The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-06-06
From the Darlington Flag.
A Word about the Railroad.


Mr. EDIroR: Please allow me through
your columns word to the people OF Ian
caster, Kershaw, Sumter, Clarendon.
Georgetown and Darlington anG espec,,II
Iy to The n. f. Il. K Company in regard
to the contemplated railroad from Lam
caster RIA Bishopvile 20 florence. hope
that the Journalists al the about usmrd
Districts, and also tie Charleston Mercu
~, will copy what NAV follow, uot~ih
standing some Of them may entertain
views qmle antagOn'slic to nv own. L. j.
! ask that the questions relative to the
location of the road may he fully and i'm
partially discussed.
The 18TH list, you observe, was the
great X. r. Convention a, Bishopvrle.-
The above nsu.cd Districts were all rep
resented; Que Of which (Dariiuut NJ |
had the capacity Of "a Delegate. You
m.'s he sure that the views aud opinions
o. this large assembly varied most aw
fully. M""y were the coujec,ures, hy
n0ihescS and notions entertained and .x
pressed 10y The several delegations.
MAS more than surprised, however,
at the very small turnout of the n. +,
Ii. Il. Company. Is that Company not
interested In my estimation no people
can be more SO. She WAS represented,
however, aud strange to say that she did
not express herself in favor oS the connec
don at Florence. II tie Company wishes
10 take stock III the road aud desires II
- councct with their own, why hot con
meet at that point where II VIII prove to
be the most iucratIve The Lancaster
rond no uouOt, III my mIud, VIII yer,
soon 20 coutnued 10 Charlotte anu the
upper sections OF North Caronna. In hat
event The \. h H. L. would be The best
p"yinS road III the Whole SUNNY South
pruSIded, the connectiUn should Ue made
at Florence, anu not away down Lat
way from Fiurcnce 10 Charleston. Geu
t'emen OF lie n. X. Il. Il. Company, do
You not see, not oLiy the beauty but Tue
fea' prUhts that viii accrue 10 YOU II the
CONNECTION be made at that place Lee:
Lie conuecion ue made har! way GOWN
your roaa, aud II matters not where the
road may run subsequently,, your prot,s
can be on!y haii So much. IL was SAID
III Tue Convention that II was REPORTED
Inat The n. +. l. K. COMPANY wou..
Take STOCK ia Ins road to the amount of
Two hundred thousand S2OO,UOUl DOL
iars' II The report be correct. no doubI
III my iu'nd that that Company intended
10 say, provided The connection TO mad,
at f!oTence tor every Uouy knows that
II would be better policy III that road
Tie y. l.. ~ give Two hundred thou
sand uonais aud nave the connection Al
fiOfcnce than 10 give haIf tina, amount,
aud have the CONNECTION away down Lau
way to he queen city vi the South Now
Darlington, as a mater Of course, ha,
ihS reasoned thus, has entertained tL.
highest hopes OF getting the road. Her
success depends, IL great measure, up.
Oh The n. T.. * Il. Company. THIS ob
talus from tue lact that The people lu the
lower PORTIONS ot the DIsrJt enjoy a,
ready the adyauInges OF II railroad, con
sequenIiy hey TelLaln ins tive, as vet:
dTUnes AS II were III The cvtUuN, so TAR a,
The contemplated raITOad Is concerned
whiIe there hiends III the middle and uu
per PORTIONS Oi the District are issu.aIed
or nearly SO from all rail- road lacliti.s.
MessrS. Editors oil the Darlington payers
Will you not heip them The good YOU
eau DO them Is almost invaluable.
Bot Why sboud say more 7 If The
n. l.. H. k. Company will give what ia
no" reported she will give, We may com
mence the work forthwith. For | can
pledge my word that Darlington viii fur
Dish The balance 10 complete The rvad to
B'shoPViIIe, aud BIShopvmIe may seud
her thousands la the direction of her
sympathles Does she not symp,tbIze
with tie people "f Darlington l nope
20. She ought TO, especially her mer
chants, VI 1t were only Tor the large Dat
ronsge the have ever enjoyed from the
people Of Darlington District. Strange
to say, however, that one Of them rose
IN The Convention and expressed himself
IN favor Of the Sumter aud Manning dI
lection from BshopvliIe de taeto Tor the
slmple reason that there were cotton
bales upon the route, and il was a little
nearer Charleston. Now although that
route may cut Oft the LILLE 'l0es 6it.' OF
70 miles 10 su.ug ~ Charleston It will
give at the same time 80 miles more of