The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-01-11
Denfral llelus,
Cur Plank Roads.
Ffon, the North Carolinian.

From the North Carolinian.
Cur Plank Roads.
At theSbpginning of the last year we gave an
account of The progress Of the several Plank
Roads. in course Of construction from this town,
We Droposc now to continue it up to the present
FsYETrEvILLE AND WESTERN ROAD.
we learn that LOG miles continuously Of the
main stem ofthis Road are now under toll-that
some IS miles more are completed, but not IN
connection leaving only about miles unhn-
isbed between Fayetteville and Salem. Besides
this. the Company is about to construct branch,
aoaT;no the main stem 33 miles from town.
abont 70 miles long, to Evans Mill on Deep
River. This branch has been surveyed, located,
and a steam mill removed to the work. Active
oneratio,s, will be commenced on it in few das.
In addition to this, the Company propo% 10
bnild another branch to this branch, lcahhG II
about III miles from the main stem, ay< running
4slse miles to Gulf (Haughtons IHdge:) Ac-
tiye operations will be commence on II IN a lew
days. Contracts for constTyh,ng oo'A =, these
branches have been made TSl2oo per m'ie.
( a separate Conpanyd;aS oeen organized IN
der a,chartcr grantc16y the last Legislature, to
construct a Road 5Som Gulf to Graham, in Ala
o,,ns, manss couutvI/ssock has been subscribed to
secure, the Bdd to Dixon's Foundry within -
,s;les sof CtSham, with every prospect of its con-
,;I4,,5a,sL This may be considered as continu-
~; s z 9f the Western Road, although constructed
s1def q different charter
ms work is now complete. The Road leaves
toysIthroueh both Gillespie and Winsow streets,
iuniitessin about IA miles, and goes thence to
Lumber Bridge Is l2 miles, passing through
ali the heavy sand, and terminating in Robson
county, where there are firm, good roads. This
Company has made good dividends during the
past year. In to-days paper there is semi
'annual dividend of 4 per cent. advertised.
S FAYETTEVILLE AND NORTHERN ROAD.
Tenamiles of this Road have been constructed
during Che past year and are now under TOLL
The Company purchased the Clarendon Bridge
in March last at cost of $4,000. From the
receipts Of the Bridge from April lst, and from
miles of the Road since Sept. 10, this Company
has been able toedeclare 6 per cent. dividend OF
its capital stock, leAing considerable surplus
The work will be prosecuted vigorously during
the ensuing year.
FAYETTEVILLE AND CENTRE ROAD.
Fifteen miles of this Road have been compile
ted, and 20 miles more put under contract
reaching to Blues Bgdgc in Richmond county
The Company is making every effort to have th
K0au eXItHuIuI 70 JUnt0ru m OsID7T1ds 10uLry
Great hopes were entcttaiued of aid from th'
late Legislature, but the effort failed. If any
assistance was due to any section of our State
it was to this. The Peedee country has neve
heretofore asked or received anything from th'
State, and we'thnk something was due it. Th'
contract to Blues Bridge will be vigorousl,
pressed, and by January, 1854, that much, if NJ
more, will be completed. Itis to be hoped tha
Richmond, Montgomery and Stanly countie
will not let the work stop at the Richmont
line.