The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-04-13
Plank Rends.

the history of the soulh. whs6 the sp,,
nt o. Internal i~mprovemens was q
prevalent a. Il is at present. Nor Is IL
one % those wild shimeras which 50
frcqosnily seize upon the pubic mind,
agitate II for n season, and disappear
in fog and wihd, eGce;Ing no good
Il Is a deeprOOted theory. founded not
npon the uncertain and corrupt patron.
age Of federal Legislation. bGt based
aPoatbe aRoFring andbealtky founda.
ton Of individaai enterprise. Il is true
that at The last session Of our Legisla-
ture, pecuniary aid was givento many
Of the enterprises Of Plank and RAFT
road, but then the State will be more
than repaid by The Public Lands witch
these Improvements syin thrn.Y in,s
market. 81 g sss'g Bed aa4 80.
There are a number Of roads inIhis
county running from Moodyille TO adj
accent towns, which could be planked
with bat linlo sxpeme. and which
would greatly enhance the value Of
landed estates, and bring an immense
business inlo Woodvile, For instance
1.-The roads hiding 10 Mount Pleasant,
"hiiessilie, CehtresiHe, Pinckneyv1le
and Cold Springs. The road TO Fort
Adams would ie more expensive. "a VI
An Intelligent and liberal planter re.
siding in tho neighborhood OF Mt Pleas.
ant, informed us the other day, that he
lhoughi the next cotton crop would
be conveyed from the East TO Wood
vile over a Plank Road. IL is TO be
hoped that IL may. The East. has the
best facilities for lumber-ihere being
some five or six convenient steam saw
mills Wilkinson has heretofore kept
up with The spirit Of the age, in Rail
Roads, Factories and Teiegraphs, and
we are sufficiently acquainted with the
spirit of our people to know that when
they attempt an enterprise ofany kind
they will push il through. asid hsm
We take the following from one ne of
our Georgia exchanges, printed in the
very midst Of Plank Roads - sad, ii M
"On The Salma Road 4 two horse /
team drew SIX TONS of iron 10 miles.
without unusual strain. -Four and q
hall tons y an ordinary loadand a team
viii travel with 1t 8 hours per david
miles an hour, day after day. A farmer 1
~ Q heavy country stated thatthe toll J,
Paid saved themselves in the laboy Of !,
,leaaisg horsess In oil localities wbere
lhese Roads are IN operation, land ri. !
greatly in value. On the Salina !
Road, farm land rose from 80 TO sI5
per acre; on The Syracuse Road the 1
increase was $40 per acre. II will be +,
observed, that an amount of pronertv j
equal TO $4,000, 900, bearing a higb |,
ate Of interest. has sheen created; and :
hatpropertyha mas added severalmillions ,
Q The value Q flands through which II :
'uns, and that all thisproperty is mere !
from The old cost Of ,ransporta.
. {8Hn "a pi l4iits nsat- !
We throw out these suggestions for !
he serious reflection of our friends in :
crested in Them, The ordinary load :
Ior a team Of four yoke OF oxen. over
'oads now, is eight bales, a,aoo pounds :
land the speed about three miles an :
Hany portion Of our people de. :
'lre TO communicote with the public ON 4
his subject, we respectfully tender the ,
Medium of our columns. ytag > =
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The Flag of the Union saysit is ut> :
erly impossible Cor the wings to carry $
state in the Presidential election. If J
no Union organisation is disbanded.
: thinks The vote Of this State may de- /.
'ide the contest, and therefore advises .
hat the wings do not drive oT,he I'm. !
democrats, by holding a wing con- /.
'ention. The wings Gun have a Sc +,
ret understanding, aud vote Cor their :
nan, and thus draw in the Union dem. i