The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-03-21
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t1A tE1 tHNbluFlE JOURNAL,
It's through Tic medium Of ne prcssa
lone that ulmus, all enterprises 81 public
utility aud general good can be property
brought before the people. Taking it there
fore 10 be a general proposition TIA, it rare.
~, il ever fails, that a work Of public ben
cht can be attained cxcrp, by Amos, Uni.
vcrsal reclamation, we must, therefore,
70 accomplish The objcct IF any undertake.
lug and 10 secure the success ot lis origi-
nal design, acquire the appreciation, Il not
Of the whole people, at least OF large
mgarity, as to lis practcablIiy, and II no,
d present benefit at least Of future good.
The question then very naturally arises,
Would Rail Road Il built from Charlotte
20 Camden, be Of general good 10 Tins por.
ton OF the State Of North Caroi;aa ? II
Is doubtless known 10 mary Of vour read.
crs, that Rail Road is about 10 be built
from Gadslcn to Camden, which, when fin.
ishcJ, will bring a Rail Road within cigh.
~ miles Of Charlotte. The region Of
country tyiag between Camden aud Char.
loue, al least greater portion o.! II, is said
to be well tim5crcd and sufficiently level
Is justify the belief that the ultimate cost
would Le comparatively small IN con-jdc.
ration Of the convenience II viii ncceSsa-
tlv extend 10 all classes of our commu-
nifty, and more especially to the travelling
public. 1t may be argued BY some, who
know nothing Of the facts, nor Of the re.
al merits Of so patriotic an undertaking,
to be wholly impractcablc-a visionary
scheme the conception Of an idle brain.
To such it can only be said " that the half
has not been told" The probable cost of
the road is estimated by gentlemen couyer-
SAINT with such things that the greatest pos.
sibe amount cannot exceed 81 200, 600,
of which amount it is said from the most
reliable source, that the Charleston Rad
Road Company will subscribe 100000
that IS one. half OF the amount ncccssa.
ny to carry out this great and beneficial,
To the farmers and plant.
crs of the VI. country an additional itducc.
mcnt is extended. 1t is proposed that one
half of the remaining 5000, 900 shall be
in labor, thereby extending cv.
cry facility Of paying Off their amount of
stock taken with the labor Of their own
hands, which, from the present prices Of
cotton is a sufficient mduccment Of itself
to elicit the active cNertlon of that portion
of our planning interest. Truly il is a ben
eft which extends TO every class and con-
dilon Of mCH--so that he that has no mo-
ne, may pay in labor-consequcniy, with
a little labor and a little money, we may
secure 10 ourselves an incnleulable bless.
ing. / will reduce the price of travel and
bring down the transportation OF produce
to a mere nominal amount. We can then
enjoy all the luXurles and comforts which
are now, from our remote situation IN the
interior of the country, absolutely denied
us. Wealth must necessarily be poured
into the laps of our people. Charlotte will
be the natural depot Of almost all the Wes-
tern Counties. Charleston is the market
of Western North Carolina. Nature has
denied us those natural blessings Of trans
portation that she has so layishly bcsow-
ed upon other countries, far less fertile and
prolific in all those blessings that pertain
To the happiness Of the human family
Her resources are Observation-Disclosures MN
cral wealth incxhauslhlc--th advantages
she extends in her innumerabc mountain
streams to the entcrprlsing manufactures
are incstimabe. The salubrlty and pur.
tv of her climate always gladdcns the heart