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The road-bed has been improved; the track strengthened and much timber put in; the turn-outs renewed and extended, and is now in good order and condition for any probable amount of service that may be required for the business of the year. There have been used iu renewal of the track 35,219 ties, equal to nearly eig?teen miles of track ; 5,831 stringers, equal to eleven miles of road; and 300 kegs spikes. All the stations and turn-outs on the line have been furnished with now frogs, switch-gates and stands, locks and targets; and new timbers under thc switches, re? quiring forty-two frogs, chilled and stool points. Nearly the whole line of the road has been ditched, and the drains opened and ex? tended; and the embankments widened and raised by many thou? sand car loads of earth and stone; all tho fills or banks liad become greatly reduced by inability to keep them up for tho four or fivo years previously, and those on the Columbia end were seriously injured by the August rains and Hoods. The large culvert in Stark's field, near Columbia, has been well repaired, and gives free and rapid exit to the heavy volumes of water which are ofteu suddenly thrown upon it. Additional side-tracks have been laid in the yard, at Columbia, and are now sufficient for all our trains. New house and tanks were built at Charlotte; new frame and tank at Rock Hill, aud the platforms repaired; new tank at Chester, aud cotton platform rebuilt. Water tauks put up at Blackstock, Winnsboro, Rideway aud Doko. Good brick depot house and platforms were constructed at Winnsboro. All the side-tracks in the depot yard, at Charlotte, have been renewed and improved, and drainage corrected. During the year, we have taken up aboxit four miles of the King's Mountain Railroad iron, which had been laid on oui' road during the war, and returned to them at Chester. This space was filled tip by our stringer-track, and the wooden super-structure made wholly of new material. Two County bridges were rebuilt. The trestle bridges at Tool's Fork and Stoney Creek, in Chester District, were also rebuilt, requiring a large quantity of material and labor. It will be proper economy, I conceive, to replace and restore the decaying timbers in the track with new material, in equal propor- i tion to the quantity thus deteriorated; and also, when the earnings . of the road will permit, to maintain the iron rails, as their value may be reduced by use. CARS. Our car property has been handsomely increased in value and effectiveness, during the year. One first class raised-roof passenger ' coach, and one second class coach, have been built in the Company's Shops. About twenty box freight cars, and fifteen flat cars thoroughly renewed; many others expensively repaired. Very nearly all the car wheels in use are new, and a large proportion of the axles have been made up of old stock. We have in use on the ! road: Box Freight Cars. 54 First Class Coaches. 4 Second Class Coaches. G Mail Cars. 2 Baggage Cars. 4 1 Flat Cars. 24 ! Road Cars. 20 j Total.114 MOTIVE POWER. No class of the Company's property has received so much in? creased value, as its locomotives. It has been quite sufficient for all tho work of the road; and indeed in excess of the business re? quirements of the service. The Elmore, Taylor and Mecklenburg Locomotives have been rebuilt, and aro very nearly as valuable as when now. We have in uso eleven engines; another nearly ready for the road, and in good condition. Two others, the Harper and Chester, are utterly demolished, and will require all their parts to be changed or renewed. They are in the shops, and we hope to have them ready for work by September, or indeed earlier. Last spring, we believed it would be necessary to purchase two locomo? tives; but the comparatively small transportation, and our success ill Tepairjng those above referred to, saved any purchases of the kind. SHOPS. The Machin Shops are all in good condition, and have been worked effectively. Some valuable tools have been added during the year_a large lathe for car wheels and other heavy work, and a shaping machine. All work in thc rebuilding of cars and locomo? tives, and many of the iron and wooden tools, required in tho road and transportation department, are furnished here. All material used by railroads are much enhanced in price, and it is also true in regard to some kinds of labor, while the rates of freight and fare have not been increased in equal degree. Reference is invited to the report of the Master Mechanic, which furnishes information as to the condition of the locomotives, and service performed by euch. "I? /~?T TXT DV This is a new and material branch in our shops department, and has been set in complete operation since May of the present year. It is found to bo of indispensable service to us, in getting up and casting the numerous articles used in tho construction of cars, and repairs of locomotives. About four hundred car wheels, and all the brass castings required for cars and engines, have been mado in this establishment; and nearly all was of old metal, which has been on hand for a number of years*. The Company could not have expended the money to pur? chase these articles, which would have cost a large sum. In our haste to rebuild the road, in 18GG, some material was used in tho road, which was of poor quality, and it will be necessary to renew many of the ties near Winnsboro, and a part of those near Colombia. Tho stringer-track between Cornwell's and Lewis' will reqTiire a largo proportion of new timbers. The bridges over Sugar Creek and Steel Creek require some re? pairs. Wo