Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-06-06
From the Charleston News. ,..
THE AIKEN And DORM SURVEY OF THE 81.
VANNAN VALLEY RAJJR0AD


TANNAH VALLEY RAILROAD
The survey of this route, we perceive, has
been commenced; and considerable por
ton of it has been completed. We are in
formed, that so far as the survey has been
completed, the most sanguine expectations
of its friends have been more than realized
From Aiken to Edge6eld there will not be
single culvert required-and the excava.
tions and embankments will be but slight
Beyond Edgefeld village, in the direction
of Dorn's,--so far as the survey has advan,
ced, distance of ten miles,-the grade will
be easy, and no serious obstacles are found
to exist. It is now understood that in the
COURSE OF rwu Urrureg weeks, me aDle ano
indefatigable Engineer, Major Arms, will be
able to submit full report to the President
and Directors of the Savannah Valley Rail.
road, on the cost, practicability, &C., &C.,
of this road, from Dorn's to Aiken. We see
from the Edgefeld Advertiser that there is
considerable enthusiasm felt by the citizens
Of Edge6eld in behalf of this survey; and
we doubt not but that they are prepared to
come forward, with hearty will, in furnish.
ing substantial aid toward the construction
OF this connection with the Savannah Valley
Road. The route surveyed will pass within
short distance of the village of Edge6eld,
and will diverge but little from a direct line
from Aiken to Dorn's. The distance will
be about forty miles from Aiken to Dorn's.
1t is supposed that the cost of the whole
road will be about 100000. Two hun.
dred thousand dollars of this sum will be
raised in Edge6eld.
Has Charleston any interest in this Road
We think she has. In the first place, by the
building of this connection with the Savan-
Valley Road, Charleston will have a direct
connection with the Rabun Gap Road, at
Anderson. We say direct, because it will
only be divergence of about ten miles
from an air line between Aiken to Ander.
son. 1t is now generally conceded that an
air line route from Aiken to Anderson is i'm.
practicable-1st, because it will then be too
near to the Columbia and Greenville Road
for good neighborship, and hence can have
no support along the line already occupied 5y
another road I'd because the air line route
would be much more costly than slight
as proposed by the route now
under consideration. In addition to these
against an air line from Aiken
to Anderson, aud in favor of slightly di.
verging line to the West, there are other con.
siderations not less potent. Charleston
wants a direct communication with the Ra.
BUN Cab Road. But she wants more. She
wants as cheap as possible, as profitable
,oad as possible, and one that will pick up
BY the way as much new custom as possible.
viii the Aiken and Dorm and Savannah
Road answer all these purposes for Charles.
ons We think it will. This connection
With the Rabun Gap can be had at cost
o all the different interests concentrated in
Charleston of about 100000. Could these
iItferent interests expect So great boon at
less cost! Would the great city of Char.
eston itself, unaided by other interests clus.
cred around her, feel unwilling to tender so
mall an aid, in the accomplishment of so
desirable and important an end The small
Interior city of Augusta was willing to have
,iven even more than this sum tothe Savannah
Valley Road ifthis company had been will
ng to have consulted her peculiar interests
n the location of the Savannah VALLEY Road.
t cannot surely be that Charleston, in her
would suffer herself to be out.
tripped by her country neighbor, Augusta.
We undertake to say that Charleston can
,et no such connection az is now proposed
o be given to her, with the Rabun Gap
Road, at as little cost as that now asked of I
Ter. As to the profitable character of this
Dad, we mean the Savannah Valley Road,
nth its branches to Charleston, by the wav
f Aiken, and to Hamburg and Augusta, di.
ectly down the valley Of the Savannah river,
does seem TO US that no proof can be re.
uired to make it manifest. The Rabun
zap completed, there is no question but
nat this road will be the greo. ihoroughfare
trarel and transportation, not only for the
roduce destined for Charleston, but for. that
ltended for Hamburg, Augusta and Saven.
ah.- 1t must be- aagoods paying road. If
wants to open to- herself: new
eld, here again she will be secured by this I