Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-09-14

ed without grcu: labor and expense. No great goot,
no magnificent enterprise can ever lie effected VIII
ont extraordinary Efforts, and large out ay Of means
A nigcardy grasp Of the purse, nmd ,inld spirit OF
adventure will utterly destroy the prospects o aiT
undertaking requiring large and liberal efforts
Do moi believe that you can build Rail Road oi any
magnitude without you are willing subscribe freely
and to use the most active energy. But Why may
Won not do what others have done Take encourage
men, from the nni,lc examples furnished hy citizens e.
other S,ales and other countries. They Lave no.
hesatrd 10 engage in The most siHpentous wo!k'.
under the heaviest outlay of means. The liI'Sor
River Rail Road. running upon the baaks OF the
River for 14f miles, cost upwards Of len mIl!io"S n'
dollars at an average cn., Per mile of S70,] The
Erie Rail Road. 300 miles in length, cost upwards q.
thiry.ihrcc millions of dollars, a cnsl per nir Il
S7l ,269. ln England the cost has been sI:!i heavier
The Rail Road from Iivcrpuu 10 London cost s't3,-
$50 pcr mile: The Great Western Railway cost 223l-
coo per mile and il will De found that the average
cos, Of the leading Rail Roads in England has not
been less than S225.333 per mile. Yet in all the
Roads above named, in This country and in England
the uckbolers have realized more than the legal
rates of interest upon The amount of their su5'cF1.
llOn 10 say I:OlllllS bl lnc
lages resulting from these Ruari,.
At the South our Roads cost less, iIinash the! Hli
compare favur,hy in point Of durability and sf"sd
with the Rail Roads in any other country. 1h~ S""
Carolina Rail Road in all si3 miles i'll length. cost
81 600 Gro or abo,'l $3.50 per mile Several things
lrwrvrr, con>pired 10 increase the cHI"'nse In lie
first place il was an experimental was ihe Ia"nttr
Road in SCulh Carolina. Tie art Of constructing
Roads was then very inpcrftc;ly kn"nn. 1t was
first made short Piles hrLrHfrirnce soon taught
The necessity cf laying tie 'imbrrs on earth. Again"
i! was first hni,; wl fal iron; Tins WAS soon atan-
d"ic:I. an, Tie narcc iron adopted; bnl soon again
The r. lr:l VAS manufactured, and lis superiority al
once suggested lis use.
Tie Gcn-cie Central Road. Iol miles in length.
cast about sJ.4GJ. .OGG, or ahnG Slj.Gp per nile.
The Georgia Rail ltual about SGGtA lrr mile ::
the Macon ~ Western HaiI Eos'. :.h"uI slacfo pr
me. The Grcrnvi- {: Columbia Rail Road. lGt
Mills IN long cost 50 .a.Q, CO. al cost per mile o.!
sl3.ili.
Wien ahcTs have done 50 much 81 so heavy 4 cost
aud have derived h:n:!s large. how can y"a
hesitate 10 engage freely in your enterprise with heart
and pur,. You nu,r b: satisfied, that The be-. way
you desire yoHr region 10 hive, and yonr children
10 settle nrour yoT when They grow up, improve your
cnnn!ry Enrich your lands bcariiiy your hCuses,
gardens ana fields multiply ycur comforts and cunvrni.
cncc: oyrn up 10 your children field Of action in
which they can become intelligent. happy and rrrs-
re erons and they will desert The homes Of lher
fathers 10 seek uncertain fortunes in distant lands.
