The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-02-07
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road built md ready in: lime for lie Plea.
sure trnvel Of The present year; 50 that
travellers from all Quarters or Souir land
can carry home accounts OF It. This
road will pass through a country for, the
most part very beautiful. Iii is conte,n.
Pinied to have spacious omnibuses, to run
IN connexion with The Albany and Schcn.
ec,ndy railroad hndtlte White Hall rail.
road; SO that passengers can pass over the
road in two hours, and TO. a1id ffofn AL,
bunvin three hours, or less. Krrar1re.
incnls will probably be made to ticket mas.
sengors through from New Y ork, or from
Saratoga, via Albany, to New York;: so
that no care need be taken about lGpaaRe
mill il is deposited al tho hotels at the
Springs, or on arrival ut New York.
Those who travel with ladies will find
great relief in having the, care Of lugpare
token from them by such nn arrangement:
In the dryesi season there ia little or no
dust to incommode the traveller on plank
rouIs. l35;;8it1feIs
The press cnnnot be too dilisent II, cnl.
ling public attention TO these roads. AZ
The South, where timber is cheap, and the
c",r'1non cxccrable, they will be. ofgreat
value; indeed, IN every parl ofour Union;
they can be constructcd,to grout advnn-
tnge-giving employment 10 the alaboring
classes, Increased yalue to real estate, and
g'od investment to stockholders. is
an improvement, henefcinf TO all classes.
Some fear has l,een expressed that The
timber ofthc country wnuld be exhausted
by The rage for plank roads; but such will
! moi be The cnse. These roads will be-
constructed SO rs to lend 10 those districts
where The timber Is now ready, but of lii
tic or no value to any one, or The. land on
which 1t grows, on account Of the expense
of getting il TO market.
These plunk roads are about 10 omen i
sources Of wealth 10 The northern part, of
This State of more value 10 Tho public than
the gold mines Of California. III is found
iha, very lille grnding is required; one
loo. rise in from twelve TO sixteen cnn easi.
iy DO overcome, with a pair Of horses,
with Two tons. Ifmude perfectly level,
advantage would be taken, and leans
londed with four or fiva tons would pass
wi,hou, any additional toll--cnrrying q
weight too heavy for such road. I.egis-
lation will be required to reguluie the
weight of loads, SO us 10 prevent imposi.:
tion. a$tsI
When these roads were first thought Of.
il was supposed they would answer, on
account OF The perishable nntufe Of the
tnnterial used; but it is now discovered
that these roads wear out before they dc.
Guy, and TINT they will nffofd 10 per cent.
I" tho s,ocki,oltler (the maximum rate al.
lowed by law in the State Of New York,J
and from 10 TO 20 per cent. surplus to
keep The road in repair, and relay /, when
Necessary.
i, will tnke above 5000 loads Of plank
Of three inches in thickness, and eight feet
long, 10 lay the Saratoga Schenectady
road In about every seven yenrs l,he
worn plank will have 10 DO repluced; tile
old ones will be valuable TO tho farmer on
the line for many purposes. These roads
will also give good foo,walk OF all sea,
SONS of tho year free ofcosi, and save tho
trouble ofnuch horse harnessing in neigh
horhool visiting and church-going, and
schools, the pride Of our Slato.;
These roads nre nlso 10 he soufce Of
additional income 10 the great central lines
ofrailIoad and canals already CONSTRUCTED. :
Pink roads diverging from each side Of
them, extending through fertile valleys up
10 our mountain regions, will bring aif
'he resources of our State into active play
employing every idle hand, and every
idle tlolla.. Tens Of thousands Of dollnrs
now locked up in our agricultural districts
one hundred here, five hundred there
doing noiing Tor the want Of favourable
investment. Plank roads will call forth
such means, and set if at work for the
pubic good, and nt the snme time give q
fair return in interest. b.,
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