The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-04-12

In the foregoing calculation, there are. neces
sarily, some items open to conjecture; and as
the truth may be below what it is estimated
at, so it may be. above the estimate, to::wit:
The increase of wagons on the road is put
down at 250-,we believe that it will be Very
much larger, and Of course thereby increase.
the income. = :. y - *, - :
The wood wagons to Camden are put down,
at 1000; there is every reason to believe that
they will be;neafer three thousand.
Ifto this be added, the probability, derived.
fromthe experience ofother companies, that four
horse-wagons will be discontinued in use, after,
trial on the road, and two horse wagons substi-,
tuted, then a very much larger income would
be derived blythe Company. ~. :.
: On. the other; band'we ought probably to add
one thousand dollars, contingencies, in putting
the road into operation. ..ss
We. submit this. calculation as one made up
with entire candor, and, believe that it may be
relied on. 49,,
The Committee submit that there is nothing
in this calculation to deter any one from 60,
ing into the Company; but, on the contrary,
much to cheer and encourage US in the belief
that the enterprize.is practicable-within the
easy means of the country to accomplish, with.
out embarrassment-that it will pay reason
able proft-and that it will be of immense ad.
vantage to the country. =.
tits believed that the citizens of Camden are
fully sensible of the advantages Of this road to
the Town. Itisapparent that the causes which
would induce Camden to contribute to build
this road, are different from those which would
lmpel persons who send their products to- that
market.
Camden desires to trade. with her neighbors
and friends. who have marketable products.
But those friends have other markets at which
they can SELL than Camden; then that Town
must afford facilities to that trade, or it will
leave the town and 60 else where.
In plain terms, look at your position. Co.
lumbia has stretched forth her grasping hand
to Charlotte, to snatch from Camden that
trade which benefits not her, but whose loss
Injuries Camden. This Railroad taps the sour.
ces of the trade of Camden. Dry them up en-.
tirely withdraw the trade Of one half Of the
country now trading to Camden from her mar.
kets, and what becomes of her commerce.?
Dwindled down and fed from her; and with
it, necessarily, the population, and all the ad.
vantages which flow from that source. $50
Without some effort made by Camden, the
trade from Union county, lower Mecklenburg,
and upper Lancaster, must 60 to Charlotte.
We say must because it is well ascertained
fact, that the facilities of the Rail Road will
draw all trade to it within twenty miles, un.
less prevented by conteracting causes. A large
part of middle Lancaster, the River and Wax
haw, by crossing the Catawba river, can reach
the Rail Road to Charlotte by as short route
as the road to Camden-no doubt this trade
will 60 where it is the interest of the people to
carry it. It's plainly then to; the advantage
of Camden to make it the interest of this trade
to seek her, market-and that is to be done by
giving it facilities-this plank road now pre-.