See wha; has bc:n dnae for your nes sfborng Towns
| and Districts! i.nak at Ncwbsrry, laurens, Ab'c-
willie. Pirkc,s-aii blessed with Rail Road facilities,
which have greatly increased their prosperity and
are rendering their Iccrlr cheerful, cunlcned and
happy Wlrre .,ur.ds EtirrGrd Size has EnI a
Rail Road, slr can call l'cr own. lirr PEOPLE arr
standing sill while I'll u;lrrs muyng aEcad.
| luu are. gentlemen, behind Tie nge i'll which we
live. 4 few years as". we Of Abhcvilie III Gnins III
Columbia had 10 lass through your District by Stage
After hard days Journey. rongh ruad lhe first
night We aLiirtI in Your Village: we Iilen consumed
part Of lwo days lu reach Columbia. Iou sill
rudgc along in tie ld.!slprrd slow way; while
We quietly take breakfast, a, hrmc nj the nsIla
hour. jump upon lie cars, and are hurnc pleasantly
| 10 Columbia on tie wings Of steam, lime enough lC
get our dinner al convenient hour; in lime 10 iran:
|
dinner if we choose Are you willing 10 allow yuul
ncighhors 10 continue 10 enjoy icsc advantages oxsl
!f:t'F r, f'c F66T ifTin Nincy-Sx or New
Market 10 Aiken ought aud will be built. This side
! of SAula needs a direct Rail Road communication
| with Charlie ton. Ahhcvil!e, Edgefcd and Anderson
| Districts make not less Than gu thousand bales q
cotton Why ccnpel all his and oIher produce, trs
tined 10 Charleston, to 60 through Columbia wirm il
can gp direct saving al least hr!y-iye miles Gn
if the B;ur Ridge Rail Road he built, there will br am
imperative necessity for Ibis Road. The immense
quaint of Western prUrure, intended for Charleston
and for ian>pmenl Ia lufc ports: will nOl suffer
! the delay and hazards ui The Read by Columbia. II
is unreasonable HAT ii should, whrn has afforded
a uurs direct and safe route, over This scc,cn o
country, from Ninety Six, or Ncw.2Iarke! 10 Aiken.
VIII you w rmii The Blue Ridge Road 10 fail Then
down goes Charrylon, the chief City ri yonr State
| in the prosperity Of which every cz.a Of The Stale
is deeply Interested. This is indeed great enterprise,
affecting fvorahly every part Of South Carolina and
il is the duty and interest Of every ore 10 favor j! an
to urgc il 10 completion by every legitimate means.
! Ii i. almost certain that The Read w hr hnit. III
deed. Who darcs 10 say, that il viii n"f be built
From The report Of The able gentleman at Tie head Of
that enterprise, whose high character for teg7i!y and
worth secures ln' his report the fullest credit FIVE and
half millions Of dollars have already been suhsrrih-
ed 10 that grand undertaking. Willie mnch of lly ,9l;!
is already under contract, and the contractors are
steadily at work. Tie Road cannot fail and hence
the connection between ,lc G.. d Co. Rail Road at
Nincty-sm Or New .Narks, with the South Carolina
Rail Road al or near Aiken, must ard will be made.
Admitting. ihsn the fact that This Rail Road should
be hul, shall il be hTilt in conjunction with the
Grccnville and Columbia Rail Read! Why not !,
iluc has bgrn said Interpretation Of his latter Road.
! 1t has many de,rac,ors who know lille Of lis true
condition. II is unnecessary nj this liic and place 10
go infinitely into Iha history and condition Of That
Road. This much however, may be said in sincerity
and in truth II is a gnGd Rral-One OF The safest In
The Stale, f,rly thousand passengers having been
carried over it, The las, year, and one injured. II
is, moreover, doing guud business and running III
good lime and lis location, ii is lie best that
could have been selected, except az 10 about three
miles. The main injuries To The Road by the large
frcshet Of August, We're caused by Gu-llnr>e and
pine tree striking the prcrhcad uf Tie Bridge. This
may never occur again. Tie Erilge is above high
waller mark aud not at all likely TO be carried cfE
Since lila. fresle much of The whole Road has been
substantially RECONSTRUCTED and is HOW in excellent
repair The expenses Of keeping up The Road about
Broad and Saluda Rivers, will, hereafter, be lille
more than will be necessary along the line generally
account Of lis curvalu'cs. All will admit, that strait