The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-07-25
For tue Lancaster Ledger.

ted Railroad. Her citizens have alwa,s
been cramped in their march Of improve.
ments, and her resources have remained un-
developed for the want of those facilities
which almost annihlates space and distance,
and brings together places far between
to be, es it were, almost neighbors.
For two reasons am | rejoiced that new
era is about to dawn upon her history
First, because it will place her in Il position
to occupy "place in the picture" with her
neighboring Districts, in an agricultural,
social, and Z commercial point Of view. The
second reason is to satisfy those who have
been disposed To doubt the ability and de-
termination of our citizens TO build rail
road.
Tell IN ambitious and enterprizing peo-
pie that they cannot do thus and so and
at once you stimulate them TO do more
than they otherwise would have done. We
have been told by some of our neighbor.
ing Districts that We were not able TO build
rail road. | nm rrjoced at the idea that
we shall and will prove TO them that they
were mistaken in their views. Not only
"n' Prouu 'h"' we VIII nave n railroad,
but | am proud that we will have the Great
Ne"'ra' ha'l h"au oi South Carolina.
road that will pay to the stockholders from
10 ~ per cent on 'he'r capital road
''"t 'he s'"eh VIII oe 'akeh up as soon rs
O'"'''' 10 oo'"'eu u - rohu "hlch
VIII nave IL" uhoo"hueu 're1'' nat Is,
Il IL '"ou'u "ee' ''""'! " cohSu'ha'e The
e"'e' 'P''Ho) io' " Is 'he "p'hIoh "l every
Pe'soh '"'' II VIII oe p"Si"g ROAD. IL
"'"'u nave ''' s""'e e"'e' WIN 'he com
f'"' III oo''o"'"B "'oney' '""' Tile ihdus-
~ 'N VI " P''' S"""B man
"ou'u nave In giving MN credit 10 embark
INTO any ertefprIse.
Another, Hhd very great reason OF which
am proud That our Village and District is
To have The "hrcat Central Road OF South
idr@l'na TO pass through 1t Because 1t
VIII build up Lancaster Village 10 be one
oi Tie greatest imI"nd towns IN the State.
'hr"ngh "hich only one railroad passes.
VIII now give III! reasons why | come TO
these conclusions. IL viii be from her IA.
'of"o'e location around ana below her. In
'he 'rs' P'ac"' "heh 'harier Is obtained
'or 'h'' ro"'' snail advocate Tor ihc COM
P""y l" ou'u oil brIdge across The Ca
VI" u" NiN'f' lhrn, We viii get the cot
ION ana Trade oi The ciIEens OF Chester
from "l'h'h or ~ miles OF Chester Nl-
"sc' i"e'e are 'hfee advantages ianc"s-
'eN'''e VIII nave over ChesterVIIie, VIZ: -
i"'''"''e'|'''e can nave co''"h shipped from
"'' u'i'o' ~ E""F'es'oh oS 'he rre"t Cen
'"' ~ ~ '"r o. oo per Dale. While 1t viii
N''' 80 ~ w s"'Peeu from |hesterNIl'e
W N''"'r'S.o"' ne" men man III or 10
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