The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-10-10
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Life IN the Army.
From The Edge6etd Advertiser. I:
PLANK ROADS

FLANK ROADS. siSss.
Mr.. EDIToR:-.It will no. doubt. ba
readily admitted by all, that Plank
Roads, passing through or near a Plant
alton, bringing it in immediate commu-
mcation with market by safe and easy
road, is7of direct and immediate benefit
to it. Such is not the case with Rail
Roads. Many Barnwell Planters. iiiY-5
ing on the line of the Charleston Rail
Road, find it for their interest, and do
send their Cotton from twenty to thirty
miles by wagon, to the Hamburg market;
and some planters on the Georgia Rail-
Road, now wagon their cotton sixty or I
eighty miles to the Augusta market, in
preference to sending it to market by
Rail Road. But it should be kept in
mind that the common roads in Geor-s
g'a are not so nncon1naonlg bad, as the /
roads leading from the np-country. 81
There are some objections to Rail
Roads passing through lands and plant
ations: which cannot we'll be obyiated,
one is, the danger of sparks from the
Locomotive, setting fire and burning
timber land. About twelve month ago, s
there were many thousand acres of val
liable timber burnt, on the line Of the
Long Island Rail Road, injuring the
farmers on the line, to the amount of
about half a million of dollars. Anoth-
er objection to Rail Roads, is the dan s
ger OF stock being run over and killed.
Many planters on the line of Rail Roads. T.
keep up two lines of fence, to keep their
cattle off the track. Neithe1 of these
objections apply toiPlank Roads.
1t may seem extravagant, at first
sight. but on examination, I believe
those who Wagon cotton to Hamburg,
will agree with me, that The euazuc Of the
horses and nudes killed or injured ee
as to be tcorthless, during tie last ten !.
gears, ,6y pulling througA the deep sand
from Hamburg to the tacelue niile post,
scould build the Plank Road from
Edgefeld to Hamburg. The propries
tors of the yGreenville. line of stages.
have lost Some eight or ton valuable
horses within the last twelve months,
which can probably be traced 10 that
cause.
TO build Plank Road from Edge
field to Hamburg, ten feet wide, 3
inches thick, resting on 8 stringers
3 4, would take ia, ,24O feet lumber
per mile, supposing the road to be 25
miles, it would take 4,336,OOO feet of
lumber, to build the Road. The Mills
on the route could probably furnish.
10000 feet per day, which would re-
quire about eighteen month for them
to supply the amount needed. 1t thus
becomes obvious, that it is necessary to
call in the aid Of steam, in building the
road. BY taking what lumber the Mills
on the route could supply, and erecting
Steam Engine, ON some ridge where
timber is plenty, moving the Engine as
the tinheris exhausted, the road could
be completed in from six to ten months.
| will recur to the subject again.
SALUDA.
EFFEcTsA Suitor for the hand of
young lady, had been repeated warned
that she was violent and mgovcrna-
bic temper but persisted in attributing
the information to envy or mistake.
AT length said the lover, relating his
,nishap to friend, i got into an argu-
incnt with my dear Marie about a mere
tifle, when she SO far forgot herself, in o
moment of passion, as to throw cup of
tea in my face
| And what was the cffect?' incurred
his auditor.
"oh. that completely opened my
eyes,
NAVAL TACTIcs.---A captain, one Of
the old school, being at ball, had
been accepted by a beautiful partner,
lady of rank. who, in the most delicate
manner possible, limited to him the pro-
priety Of fputting on pair of gloves.
"Oh!" was the elegant reply; 'sneyer
mind mo ma'am: I shall aeash mn
hands aohea Pre done danciag.--Eag-
fltsh Paper.
A Certain linnen-drapcr waited upon
a lady for the amount of an article pur-
chased at his shop. She endeavored
to remind him that she had paid when
he called some time ago; he declared
he had no remembrance Of the circum.
stances; on which she produced his re-
ceipt. He then asked pardon, and said,
81 am sorry | did not recollect il" To
which the lady replied, II sincerely be-.
iieve You are sorry you did not recol-
lect it."'