The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-03-06
Railroad Notes.

ton, Columbia and augusta Railroad, and
General Manager J. R kenly, Of the Atlantic
Coast Line, arrived in the city last Wednes-
day in General Manager Kenly's private car.
They came on business connected With the
transfer of the Charleston, Sumter and
Northern Railroad to The Coast Line and re-
manned in the city until next day. These
gentlemen were seen by a representative Of
this paper, but they had no Information that
thev cared to give out for publication.
General Manager kenly and Col. W. G.
Elliott met City Council and a committee of
citizens in the Mayors Office Wednesday morn
ing add discussed the question OF the city's title
TO the land upon which the C. S. l. ". Shoes
and depots are situated. Col. Elliott mad q
statement 10 relation 10 the attitude Of the
Atlantic Coast Line towards the City Of
Sumter. and explained that it was the iuten-
ton Of the system to do everything 10 its
power to build up the city as it was TO the
interest of the road 10 do so, having a great
deal of property here.
In regard to the land at the C.S 4 N.
depot he asked that the city give the land tc
the company without condition, except that
The road will permit the city TO have the use
of the warehouses at a nomioai sum, and that
the warehouses could be used as a tobacco
warehouse by the citizens who desire to
establish a tobacco market here.
No action was taken on this request, but
the Mayor appointed the following COM
mittee of citizens to meet with council ard
the railroad officials at 3 O'Clock. When the
matter should be taken up and disposed OF.
At the conference at 3 80 O'Clock Gen. E.
W. Noise. as chairman Of the committee Of
c~itizeos, reviewed the conditions upon which
the city purchased the tract of land for $3.50
and decided it TO the c.. S. 4 N. R. R
He emphasized the fact that the c.. S. 4 N.
had DOT complied with the conditions of the
deed, and that tbe Coast Line By abandoning
the repair shops and general Offices would not
only vitiste the conditions Of the deed, but
also injury the city to the extent of Sl0S.-
900 per year, as the C. S. h n. had paid ont
that amount iu wages to hands employed IN
the city. Should the land be forfeited to the
city the road would not have even the right
of way into the city.
Thel fore the committee had come to the
conclusion that it would be a inst and eqnlt-
able settlement of the matter for the road TO
pay the city 81 900 and the use OF the ware
houses that The road will not need. He also
called attention 10 the fact that the Council
could not give away the land For which
81 800 had been paid seven years ago, as II
was the property of the people OF the city and
did not belong to the Council.
After consultation Messrs. Elliot and Kenly
accepted the proposition of The committee and
council.
Three more A. C. l.. locomotives have ar
rived for service on the G S. i N. Tbs
makes six new engines that have been received.
A number of A. C. L. coaches and a mate
rial train are also on the yard and Will be put
into service at once. All the engines ana
rolling stock that we're leased By the G. s.
N. have been side tracked in the yard 30 as
10 be out of the way and ready for delivery
to the company owoing them when called
for. The engines have been ''kflled" and
will be bsuled away and q freight mileage OF
20 cents per nile will be charged.
The Coast Line is having a telephone sta
ton put up at the junction of the main line
with the c.. S. l. N. track, and the conductors
of all trains on the latter road will be re-
ouired to telephone to the depot, the arrival
Of his train at the junction and wait for Or
ders before proceeding to the depot. Masons
Telephones will be used at the signal sta
sions.
The Charleston, Sumter + Northern Bail
road is DOW a thing Of the past aud even the
name is 10 be used no longer. The shops were
closed Thursday night and within a few days
all the workmen, who have been employed 10
the shops will leave for other places. General
Manager Kenly has informed the men mai
the A. c.. L., will issue then, passes to any
90 int that the system reaches # they apply
for them.
The one hundred and tbirty-eight men dis
charged from the C. S. l. N. R.R., were paid
off Friday morning, by Mr. G.. L.. Martin. Inc
men wen, 10 groups Of two or three TO receive
their money, and it was not the most cneerlnl
counteuaHces that they wore, nor IS 1t 10 De
wondered at that they were not. 10 be
thrown out of employment at this time Is DOT
a very eulivening incident, and is not con-
ducive to an eXuberauce OF spirits.
Passenger Conductors W. E. ziegler and
W Il. Simpson, freight conductors W. u
| Pol nd J. B. Gregory, and engineers r: +.
Fl .. Dewitt House and John Wolf nave
he. T. =. aimed by the Coast Line TO serve on
th. 81 N. branch.
In, friends of Mr. B. X. DeLorme will
hear with mingled feelings Of pleasure and
regret that be has been transferred to Ben.
net,sville by the Atlantic Coast Line, aod
will nave charge of the depot at that point,
which is the most important station on the
lioe of the c.. S. H., since the depots here
and 10 Darlington have been discontinued
His friends will be glad TO know that MS
abilities have been recognized by the Coast
Line officials, but they will regret that he
will be forced 10 remove from Sumter.
TIL new schedule on the c. S. 4 n. went
int effect Friday morning and trains composed
of A. C. L rolling stock went out tor the
first time. rhe Passenger train leaves Preg-
nails at s. 80 am, arrives Sumter l0.32.a.m.,
leaves Sumter 10. IS; arrives hamlet 40. p.
Returning, leaves Hamlet 2.l0 p M, arrives
Sumter, sos pm, arrives Pregnai!s 81
p ~.
Mr.. Eugene Hogan, who together with his
entire family. was poisoned about ten days
ago from eating biscuits, has recovered sum
GENTLY TO be out at his place Of business since
Monday He looks pretty weak yet, and sui