The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-22
Total of operating expenses. :. .s44 ess 60

Excess Of earnings for the year. $3.50 OF
undsr lSac mas Deen operated during the past
one miles of rairesd-froIa Charleston to Coosavy-
hatohie-without connection Of any kind running
seventies of the late war, and singulariy un.
fortunate in early efforts for its Incorporation, has
aesolated section for its continued vitality. S 3
Inc obstacles to the early restoration Of the read
simple question: Shall the operations Of tho road
cease, and The property be exposed to the depreds
tons which its situation would invite or can the ex-
Penses be limited to the receiptsi '''se !
1t was decided to continue tho operations on q
scale OF the closest economy; the attention Of the
management has, therefore been directed and necss-
sariy limited. to the maintenance OF tho existing
statue.
Inspection Of the foregoing statement will show
now closely expenditure has followed receipt, and
now small margin has existed for making repairs
and improvement.
several departments Of railread service win answer
tho Present purpose:
aSSss, THE ROADWAY.
Bean ss.sy sSs s.s sm sas
suoh supplies Of material have besn applied Month-
1ae Of the road
and hfty-hve thousand ntbO O0o feet OF timber have
St Andrews Depot to the Edisto River. which ssc-
don Of road frem having been little disturbed at the
1885, received ess aienoa on ths q no of 81
operations at the close Of that year. n
From the Edisto to the EaA Aehatchie ESyer the
road ia In fair order. m
Between the salkshstohie snd coosawhatehie
Alvers whenever In the reconstsuetic the straahe.
ohsd raie were used. tho irregularities in She iron
are still marked. Some Improvement ts obvious on
this section, from the scons.ant attention given to
the straightentng Of rails and drainage. ny
An ample supply OF new timber would insure b
goof road, the .lfe' Of the iror being by no mean
exhausted. The improved receipts Of the last al, II.
Ter have been appropriated to sepsy the 2ySaio;Sy
In crossties and timber. ~
Few buildings and pIstforms have been erected Mt
Rantowle's, Ashepoo and Green Pond, tor the con.
vsnience and protection Of PASSENGERS aud frsigat
ana repairs elsewhere made az practto.b.e
Coosawhatchie has not been se ioualy ohsngsd
since Its abandonment in 1885. s8 ma @ .sf ~
Between Ceosawhatch and Hardes Vile there h. 4
been no change. tho iron remasnine - 10 at
last annHs report New cross,ies a1d timber would
OF iron. - -f-'Sssr y ~
The passenger and frsiaht depot, s9ent,s house
order 10 ,-s'--3' n.
TRANspoRTArfo,M SEj
IN tt o exercise OF the cose economy rendered
necessary by the con6itit OF the conpany,s affairs
was fonna imperative to dischargo tb steamer en-
ploye0 curing l687 on the shlsy River Ferry and
return 70 the barges rnitss on tho 18th March,
The passage OF sha river has been condU viii
freiaht - fl79 ~ 80 "'eA-''s " - AAtsuAS - ~
The usual tri-weekly passenaer ana feaicht tra,p
nag peen kepa "a resuar service and enjoyed reast~
able Immunity from Gccideu 4 n 1,f ~ 4 -
The SINGLE accident Was tho death or oCisxxa ~. .
pioyee OF the conf any, resulting fcna his 3umpir9
fron the train white ~ motion. n 'ss