Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-02-25
For the .IdrcrtiScr.
TuE EpGErIELD RAIL ROAD.

Tine EDGErIELD RAIL ROAD.
al the last session of the State LeslsIa
,ure. authority was given Tor The lortna-
,ion of "a Corporate Company, tor the pur-
pose of connecting Edgcfield Village with
tho South Carolina Rail Road al Ham
burg Or Aiken, or any Intermediate point.
aud provision was made that Books siould
be opened for the suhrscip'on OF stock IN
the contemplated Road. on the first Mon:
day and Tuesday in March ncxl. al Edge
field Court House, and at other places
less directly interested. The same au-
Ihuriiy was given for extending The South
Carolina Rail Road from Columbia 10
GreenvIie C. H. In each bill providing
fu these Roads. aid was asked llo... lhr
Stale, either by lis taking STOCK, in the
Road, or by4endins money 10 The Compa-
nies whenever they should be organized.
nave been Informed that, in both instan-
ces il was refused, and from very opposite
reusous. Refused 10 the Greeuvll!e Road
because lis being 100 great an nnde!ta-
king. .traversiug a MOUNTAINOUS counlrya
distance of l30 miles, and Io, the EdGefcld
Road because of, the short distance = {
ould go, not exceedinsiwcniy miles
commanding very natural facility. and in
truth being an undertaking which, even
twenty. of our own citizens. could easily
accoafpHsh. Asa Garolinian,. Z sfeois sttaf
The Legislature did rishtin denying both
applications, and as residehtof Edgeield
VILLAGE. ] regret that our application $
bul 100 Just a commentary hpnn lis public
spirit aud Hberaily. This regret has be-
come absolutely painful IN consequence
Of contrast, have been forced to lnsi-
lu,c, since reading llc proceedings OF The
Rail Road Convention held al Lanrens
vile, on the 18th ulrinro, between The in
teres; aud energy manifested by our nelsh-
bors, aud ourindiClcrence and apa'hy
A, the Laurens Convention tuurDlslncls
were represenled-Greenville, Laurens,
Newhcrrv aud Lexington. Admitting
that The entire cost per mile Of each Road
will bc the same. (Which | think not
enough in one iaslance, and too much IN
The o,her) propose comparative view
of the aggregate wealth o! the fur DIS
rricrs: as indicated by The number ol Nc
grocs, The tax on goods. the value Of pro +,
f.ssions, The number of acres and value Of
land, g. which better exhibits heir resour-
ces, The total amount oflaxcs in each. and
of Edge6cld alone, and CONTRASTING the
propor!ioaale cost of ,fcirRoad with ours,
as snewinc bow much more Willing and
zealous they arc 10 lend themselves 10 the
uu:,Iic veal, and more literally Awakened
10 their true interests.
GrcenviIc has 5.737 slaves, 454 ,S3l
acres Of land, valued at $lll,9o1 tax on
goods, S3i2 l2 GEMS value of proles-
sions SlO,700. Total amount Of taxes
S4,269 SS cents.
Laurens has 9.S54 slaves. 435, l41 acres
of land. valued at 1885, ,537 lax on Snods,
s22l,l6: value of professions. Sl5,l7O.
Total tax s6,49G "a.
Newberry has 10,765 slaves, 36S,3lG
acres, valued al S20l,747 81; lax on goods
S2SS.75; value of professi"n. S25, l9O.-
Total TAX S7,3l39S cents. 't
Lexington has 5,05S slaves, 6S7. .49O
acres, valued a, 500. $50 taxes on goods.
SCI, ,l6 cents: value olprolession,. Sb.2O5.,
Total taxes S3.562 48.
The gross amonn, of Taxes pa. oy
the four Districts is S2l642 IS cents, and
their contemplated Road is l3O miles in
length by the nearest route.
Edgeheld has 1901 slaves. 937 5SS
acres of laud, valued al s46i ,S69; INK on
goods SS54 26 cer,s; value Of professions.
SsS,9 300 Total tax Sl3,ll9 20 cents, and
our Road but 90 miles long, the most
distant route.
Now if calculation be made Of the
cos, of The GreenvilIe Rail Road, and the
proportion Of its cost to the amount OF tax
money paid into the Treasury. by The
four Districts, through which The road will
pass, and The same be done with the cost
ofthe Edgefeid Road, aud the amounlo of
taxes paid by Edge.ield District. it will
be seen tha, our Road will cost one single
Dis,tic, less even by ope-ffth Than The
GreenviIle Road will the four Districts
united. In plain english. for every dollar
that the people Of this District lake from
their pockets. the people OF those four Dis
tricts must take over five Nolwihsland.
ing bis difference in the amount of.money
required for each Road, and 1.-The. propnr
rioiate difference tElareach man niustad
vance towards the completion Of. each,
The people of those Districts have put
their shoulders 10 lie wheel, and tbefrst
and most imp pottans steps have been taken
stsa r~t- - /.