The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-11-26
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Every section Of country doubtless has
It's peculiar wants, and none perhaps are so
fortunately situated, rs that no additional
feature of pablo enterprise could be devils.
cd us a still greater improvement. 1t would
seem that the most pressing need of our
District Mt present, is the means of greater
travelling and transporting facilities. Ready
access to the different points upon the Rail
Roads by Which we arc surrounded, is not
alwars convenient, and if it was, the old
iaslIiorcd sly lie of travelling by horse power.
so u~nHnitvd TO the present fast age, and be-
ing more expensive, would deter n great
many from making the venture, who would
be liberal patrons of Il Rail Road enterprise.
Many other inconvenience we are subjected
10 from the want Of Il Rail Road, but il is
consoIatory TO know, that il is not altogctil-
or owcing to our own negligence, that We
do not possess the travelling facilities enjoy
cd by our ~ncighOoring Districts. We have
been more unfortunate, than Indifferent and
neglected.. Lancaster has made some very
crcdiiablc efforts to obtain n Road,-quitc
enough 10 rcpci the idea that n lack of pub
lie spirit among her citizens, was the entire
cause of the failure. Circumstances have
combined against her, and when the alter
nate WAS presented her, OF doing without
II road, or building it wholly from her own
Resources, 10 which the wealth of the Dis
trirl upS nplir.Iu p,l.n,.,. H., ,,... ,,-,.
crly abandoned the enterprise.
Leaving out the great convenience for travel,
it may be aQucstion whether We would other
wise, be greatly benefited by aroUd. Wiiha
number oruupaid bonds hanging over us, i,
would be asily decided. II is also 4 mat
ter OF fact, that Rail Roads in n general
way, have failed 10 answer the expectations
of the people great and very just com
plants ar" being made ngains st them in va
riOus quarters, and when available, boating
has again been rcsortcd to, and it is even
question whether the old system of war.
oning, would not b. preferable, TO paving
the cXhorbitant prices charged in many in
stances by the Rail Road Companies. Our
merchants look upon the freight between
this and Camden, II distance of forty miles,
rs but 4 trifle compared with the freight
upon their goods, to Camden. If the thing
were practicable, however, We would great.
ly prefer n road, Notwithstanding these
drawbacks, in a measure counterbalancc
the advantages.
I'M n nnF nNnIIl prn not aEl. to h,,tll On
Rail Road, there are other enterprises re-
curing n smaller outlay Of funds, that might
very properly engage their attention and
we are happy TO sag, that Notwithstanding
we are isolated from the great business tho
rough fares, and beyond the pale of the in
iucncc usually attributed to Rail Road en-
tcrpriScs, our District is behind but few
others, in evidences Of 4 proper public spirit
and Improvement. Take for instance our
village, and nc other in the State has shown
n more rapid Improvement than this. Sew
eral handsome buildings are being erected,
others are in cOntcm platiOn, and houses
are in demands. Building lets are enor-
mously high. us we know by experience
without the corporate limits they sell for
One Hundred Dollars per acre-think of it !
One Hundred Dollars per acre, half n mile
beyond the corporate limits ye who left
old Lancaster years ago, and who perhaps
sold this very land for fifty cents per acre,
may perchancc know, that you loft n greater
fortune behind, than you have been enabled
TO achieve in the far West. Our Town
Council for the last few years have done
wonders, as the appearance Of our streets
will show but there is much yet to be
done, and whoever may next St in council
ns our "Ci;y- Fathers we hope viii contin-
NC the active course lately pursued by their
predecessors. Because we nave happened
to pitch our tent in n locality that is not
accessible, by easy means. to the business
quarter OF the State, that Is not n reason
that in local enterprise ard Improvements
we should not keep pace with our sister
Districts and we are glad to record that
in our Village, is daily seen instances of
a very proper spirit, emulous 10 excel in the
different branches Of trade and business
Merchants, evincc more taste in fitting up
their establishments, ~re-arranging their
shelves, displaying their goods. &c, Be,
aud last, but not the least striking instance
Of improvement that we note, is that they
are getting INTO the spirit Of advertising,
and where this Is manifest, it is evident that
thov ora damn N oond huainaaa md ara