Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-12-01

Gemgiia Psn.en.iary.-According To lie
message Of Gayeruor Crawford, tae affairs of =
tie Penitenaasy bagss been successfully mana:.ss
geo by ls,pressnt aficientT principal keeper.
In the direction Of tiisil he has been emi.
nrntly successful. Nothing bas. Heea 9 drava T
from the Treasury within two yearss ssfaf The !
support of the Stale Prison. bnt on the contats
ry its mel, profits have amounted to upwards Of
ten Thousand dollars.
Rail Road SiatiStics.-From summary which
we have seen, it appears that from the year
1890 to the present time, lS47, five thousand
and forty miles Of ral roads have been complet-
ed in the United States, at an expense Of one
hundred and twenty-five millions FIVE hnndfcd
and twenty-five thousand dollars and fraction
over. This has been done in less than IL years.
and is Unprecedented in the world.
Westcrn and atlantic Rail Road.-In the re- :.
cent message to the Legislature of Georgia,
Governor Crawford commended the road to
the consideration of that body. He says the
doubts heretofore embarrassing this work Of
Stale enterprise, are merged in its great use
iulness and national importance. The produc-
tions oftlleconn,ry through which it runs, have
increased in quantity and valne. Virginia, Ten:
nessee. and Alabama, in part, adopted it as the
most convenient mode Of reachng Son thern
Atlantic port, with their productions, BY ii
new commercial relations have been established
aud social intercourse happily promoted The
navigation Of some Of the western rivers hitler.
to deemed difficult and almost impracticable,
has been proven by the energy and enterprise
which have been awakened by this great work
Of internal transportation. Similar works com.
municatlng, nr intended 10 communicate with
it. have been revived or started into existence
Nor should it be overlooked, that il is an i'm
portanl and necessary link in The chain Of In
ternal Improvement, that's TO connect the South
ern Atlantic ports, with the middle valley ofthe
Mississippi river. A space Of less than forty
miles is the part allotted to the State OF Georgia
TO complete. According TO the Message, an :
outlay of S375.000 will complete this task,
aud improve n. previous expenditure, gilmore
than S5OO,OO0, that are now lying idle and uu..,
profitable. The road for hundred miles. has
been finished, and pnl in successful, Operations.
1t connscts with the Georgia Rail Road extend!
ing 10 Augusta, and with the Central Rail Road,
reaching to Savannah. Tennessee, at the re.
quest of Governor Crawford, has promptly
and literally extended the charter of Georgia.
for the completion Of the road within the next
tweny.six months.
According to his Excellency, the road has nj
ready yielded considerable nett profit. Cap
italists in Charleston haye perceived that tile
extension and completion Of this State road,
would prove highly advantageous to Charles.
ton, and a considerable portion Of our, Slate.
They have been ursedio mid in its construction,
. and our readers are aware, thai delegates, not
long since, assembled to oconsut about extend.
4 ing the great chainsof frail roads ffomSc Charles.
ron through Georgia, into The rich western,
counties Of Tennessee; and TO some Of ksr'
lfbieG cites. A:rece1t writer ffn1hel5 s1.
y pf
this chain ofsrail road is Of paramount Import
ance to South Carolina. There Gun .hs no
doubt, that when finished the road will greatly
enhance the commerce Of our State