Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-10-28
From the Concord Mercury.
THE PLANK ROAD.

We learn a meeting or Convention, on the
subject of the Fayetteville and Centre Plank
Road, is to be held at Centre. in StanIy coun.
ty, on the 25th inst.
AS Cabarrus has been invited to send rep
resentation, we presume one of the objects oil
the meeting is to take into consideration the
extension Of the road towards our town. We
think our interests demand that W.. should be
represented on that occasion. WGst say our
citizens! We have, in small degree, endeav.
ored, to lnfuse into our people, spirit of &C.
ton on these Plank Road projects, but so far
with little success There seems to be an un.
accountable apathy and indifference among
the people, in lieu of that enthusiasm we had
thought this subject would have aroused. We
wust be moving we must shake off our leth.
argc supneness, and bestir ourselves Does
any one doubt the Importance of such bro.
ject, to our town and county?
We have not heard single individual express
himself, who did not at once acknowledge the
prime necessity we are under. of building one
or two Plank Roads, to our village As we
have before remarked. these roads are better
suited to the wants of the Farmers than any
other improvements And whenever our wag.
oners have had an opportunity of testing their
utility, they have uniformly expressed them
selves pleased. They say they would not give
them for all the Railroads. They are chea p in
nstruction-accessible to all = and are, gen.
orally, profitable stock. The Fayetteville Plank
Road is practical illustration of this fact
Whether we should construct tbe Centre or
the Camden Plank Road, we do net say. But
we do think it is Of the very first Importance
to our prosperity to build one or the other.
We had thought the Camden roaG the most
feasible project. But at any rate let is meet
together and discuss the subject. Let US at.
tend the meetings or conventions on both roads
and choose between them.
We suppose that neither Of the roads would
cost more than $1,000 mile, indeed we do
not think the one to Camden would cost that
much.
we can ibuiidi thexc roads ii we only deter.
mine to do so. We all want then-we know
their value; but they never will be constructed
unless we put OUR shoulders to the wheel. We
are aware many of our citizens are involved in
the Central Rail Troublesome of them to the
full extent Of their abilities But there are 9TH
ers, and their name is Legion, fully able to do
something for their country, for THEMSELVES
and their posterity, who have not a cent of
stock in the Rail Road. Will they not come
forward now, in this our time of need9 Will
they consent to reap the harvest others lave
sown, without sharing their labors? Will not
those who objected to the rail road because It
uould break up acagoning, now give the. as
sistance to work which will be the very soul
of their favorite occupations We hops n,,r
people will think upon this subject, reflect upon
its advantages. and then subscribe literally to
one Of these Plank Roads. We believe no one
will ever regret having made an investment in
these noble works of internal improvement.
Since writing the above, we have received a
communication on tn subject, from Stock
holder in Fayetteville, to which attention is
called. We will add that the Fayetteville Plank
Road, incomplete as it is, is now paying a very
good per cent.