The North-Carolinian., 1850-05-18
10 Mrs Snow. on Haymount, $50 90
G. Vaughan, 40 90
n. Mcqueen. rs 90
The Hei.s of Fountain Lain 100 90
Daniel Baker, % S5

i a"e He's OF fouhta'h LAIN lOO w
Daniel Baker, % S5
And they know of no other case, at pre-j
sent, in which they will have any other
money TO pay. They have Bond of One
thousand Dollars, which they are advised
will protect the Company against all they
may be called on to pay for the right of
way, which Bond was rendered to the
Company by those on the route through
which this Road passes, and is on file.
The right of way to Carthage is also
cases, it is thought, will be very easily
arranged for small amount, ifindeea
the Company will have any thing to
pay.
The remark is repeated, that unless in
the case of persons who are very depen-
dent, or where their yards or cleared fields
are intruded on and fences require to be
built, it is matter of surprise they would,
in view of the increased value of their
property on this line, make charge for the
right IF way.
In most cases the timber for the string
ers has been given to the Company along
the lands through which the Road passes.
With regard to Toll and points for the
collection of Tolls
| The Board have, by resolution, designat-
|
miles as points for the collection of Tolls.
First, on the hill about Il miles from the
Town second, about midway between
that point and Lower Little River and
third at Little River, near the Bridge.
A Toll House at the first point has been
built, at the cost of 1875, and $114 IS
for the land on which it is erected. Mr.
James Meachum has been appointed Toll
Collector, with salary of $3.50, and his
duty is also to take care of the first six
miles Of the Road, including the line from
the Market House to the Toll House and
a Bond in the sum of $3.50 has been taken
from him.
| The impression is, that to secure the
Road from imposition in the use of it, with
out the payment of Tolls, it will require
that the points of collecting Tolls be not at
la greater distance than to miles.
Fifteen men will lay about $50 feet of
plank per day, if the road bed is we'll
cleared. One of the foremen on this Road,
| MIR Duncan Morrison, with his force of not
more than l 5 hands, laid in very favora-
bic line 1000 running feet OF Plank Road
| in a day.
On the northern roads, where the Lum-
Der is all hauled to the road sawed, placed
at the stakes, $50 feet is considered a good
days work.
The whole work on this first section,
then, has been performed in Isl working
days, except grading ! miles.
| The aggregate number Of days work
made by all the hands and teams we have
employed, to the 5lst day of March, is
about $3.50.
| We have had in the employment of the
Company, for few months, Mr. w. Fry
and Mr. ID. McDuffie, as assistants in sur
veying and running the lines. They have
received compensation at the rate of SO so
Ashboroush and Johnsonvlle. Mr. II.
Holmes has been at work, at the compen-
sation Of So so per day, in the erection of
the Steam Saw Mills, and will continue
probably to have charge of their erection
and completion. From the experience of
80 years, he is we'll skilled in the erection
of Mills.
The Officers of the Company, beside the
President and the Engineer, consist of Mr.
S. w. Tillinghast, the Treasurer, and MIR
J.. NJ. Rose, Clerk of the Board.
The line of our road is we'll located for
branches. The Charter is full on the sub
ject of its provision for branches. The
present capital must be employed to con-
tinue and complete the line designated by
the charter; but the capital may be in
| creased TO fo1UO, OUO. 1ne state, now
ever, under this charter, subscribes no
more than $l2O, 900, unless the Legisla
ture may be disposed to continue the two
fifths and three -fifths principle to the Plank
Road system.
The following points appear to be the
most prominent from which branches may
be extended.
| On the North, a branch may be very
| profitably thrown out for 81 miles, strik
ing Deep River at Watson's Bridge. An
other. through populous and wealthy re-
gion of country, to Salem and Greensboro,
both important and thriving points, par
ticularly the latter. On the South, from
point at or near Carthage, in the direc-
ton. it may be, of Troy. to point on the
Pedee River. Further on, from point at
or near Squire Polk's. Gf that shall be the
location of the line.) for 10 miles, to the
rich bottoms of the Uwhariess at or near
Lassiter's Ford; thence further on tor 3
miles. to the region about Dunbar's bridge.
fact or two with regard to the region
about Lassiter's Ford, which will apply
with equal force to many other parts IN
| Western Carolina. At Lasslters Ford,
and in that neighborhood. 5000 barrels OF
flour are yearly concentrated and sent OF.
to say nothing of wheat, bacon, corn, anu
other articles Of produce. At and about
I Dunbar's bridge. / am told that an equal
amount, If not more, may be calculated on.
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