The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-04-20

178 miles Upon this whole line passenger freight trains were
run daily undays excepted average 40 Der
mile including all expenses.
Since the locomotives been purchased
Ihose belonging to the Company at the close of war; were
consequence of continued without repairs almost in an
vlceabe condition. of them up heavy repairs
had to be made them before they put on the road
others had to be entirely rebuilt and large expenditures
rial and labor incurred
BY reference to the table of of the Work Shops
will be that al the have been in service for
tme and not strange that should required much time
and expense to put them in condition and efficient
vice. although they sufficient the work of the
road by keeping them in continued Still their age ono
with the extensive and repeated repairs upon them
that they great while be replaced bv
new ones as well MS the number increased anticipated
of business The also be sad in
the passenger The number Of freight also not
clen to do the business with despatch and ease abono
the number has been increased by the addition tentyree
during the year 1t respectfully that
with first and second class for each
and the road the fall business
mences Also that at least thirty ten platorm cars he
built by the time facilities for buldine
at the shops ut Helena it thought build them there
rather than buy them it be done Company at less
cost.
The 250 tons of branch during the
year. has materially improved the condition that portion of the
track The iron removed of the fanged pattern and
ght mad been Ill use for long time and The
balance the branch miles, together with obo+
miles below Belton the main ne same kind and is
expensive to keep the track condition to pass and
should be replaced with rail earliest time the Comnanv
III 10 90 So There also about forty
rail on the road most Of which has been long time
and IS badly worm and Like the other very expensive to
keep the track, and must be replaced short time Then
there perhaps twenty miles of rail- which from long use
and sustained by being the track md bent
during the requires reong The bridge at Aston
and Broadway Greek the branch Both built
1865 and 1866 must within the next few %
the Branch must either rebuilt or repaired nrno tho
year 4 There are some eulvers that
rolling stock the road would be comparatively GOOD condition
and prepared to do the increased
spaca ana the operating expense afterwards
One of the greatest difficulties have at present ia tho wont
depot room tor storage and asserting eighs The
through depot Columbia should be enlarged double it's
LENGTH with platform and shed the the protection
the weather Of fertilizers and other like freig ghts
The depots at Litteton Chnppes NinetySx New Market
Greenwood Hodges Donnals Beton Williamson and Co1on
Grove all old decayed and are unsoe 10 oro ]
he and should each be replaced depots of at
least twice the of the early as
There should also be passenger depos Columbia Newev Rel
ton and and comfortable shelters at the
other depos on the line. o. " ~
BY reference to table No. be seen that the number of
carried over the road in 1862 1868
increase of 49 In 1862 there bales of
cotton brought down the road 1865 an increase Of
9,379. ' 80 ~ -
In of the failure provision crops alone tho
line OF road last large quantities of grain flour have
sent the road from Columbia the st of January last
has been customary cars nm te
loaded with merchandise the upr end If te Inc
they reloaded with grain and provisions
they have heretofore been produced sufficient Quantities to
ply the demand along the line of rond SO that the cars
which both merchandise and sent nm the road
Columbia together with the unprecedented quantity Of fertilizers
nearly Twice the number of cars to do the
this will account for in DELIVERING
relghts tor the past few weeks The room a sta
ons and the failure OF
arrival have very much in many cases the
have been compelled to remain in the the depo for
several days, for want of discharge them Tho nony
OF fertilizers sent from the January to the st instant
more than for the entire year would indicate that
more TN han usual were being made for