The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-01-13


this place on Moplsy the lthsins.s resulted
lows: Major Wa n yaswoara, intsniant Messrs
VIZ DgLorsr,T Tpos. toanL4 .JsB o sXiTnH. Y 4
aRsroos ,sand Col. M. MosEs, w ardens. /.
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The price. Of tbs article aPprars to be advancing
in Cbsreston, Tho sales in nSthnt market, fbis lbe
week ending Friday; Jan. 8, were 1906 bales; the
receipts l3 .oo4 baes and the prices from 10 34
and II cents per lb; ordinary to good ordinary. 0
and9 l-a 1913 'pidding.o to good midd'ins, 10 to
10 49, middns fair, 10 IA TO lc 80; fair and full
" tait 10 i2 to 40 "a; aph prime, lccnts apound
81 PUBLICATIONS. 80
We have received from the author copy Of the
"Memoria" to Congress "for National Rail Road
from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, for
tho purpose Of obtaining short route Oregon and
and the Indies, by Lieut. g neHsE :WiLsEs,n nc
companied by map exhibiting the general disec-
tion, connexions and advantages Of the proposed
road, 80
Wo have no. yet had,time to look,accurutely into
tho subject of this pamphlet but. fion It. nature
and Importance, we believe it will meet from Con-
sre.s svhats attention that body ay think /, do
serves. :. ~ ~ 4
MANCHESTER AND WILMINGTON IN. o.
RAIL ROAD. ~; :
We call ihe attention Of senr readers TO
the able report of Messrs: McRAE and
FLRxrso, Engineers, employed to! o!saryey
the route fof The, proposed rail road from
Wilmington. \. CT. to the Camden, S. C..
Branch Road. .
The citizens fWilmington, as was to be
expected, have taken hold OF. the proposed
measure in good earnest. The 'Con,u,er-
ciaz, of Dec. 3O, 1916, contains a ,.Con-
uecling Link Ticket" for Commissioners
Of the Town, Of gentlemen who are the
pledged friends TO the extension Of the
rail road South sand who have shown
themselves such, both in appropriation. Of
time aud money" The Chronicle of the
9Th inst. conlains a..verbal report from
Raleigh Of the 9th that the bill, authori-
zing the Commissioners OF HE Town OF
Wilmington to o7borrow 5000 900. q. aid in
tho construction Of rail road. TO ;,he South
Carolina rail rond, had passed its second
reading in the Senate without much oppo-
silion.
The necessary charters for the road have
been granted by the legislatures Of North
and South Carolina; and it remains TO car
ry into execution the provisions Of those
charters.
For many yenrs, it has been evident TO
the public that more certain, direct, and
speedy means Of Communication must be
opened between tho North and the South,
than ,hnt which now exists, for the accom-,
modalion Of the travelling public and The
business community. This evidence and
the necessity Of The case have produced;
a public dcmand; and this demand, com.
bincd with local interest, has. procured lhe
performance Of whatever has beenR douei
toward the accomplishment;of this great
undertaking. 1}sss - -,
s; The,public journals of The III and The
East, Of the West and.ofiIe distant Soulh'
all hail this measure as one Of great
importance and still greater necessity
They hold the language, that the public
will not now submit TO disappointment;
and that the road must be completed
The people Of theswhole. country look up.
on the measure as one, which, when COM
pleted. will save them much time and mo-
ney and enable them 10 avoid the dangers
Of the sea. They demand ii as conducive
TO safety Of human life and the promotion
of internal commerce. Co., E
Is il necessary. at this time, 10 mention
the advantages resulting from rail roads!
Shall we specify the numerous instances
through our extended country in which
incalculable benefit has been derived from
their construction The rapidly increas..
ing generality Of this kind of'roatls is a
great argument in their, favor. It1is&true
.hat some have fuilca: but we esmay ask how
many, or rather how few7 Insthis, counss7
Try, such q thing has seldom happened.
Men look too carefully after their own in.
terest, in matters Of this kind, to engage
in such enterprises without due and .rea-
sonable consideration; ond general results
have favored this kind ofsinveslment. /!
The principal argument, or rather draw
back, which we have heard against ,he
Of the roads this; that there is
not suflicien. money, insthis partof the
state to warran, such an enterprise This
a sser.on we much doubt. The same OBJ
lection, we believe, has been applied to
most Of the rail roads in the United States.
The supposed expenses Of the road are
a host Of phanloms keep back The tmi
and tie over cautious from vcnturing their
funds IN ,vlnt some call AN in, possihle