1919, - o,9S2.
during the year l842, permission was
granted tho c't'Zens OF Camden and Kcr.
'h"w District to construct branch TO
connect Camden with The South Carroll
ma Ha''road, and, N December, 1914,