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

nd travel which is offered on The way il
populous country, more than compensa,e.
or a moderate increase OF distance 10 pass.
~ through such a country.
Let US then compare the two sections or
country which these roads would trasers.
ind see how far sources Of compensation
may be expected on each The Csmden
route would run through Kershaw ,nJ
Lancaster Distr cts in South Carolina
while the Columbia route would n..'
through Richland, Fairfield, Chester and
York. In order TO estimate the relatiyo
advantages, your Committee have coIec,
ed from authentic public documents H..
statistics contained IN he table suboippd !,
this Report From this II appears ,b,,
there are 10 millions worth OF zeal mo-
perry on Tho Columbia route, aps,a,,
millions on the Camden route p,el.
ton Of u, 600 on the COLUMBIA R,a,s
against - 900 on the c.h' !, aud eto,o,
70 ,00e bales Of cotton, and q millions Il
bushels OF grain on the Columbia. so,,s,
"a, 900 bales Of Gotten and half nillis,
bushels Of grain on the Camden.
In fact, as Tar as Sou'h Carolina ia 20,
ceuned, the considerations are .ll .,raaos,
IN favor OF the Columbia route. The q,
lstlng rail roads to Camden and C0lnub,,
would satisfy all the wants Of trsde r.,
RIchland and kershaw districts. and IN
comparing the accession from tie ROUTE,
above, both these districts might properly
be Withdrawn from the comparison. Then
, ,.rC,tti tbap ratp,t, -, 81
, Lancaster district alone with : coo hsla,
. cotton, S690, 900 Of real estate, aud non.
, ulatiou u about 10000 10 counicrbalaure
, Fairfield, Chester aud York With efoo of
, % GOO bales OF Cotton a populsiionol &c..
D 600, and a real property valued at mi.
a lions Of dollars. To tai, must he added
b. on The Columbia route, the lac, that M.
i, Road Will pass through three oftto daea
r villages "a cur country, one Of wlcb
@ (iotksii,r) would certainly become n.
d centre Of great trade 10 cone doaa iu,
. Western SIDE Of the Calawba RRsf
e The only set of against these adyasi,.
&c ges when Is to be added 10 those sliesd,
5 set down by your COMMITTEE 10 tie d.
count to the Camden route, IS itat ~tfa
D. would arse from tn.on county IN nora
te Carolina, which the Camden foulv ~. y.
,c also tIaSefse.
81 How far Rad Road passing ifoa a6.
Vile 10 Charlotte @ould draw 1t Is IA,
10 trade OF Union county. @ou.J depend
ld contingencies ni present too uncertain
Nc enable your Committee 10 detefmr1-
m There mus BE- hue Somewhere asa.
d. which IL would be uncertain wheeler
~ trade vii be attracted by the rai
u. continue ,n ,ls old channel and l5s
10. wdt 30 itc boundary, 90 either
n. winch Uuion coanty would have
Is 10 the account of Camden o. GO
.te The Inc itself would epnunue ang
ii until the location q the roa'a al
80 rlenco 81 The trade had established
~ uatil this he done. Il - too ueeei so q
to element TO take lnio tho ea.clsiea.
W. ought, hoNeyef, 10 be CONSIDERED - q
Cd item % favor ol the Camlcu foaic.
IL has coaacetlon. Il = ) oper "a sl, {. i
b. tery maierial fsci, thatfal roads 5,s 81
rs Ways becg found 10 stimulate iuie s-afsfI
he pinducIisensss, every source of 5al,
N, he fou c, therefore. upon " hich he 4ai,
- are more fertile aad the popu!attaa lsrr
"a has greater susceplibsiity luf nste8..
lo trade. The statistics FURNISHED bel9a, Il
q, hibii on tho Columbia route. pfopcrJ
ID i've times more valuable. ,hfco aad boil
(. tunes more pupuiaus. land predicting clop'
: ihree times greater ghsn on 'he CAmica
:, route. The scfy nature Of tue "a
y which are described bs the advocates u
= the two routes, shows that tc Glllcl
e route passes through sandy pIar
= IS, sutlc the other tfascrscs tegoa Of
y clay, n ouch oak, hickory and bIse. IN
aba3gIs There IS no doubt bot tha
stimulus applied 70 tic Cylum5a t14
}, must aeseIopc results far beyond snt aap
i can be expected ou tho oiber
o These considerations wi.I enable ef
follow citizens to determine az to lhs res,
live csenl0al value d tho 40 roads. sd
$ whether ibe Columbia route sII coupfr.
: sa'e FOR he additional distance required %
as construction.
Inc next point 10 Which 6uf s'ieo'ma
vail be directed, - tho relative ea.l 81 ne
two roads. Although the dlGferee "
tween them is Lui segenteeu miles tssite
the whole leuglb Of the lue yet tassnieh
as the road to Camden may 0. carsl.stea
as finished, II viii require lh.riy maes 80
Il rail road 10 be constructed e fftcH
Charlotte from that poul, lhan from Co'
Inmbla. The Columbia route vii there
fore require the present outlay d Jusl as
much more money as~lli construct thsss
additional lhiuy miles. Tie 'uena' o.
the Camdcn route aver a $50 that he GROUND
IS more uniayonbIe On The Columbia fon'
than on theirs and il tia, BE- 50, ihi ~
equality must also be made UP, The sur
sey 10 which wo lave already alluded, cef'
mnIy shevs that part Of the route tom
Columbia viii prove difficult and costly
and - far wo have fcts 70 stand upon y Il
DO not know, however, whether coun'rt'
balancing difficulties may not be net VII
on tho Csmden route Untl survey a'e
made, tbs point must rcmau % nae'i ''t'
"; aud al We can do . TO make some =
o. ,,.t,.nt ~, n ,iurnhla fgute fGf lit