Washington telegraph., 1847-11-17
AnA,L ROAD VS.. THE RAFT.

Wa notice in the Clarksye Standard Of the 9th
mat. a communication on the subject oil ka''
Road, from that place TO Jefferson. at the head o
Soda I,ake.-.a distance, we suppose, oi aoou'
one hundred miles. Tha, the work IS pfae''ea'
Bic. we do no, pretend TO doubt, but a. The editor o
tho standard very considerably enqaires--"heFe
ar. the means to come fromi The probability ol
its proving profitable investment for eap's''s's
IA hextremely doubtful. aud thase pcrsdsz are mol
an, 10 make Investments where there Is 80 h'''c
chance Of lie proving profitable, A moderate es'
Innate ef shs cost Of such road, would DC l'''e
lea. than ten thousand dollars pei mile, or one
million of dollars. Now where, We ask, Is ua'
amoun, Of money To be raised, to be invested u u
vo,k .o ebimericsf We venture the assef''on'
that. even II Il could be raised, which Is BY no
mean. pfob,sle, all the freight conveyed over w.
would noiaesp !, IN nrePar--Noald not keep II ron
,o,,ns dawn. The proposition at this time, Is al
together cut Of the question: twenty yeafs hence
!, will do . talk about.
With the editor, We Ihink the only chance io'
the people Of upper Red River to get the produce
Of their plantations TO market, "a TO bend all 'heH
energies. for the present, to the removal ei INC
taN. TlI., Notwithstanding the opinion Of The
writer Of the communication 10 the contrary, v
practicable. aud can be done At les than one MA
The cost /, would take 10 eohsiIae, the proposed
Rail Roai. Aud when completed Il properly
managed. as We have every reason 10 believe 4
will be, viii no, need annual appropriations TO keep
II in repair.
The writer further asscts that at seems to be
the unanimous opinion that money would be- as 1t
s.rsvs 4ss bssa, u.eles.ly expended IN attempting
ia improve the navigation Of Red nyera lie Is
certainly unaequaaisd With his subject. When
Can't sbres,s frsl commenced operating en- Red
river, !, vas blocked up for distance Of ff0m 100
to 10 miles--now there i net more than three
or a, the oaiside four miles Of fah, and hat has
been aeenniulaing since the fall Of lsi5, and yet
he a,srris lha, the money appropriated has aii'Hy'
been usalfsly expended We are ifank to ae'
knowledge that the las, appropriation done but
li.,le COED. because Il was net properly applied.
A recurrence Of such mlsapplIea,ion Of the pub
lie funds, Is the very thing that Induced the eon-
seniion, recently held al this place, 10 asA i0T a
board Of managsn, whose interests are Identified
with uppef Red River, and who will give ample
security for the proper application Of any funds
placed in their hands
Du, the writer is nc, convinced lha, permanent
navigation could be made. Well, that b. job
VIC shah no, undertake. II the views Of every
man. a, all acquainted with the subject, aud the
reports Of highly intelligent aud scientific Off
cen Of the corps Of Typographical engineers have
failed TO convince him, ii would be worse than The
removal Of the rafl ITSELF Tor US to attempt IT,
We think II Is the duty OF every PeDOn. having
interest. in common with The citizens Of upper
Red River. TO lend helping hand TO the Pfojee.
now before them. and not eadeayof 10 counter
act any tiIse, it NIGH, have, by bringing for
ward chmsreal propositions