The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1848-02-16

luftner. IniS Dclng recommended as 4
safe plan, if adopted it will keep the money
safe in the Stockholders pockets: from ever
building the road AS the old Provcrb is,
'they that will not help themselves canno.
expect he lp from others; therefore grade
the road, and there is no doubt but that we
will get aid from the State and from the peo-
pie, TO the full amount required for the
full completion of the road to Anderson G..
H., from thence TO Knoxville, Tennessee,
where we will get the products of the fer
tile lands Of Chuckey river, the French
broad and the two Pigeon rivers, where
they make from SO to 80 bushels of corn to
tho acre: and raise a great many fine hogs
and produce for home market. All this
trade will come to this State on the Rail
road by so doing they will avoid the turn
pike over Paint Mountain up the French
Broad river and through the Salu,la Gap
also avoid paying high price for corn
through North Carolina, in getting all
those commodities to the South Carolina
markets. will add further, for the last
item, out not by any means the least, that
it is about forty miles from Knoxville TO
Beams Station, the great thoroughiare,
where nearly all the live stock Of Kentucky
passes through, together with the Wagons
loaded with bagging. roping, and other do
mestcs. When the Railroad reaches
Knoxville, all this trade will be carried on
it to the markets of tins State. These are
plain matters Of fact that present themselves
to my mind | do not think there is any
unprojudiccd mind, that will impartally re-
fleet upon this subject, but will say let the
road be graded throughout TO Anderson c.
Fl. immediately The dividends TO the
Stockholders will, in time, have no doubt,
be the best that ever was in this State.
was in the Convention at Newberry,
did not 60 as delegate from this District,
but as Stockholdcr. | saw those that
were sent there as delegates from this Dis
lrict TO act in good faith with the citizens
Of Newberry and Columbia. heard them
pledge themselves for the punctual compli-
ance of the Stockholders-here saying that
they would pay their !nstalments whenever
called on. yet hope and think they will
do so for the sake Oft their credit and for the
honor OF their District, and to save the great
modification of those whom they sent to
Newberry 10 represent them.
had thought | would say no more for
the present; but there are so many impor-
tant remarks that could be made in support
ofthe great enterprise, that had time and
capacity, would write more. You are
aware of the present condition of the Geor-
gia Railroad. their road and cars not being
of the same width Of the Hamburg road
therefore doubt if they unite soon. If
they were to unite, see the great inconven-
ience & loss oftime in changing the freight;
therefore you perceive that this road when
it is carried to Knoxville or even near
Chattanooga, that it will get all the trade
for the reasons are conclusive, as it relates
to the condition of the different widths of
the road and cars; but that is not the
strongest reason, the difference in the dis
tance OF the two roads, this one being so
much the nearest and going through the
capitol of our State. A word for Greenville
and Laurens: with the aid Of their citizens
uniting with US, they can soon get all
road TO their villages, which hope will be
the case. WILLIAM EDD1Ns.
WRITTEN FOR THE ABpEvILLE BANNER.)
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