The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-03-04
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Rail Roads.

When Rail Roads are now traversing al
most every other portion of our State, with
their quickening and fertilizing effect, why
should not we too avail ourselves of the
blessings they confer? Is there any insu-
perable barrier in the way to prevent the
construction of one leading from some point
on the Columbia and Charlotte Road into
our District? A Branch running from Ches-
terville to Lancaster would command the
freight of as great an amount of produce, and
benefit as an extensive a section of country,
as any other Road of similar length in the
State. In addition to the almost entire Dis
trict of lancaster, and large portion of
Chesterfield, the productions ofa brood scope
Of country in North Carolina, between Meek
lenburg County and the Pee Dee, would
eventually find their way into marke-
through this channel. In fact, nearly all of
the produce which has hitherto sustained
the Camden market, would take this drcc-
ton. This surely would be sufficient to
justify the construction of such Road.
Yorkville in short time will cemplets a
Branch from Chcsterville to that place, run
ming almost parellel with the main stem of
the Columbia and Charlotte Road. This
Branch will be but twenty-one miles in
length, and yet the back country upon
which it, ofcourse, must principally depend
for support, can in no way be compared in
extent and fertility with that which would
feed n Branch leading into our District.
Still it is believed by many gentlemen of
experience and sagacity, who arc interested
in the Yorkyille Road; and who, of course,
have given the subject most attention, that
its stock will turn out to be good invest
ment If this opinion be correct, can any
one for moment doubt but that stock in a
road leading from Chestervilc into this Dis
trict would be even profitable? The affirm
alive in answer to this question is much fav-
ored, too, by the reflection that every success
sive road which has been built in the State,
has cost less TO the mile in its construction
than any one proceeding. This is the natu-
raj result of increased experience A road
may be constructed now with profit to the
Stockholders, which even ton vesrs ago.
would have thrown upon their hands so much
dead capital
If gentlemen in our District who arc most
dseply interested in the soil, will inlist them
selves in behalf of this enterprise with that
carnestness and zeal which its importance
warrants, the construction of the road in
question Will be found to be easy of &c
complishment When we reflect that this
road, If built must pass through n portion of
Chester District, distinguished by intelligent
and public-spiritcd citizens, whose lands
would be thereby greatly augmented in
value, and that the advantage which would
accrue TO Chester Village would yield in
importance TO that of no other point upon
which the road could touch, il cannot be
doubted, but that any serious effort on our
part to build the road would be powerfully
seconded by Chester District This, in ad-
dition TO the assistance which would bc civ
en- from other quarters, would be sufficient
to render its construction ccrtIin.
The time is fast approaching when our
farmers will be no longer content to submit
to the inconvenienoe and expense Of hauling
their produce to distant markets The grow
ing necessities of large extent of country
on this side of the Catawba begin TO call
loudly for those facilities for the trgnsporta-
ten of produce which rail roads now afford
to almost every other portion of the State.
This in itselfis we'll calculated to recommend
the enterprise in question to our most care
fnl consideration, while the impetus which its
success would give toward full develop
mept of the resources of n country. rich in
agricultural and mineral capabilities, would
be attended not only with the greatest ad-
vantages to the owners of the soil, but
would likewise tend materially to the increase
of wealth in the State. These suggestions
are thrown out merely with the hope of call
ing the attention of our peopleto this sub
ject. CArAwBA.
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