The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-07-22


Camden is only IS to 10 miles, while the
distance from the same point to Columbia
IS A TO 10 miles. Camden would there.
lore still have the means Of coming into
fair competition for the trade; aud il your
Committee are not IN error as % its value
and importance, there viii be enough 10
satisfy both towns.
II your Committee are to extend their
views beyond the mere money calculations
connected With the subject, there are few
political considerations TO which they would
direct attention before they conclude this
Report. There is no potion OF our State
10 which good road is 50 necessary as to |
The Districts on the route from Columbia |
TO Charlotte. The roads IN ordinary use
are almost impossible during the winter
and spring months. To airy of our CHI.
zens who have never travelled over them
at these seasons, description OF their con.
ditlon would be Incredible; hna yet bad as
they are, all the produce Of this populous
and wealthy region must some way or 9th
er be carried over them. To any agficul.
tural produce but Cotton, the cost of trans
porlalion amounts 10 destruction Of us
value, al only d shor, Rcc above Go.
lumbla. THIS fact was r,uklngly de.
ve'oped during the pas, ~ when gram
Of all kinds was bringing 50 high price.
at our seapnIls, its price in Chester and
York Districts was governed entirely by
neighbgurhood demand, and where that
ceased, there was no further sale. One Of
/ the Delegates from Chester Informed Us
1 that Indian Corn could not be sold III any
quantity at Chester al more than 30 cents,
and Wheat at 50 to 60 cents, while the
former was worth in the Charleston mar.
ket 81 aud the latter from 81 10 sls
So, too, the connection by speedy com.
municaiion between The pupuous districts
OF the upper country and the sea coast is
VI great Importance IN times Of foreign IN.
yasIun 81 .. domestic disturbance, and lust.
y offers an luducemcui TO The citizens Of
Charleston for pfeterring a route through
a pnpulous and well settled region. How
far such Considerations viii ptcvail with
those @ho may become Subscribers on 81.
Their route, your Committee are not called
upon 10 determine. They have discharged
Iher duty, when they have presented them
4irly.
On Tie whole, then, your Committee
would earnestly urge this Rail Road com.
muuicaltun upon the attention Of theI fcl.
iu~ citizens, and claim for It % full cub.
scupi1u as VAL ensure I,s speedy compile.
ton; auI whsle they do not consider It
difficult, upon The facts developed, 10 form
sound conr,usl0n as to wticA Of The 100
routes ought . be preferred, they leave
thai decision to lie enlightened jligncnl
Of their lellow.cluzcns.
Your Committee would especially state
~ conclusion, that thoy consider more nc.
curate information 10 be mporian, to the
Interests &c all concerned and to the Safe
at large, 10 determining upon a subscrip.
'.~-. 't.s, ,~s.s,~--..s. ---'.. -. .,,,= Ueport
without recommending 60 The trends q
botb routes, (Which They hereby most ear.
Mostly dol 10 have careful surveys ard est.
mates made as soon d mly be practicable.
Il would be easy to provide tbat he ex.
pensc thereof should be allowed on account
Of the subscriptions ol tire l owns 81 lam
den or Columbia, cspecucly, aud there
eau BE- 30 reasonable doubt, tina any { NJ
pans to be formed, would consider such an
oull4y az al advance 81 subscriptions, just
as Tie WILMINGTON and Manchester Com.
pang have lately done. Your Committee
,hlua. thai without sch survey, To ap
plcauon tor all from die State Is likely TO
succeed up .ssm the want q facts,
upon which, tic representatives u HE peo.
Pie could form il,l conclusions, and Ger.
uiuly II would bo mere act OF justice To
the people on the tao routes, that their
interests and statements should be careful.
Is considered, and subjected to the actual
scrunny Of scientific engineers.
Al Of which IS respectfully submitted.
By order II the Committee.
{. G. MEHMINGER Chairman.