The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-06

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fa9d COM ssStal Pahlis hays sen satisfactorily
( met. ih d import tbs facilities
sgd aosSRnSs %|n Il shis depart;
lsaeir mo eIsts With safely and rseularisy~-
as sgtainay not entirely exempt from the casual
milShaps incident to their service--bht on the
whole experiencing as great freedom from &C.
sS.ous interruption and accident as will be found
ssanywhere to characterize traffic of similar
Frnportance and magnitude. The night express
/, ayeight trains, though unavoidably restricted
TO o much slower schedule thnn tho day pas.
7 sengers, have advanced 80 rapidly in favor and
I preference with q certain class or travel, that
i every exertiOn which it was in our power to
5taake has been made to improve their accommo-
bsiatlons; and 1T has been recently determined to
| supply them, in addition, as carly as practica-
Die. with those convenences that are now gen.
fnfally regarded as indispensable to the ease
ind comfort of night journeys by rail.
The number Of miles run by our motive DOW.
F~Sc during the year, exceeds the performance Of
1907 BY LAG, $50 miles; this fact, taken in con-
psctlon with the other (already referred to)
.Fiz; OF so large an increase Of tonnage moved,
NIL readily show that q very considerable
SSMouht OF work has been done in this depart
itant, and think am fully justified by re-
sNsts In adding, done most satisfactorily, all
circumstances fairly considered.
FSIu the more appropriate division of this re-
i,ort will be found particular rotef ence to the
Snndition Ut our rolling stock; but beg to be
allowed to remark, just here, that with tho
| NryhAhfI "NNAolOA VI OISACcou CAT5 QuTlnG inc
y%eHr, the entire transportation Of the past
tsselve months has been performed by the mo.
we and car power reported as fit for SERVICE
ahd under repairs on the 31st December, 1867,
aided occasionally by through trains from con-
snecting roads, upon which, however, in the re-
cIDroclty OF business, our own cars were fre-
4aently to be found.
-FOUR present connection at Augusta with the
Georgia Railroad is, on the whole, quite salts
factory; the transfer of passengers being now
sacted at their through station, and freight
+ tshins exchanged without any breaking Of
bulk: The through passengers, via Kingvlle
o. VI Branchville, are carried between Whining
ssffSgn, N. O., and West Point Ala, without any
SSShange whatever OF baggage, relieving them
of considerable delay and annoyance
Gsss5 the route.
Sa9SaaDur through freight arrangements, without
,psak being broken, it is gratifying to announce,
Glow extend in the one direction to louisville
or the Ohio, by what is known as the 'Green
Iisne, and westwardiy by the Palmetto Line"
y Selma TO Mobile, New Orleans and Vicks-
l@srg. We also permit OH exchange of cars in
tho direction Of Spartanburg and WaIhalla, in
our own State. So extended is this division Of
or business becoming that feel 1t to be
o. most imperative to recommend the early re-
aAmption OF the construction Of box cars espe-
os,ay, on such a scale as would enable us to
sSa at least fifty of this description, at inter-
yats, curing the coming year, besides preserv-
sSsss1. ssss 4 possible the present status Of the
has not been In our power to supply Co.
tusnbia yet with a passenger depot, or King
vasse with the accommodations for both passen-
Rgrs and height, so indispensable at that
p-snt. Our business there is transacted under
very embarrassing circumstances and the
necessities OF both cases, especially the latter
asa deserving OF early consideration and re-
The enlargement of the local depot at Au-
a1lssa, referred to in my last report as being
StAen in progress. was stopped shortly after,
and has not since been recommended; though
nIOh na6d0H III mat 0f oh
tie fate OF suspension, unavoldably imposed
usgn much more important contemplated ina
syements: There is reason to hope, however,
Mt our inability to resume and prosecute at
E5st some of them will not DE of much longer
drEatlon: sa -
haye been almost entirely of the usual current
ekgsacter: with the exception of a new depot ct
shsdss ana repairs % oisess, WSoeka
! racks, tanks and pumps, little has been ex-
pended along the line.
The business affairs Of our agencies have
been very satisfactorily conducted and the IN
terest OF the company, as usual, carefully
watched by those in charge. The promptitude
OF oonsignees at this terminus in the removal
of produce has greatly facilitated the opera
tions Of our inward freight agency here, rem
derlng the deliveries now matter Of much
less delay and trouble than heretofore.
MACHINERY DEPARTMENT..
The operations Of tho "Motve-power Works.
in this department for the past year have been
exclusively confined to the renovation and cur-
rent repairs of our locomo tives; yet the amount
of work accomplished was considerable, for
with the exception OF eight Of the number CON-
prlsed in the report of the 31st ultlmo. VIZ:
forty-three, tho stock may be regarded as in a
very efficient condition and quite equal to any
reasonable demand beyond the business of last
year that might suddenly be made upon 1t.
Or tho EXCEPTIONS above referred to in the
stock, two are now undergoing thorough reno
f1,at
pected they will be ready for service in the
course of few weeks. The remaining num-
Der. comprehending chiefly suca as are en-
ployed on the Camden branch and in the SER
vice of the road department., are getting quite
aged, and the question will very soon present
itself as to what disposition is to be made of
them. The cost Of complete renovation will
likely be fully rs much as to procure their re-
placement by the purchase Of new machines;
but even II 1T does 20 to that extent, rather
incline to rebuilding at our own works, because
| we would be giving employment at home to
deserving mon of whose skill and ability as
| artisans there can be no doubt, and from whose
| hands we have already received rebuilt and
| renovated machines in every respect as com
| plete, serviceable aud reliable as if just from
the con Instruction. shops Of the Northern manu-
| my preference for this policy, and venture to
express the hcpe that it may be adhered to tor
| the future.
The number Of the stock does not vary from
| the report of December. 1867. One locomo-
tive, the IS. Miles, having been condemned
| as worthless and one was bought for the pur-
pose Of shifting at Augusta. The entire stock
is, therefore, still composed OF 43 locomotives,
cay
| I1uOCClVO.'. 90
Under repairs. .....e..............
hepnnding ng............. ...........
Awaiting 1epalrS. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT a
In Tables Nos. l and will be found the
| usual information Of all details connected with
our motive power. to which attention is res
spectfully invited.
At the works for the maintenance and con-
struction Of cars. the results OF the operations
for the year have been to increase the aggre-
gate Of the stock on hand December 81, 1867,
frOm 882 to 400 of all classes. The Glasses and
number at date above mentioned, were as fol-
lows:
First class passenger. Observation-Disclosures. "a
Second class passenger mail and baggage. II
Box. x..................... J. .26a
flAt1Oru ...................... ~
3s2
or these it was found necessary to con-
denim as nnflt FOR service or repairs, say
First class passenger. Observation-Disclosures.
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