The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1869-05-26
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eerinB &ork which now spans our
continent, suggests a glance back
ward to review the progress of the
age, Any man who had predicted
tifty years ago that by science, and
the practical application of it, the
Atlantic would be brought nearer
inthis year to the Pacific than New
York then was to Boston, would
have exposed himself to strong
doubts of his sanity. Yet this seem.
Ing maniacal fancy has been real
lied. Deserts and mountains have
in vain interposed. The line across
the continent is so long tha: trains
nponrit are run by eight or ten diff
ferent times, and a contemporary
suggests that ultimately Me shall
have double set of hands npon all
watches -one for local time, and
one for a general time-uniform all
over the world" The New York
Journal cf Commerce takes a de.
cidedly moderate view of the prob
able success and advantages Of the
Pacific Railroad, but says: so.r
One of the greatest blessings to
flow from the road, when it is in
good running order, will be the
facility of travel between the two
sides of this continent. Leaving
out of sight all possibilities of dan.
ger from Indian raids-now bappi,
ly becoming less likely to occur
there can be no dispute between
the business advantages of going
from New York to San Francisco
in six or seven days by rail, in
stead of twenty or twenty-five days
per steamship. II by no means
follows, however, that the comple
ton of the, road will stop passea-
gers from going back and forth by
the ocean route. For persons not
in a hurry, or desirms of enjoying
the largest variety of scenery, the
trip vid Panama, one way or both
ways, will still have its charms.
Possibly there will be a competi.
tion between the steamship and
railroad lines, which will soon re-
duce considerably the fare on both.
But though, as VIC incline to
think, the immediate benefits to
result to America and the world
from the completion Of the Pacific
Railroad are commonly stated with
that occidental luxuriance which
Is full as Wild as oriental hyper.
bole, we would not detract one lot
OF praise from the true greatness
OF the undertaking, and we believe
that, IN the future, it will prove it.
self so convenient, so useful, so in
dispensable to the nation, and with
al so profitable, if judiciously man.
aged, rs to stop the last cavil
against what has seemed to many
the national extravaganza of enter
ing upon SO costly a work at time
when we could so i'll afford it. s..
DEATH OF A. NJ. PRURtroY-
Archibald nj. Pcurifoy, n mucl,
esteemed, highly intelligent and
Christian young gentleman, died
on Friday tire 18th inst, at his
residence near Bucna Vista, twen.
ty miles west of this place. The
remains were brought here, and
the funeral services were held in
the Methodist Church OH SHndav,
conducted by Rev. A. II. Lester,
a ssi tie d by Rev. Whitefoord
Smith, D, d. After the church
services were ended, the Masons
took charge Of the body, and with
their accustomed solcmnities in
tered it III the Village. Cemetery.
The deceased was a native of Sum.
ter, but had been, raised up, and
chiefly resided in Charleston. He
was a.yonng man Of most amiable
character and eminently7 nseful
tquaiificai IONS hrspFf-s . .rs ..F.
For six years past, lie has been
well known in our town, having
married here fonr years a 60; and
except a few months passed here,
has been engaged in discharging
the duties Of responsible position
at Buena Vista, where he was not
only remark rkably efficient in his
business relations, but was emi.
nently" useful in promoting the
moral and religious interests of the
community. He has left a widow
and two children. d ~ 'a -vsa.al
.. d.. l.. [Spartasn6arg. Spartan
The levces on the, Mississippi
River are still in precarious con-
dition in consequence of the fresh
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