The North-Carolina standard., 1849-08-01
Nett gain to the people of Gran
VILE aInnta of

Nett gain to the people oil Gfan-
vile alone of $53, ,3I2 IS
So, in proportion, are franklin, Warren and other
counties beneftted and if the estimate be extended
West, as you go up the country, so the profit in
creases.''
This sum Of $50 ,342 IS, it must be recolected is
addition Of that amount, the gross, but to
the melt profit of the citizens of Granville. Permit
the road to 90 down and the melt annual income will
be diminished to the extent. $53, ,34G IS will
pay the interest on nearly 800 OOO and if the road
goes down, that amount of wealth goes with it.
The $l8 lost by me in travel OF 2lO miles, repre-
sents $500 of capital and would be just as well
off in the world if had $500 invested in the stock
of the proposed road should it barely support ITSELF
and not yield a silver for dividend. What is true
with respect in this particular, is true in rela
ton all others similarly Stuated and what is true
in. respect to the County of Granville, is not less
true in regard the entire range of Counties to be
penetrated by this road.
None are so far from market those who have
nothing TO sel.'' Build your road if you can-the
and feathers" Be it the staples of Massacha-
setts have been stated to be ice and granite" She
is not destitute of markets and merchandise. neverhe
less. distinguished foreigner looking with intense
interest long since, from the observatory, her
State House, expressed the opinion that no where
else upon the globe could one, with the naked eye,
look down upon the habitatlons Of 10000 persons
possessed-of equal wealth, intelligence, comfort and
Georgia has discovered along her road many mar
keable commodities heavier than feathers and more
indestructibe than apples. Proceeding from Dalton
to Kingston, in a section Of country where the soil
is thin, fuel cheap, and limestone abundant the tra
weller is reminded of the lime kilns which line the
bluffs on the Hudson. There the lime finds an easy
descent the boat in the river, and here into the
freight car. In the neighborhood of Marietta in a
poor soil, covering excellent clay,* brick yards are
found in such immediate proximity to the road that
the brick may be almost transferred by hand from the
kiln to the car. At the Stone Mountain, one of the
greatest natural curosities in the Union, along the
base of which channel for the road has been cut for
a considerable distance through solid stone, was
surprised to see a granite obeisk about the>size of
the monument erected by the Trustees of the Unver-
sity to the memory of the late President Caldwell,
standing within ten feet of The site chosen for
this memorial of departed greatness struck me as
singular one, and naturally enquired ' whose mon
ument is this 90 Any ones who chooses to buy"
was the answer the price is $275." We have all
these raw materials within borders, and we have
moreover a country of no small extent. The vallies
of the Yadkin and Catawbd certainly equal In fer
tiIity, and in every thing else, but convenience to
market, the most favored section of Georgia.
have chosen in this brief note, rather to suggest
than discuss subjects seemingly trivial, and yet not
unworthy the consideration of patriotic statesman
may, if find time, venture upon graver topics in
subsequent communication. The enclosed article
cut from Georgia newspaper, presents short and
clear account of the rail roads in operation in that
State. / commend it to your consideration. 49,
49, I am, with great respect, -a.s
Your ob't serv't.
"a .- d. L. SWAIN.