The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-02-23

MR: EDITOR: In an article headed Grail
road Accommod odation," which appears in
the Charleston Courier, of The 18th instant,
land which has been copied by the Augusta
papers,) the editor takes OCCASION to saw:
eve understand that in order that the
travelling public desiring to pass through
this section of country might have every
accommodation and facility for expedi-
tious travel, whether going North or
South and West, the South Carolina Rail
road, on the 14th instant, arranged q new
schedule of its passenger trains, and so al
tered the time q its fast through mail train
running in connection with the Georgia Rail-
road, that passengers ria the Charlotte and
South Carolina Railroad route could make
certain connections ut Columbia, ample
time being allowed between arrival and de-
parture of the trains of the respective
roads. This arrangement of schedule was
deemed advisable by the South Carolina
Railroad, to prevent any derangement of
the through ticket system, which has, for
so many years, been in use between the
North and South and West over this line. {"
1t tho above statement is correct, and
the South Carolina Railroad authorities
were so anxious to maintain friendly rela-
tlons and connections with the Charlotte
and South Carolina Railroad, why was it
the general freight and ticket agent of the
South Carolina Railroad notified the
general agent of the Charlotte and South
Carolina Railroad, under date of December
Oath last, that ''our conductors have been
instructed not to recognize tickets over this
road sold by yours after December 25th,
and our agents have been directed to dis
continue sales over your road" Does this
look, Mr.. Editor, as if the South Carolina
Railroad authorities wished to ''prevent any
arrangement of the through ticket system,
which has, for so many years, been in use, -
&c. 1 think not. The fact il, Mr.. Editor.
the South Carolina Railroad authorities,
findlng that the Charlotte and South Caro-
lima and Columbia and Augusta Roads we're
carrying the bulk of the through travel be-
tween Augusta and points North, and pice
oersd, changed their schedule, under the
belief, and with the hope, that these roads
could not make up the time and connect
with their (the South Carolina) trains at
Graniteville. In this they were mistaken.
Again, 1T IS not natural to suppose that pas
sengers bound South or West would take
their 1.3O p. AZ train from this point, (Co-
lumbla,) when they can take the trains of
the Columbia and Augusta Road at about
the same hou, and save some sixty miles in
distance and four aud half hours in time
between Columbia and Augusta.
The Charlotte Road made every possible
effort to induce the South Carolina Road to
join them In perfecting the through ticket
system between the North and South. yia
Graniteville, but without success. Hence
they are surely not censurable for any in
convenience their present arrangements
may subject the South Carolina Railroad
authorities to- For the benefit of the
Courier, L would say, that through tickets are
moD being sold at New York, Baltimore, and
DOIntS fO oil ,l
South and West via the Charlotte and South
Carolina and Columbia and Augusta Rail
roads; passengers purchasing tickets over
this route reach augusta four and q half
hours an adcance of those taking the So
called fast express from Wilmington ola
the Kingsville connection. Tickets are
also on sale at New Orleans, Mobile and
will shortly be at other principal cities
south, to oil points North, ola Graniteville.
so the charge of disarrauging the Through
ticket system which has been in operation
for so many years." &C., is exploded
FAIR PLAY
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