Wilmington journal., 1874-01-02
OTR REGE-d.AR C0t.stESP0SD
sNT.
Great Thorough Passenger HOu5c
from weldon. n. C.. go Augusta.
Ga.-iis improvements iss Cai.-
necfiOns, 5ts Personci. "a. eok.,.
iCrss. ITS SDcp@t. &C.

Great Thorough PasseD4Sr EOtftc
from, weldon. n. C.. go augusta.
Calls Improvement, is. Cai.-
nections, iss Personoi, ss< c"us~
forts. its speed &c.
Editors cfhs Dat2y <53tr4ui:
We propose 10 give you aud the
pubi;c short sketch Of the ''Great
thorough passenger route which
passes yoCr CITY, and N order that our
description may be clear &c shall
commence at the Southern end. The
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad starts from thc c;sy OF Au-
gusta, Ga. and runs TO Columbia,
where it makes connection with the
Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad which runs from Columbia to
Wilmington, where it connects with
the Wilmington and Weldon Raill oad
which runs (as its namo imports) from
Wilmington to Weldon, connecting
there with the fast lines to oil parts OF,
the North, both through Norfolk and
Washington City.
From Augusta, Ga, 10 Weldon. \.
c., is the route we wish to describe
| The lines composing this route are al
| under one head, viz: the Hon L. i.
| Bridgers, as President, with Major
| James Anderson as Superintendent
from Augusta to Wilmington, and
Capt. John f. Divine Superintendent
from Wilmington to Weldon. These
roads, when the war ended, were in q
most dilapidated state, rails worn out,
bridges in dangerous condition, ma
chinery in poor order, rolling stock in
sufficient and han dly able to make the
usual freight-train speed. Now the
! traveller will find roads in good condi-
| ton, cars clean, neat and easy, ma
chinery and rolling stock in excellent
| order and all first class, with an aver
age speed on the express trains OF
| twenty-five mills Per hour.
! When we consider the financial dii-
| ficulties of the country, and its con-
vulsions as we'll. during this time, it is
astonishing that SO much has been
done. Railroads are not built in .
day, neither can they be repaired, re-
stored and generally reorganizad iii &
day. 1t takes patience, energy, time,
| care, and constant vigilance to bring
out Of the chaos of failure q system
that viii insure Success. Take for in
stance, the item called "aecdents".
| Formerly !! careless brakeman, or ell
Gineer, switch tender. q reckless con-
dnctor, Or other agent. caused Il smash
u L "a Ao'-ibtS @tf'SI w llluClliIieET, Il
| collision of trains. IA damage to passen-
| gers, and 1t was called IAN accident.
Now he such vocabulary is tolerated.
nothing is reczonecl ns an accident
int at Gcf1ol brC0kogc of>urchiacgy.
stock Or 2'O0}, tha: ccuitl not 6y a5s,y
possible care have heen prevented
From this system has arisen (by its
strict administration two good results,
tho accounts for damages have been
reduced to almost nothing, and Il class
of careful employees has been obtained
wEo. perhaps, have no superiors any
where. Take for instance, the Super
lntendent OF Transportation on VII
mington & Weldon Railroad, Capt
James Knight, Sr. Enter one of hi>
passenger trains anywhere on tie road
and you will find the ears ere as neal
as lady s ParlOr, the fires always vel
regulated, water coolers always filed ana
an intelligent clean servant to attcnt
to tho wants OF passengers, especially
o! ladies trarclirg with small children
We have heard many ladies express
the,r thanks - the man VINO originate
this peculiar teGturc o. the road. In
which they are re IcyCti Cf so ir,;in,
care and trouble and we think that j.
the matter was properly SlgCestc. III,
lady passengers over this road wQpll
bestuW testimoua! of esteem on IL,
worthy Captain. lou have observed
Messrs. Editors, that ruo ladies 4,
NOT like to be in debt. They repay al
ways; courtesy with courtesy; attcn
ton with atteHtion: respect V til re
: spect: love with love, and 10 !na,i cger
tries to make Il woman more conf 1T
able without receiving, il not f,aHn.cn
In kind, large return Of cratitusl.
weltlng np from warm heart.
But TO return 10 the main subject
the connections at Augusta hTanci
out 10 all tho great South and West
at Florence by the North Eastern Rail
road to Charleston and ell down tn.
: Atlantic coast, and by tho Cheraw {
r Darlington Road to Charaw, with
contemplated connection with til,
Western part Of North Carolina Vi:
; Wadeshoro 10 Salisbury. A. NilInire
} ton, connection is made with the Caro-
lima Central Railway, already reach!n.
lar Up towards Charlotte, =. C., an,
with the lines Of steamboats, on tht
Cape Fear River. 1t Goldsborc con
l nection is made with the \. c. Rail
: read, running through RALEIGH ana
, Greensboro 10 Charlotte. 1rh1cli lla.
, large and important connections North
South and West, but w have 10
space TO name them: aud with In
Atlantic & North Carolina Railroa,
running to the Atlantic Ocean vi
' Newbern. st Rocky Mount there !
t a branch running down east to Tarboro
/ | connecting with tho a;eamboat line
on the Tar river and al Weldon Y: I'll
the Seaboard Route and the Peters
I burg ROUTE north, and the Ealeigh I
Castor Road, running to Raleigh
: North Carolina. All these connection
2 pour into the main route q tide @
travel and freight which kept abou
. fifty lasslococaotives always busy
2 and thousands of cars in constant mo
r tion. We have not alluded to the tel
t egraphlc system, now become SO es
I sential on all roads this is, of course
2 used to best advantage for forwardins
l business.
1 1t is hard TO speak Of great publ
e machine without naming the men VIII
r run it, and nothing but a respect TO
n the modesty of true merit whicl
l shrlnks from too much publicity, pre-
2 vents our naming and praising til
Agents and Conductors of these roads
G After several trips over each of then
e this year, we have Dnt this to say. tha
., for polite and careful attention TO tn
I wants OF passengers, sObriety and gen
t tlcmanly department, watchful car
over the interests of the companies
and entire devotion to duty. We hay
. never met set Of men who were thei
. equals. We could draw Il coutras
here between thege roads and auotLe
+. (Which we propose to expose befor
> long). but we refrain The few item
{ we have jotted down are but part of
:, whole which goes to make tho rout
y from Weldon TO Augusta or Charlesto,
Il one Of the best routes in the Unite
Il States. combining speed, safety, com
= fort, all mixed with energy and polite
u ness. The traveller can go throug
,, with almost lightning speed, or he ca
< stop at comfortable hotels, where b
. can get good fare, at Goldsboro, Wi
''r nlington, Fielnmington and CoIun1bie
u u He eau go by daylight and see the Iii
II !! tie villages which are springine mp q
- along the route, or he can So by H'.r1,