| From the Charleston Mercury |
| April 18, 1863 |
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| Our Railroads |
| The schedules of our local
railroads, and their various connections, which went into effect
towards the close of February, have been working with admirable
satisfaction since, both to the several companies and the travelling
community. Our railroads had been overtaxed by the immensely increased
passenger and freight transportation incident to the war, and the
blockade by water communication, so that close connections were rarely
made, and a trip to Richmond or any distant point, which should be
accomplished in twenty-eight or thirty hours, more frequently took
three or four days. But since the running time has been lengthened an
hour or two on each road, the trains can accomplish more, and there is
a certainty of reaching your destination at a certain time, which
greatly relieves the anxiety of previous travelling. Some of the
Eating Houses on the several roads, notwithstanding the difficulties
and disadvantages under which they labor, manage to feast the
traveller bountifully. The Dinner and Supper House at Chester, on the
Charlotte & South Carolina Railroad, Mr. Graham’S Breakfast
House at Sumter, on the Wilmington & Manchester Road, and the
Kingville Hotel, are specially worthy of mention. We have recently
seen some beef on Mr. Kennedy’s table, at Kingville, equal to the
best Fulton Market. The Wilmington & Manchester Road has lately
added several new and elegant passenger cars, manufactured at
Wilmington, to their rolling stock. |
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