The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-03-03
Railroad Acoomo(la. ion.

We copy the following communica
ton from the Columbia Phrmir:
Mn. EpIroR In an article head,
Cd "Railroad Accommodation" whicl,
appears in the Charleston Courier, OF
the lSIh instant, (nnd which has been
copied by th3 Augusta papcrs,) the
editor takes occasion to say:
eve understand that in order that
the travelling public desiring to pass
through this section of the country
might have every accommodation and
facility for expeditions travel, whcth-
cr going North or South and West,
South Carolina Railroad, on the llth
Instant, arranged new schedule of
IT'S passenger trains, and so altered the
time OF its fast through mail train
running in connection with the Gcor-
gA l'ailroad, that passengers pia the
Charlotte aud South Carolina Rail
road rnMto could make certain CON
ncctions at Columbia, ample time
being allowed between arrival and
departure Of the trains of the rcspec
tive roads. This arrangement OF
schedule was deemed advisable by the
South Carolina Railroad, to prevent
any arrangement of the throus II
ticket system, which has, for so many
years, been in use between tic North
and South and West over this line"
It the above statement is correct,
and the South Carolina Railroad au-
thoritIcs were SO anxious to maintain
friendly relations and connections
with the Charlotte and South Carroll
ma Railroad, why was it the general
freight and ticket agent Of the South
Caralina Railroad notified the gene
raj agent IF tho Charlotte and South
Carolina Railroad, under date of De-
cembcr 24th last, that "our conduc-
tors have been instructed not to re-
cognizc tickets over his Road sold by
yours after December 23th, and our
agents have been directed to discon-
tinuo sales oyer your road" Does
this look, MIR. Editor, MS if the South
Carolina Railroad authorities wished
to "rrovcnt any arrangement of the
through ticket system, which has, for
so many years, been in use," &c,
think not. The fact is, Mr.. Editor,
the South Carolina Railroad authori-
ties, finding that the Charlotte and
South Carolina and Columbia and
Augusta Roads were carrying tho
bulk of tho through travel between
Augusta and points North, and uice
rersa, change their schedule, under
the belief, and with the hopo, that
these roads could not make up the
time and connect with their (South
Carolina) trains at Granitevillc. In
this they were mistaken. Again, it is
not natural to suppose that passengers
bound South or West would take
their l'30 u. W. train from this
point, (Columbia,) when they can
take tho trains of the Columbia and
Augusta Road at about tho same hour,
and save some sixty miles in distance
and four and half hours IN time be-
tween Columbia and Augusta.
Tho Charlotte Road made evcry
possible effort to induce the South
Carolina Road to join them in per-
teoting the through ticket system
between the North and South. ria
Granitcville, but without success
Hence they are surely not consurablo
Tor any inconvenience their present
arrangements my subject the South
Carolina Railroad authorities to. For
tho benefit of tho Courier, [ would
say, that through tickets are being sold
at New York, Baltimore, and other
points North, to all principal points
South and West pia tho Charlotte
and South Carolina and Columbia
and Augusta Railroads; passengers
purchasing tickets over this route
reach Augusta four and half hour in
adpance of those taking the so-called
fast M express from Wilmington pia the
kingsvillo connection. Ticket are
also, on sale at New Orleans, Mobile.
aud will shortly be at our principal
cities South, to all points North, via
Granitevills. SO the charge of disar.
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