The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-24
THROUGH TO CAMDEN
The Northwestern Railroad In
spscted by Commissioners Evans
and Formally Opened Fer
Traffic Yesterday.

Col ". b Evans, Chairman Of the railroad
com mssiou, inspected the North.es;etn 2siL
road from this city to Camden thursday auc
f G2aiug that il was we'll Quilt, 10 good condi
tea aad fulfilled all rec airemeuts oHi:iGig 50
traffic re stated that tee read was, al
things considered, as foe piece CT rosd 8;
be nad inspected and that Sumter and CaEi-
der u:e tc ce congratulated cn baslng ootaio-
ed direct railroad Connection &t last
The .vsta car OF Presidsn, Heorna3 Will
son vas attached 20 toe regular train leaving
this city +. 20 o'clock, for the acconmoda-
too Of Commissioner Evans aod The party.
In the party were PresGeai Thomas Wilson,
Gov NJ. B McSweene7. r. 0. 7urdy, Esq.
J. F. Laughery, Dr.. Is. J. McLaario, Louis
Appel: and Il g. 0s!eeo And at Reu,berts
Staton Sir. E. Remoer. was tskeo aboard,
Gov McSweeney, who is one OF President
Wilson's strong friends, came over Gu the
8 O'Clock train by special invitation for the
occasion and returned to Columbia lag. night
90 the o'clock train.
The ruu to Camden was made at a rate of
speed that permitted Commissioner Evans to
make thorough and intelligent lrspectiou
of the road bed, culverss, trest!es, sid;res,
depots, etc The train arrived at The Cam.
den depot about II As, aod the members Of
the par,y spent more tGsn two bours IN the
historic old :own, which is DOW busIer AID
liveier aud more prosperous looking than
ever before.
The party returned to the car at 30
o. o'clock where dinrer was served at once, and
q. 8 O'Clock the train started on the return
yY,naf
agreeable and thoughtful host and made the
trip as pleasant and et joyao!e 80 1t was COM
Portable The cook Oh bis private car IS
culinary artist, and be served dinner that
few holsters could surpass, and every member
Of the party did full justice to it,
The distance from Santer TO Camden by
the Nor.h western is 30 niles OF this d 3
oiies is uew track Quilt by Mr.. Wilson with.
in the past l8 months, the remainder OF the
distance is over the tracks of the Southern
Ry (the Can den Bianch) which the North
western taps less than three miles this side OF
Camdeo Temporary trackage arrangements
have been made with the Southern 10 use its
track until The Northwestern cao bcild i;s
own line into Camden from The present. juoc-
too.
The North western now Ises the depot and
yards of the South Carolina 4 Georgia Ex-
tension Ry (the old 3 C's} bat 10 short
time President Wilson expects 10 have bis
own depot and yards. There are three sta
tiops already established Da!zeli, Bordeu
and Remberts aod several siding at other
points for the convenience of the people ly-
ing along the road between the regular Sta
tiops. and If pecessity should arise and the
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additional stations will! be established be-
tween this city and Camden.
The road is q more direct route thaa anyone
expected 10 fod it and there are fewer curves
and less heavy grades than anyone acqualut-
ed with the country between Sumter aod
Camden bad any idea q railroad would nee
esssrily encsup.er The WORK Of eonstrcc-
ton has been we'll done sud all swamps aod
branches are being filed 10 down 10 the
.restlos or cu;verts end when this work has
oeen completed the roadway will be one that
will be Doth suostantia: aod essily Daintaln-
tained.
Already The road is doing very ss:istac-
,ory business and the patronage will grow.
"Wednesday, although the road bad not beea
formally opened for traffic there was oOe
sold car load of freight for Camdeo from
Charleston besides a lot Of nlscellaneous
freight
The sch h,cnle ,ha, has been put 90 ia both
con nvepi.E; aud favorable to Sumter givioe
two t,ai.s each way daily and connecting
vub the ::alcs from Charleston aod Colum-
bia. 1t will enable people in Camden or
between bere and Camden to spend The oaT
here aud return home in the evening or 10
spend only few hours if ;beir.ocsiness Can
be transacted in that time.
The schedule is as follows: Leave Camden
at 6.45 10 (, arrive Sumter 9 q. N. Leave
Srmtsr 10 a. NJ, arrive Camden l3 Of.
Leave Csuden p. N arrive Sumter p. N,
Leave Snmter 6.l5 2 u., arrive Camden
3 p. N