The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-01
THROUGH TO COLUMBIA.
Savannah Shakes Hands With
South Cardinals Capital.
THE MAGNOLIA ROUTE OPENED.

The First Train over the South Bound
Chesred Along the Line-The South
Carolina Railroad Commission
Makes It's Final Inspection OF the
Road Before 1t is Opened for Traf-
hc-A Regular Schedule OF Trains
To Be Put On Tuesdsy-Ths First
Passengers Over the New Route.
The Country Through Which the
Road Runs one OF the Finest in the
South.
The first train OF the South Bound rail-
road ran into the union depot in Columbia
at 2:30 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Il was the inspection train, and carried
Railroad Commissioners d. P. Duncan and
H.R. Thomas for the final inspection Of
the Magnolia route.
President B. A Denmark OF the Savan-
nah Construction Company, President II.
NJ. Conner of the South Bound, General
Manager Geo. Dole Wadley, General Freight
aud Passenger Agent j. F. Babbitt, Jr.,
Master Of TRANSPORTATION w. P. Epperson,
". B. Stubs and W. b. Stillwell OF the
directory. G. NJ. Gadsden, resident engineer
Of the Charleston and Savannah and the Sa-
vaunah, Florida and Western railways;
Lawrence Mcneil, CASTOR c. Raoul, Tom
Wadley Raoul, Masters Thomas Denmark,
William H. Stillwel and Thomas Wayne
and a representative of the MORNING
NEWS accompanied the commissioners.
The train, in charge Of Conductor Slede,
pulled out of the Central depot ct S:Sl
O'Clock. and it was thought Columbia would
be reached at o'clock. but couple OF de-.
LAYS threw it behind time an hour and a
half At Clifford delay OF over half AZ
hour was experienced in waiting for .
heavily loaded freight Savannah b5und.
A SUCCESSFUL TRIP
The trip. aside from a few delays iDo4dsnt
TO the new men Of the road, va q most
successful one ComniSslop.s~ Duncan and
Thomas pronounced the road frSt-clAss in
every respect. They said it wss ose Of the
finest new roads they have ever inspected
There wss no reception q the party II
Columbia owing 70 the fact that II Was not
known that any one would make the "trip
except the commissioner The party Epsnf
two hours IN Columbia for the purpose os
getting dinner and q hurried look AZ Ssvao-
nab's new eo1DsrcsEl relative Commits
eioners Duncan and Th1mAz and Genera
Freight sod Passenger Agent Bab1irt re.
NAMED il Columbia The others rsEurnsd
10 SsvEnash last night Reaching here az
1os45 clock
TEK ToWSs ALONG TEE ROAD.
o. leaving Savannah ehs train
spsa5s5 slang 81 the rB1s o. thirty EIGHT
miles An hour until Esinoon, eEh1een miles
CIT, TEs rssched. Thsre q ssop OF tan
ui1utss wEs made u Ter local frsigh
pzsA Rineon IL rapidly assuming village
ss-s Over dozen houses are II course OF
erection, Eno Postmaster Simmons Is build
ing fine rwo-sto-y dwelling next 80 ms
ssa-E
The maxi stop was made at StillwaIl
twsEry-10uT miles from Savannah, 60 les
TIE dawn passenger pass Ssilwel is not
b3lls Ep. hut iIt location Oh level plateau
makes Il 81 available place for town, and
its csTelopZauf Il Only matter Of short
tine
L SHIRT step va Ds3s 81 Gar1stt 10 take
- Ma Lswyoa- CJa-rett Is forty miles
Grc- o8TsnDsh, Ao1 Is already q thriving
village. Ii las a general store and a saw
E-1l u ops-ssi9n, and new houses are going
% CO al E14s- Garrett has al the advan-
tsgss which 90 70 make up railroad town,
ard its growth wiz be rapid.
COTTON EVERYWHERE.
Scotia, torty-six miles from Savannah,
bss The appearance Of a lively station.
TIE depot platform had about fifteen bales
OF cotton awaiting shipmeu. 70 Savannah,
and as the train passed wago ns laden with
cotton were arriving az the depot.
Eslll, hfty miles out, has had the most
RAPID growth OF any Of the towns along the
read. Numerous cottages have been and
Gre icing erected, and the depot platform
was piled with cotton waiting transit to
Savannah. Before many years Estill will
be an important town.
Lursy boasts OF q sawmill and several
houses. 1t is destined to be quite place.
Fairfax. the junction Of the South Bound
aud Port Royal and Augusta, is a pushing
town. and one which will throw much busi-
nese to Savannah. There was quite a crowd
Of people at the depot TO see the first
through train pass. and they cheered as it
went by.
Sycamore. Myers. Hammond, Vinden.
Denmark and Pruitt. are being settled
rapidly, and give promise Of becoming i'm
portant towns In the near future.
NEARLY FIFTY MILES AN HOUR.
The South Bound has one of the best
roadbeds in the country. This is proved by
she fact that speed of forty eight miles an
hour was reached yesterday without the
least discomfort to the passengers The
train ran smoothly, which Is something that
can seldom be said of a new road
The country traversed is capable of grear
things when properly developed. For farm
Ing purposes it cannot be excelled, and since
the beginning Of the construction of the
Magnolia route farms are sprlnginR up on
all sides. In few years it will be one of
the finest agricultural sections of the coun-
try. The South Bound runs through a rich
cotton section, hich will yield big results
Tor Savannah. There is still plenty of top
cotton in the field.
The country on the Georgia side is mostly
OF the level pine character, while on the
Carolina side it is rolling.
considerable acreage is planted in corn
ana cane but cotton has the upper hand.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTRY.
AS the road nears Columbia it strikes a
req clay country and what are known as
the sandhills Of South Carolina There are
many deep cuts along this portion of the
line and the hills rise up like miniature
mountains on each side. There is little
trestle work on the road. The louges
trestle is over the low country near the
savannah river and another above Wood
ford, which crosses a swamp.
The view of the country treversed by the
South Bound is worth the trip. The eye
is not wearied by gazing constantly at for
ests, but has thrifty farms and comfortable
looking homes to gaze upon. Particularly
ls this true of the country from Denmark *
Columbia, which is a steady stretch as far
as the eye can reach of cotton plantations
Now that the South Bouud has opened Il
up to market it will develop rapidly.