want four Section Master's houses; and also a depot at Blackstocks. When yr^ucuule, wo should biuld offices at Columbia; also, ? passenger shed, baggage and ticket offices. These are not indis? pensable to the operations of the road. We need, however, very much, a building to be used in the construction of coaches and cars at Columbia. There is a large proportion of curvativo on our line of road, and much of the original light rail is in use on the track ; some of it was damaged by the disasters of February, 1805, and was replaced in a badly damaged condition on thc track. These are some of the causes of large comparative expenditures, in keeping up the per? manent way, and the rolling stock of the Company. Our trains have been inn with pleasing success, with one excep? tion, which occurred in August last, near Killian's. To make connections with our terminal points, it has been neces? sary to rim our passenger trains at night over the larger portion of our road. This was injurious to our local travel. This difficulty was relieved as much as possible, by attacliing a coach to thc freight trains, for the accommodation of the local travel. Eftbrts were made, with some degree of success, to increase our through travel and freights, by the employing of canvassing agents for travel, and low rates of freights to and from long distances. Whatever of preparation our means will permit, for the increase and extension of the business of the road, that may be conceived to be reasonable, in the prospective, shoidd be made. Our passenger coaches and freight cars should be increased. With our means of building cars, 2 .?.i? ah zo ?i>? 3 I jr? s " ss-? W r-I O C S IL O p S 5 ?, J 2- .? fl. ?-, -1 o 3 - o - 41 g g g 5 s5 o i a ?^. ? ^ . -t? N 3 pr1 H Js=a 2*?-"g o nggJ w 3 8 ? ? SS -*2 '-3 r>r, S J fi)>8 ^ o ^ PH P 5 p & .91 fe? o fl ?{,2 O . .j:|o S| S ..2 j-Ji fl "{? ?.3 2 ?fJ? J ^sspS: ? 2 ^'rfl ? a ns O 2 > ? 8S ??^ 9.8 S' J ?3 .& 8 |? S IS ? N *.3-2 ff S |.s 2^ 2 3 S'S 2 ?H SJ b 53 _,O? cc H ?H P . <DO<a c? ci >r S j? s IH cc d OJ a "?sfl *" H 2-fl ,fl ?j ?a a ?? ? al, 3.593. .3 Ml? C. H. MAXSOX, Treasurer, in account current reith ti 31.-To balances from lnsti year, viz: Cash. Agents. Southern Express! Company.I United States Go? vernment. Other Roads.| Earnings 1867, viz: Freights - propor- ; tiou of this road,' $135,304.60; pro? portions other roads, $135, 707.08. Passengers - pro? portion of this road, $86,984.26; proportions of other roads, 824.065.23. Express. Mail service.I Minor sources, in? come. Sales property, viz:' Old Rails. Real estate, Winns? boro . Sundries. Cotton account... Discount account. Bonds payable Fractional bonds payable.'. Dills payable. Bills receivable... Atlantic, Tennes? see and Ohio R. R. Company-j Columbia and Au-j gusta R. R. Co.. i C. Bonknight.1 813,715 3,079 695 4,915 1,307 07 30 ! 46! 04; 823,712 64 271,011 68' 111,049 5,136 8,125 49 00 j 395,322 40 ... 7,691 17 28,809 80, 700 973 00 66 30,483 52 151 47 3,984 19 ... 52,000 00 4,605 98 , ; 172,507 29 32,000 00 70,280 41 24,521 25 300 00 '8817,560 82 COLTJMHIA, S. C., January 1, 1868. Cliarlo?e and South Carolina Railroad Company. CK. $59,001 91 37,346 71 20,090 ll 28,075 84 36,526 06 2,297 19 1,905 99i$194,243 81 . '117 61 31.-By operating expenses, viz: Maintenance way.. Conducting trans? portation . Motive power. Maintenance cars.. Machine shops Loss and damage.. Errors and deduc? tions . C. Bonknight. Reconstruction of road. Interest account, (general,). Cotton account.... Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio R B. Company. Columbia and Au? gusta Railroad: Company. Richmond ?fc Dan ville R. R Co.. Ticket exchanges- I paid other roads! balances passen- j ger earnings of 1866. Ticket exchanges paid other roads their proportions of passenger earn? ings of 1867.... Less (unpaid ba? lances). Freight exchanges paid other roads their proportions of freights, for 1867.: Confederate ae'ntsi suspended.|.} 2,373 37 Taxes account, U.i S. and State.| Discount account.. j Bills payable.| Bills receivable - j Bonds payable. Fractional bonds; payable.,. Interest oa bonds! payable.j Through passenger! line. New shops.I New rails.\ Catawba R i v o ri Bridge.| Balances due, viz: j From ngents.j 3,446 09j From Southern Ex-I press Company..' 396 62, Fr?in United States i transportation ac-j ( count.? 7,573 25? From United Statesl mail servico.! 2,062 50j From other roads! on ticket account, i 3,655 61 17,134 10 Cash in Treasury.. |.I 15,339 73 !$817,560 32 24,065 23 1,697 67 2,481 52 8,216 06 148 75 55,832 58 176,113 38 158 03 4,418 94 22,367 56 135,707 08 2,901 72 5,304 21 71,232 75 32,000 00 43,500 00 1,390 ll 20,891 03 91 97 4,360 08 332 32 903 Ul C. H. MANSON, Treasurer. Kerosene Burners. SUN BURNERS, Comet Burnore, 8olar Burners, With & full supply of Lamp Chimneys for samo, being the beat burners for kerosene and star i>d now in use. Just received and for salo by_J. k T. R. AGNEW. Seli-Raising Floor. BARRELS Becker's Self-Raising FLOUR, Tor sale low by March 27 E. A G. D. HOfE. NEW GOODS! SUGAR-CURED HAM8, Sugar-Cured BREAKFAST STRIFS, Fine CREAM CHEESE, White ARMY BEANS, Mountain PINK-EYE POTATOES. Jackson's White Northorn POTATOES, DEUTSCH HERRINGS. G. DIERCKS, March 6 At Seegcrn' Old Si^ml. Scrofula, or K lngV Kv ll, ?;) cured hy I using Heioituh'o Qnoen's D ?light. 1 Alcohol, Kerosene, &c. pr BBLS. 03 dogrc: ALCOHOL. ? PJ 10 bbl?. No. 1 K.^rosono Oil, uon-ex- ! plosive, { 5 bbls. Spirits Turpontine, 100 ounces Qaiuino. t or salo to Drug? gists sud dealer?, at low prioo, by FISHER A HEIN?TSH, Ai>r.l 3 t Druggists. BUTTER. I T>ICn OOSHEN BUTTER, for sale XV cheap, ai G. DIERCKB'.