The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-04-05
The So. Ca. IeaiIroSd.

When Mr. James Gadsden hs Presi.
don't his salary was $4,000 pei annum,
the present incumbent received 10 900
Mr.. Gadsden's successor received $1,000
per annum. He held Office u1til 1854,
when he resigned. Mr. JohnEaldwell
then took charge Of the road, was in
very bad condition at that tiSs. Mr..
Caldwell put it in good runni AZ order,
managed the road exceedingly Fell, and
pad the stockhol lers dividend of s
and 10 per Q. Mr.. Caldwell wa aswithout
AIRY doubt, the most able Presa cnt the
road ever had. Tho present iuE Eum bent
has had charge OF the road sjpcs Mr.
Cnldwoll's resignation, and thb result
shows for itself how the road 4ias been
managed. St. Matthews is iSeely en-
dorsel by many stockholders. Thsre il,
one gentleman employed as travelling
agent, who retired from business on
account Of i'll health, perhaps his con.
nections can control large vate in the
coming election. There is ana agency
established in New York which must
cost from fifteen to twenty thousand
dollars per annum, which shou DC re
duced.
There are and have been. certain
agents Mt the head of the road who have
received large salaries, and in return give
very little service. Within short
period certain agent on the line Of the
road was a dvfaultcr to the amount of
several hundred dollars, this agent 10
still retained so the writer is intorlncd.
The various stations OIL tho line Of
the road is sadly neglected, and espo-
cially the one at Orangcburg, where
there is not sufficient accommodation to
transact the business properly apd satis-
fy the just public demand. ~ is ono
Of the moat important stations IA -shu
road. There is more FIRE, hit received
and shipped from this point than from
my two way stntious on The road. Be.
aidss mora freight is charged by about
33 per cent, distance Of 80 miles,
than is charged iyr l3o miles, hence the
patrons of this County are entitled to
some consideration
The company has also land age.i
who does not seem to be very sharp.
This age:t sold certain lot on the limo
Of road for 800. Somtime afterwards
q lot in the same plase, not as valuable
rs ths other, sold fr $3.50 through the
agency of some OF the stockholders.
1t seems strange that n Committee Of
the Board Of Directors should make =
report just on the eve of the Convention,
favorable to the present administration,
This was pevsr done bsfore This COM
nsistes ssys: ''The reasoW why the
Georgia Rail Road and Backing Co.
took controlling intcres. IN tho Port
Royal Road was because the Georgia
+. Il. Go. feared that the s. C. II. X.
would pass into tho hands Of Georgia
party and be run in the interest of
Georgia The very reverse is the case.
The Georgia Road knowing how badly
the South Carolina Road was managed,
they thought il TO their interest to make
connection with tho Port Ro, nj Road
This is certainly a more reasonable con.
clusion to come to. 1t is simply prspos.
ferrous that tho s. C. r. X. can pass iato
she bands of Georgia party, when the
majority Of the stsck is on ned by oul
own people, furthermore the only way
the road can be run to pay the stock
holders is 70 run it as il will pay best
and that is whas those parties who ow
stock in our road will do. The road
never can be warke5 any other way al
long as South Carolina holds ths majoril
" Of the stock.
They cry down Mr.. James. Thil
gentleman is large stock holder, anc
has sonO rights He doos not wish t,
control the road, but he is very desiroul
to have it so managed as to pay tn
stock kholders something.
There is certainty one great advantag g,
in having parties in Georgia to have AT
insoTSss in our road. for they will use
taeir influence to bring business to 10.
Do is about time that the IN eountr,