The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-01-12
How the Greenville and Columbia Railroad
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The .Greenville and Columbis. Railroad is a
standing wonder; q source of mingled aInuse-
ment and indignation. TFinancisl storms. and
cxasperating freshets have periodically brought
it under the weather. 1t was one of the Green,
Vile trains, if rumor is right, which stopped
for an hour between two small stations in order
that the engineer and conductor might go.
blackberrying. And, talking of blackberrying,
it was on the line of the Greenville Road that
the "lnartyr Randolph met his DOOM" The
line itself is as crooked as ar1 agonized snake or
woman's temper, and if the Information
which reaches us is substantially correct, the
trail of the serpent is over it still, .,as
When the General Assembly come to the res:
cue of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad,
about two years ago, it was hoped that the huge;
concern was fairly lifted out of the slough.
But.things got no better very fast. A Ring was
formed to buy up the stock of the company and
obtain its control The stockholders sold their
stock for next-door to nothing, and then found
that some of their dear friends had pocketed a
bouncing commission. The money with which
the stock was bought was said to come out of
the State treasury, and in the Ring were Sena-
tor G. P. Leslie, Joe Crews, and other birds of
feather. Anew president and q new superin-
tendent were installed, and the whole prospect
was pronounced to be exceeding lovely
Frcights were to be reduced. Running time
was to be lessened. Paatial- cars and unap-
proachablc locomotives were to be put.on the
line Theup-country was glad and all the State
wondered. d.
What came of it? Accident followed acci-
dent with startling rapidty.n No one offered to
buy out the Ring. The old story of the King
of Siam and the white elephant vas played
over again, and the Ring would doubtless be
glad to get rid of their bargain at any reason
able price With this part of the eventful his
torv, we have, however, nothing to do. The
question is: Does the Greenville Road give
proper accommodation to its customers and to
tile people of the up-country? If we are cor
rectly informed, the answer must be emphatic
ally, No! =
The agent of Baltimore house, who has been
buying cotton on the line of the Greenville
Road, states that at every station cotton piled
up hill-high awaiting transportation. The road
has not sufficient rolling stock, and cannot take
the freight which is offered. Nor will the road,
as we are told, give through" receipts. The
cotton, therefore, lies at the dcpots at the risk
cf the owners, and, IN the absence -of receipts,
the Charleston factors will not make any fur
disastrous. Planters cannot meet their obliga-
tions, nor can they obtain the means of carry
ing on their planting operations. Large num-
bcrs cf planters at NcWbcrry and other points
are wagoning their Cotton 10 Augusta, invol.
wing n large expense and inaicting direct and
heavy loss upon this city. Ourinformant adds
that words are inadequate to full expression
of the damage done to the planters and the
commercial public by the obstructive slow
coachisn of the Grecnville Road: r' .,s
These are the facts as they are given to u.s.
They demand investigation and explanation,
and it is hoped that, if the present manage
will be found, who can, at least, carry it on at
better pace than walk-Chdrleston Ntws. 90