The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-09-24
Railroad Casualties,

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Railroad Casualties.
Just as the public mind has been
lullod to ropose, after some dis:.s .ster,
it is suddenly reused by somo new
and unexpected horror. "Wednesday
last We wcro all shocked by tho IL.
tails Of tho accident noar Stacks
Turnout. The next day collision
occurred on tho Wilmington Road
and on Saturdayc : frightful accident
happened on tho South Carolina Rail,
road by which four souls wcro hurried
into eternity. These tragedies were
moro frightful from being totally un.
expected. Railroad accidents attend.
ed by loss Of life arc comparatively
rare in the South, and from this fact
much carelessncs prevails. Careless.
ness was tho chief cause of tho first
collision. The down train was TWEEN.
W minutes behind at Ridgeway, and
Conductor Orchard determined to
mako another station before waiting
for it to pass him. Tho thing had
boon done boforo. No accident had
happened, and why should not this
attempt succeed. 1t was tried. We
know tho result. Had every prccau.
tion been takon to soourc safety, two
homes would not have been saddcucd
Tho South Caro!i.E. Railroad acci.
dent resulted from carclcssncss.-
Heavy ralus had prevailed, and the
TRACK WAC plVL"Liy - II. E-o:
nccr Brickmm was exercising scmo
precaution, but not enough, and he
lost his life in consequence.
Wo trust that tho railroad com.
panies will profit by these lessons
and command tho greatest caro- ani
diligence Oh the part of their en-
ployoos. Affairs aro managed to-
loosely. When al officer 10 guilty O.
carclcssness or disobedicnco ho shoult
be dismissed whether accident rcsul
or not. The law has heretofore treat
cd offending officials in cases of rail
road accidents with too much lcnion
cy. Not until o fow arc hanged OF
placed in tho ponitcntiary for causing
tho death Of their fellow creatures
will these railroad tragedies cease to
shook tho public mind.
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Manufactures.
Tho question of~manufacturcs is
being generally agitatcd in tho South
at present. Statistics prepared by
careful and accurate manufacturers
prove conclusiyely tho advantages
possessed by tho South over the
North, especially in regard to cotton
'actoric3.
Great saving Of expense can be oh.
tanned by manufacturing cotton at the
place whore it is grown, rs is proved
by tho flourishing condition of South
crn mills. Why thon aro there SO
fow factories in tho South : Several
obstacles oxist, but tho chief cause is
thciwant of enterprise in our people
They are content to farm year after
year, living from hand to mouth,
over cropping themselves and ovor
crowding eaoh othor, whom now avc.
MUGS of wealth lilo unopened in their
midst. ltisgcnorally supposed that
vast capital is required to establish a
factory. This idea is erroneous. A
factory can bo put into operation for
$4,000 that will yield hoavy divi-
dend.
The pooplo Of Fairfield should tako
steps to inaugurato n system of man.
ufacturcs. In our County, at Rocky
Mount, tho rapids of tho Catawba
furnish magnificent water powor. A
canal thrco miles long, with substan..
tial looks of stono and brick in fine
preservation is already thoro. The
fall in this. distance, is ovcr one hundyed
feet, and this, with tho ample volume
of water in tho river, supplies un-
limited motive power for factorics.-
Tho County produces, annually, thou.
sands Of bales Of cotton that oro
shipped tc England aud the North