The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, April 21, 1868, Image 4
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,
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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'.