The Arkansas banner., 1850-09-17
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We do not iutend 10 rest sattshed nntil, by con sisntly presenting the advnntags and eheapaess of these ways, ye have aroused ths interest witch shsald propedy belong to . subject of such imPOf- tance to every portion of the State. It Is no lon- ger an experiment.; facts every where establish the utlllty snd necessity am6ng us for such im- provemenss. We are pleased to ses the people of the South entering earnestly into the enterprise; and from the Ousch.la Herald of tho 18th, ws ex tract letter to iIe editor upon this subject, from Gen. TgasER. IL is well and ssssibly written. and as the editor remarks. ''cannot fai to have due ln fiuencss supon the minds of thinking men" The writer says:
 "Ths preprisfy and eEpsdispey of building plank road as sug Resiod, ls unquesti0nahie OAe Of the leading features should be. 10 rightly arrange She main trank. and then its requisite branches. lt ls hy rail roads, or plank roads, that Camden can be made m important commercial city h h conceded by the most experienced that pInak roads have the preference. both ln dsga6aty and safety, and yield much larger dlvlsaoa In proportion to the capital employed. Rail reads do not benefit the planter half as much the expenditarc of the same amount of Snoasy h plank roads Plank roadss n properly diveTged, would accommodate ten tiaaes many eitize nsplauk rceds, too, add mach greater per cent. to lhe value of the isnds through which they pass; transportation of produce Is much ehea per to the planter, than by rail road in fact, sir in many. very man respects. plank roads are to hs preferred, some of which will give yo1.
 lsi. Plank Doada increase the vnlue of lands from % to 50 per cent: whereas. Fai fodds do not, and whyf Ths planter who lives near plank sosd, transports his own produce by paying but small price for the privilege of using the road, say 10 cents per bale. owing to the distance. pair ol mules can transport 10 bales. pair 20. pair or mule team 90 bsies all that is done by the plan ter himself, the old adage ls, penay saved is a penny made. am enabled to say this much from personal observation.
 The second reason why plank roads are preferred, is the eheapness. and sim plicity of construction. have no doubt, sir, bat tho increased value of the lands near this road, would more than pay for the building. and have litte doubt, too, but that road can be built almost any where in South Ar- kansas at the low rate of $f500 per mile fer this reaso our lands arc ievel soft aud free from rock, hence easy to grade: and again, timber abundant, aud of the best quality, and will require but little or no transportation; and again, plank road is simp'e, that aHy farmer ean build and complete IL with his farming hands without the aid of mechaR- les. $2000 Is generally considered fair estimate per mile--in a rocky mountanious country to further elueidate my views as the chespness of building plank roads in this section will compare the cost of few of the rail roads in the east.
 lst. call your attention to tine Central railroad
 in the State of Georgia, the length of which is l90 miles, and cost $e,5Sl ,725 This road is generally level Also the Georgia railroad tfrom Atlanta to Augusta) l72 mhes, cost $3,' 00. making difference in favor of the former. of over ,U01 per mile. We will take the Tallahassee mud St. Marks railroad (FloTida) 22 miles, and cost SlS0- 600, compare with the Monroe raiiroBd 9 miles (from Forsyth to MacOn) $300.000. this difference is owing to the easy grading-and all speak in fa- vor of South AFkansas. We could compare more northern and hilly routes, but mention only one. the Mohawk and Hudson railroad, New York, length r miles. cost S1 ,46O ,99l. Mrny other reasons why plank are most valuable and cheaper. ! more durable and easier kept in order &c., could be given leave that however, to wiser and more experienced heads. No one doubts the ability of | the planters or citizens of Camden to effect this important measure. Prove to them that 1t is to their interest, and the thing is accomplished" Another Murder in Marion County. l friend has politely furnished us with letter from gentleman of Melville Marion CO.,, duted l September l, 1850, from which we take tlie fol- ing ex,ract
 "As news, l mny mention the consummation of melancholy event which has for a long time been anticipated by this community: mean the death of Hinsjord Tun. whose name has been identified with the euds of twelve years standing in this county. He shot in the sSine ou Monday evening last, and survived until Thursday evening following The bali having passed through the spine, paraass of the lower exircmi,ies was con | sequeuce. Suspicion points to an individual who rs-ides some miles from this place, who is now in custody, and will undergo an examination to- morrow. The statements are conflicting, aud it is i impossible to conjecture what will be the result-- TtTr the head of one of the parties which have so long kept our county in a state of turmoil and excitement. He seemed to be the principal object of the vengeance of the EVERETT party, who regar- ded him as the instigator of these difficulties. If his death (so much sought afser, is said) shall appease the bad passions of men, and give to this unfortunate community peace and harmony once more, it will be well perhaps; but it is much to bs feared from the present aspect of affairs. that the end is not yet"
 1 Plank Roads.
 l We hope yet to stir readers up to the belief that these roads will be the making of any point in