The North-Carolinian., 1852-06-12

Cape Fear River, respectfully submit that thev
have duly considered the subject, and think a
Plank Road to the nearest point the River
say Councils Dunham's landing-absolutelv
necessary to the improvement of This section of
country. For we have a country that is daily
improving in spite of every obstacle, and we
now only lack plank road to the nearest point
on Cape Fear to make LuM6ert0n market Town
We have or would have a most excellent back
country trade, to-wit: the upper part of Marion
District, the lower part of Richmond, con-
siderable portion of Randolph and Moore, togeth-
er with other counties, and nearly all Of our
own. Now what is lacking to obt ain this trade?
Nothing but the ability TO sell heavy goods. such
as Iron, Salt, Molasses, Flour, Sugar, Coffee and
the like, at Fayetteville prices. A plank road
would enable US to purchase country produce,
and sell heavy articles at Fayetteville prices; !;
and really we think good plank road would
give US the advantage over Fayetteville, for this
reason = Boats in our interest can freight goods
to our landing for two thirds of what they would
charge to Fayetteville, and the other third would
land them 10 Lumberton, provided the road runs
to the nearest point. Such road would enable
US to enrich our Lands, for could afford to
purchase, ard have brought to our very doors,
Plaster, Lime, Marie, and that great fertilizer
Guano, the value of which people are just
beginning to find out Besides this country will
some day be the head quarters for the Turpentne
ln:erest-What vast amount of that article
would go over our road. When we look a the
small amount OF money required to build the
road, and the vast benefit that would result from
1T, we cannot too strongly urge upon its friends
the propriety of taking Immediate steps to COM
mence the work, and would therefore recon-
mend that Books be opened Immediately for the
stock, In shares of fifty dollars, and that our
members in the ensuing legislature be reqdested
to procure a charter for the Company to run
from Lumberton to Councils landing.
We think seventeen thousand dollars will
accomplish the work.
THOS. A. NORMENT,
EDW'D LEWIS, s--
JAMES BLOUNT
The committestt2 whom was referred the
subject of the navigation. of Lumber River. SUBJ
!tit the follayying report:
- having very deliberately considered the mat
ter Of opening the River and making.it navigable
for steamboats,, SC, from the best Information
we have been able to gather, and from our ow n
personal knowledge of the same, believe that
it is possible, with the proper improvement, to
steamer It--at least they could be car
ried up the River with much more safety to the
reason that the river is very crooked and mar
row that it would be with difficulty that thev
could be carried down without injury We have
no data on which to found anything like an esti-
mate as to the amount it would reauire to make
the improvement necessary for steamboats, to ply
this river, but our apprehension is that it must
take from SO 900 to $40, 900, and the boats for
freight could not it for the reason already
assigned, that the river is very narrow and
crooked that boats Of sufficient depth and widt h
to carry freight could not run months in the
year. and for the same reasons it would be i'm
possible for steamers to draw tow boats Under
the foregoing considerations we deem it v&ry
inpracticob!e for steamers to run this river.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
w. w. EVANS,
COMMITTED