Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-07-29
From tho Anderson Journal
G. and G. Railroad Schedule.
COLUMBIA, july 27. 1890

A. S. TODD, Ed, Anderson:
DEAR SIR: note your editorial of 10th
upon the change of schedule of this road =.
aud only refer to it for the purpose of
correcting tho idea you seem to enter
tain, that the management of the road is
regardless of the convenience of the com
muuity living on the line Of tho Blue
Ridge Road. Such is not the case. / am
anxious to afford all the accommodation
possible, but at the same time must con.
slider the interests of tho road
The recent change of schedule was not
voluntary on our part. Every road South
of Washington changed it's schedule. The
O., G. & a. changed its schedule, arriving
at Columbia Junction at 623 p. NJ, in
stead of Ais; the S. G. r.. r. leaves for
Charleston at 6.I5 p. NJ. instead of 4,l5,
and tho Spartanburg and Union leaves
Spartanburg two hours later than before.
This road therefore had to change its
schedule to conform, and leave Grceuvilic
two hours later, and of course this puts US
at Bclton two hours later.
appreciate very fully tho Inconvenience
of the present and of the former schedules.
Every effort has been made by the present
and former General Superntcndcn5 TO
remedy it and frame a schedule which would
Accommodate both the frcightand passenger
traffic. The inconvenience docs not result
from want of attention to tho subject, but
from the fact that the same schedule will
not suit both.
The trouble could be obviatcd by run.
ming separate freight and passenger trains
on tho Blue Ridge Road, and would
gladly do so if the business justified It,.
Unfortunately it does not The road is not
supported by the country, rs you suppose
Up to this date and as far back as / can
trace it the Blue Ridge Road has never paid
expenses. For the past yearit earned $l5,>
200, and its expenses were S2S, 900, taxes
not included. Under these circumstances
it would scarcely be judoous to run addi-
tional trains which could not pay their own
expenses
AS to letting the freight lie over for 24
hours, that is out of the question. Tho
freight is tho main business of the road and
in this day of competition u delay of 2i
hours is a loss of the business
You may rest assured that whenever the
business of community will support scpa-
rate freight and passenger trains they will
be run. 1t is the interest of tho road to
do so. But where there is not business
enough TO support the two, one train must
be made to do tho work of both. I hope
and believe that the doyclopment of traffic
through Seneca City will so increase tho
freight business this fall as to justify scpa-
rate trains and afford all the accommodation
required;
/ do not wrlto this iSos publication, I
prefer to keep out Of the papers.
desire only to correct your Impressions, to
lay before you the facts, which | think will
satisfy you that tho recent change vas not
the reckless disregard of the convenience of
The community you thought, and that VIC
have tried, and are trying, to give all the
accommodation consistent with prudent
management.
A change will bo made on Monday by
which the trains will leave WalhaIa later
and connect with the Air Limo at Seneca
and bring the Anderson mail down.
Yours respectfully,
JAMES CONNER, Receiver.