The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-13
For the Western Democrat:

deem il good opportunity TO bring to the no''ce
oil the public through your widely circue'ed paper
few facts, bearing on the subject which seems
to have been oyerIopked, and not as have seen
been presented to the public by any Of the con.
tending parties.
The charter provides that the Road shall ter
minated at Rutherford by the way of Charlotte.
what are TO understand by that that you should
build the Road the most direct and practical
bic route that would plant the work on sure ana
successful foundation, giving TO the Road all me
advantages Of distance and locality. or are we 10
brlieve the good men Of the Legislature intended the
Road TO be built to suit The interest OF particular
srcions at a cost of The advantages OF the enter
prise and open disregard TO the interest oil Tue
Tax paying public. 1t is a work in which, every
Tax payer has an interest. The faith and credit
OF the State bring pledged for the redemption Of
the Bonds 81 the company for two thirds oil the
capital stock, necessarily involves the tax payer
10 large amount OF debt. Now sir, wall this not
en'itle tax payer to the privilege of being heard
in offence OF the work, | say defence OF the work,
because ha We seen nothing from any quarter III
be halt OF the public tax payers.
|, Sc. ms to be settled fact that the ROAD will
he built, and present appearances indicate that the
IIopcw LinooInton and Shelby route has the
mos, friends. That the good people OF Shelby
and Rutherford should consent to or prefer the.
indirect and expensive route by way oil Lncolnton
and H,peweII the direct route, is a matter that
awakens my establishment. Shelby is near on a
direct tine from Cha rlotte to Rutherford. and is
As miles direct from the former. and "a from the
latter place. While from Shelby to Charlotte by
the way Of Linc"non aud llopeweil, The distance
is near sixty miles, showing n saving ~ favor OF
The drec: route Of fourteen mules, which is about
thirty per cent the distance Of the short or
dlrrc, route. Now sir, it is said thai hy building
The Road bv Linconon and Hopew ell, sixty
thousand dnIlars over the subscription for the
direct line has been raised. and pray sir, how
many miles of road will that sum build, at fifteen
thousand dollars per mile, it will build only four
miles, leaving ten miles to be built by The com.
pauy, or not built at all. II the one millions
should be exhausted short OF the town of Ruhvr.
ford, the evil consequences do not stop at the
first outlay in building the road. which propose
to show by an illustration. Suppose the road be
completed to Shelby on the HoPewell and Lin
colnion route, sixty miles, at cost of Fifteen
thousand dollars per mile, will cost nine hundred
thousand dollars. A, the same rates to build the
road the direct route say forty six miles, will
cost six hundred and q inety thousand dollars,
showing differ ence in favor Of the direct Of
two hundred and ten thousand, sum greater
than the whole amount Of the Lineolnton and
.hco NJ, th.,;
TO bear passenger the sixty miles Of road
will cost at the usual rates about two dollars and
forty cents and consumes about three hours and
a halt OF time, and to bear passenger over the
direct line Of forty miles, will cost one dollar and
eighty FIVE cents, and consume about two and a
half hours time, showing saving TO the traveller
near thirty per cent of cash. and like proportion
of time. Now sir, add even fifteen per cent on
all the travel and fre,ghts of the road from Ruth
erord TO Charlotte, and in ten years you will have
a sum sufficient TO build the entire road. And on
" HON will thi. heavy tax fall not on The people
east Of Shelby, but on the farmers Of Clea leland
and Rutherford, and indeed all the travel and
frcgh,s carried owe: the road from Shelby and
Rutherford Then sir is it not matter OF aston
should favor the expensive route. | fater my
self that such is the case. The road when COM
pleted on a a short and judicious route will have
advantages that no other road car bonst Of now
IN progress in that direction. Rutherford is
within forty miles Of AsheviIle, while Grpenville
the term mus of the Columbia and GreenvilIe road
Is sixty miles from AsheviIIe. Now sir, let US
have road that will afford the western trade and
travel a cheap and speedy transit and with twenty
miles the advantage Of mountain country we can
confidently claim the western trade md travel Then
sir, this road has other advantages that are OF
consideration 10 the west WHICH no other road can
boast. passenger taking The cars at Rutherford
can 60 the Charleston. Wilmington Or R.I.gh
and when such valuable Inducements are offered
TO travellers OF course like mduccment is afforded
to the trader who may seek choice Of either If
the great scaboal markets.
TAX PAYER
The PRESIDENT AT CAPE Maya cures.
pondent of the Pennsylvania, in Letter dated
July 2, says:
president Pierce attending church, (Rev. Mr..