The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-23
LAYING HEAVY RAILS,
The Southern Railway Improving It's
Road Bed-A Depot For
Dyson. -.

The following in regard to improve
ments being made and to be made on
the Southern, between Columbia and
Grcenville, is from the Columbia
State:
Superintendent Simpson has also
been giving attention to the Columbia
and Greenville. He has laid II miles
OF steel rail bed between Piedmont and
Bclt"n and five miles Of new track
this side Of Ninety-Six. Including the
- miles of superb track between Co.
umbia and Alston there is less than
LOO miles of the Columbia and Green
vile to be rebuilt and Mr.. Simpson
says that the material for this has all
been bought. He hopes to have this
also very fine piece of roadbcd
within - months. On the Columbia
and Grecnvillc he has built several
miles Of passing tracks.
What Mr.. Simpson is peculiarly
proud Of in connection with his adj
mlnlSiration is the fact that The ppu-
pie alon" The Columbia and Grcrnvillc
have baniShcd that old saw about the
trains never bein" on line. One old
citizen had told Mr.. Simpson that for
rs years he had wat tchcd the trains on
that line and they are now keeping
better time than ever in the history
Of The road.
This is not due to any falling off in
! passenger business, for there is an in
| creasing passenger business. Mr..
Simpson has in his Office reports to
show that in one week not one local
freight train was minute off sche-
dulc upon arrival at destination, and
last week there were only two freight
trains off schedule. This was caused
III one ease by an engine breaking
| down.
Since the first of the year an ad-
ditional train has been put on be-
tween Columbia and Greenville and
while it is true that some Of the
trains have slower schedule, vet all
OF the trains have a very fair sche-
dule and all of them are making it
now. One reason for the length of
the trip Is the fact that he has put in
dinner stops on all trains. He is a
stranger to the division and can not
at once divine all Of the needs along
the lines, but he acts promptly upon
every good suggestion.
Some time a"o complaint was made
hat the Grrrnvillc train did not give
time for breakfast here to the pasSrn-
""iS r'r :hc early m"r,lino train from
'EarIrSl"n. Mr.. Simpson has rene
lied :hal matter. At first he issued
u H!lllin holdin" the trains until the
passenger department could make ont
4 new schedule. One Of the dinner
Stops WAS moved from Greenwood tc
Bolton IN order tn lot passengers from
| AhbcvilIr and Anderson ON their way
to Grcenvillc oct dinner. and those
who had come from below Greenwood
had expressed desire 10 have the
eating point changed. as :hc train ar.
rived at Greenwood al an hour when
they were moi ready for dinner.
Mr.. Simpson has obtained permis-
sion to erect stations at Bookman and
at Dyson. The people of those COM
munitirs had brought the matter be-
| fore the railroad commission and it
had been stated by the commission.
after examination. that the business
at those points would not Justify thc
railroad in building stations. But Mr..
Simpson brought the matter to the
attention Of the general supcrintcnd-
ent. Mr.. J. NJ. Scale. and the dcpots
will be built any way. The lumber
has been ordered
Those who know Mr.. S;mnSon state
that he is very careful man. is very
proud OF his division. and that hav-
ing w"iE"l up from the ranks he is
a man Of experience. II is believed
| that within II months his division
will be urc Of the best on the entire
Southcrn system.