The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-01

tance from depot. There are some few houses
in the village which are at present rented at
higher prices, but under exceptional circum-
stances. The same houses described above
can be bought at from one thousand dollars
to twenty-five hundred dollars. 1t is not ne
cessary, but generally thought desirable TO
purchase groceries and marketing in the city.
Market baskets are carried by the road free
of charge, and the only trouble the Summer
william has is to carry his empty basket to
the market, the butcher sending 1t to the
road with fresh meat to 60 by the $50 e. hi.
| train, and 1t thus reaches SummerVille
In time to be cooked tor dinner.
Freight has to be paid on the groceries,
and that amounts TO considerable Item OF
EXPENSE In the course of q year. The paesen.
ger fare on the Summerrille train !s very
moderate, and will compare with that OF simi-
lar trains on any road In this country. The
fare for single trip from Charleston to Sum-
merville and return, or Uice versa, Ia one dol
lar, or about two and-a-half cents per nile.
months ticket is eight dollars scd thirty
three cents, or about fve-eighths Of cent
mile, If the ticket is used twice day. A
three months ticket costs twenty dollars, or
about two-hftns of cent mile, the ticket
being used in the same manner. The fare
then is cheap enough, and, as above said, It
costs no more to live in Summervile. Fresh
air, plenty of outdoor exercise, and conse-
quent health and most of The comforts OF life
are to be had in summerville. Why. then, do
not more Charleston business men live there?
Simply because, although the best thing In
the world for their families, 1t Is too hard on
themselves. The time that in town they
could spare to be with their families, II
they live in Summerville, is spent on
the road. II they go uo at night 1t
takes an hour and half, and that is
fatiguing, although the same distance made
In one.third the time would not be. Il is safe
to say that If with eleven and sometimes
twelve stoppages, which take at least from
three to five minutes and sometimes longer,
the distance can be made In one hour and
quarter, the actual running time cannot be
much more than half an hour. Any one run
ming on The road knows that the speed could
be Increased without danger. Therefore, an
express train 10 Summerville not stopping on
the way need not take more than halt an hour.
Such train, in addition to the present ac-
commodalion train, would not Interfere with
those who are satisfied with the present ar
rangement, and would enable and Induce a
great many Charleston business men to avail
themselves of Summervlle as place OF resi-
dence for the benefit of their familiee. II
would help Charleston too, as strangers then
need not fear to locate on account of yellow
fever, 1t being matter of experience that a
man can spend all day in Charleston II yellow
fever season with safely, provided he spend
the night In Summervllle.
ITS HISTORY AND ITS FUTURE.
For the purposes of this article these can be
summed up In very few words. Summer
Vile was about fifty years ago common
squatter settlement. About that time two or
three planters discovering its heathfulness
made it their summer residence. Itgradually
increased in Importance until at the time the
war broke out 1t was the summer resort OF
many wealthy planters. Satisfied with and
enjoying their own society, the Inhabitants
were rather opposed to hotels and such like
institutions. All that ls changed now, and
most of the land owners would like to have
said land increase In value. Whether 1t WILL |
Or not, whether Summerville remain small
village or become an important |
suburb of Charleston, and we'll known and
Popular resort for invalids from all parts of the
world, depends first, upon the energy of the
landholders; second. upon the prosperity OF
Charleston, and last, but not least, upon the
management of the South Carolina Railroad.