Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-02-25

Ialloll, uuu piODaOly portiou I'll lHe
Georgia trade, coming from he hanks of
the Savannah,Sab0ve Barksdale's ferry
Commissinns gmerchans are allowed so
cents Eer bale for selling collon, and es-
.timatlng the anOuni OF receipts by the
ware houses in Edgefeld at 26.25U bales
heir commissions alone Mould scatter IN
our midst $l3,05U. Should The planters
come wIlh their wagons and sell their
cotton themselves, the disbursement Of
money eyewould be- even greater. | say
nothing Of the amount OF money relaInrd
by storage, dray taken IN by the no
rels AID laid oul with our merchants
The saving 10 rh-. planters of The District
generally, bolh of time and money in
being able 10 transact their public and
private business al the same place, should
make them zJalnusly interested in The
accomplishment Of The work.
have pointed nul c0mparauvel, but
few fiiIe advau ages Inch lie c',nsrnr
lion of ms road, would secure 10 the Di,
iricI and village; but IhOse that have
been mentioned. together wlrh the appre-
ciaIon ul every Description OF property.
in and Contiguous 10 the village of Ed sc
field, and The; facility Of communicate IN
With tlr metropolis of the SIale. is Ger
tainly irducemcnl enough To bring the
road but 20 miles. aud would make the
stock pay handsome interest.
The track is as level us any III the
world, aad inviting to The undertaking.
The lilhe grading hat may be necessary
lis o. the lighIesl kind. The purchase Of
The land over which The road would pass,
if, indeed, remuneration be required al all,
would be bu trile. The .lInbers are
all convenient and of the best quality
possible. Then why are we inactive I!
Why ask Terms oI junction with lne old
road when our charter authorize, uS To
run our road within AN hundred feet Of H.!
Instead Of having our passengers and prn-
duce subjected TO preference or delays, as
some apprehend, ever il our rnad were
TO stop one mile from The old road, they
would wail for our passengers every day
if necessary, and that company would
Itself r;n branch To where our road had
terminated. Verify, our philosophy is OF
the stamp OF the miser who lives and
dies in poverty, while luxurious comfort
lies within his reaclI-.bIs Inordinale Gu
pldIly being lis heaviest curse.
The following suggestion - borrowed
from neighbor, but as believe 1t eooo'
Twill use il. Let the lreeilo!dsrs within
ten miles of Edgefield village, value tieir
real eslale now and return upon oall TO
what extent that value would be IncIcas-
ed by a Rail Road to This place. and then
subscribe the amount OF the supposed in
crease, or let any man interested who
owns slaves subscribe a fair proportions of
work, aud those who ,do:nol, or should
prefer it subscribe. their qunta in money,
and if they enter upon the work honestly
and with a aciu to accomplish, my life
UPON it, in one year from the day Of sub
scl'ipiion The ,nuyel sight of Steam En-
cine will be realized in EdsefeId. Our
road can. be completed IN one year-lhe
Columbia and Greenville road cannot be
in four. and the pecuniary advantages
which Edgefeld would derige,eaensdlring
The Three years longer required ,lnrz llle
Greenyil'e Road will build one half of
'ours.ssf ~ - $50 !.
Iappeai1o The public spirit, and liber.
:ality and intelligence Of my ftl!w eilizr. ms
10 cone forward and relieve our village
from The odfnm, which areGnsal 10 under
lake so small. yet 10 lis results so great
all enterprise, has cast upon it. and
promptly and heartily begin work that
will redound SO much to every interest
md 10 The wealth and reputation of our
community. NATIVE.
22nd February, 1916.