Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-02-19


company, and TINT their failure to comnly
with their contract had led to want of means
to- complete the road, and to tho present con.
dition OF things. For myself | never had
any ia'th III this contract; and believe. if
'hcy mad not been very properly dismissed.
the protracting of the completion of the rond
would have made it cost more than it will
now do. But it is said we must rcpcnl this
condition. and that the State must 20 ON with
the work bocnuSc the States of New York.
| PcnnSNIvania. Virginia and Georgia have all
made these Western extensions rHr tho s,kn
OF the value of the trade of that region. Let
us Mr Chairman, examine the points Of the
| vest to which these States have constructed
tieir railroads, aud compare them To that to
which we arc n"w directing our attention -
New York and Pennsylvania have the lc,.,,j
~ ol Their roads ut such cities as BuffI'o
flIc and PItts burgh--ciicS containing from
1o to NO,UOO nlabitants--and two Of these
located upon the lakes those great inland
seas. surrounded by millions of cntcrnrisin.r
inhabitants, the products of whose labor A.
mount to more tlIan $50. 900 QUO ; and all of
'h'S immense commerce is collected and de-
posted at points. for tic railroads to take
them to cities like New York and phiIudrl
pIlin and yet, under al these favorable cir
cnmStanccS. these roads have not been :;
source OF profit to those who have construc.
tc! them. Compare, say. Mr.. Chairmnn
thus splendid picture ofwGath to that of the
region of country to which our attention is
directed. Tie Blue Ridge Railroad is l9S
miles in lcngth, and of this distance. one
hunurcd mics is through Il mountainous re-
G'"i ana comparatively pc l.. possessing but
nun wealth and furnishing but scant mate
rial for the local trade and travel of the road.
l'"i us pursue it in its course, and SEQ what
~, ~ "tt"'nS, even at It's cSina;ion-Knoxvillc.
nat town is situated on the lIolstcn. a riy-
or haN'Eablc for small steamers at certain
seasons "t the wear. 1t contains a ropulntion
not exceeding 10000 inhabitants. and the
area OF productive country around it is of so
l'm''ed Il nature as to lie wholly Inadequate
toSupply the freight l1r a road that is To cost
eight millions OF dollars Besides, if we
look to the geography Of the country, it, will
hc perceived that the streams which unite
with the llols;cn to form the Biz Tennessee
iur thclr Junction below the town of Knox
,liIc and it will bc easier for boats TO ,ro
GOWN To Chattanooga than to 20 up to tho
ioimcr place, and there can lie but litt!c
"nnht that portion OF those products will
, always 20 down the river. That have not
undet-rutcd the value ofthis road, beg leave
To appeal to facts, and will call vour attrn-
to0 To tire amount of business that is done ON
/ tie East IcmnGsscc and Georgia Railroad Il
road extending distance Of 10 miles from
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