The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-04-01

neni IS 10 the elect vi onc klN koad, VIII
Illustrate tins remark In ne year sac, Z
here we're braughl 10 the cay OF New
orb over the Eue Rail Road from a par,
Of Two counties, OfaIge aud Rock'and, z.
600 430 quarts Of milk, 3,155, i4O lbs. Of
better, ? o07 500 lbs. fresh meat, 359,92
baskets Of strawberries the estimated va
lue Of these articles is 81 ,l26,2 PEI. These
articles are produced by every iarmet IN
Western North Caroliul, but we venture
the Suggestion that there Is tot one ~
hundred Sho has ever though, OF deriving
proi by the sale OF thom. There Is vast
amount Of tins species Of prediction, poIa.
toes, apples, peaches, and poultry, which
would be mai kelable, and cORlil butte large
N 10 the sIs,euanee aud comfort Of ilmJi,es,
If the means Of access 10 large city were
provided. The question then addresses It.
self 10 the people OF these western coUn'
ties, what prospect IS offered Tor our con
nection with the Improvements OF the age
IT which we 1--we unless this road be con
stTueted The prospects winch he before
va now cloudcd With gloom must 20 ths
progress Of ttnc, become more and more
hopeless. Real estate within ie@ years,
has fallen IA value % per cl.-many iarc's
are lying waste and deso.lte, oil improve
snent is arFes,ed-snd scarcely young
man is commencing life % any branch q
business, bat is directing hls uteauon u
some other SAFE. GIVE tie enterprise q
your sons scons-place them ID . position
,sual 10 ether parts of the Onion, ard all
their past history proves, that they can q
chieye for themselves tie prizes OF life.
Your COMMITTEES have stated tha, the Ct.
Is Of Charleston Was deeply Interested IN
4his work, and her AID 10 lis construction
might be relied on The eS,en, Of that lnte'
fest is an obvious inference from the pOpu.
lallon and wealth winch ems; IN he region
,iependan, on the rOad, To bud ,neissou.
bly 10 great commercial city, such 40 eI.
tent of country, with such population, 10
establish between them habits Of reciprocal
communication and dependence, IS 40 a
chievement the value OF Sh.cE Il Is Imp0s.
sibse to Cofesee. WIKI the gtos,h and De
yelopment OF such an extensive country,
the Interests Of city, fed aud sustained by
Il, mus; pfopor;ionaby advance. Should
the progress Of the road be towards ulteroi
noiuts, aud thus widen the extent Of Us 10
ifuence, anl multiply is uib4tartes, lho e.
tect on the ciiy Into whose lap viii poui
their products, mus. &c 10 improve, AMI &
elevate her omnerciaI importance. Ma
ture has favored that city mRh lhe test mar
bour on the South Atlantic s-a0QarJ, bu
she IS surrounded by a wide extent Of bar
rem sand hills, s4d mus! Ioak q Tie more
dislan, regions cf tie interior !or the back
country BY which She : 70 be sustained
There must &c to5ad the active, ind1syuog!
and thriving customers, who are 10 sell any
purchase, a, her market, shls their indus
Try can produce auI taeir wants require. --
The mountain country Of Tennessee, Var
giaia aud North Carolina, by Raj Road
nov in progress end projected, vll' give
her vide area N when she eau have u
competitor Who the progress Of exis
n, works towards the Alabama aud MI'
slss,pYl rivers, give her : far Prospec! a
IN early date Of becoming Tie eonmetcH
metropolis for this grea! territory. \
Southern man ~ho 1Pprecia:es the advance
taenl Of the portion Of the Iaioh 10 who
has loi : cal 6l' Hl'i F'i ace al 'h's Goa
sImmadoa. NO kal h'lu iotins ns
cessarg part o. this system OF p1Oic "otK'
aad Il = needless 10 repeat mus % ~ r'
suis be q tee 9eePe.l tnp'fIaaee % ~
welfare q lhe CITY Iafou2A VIZ marco
Of Charleston q af4e part u the merchlI
die Of Western North Carolina y no" n
cetsed, Iron ne northern cues \ W
Rnl Road oe construct q, lie entire amour
must DC received dtFectiy lfoh mat CITY
Establish ais course q trade, ana 'hs p1
chase q mefchaadlze Al mat CITY must o
cessaniy increase. AJis as she IS az W
time 20 supply groceries as eb'ap'y as az
city IA tue Union, that brlnch Of blslne
she must monoY2aze. And "aen Il IS q
membefed sa-!i IS estimated iha' NE caui
ties Of Nes.efa Norm Clrolna within 't
sphere o. tbs road no" consumes auuUl.
& $50 .0J0 worth Of merchlHdza, o! who
gone enc tuHd II value are groceries, %
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